Talk about why you should use Ruby on Rails for your startup MDeC networking session, 24th February 2008

1. Ruby on
Rails
Why you should build your
prototype with it.

2. Ruby on
Rails
Why rails = code happiness =
productivity = more money

3. Ruby on Rails
kick-ass!

4. Website is just text
your browser doesn’t care about the language

5. It’s so damn fast
really...

7. really kiasu app
I will only drive if we meet up in the middle

8. surprise yourself
rent random movie

9. up to the minute water flow data

10. now it’s ok to skip classes

11. there’s no error, sir!

12. blogging made easy

13. makes me happy :)

14. guy has_one :wife
guy has_many :girlfriends
guy has_many :kids
kid belongs_to :guy
house belongs_to :wife
car belongs_to :girlfriends

15. guy belongs_to :wife
guy has_many :girlfriends
guy has_many :kids
kid belongs_to :guy
house belongs_to :wife
car belongs_to :girlfriends

16. act_as_happiness

17. makes the designer happy

19. makes the investor happy

20. and ultimately, makes you happy

22. Question?
By the way, please do not ask if it scales, instead ask yourself will your product scale?

23. Credits
http://www.flickr.com/photos/infatuated/2363698820/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hercios/3022551609
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelifeofbryan/78731605
http://www.flickr.com/photos/philippeleroyer/2202178647
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smannion/2515233547
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/2227972073
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dartboard/51922495
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glassblower/2703249705