The document is a slide presentation on Ruby on Rails (RoR) that covers what Rails is, why it was created, and how to use it. It notes that Rails is a full-stack MVC framework created in 2004 by David Heinemeier Hansson. Key reasons cited for using Rails include its good design principles like convention over configuration and don't repeat yourself, along with features like generators, plugins and libraries that improve productivity. Examples of successful Rails sites include Twitter and Odeo.