Ruby on Rails is the convergence of Ruby programming language and Rails development framework.

1. Build successful business apps with Rails development
By: AndolaSoft
Ruby on Rails is the convergence of Ruby programming language and Rails development
framework. The framework itself is developed using Ruby programming language which was
developed in the 90’s. Since its inception it has become a cult in the IT industry but wasn’t on the
mainstream top level status. The technology gained its popularity after the development of Rails
development framework. It was originally developed for in house projects in 2004.
RoR, Ruby on Rail and Rails are used
interchangeably to denote this framework. It is an
open source development framework written in
object oriented programming language. It facilitates
rapid web development and database driven
applications. The framework is designed to
specifically address agile development
requirements. It assists in the development of
compelling and powerful web applications that
values interactivity and functionality. One of the
primary features of Ruby on Rails development is
that it simplifies application coding, thereby
facilitating faster and easier development of web
applications.
Rails frameworks emphasize on development philosophies such as Convention over
Configuration (CoC) and DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) to facilitate rapid application development.
It facilitates avoiding convention where it could be. Rails apps require only a fraction of
configuration code as compared to its Java counterparts, thus saving time and increasing
productivity. Where configuration is needed to be specified, the programmer can rely on Ruby to
provide the configuration. Therefore, RoR facilitates programmers with more time to build apps
and programs to customer’s specifications instead of worrying about the basic conventional
coding.
Another coding aspect of Ruby on Rails is that it emphasizes on simplifying the project structure
with Model View Controller (MVC) architecture. This reduces the complexity of the application
files. It facilitates the developers to separate the business logic from presentation layer. It also
enables the development team to work on separate modules independently. In this architecture,
the Model handles the database interaction, the Controller takes care of the web server
interaction and View presents the interfaces to the viewers.
Rails Development facilitates numerous other conveniences to the Ruby programmers for
developing apps faster and with ease.