Beginning Ruby on Rails
Chapter One
Welcome to Ruby
Welcome to Ruby on Rails! If you're a web developer, you're going to love Ruby on Rails - it's the
easiest way to get real web applications going. If you've been a Java web programmer in the past,
for example, you're going to think: this is great!
If you're used to huge, overly complex web applications, you're in for a treat - both Ruby and
Rails can do a lot of the code writing for you, creating skeleton applications that you can modify
easily. And if you're new to web programming, you're also in for a treat because you're getting
started the right way.
Ruby is the programming language you're going to be using, and Rails is the web application
framework that will put everything online. This and the next couple of chapters get you up to
speed in Ruby, building the foundation you need to start putting Ruby on Rails. If you already ... read full excerpt from Beginning Ruby on Rails ebook
