Introduction to Rails 

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

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

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

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 

HTTP Web Application Frontend Backend Kind of… Client Server 

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 

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

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

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