Ruby on Rails, RoR, or simply “Rails” is a web framework written in the Ruby server-side scripting language for back-end web development. The back-end is what makes your website tick: receiving information from users, processing and saving it, getting the info from a database upon requests. In other words, when users fill in forms, log in and out, put products in a cart, check out — all these are actions that the back end makes possible.
Ruby was developed in 1995 and Rails in 2004. From the developers’ standpoint, it’s not hip and intriguing anymore, but on the other hand, maturity means more stable and refined code, and hence the greater confidence in the future which is critical for business.
The main goal of Ruby is to quickly create new high-performance web projects. However, there’s really no definite answer as to what Ruby is used for, since, like any general-purpose programming language, it’s suitable for a wide range of programming tasks. No web development company would treat code as something that exists outside of the business goals of a project. Each programming language, each technology stack is designed to solve some problems. So depending on the purpose, RoR might or might not be the right choice for your web project (but rather yes than no).
What types of projects Ruby on Rails is best for:
- E-commerce.
- Informational portals.
- Stock exchange platforms.
- Dating websites and ad platforms.
- Social networks.
- Non-standard complex projects.
- SaaS-solutions.
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