Ruby on Rails is an open source web application framework for the Ruby programming language. It is often referred to as "Rails" or "RoR". It is intended to be used with an Agile development methodology, which is often utilized by web developers for its suitability for short, client-driven projects.
Ruby on Rails was extracted by David Heinemeier Hansson from his work on Basecamp, a project management tool by 37signals (now a web application company). Heinemeier Hansson first released Rails as open source in July 2004, but did not share commit rights to the project until February 2005. In August 2006 the framework reached a milestone when Apple announced that it would ship Ruby on Rails with Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard", which was released in October 2007.
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Web programming,
System administration - installing and setting up.