Rails is framework written in ruby geared at building database oriented web applications both rapidly and efficiently. It includes hot features such as AJAX functionality, JavaScript effects utilizing the Prototype and Scriptaculous libraries, and insanely simple object relational mapping (ORM) for referencing database tables as objects. If you’re looking to spice up your projects with something that is fun, easy to use, easy to learn and totally satisfying - I highly suggest you check out Ruby on Rails - the definitive path to earning more client satisfaction, less trips to the pharmacist and more rewarding days at work!
Ruby main site:
http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Rolling with Ruby on Rails
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/01/20/rails.html
Ruby on Rails main site:
http://www.rubyonrails.org/
Ruby on Rails blog:
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/
Understanding Ruby Symbols:
http://glu.ttono.us/articles/2005/08/19/understanding-ruby-symbols
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I’d like to open this post with a quick tip I learned from Eric Carroll at VisualNotion regarding MSIE CSS weirdness. I invite everyone to leave their own tips on known compatibility issues and their solutions.
It was brought to my attention that MSIE will double the margins of an element that is set to float. In order to resolve this issue, you simply have to give the element’s style “display: inline;”. MSIE wlil render the element properly, and more compatibie browsers such as FireFox, Opera, Konqueror and Safari will simply ignore it since that is how they render it anyway.
Please feel free to leave your own tips and tricks for cross-browser compatibility issues!
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This is one of the best discussions I’ve seen about the practical advantages and disadvantages of using AJAX versus Flash for RIA’s (rich internet apps). It points out how using AJAX and Ruby on Rails can speed up development time when compared to building those same RIA’s in Flash. I think its interesting that this discussion is happening on JD’s blog over at Macromedia/Adobe.
http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd/archives/2005/02/ajax_dhtmlxmlht.cfm
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