The Rails Blog: News & Release Notes

Discover the latest Rails news, version releases, community updates, and feature announcements.

  • Thomas Fuchs shows off Fluxiom

    So know we know what all that sexy script.aculo.us was been grown for! Thomas Fuchs has unveiled a taste of Fluxiom. It’s an asset manager that looks especially nice for...

  • Dave and Mike complete first Rails studio

    The first Rails studio has been completed in Reston, VA. Dave and Mike report it a great success and Dave has a write-up on his blog, so does Mike. They’ll...

  • Forum gateway to the mailing lists for Ruby and Rails

    Andreas Schwarz has set up RForum to play gateway to both Ruby and Rails. So you can create an account on ruby-forum.com and be able to post to the mailing...

  • The enterprise evaluation of Rails vs Java

    Rick Bradley has kindly shared the evaluation document that was part of the decision for picking Rails over Java for the rewrite of CenterNet. Their enterprise health care system. On...

  • Buy beautiful with the rich and famous on Rails

    Thibiant is a e-commerce site for a renowned spa in Beverly Hills, which caters to the rich and famous stars of Hollywood. And now, those very same stars will be...

  • Ruby the Rival: What does Java look like post-Rails?

    O’Reilly’s ONJava.com had a chat with four prominent Java developers under the title of “Ruby the Rival”. Half of them has switched a big chunk of their development to Rails....

  • Snakes and Rubies in Chicago on December 3rd

    Chicago is turning into the hotbed for web-application framework development with both a majority of the Rails and Django teams in town. So we thought we’d celebrate that with a...

  • Why engines and components are not evil but distracting

    I’ve been following the enthusiasm for engines, components, and bigger plugins from the sidelines for a while now. It’s a subject of very mixed emotions. On the one hand, I’m...

  • Calling Virtual Earth from Ruby on Rails

    Luke Burton has a cool article on how to integrate Virtual Earth and Ruby on Rails. It’s surprisingly easy and relies only on libraries shipping in the box.

  • Play and help llor.nu

    Michael Buffington has just opened up llor.nu for general consumption. It’s an open source board game built on Rails. Besides the hosted version, you can download the source and Michael...