Introduction to Rails

5 minute introduction to the Ruby on Rails framework.

Held at RailsGirls 2013 in munich

Transcript

1. Introduction to
   Rails
   

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2. Leif Gensert
   !
   6 years developer
   !
   2 years of Ruby/Rails
   !
   Part of Propertybase
   !
   coach
   

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3. DISCLAIMER: Beginner’s Talk
   No Code
   No 100% Accuracy
   No unnecessary
   Tech bla-bla
   

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4. Ruby?
   Rails?
   Ruby on Rails? Web Application?
   ORM?
   MVC?
   

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5. Ruby
   Short Answer
   (Ruby on) Rails
   Creator: Yukihiro Matsumoto (matz)
   Programming Language
   General Purpose
   Creator: David Heinemeier Hansson (dhh)
   Framework
   Written in Ruby
   Web application specific
   

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6. HTTP
   Web Application
   Frontend Backend
   Kind of…
   Client
   Server
   

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7. http://yourawesomewebapp.com/unicorns/blue
   Web Application
   Lookup
   Processing
   Dataloading
   Presentation
   Routing
   Controller
   Model
   View
   http://yourawesomewebapp.com/unicorns/blue
   http://yourawesomewebapp.com/unicorns/blue
   

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8. Routing
   Controller
   Model
   View
   + Installation of Tools
   + Email Tools
   + Internationalization
   + …
   Ruby
   on
   Rails Database
   

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9. Conclusion
   • Ruby: programming language
   • Rails: set of tools (aka framework)
   • Remember the unicorns
   • Ask your coaches
   

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10. Attributions
    • http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachad/100452760 by zachad
    • http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoesdare/6043994324 by Zoesdare
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ruby_logo.svg by Yukihiro Matsumoto, Ruby Visual Identity Team
    • https://github.com/paulirish/browser-logos by paulirish
    • http://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410@N07/7658298768 by CollegeDegrees360
    • http://ladyrosse.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Unicorn-277215009 by LadyRosse
    • http://www.deviantart.com/art/MLP-Crystal-Hoof-337335857 by Fire-Girl872
    • http://starrypoke.deviantart.com/art/Icy-Blue-Unicorn-390565189 by Starrypoke
    • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2008-07-04_NCSSM_Unicorn.jpg by Ildar Sagdejev
    • http://trcmnrd.deviantart.com/art/Princess-of-the-Night-327189270 by LadyDuskfall
    

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