The Rails Blog: News & Release Notes

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

  • Happy birthday, Rails!

    Rails was released one year ago. Can you imagine than its been that long? Or that short, really, considering how far we’ve come. What do you think it’ll look like...

  • Buy the language and framework, get practices for free!

    John Nunemaker was already “happy” developing application in Cold Fusion and PHP, so why bother learning a new language like Ruby? Or so went his thinking, until he saw the...

  • Less infrastructure, more business logic

    David from Canada is working on “…a web application to support restaurant/pub/bar managers in their efforts to schedule staff efficiently” using Ruby on Rails. He recounts his experience: Rails, and...

  • Moving from Cold Fusion to Ruby on Rails

    Greg from Social Twister wants to hire Ruby on Rails developers to help the company move various Cold Fusion applications to their new platform. Greg writes about CF vs RoR:...

  • Naviance seeks Ruby on Rails developer in Denver

    Naviance is building a “school technology platform …primarily in Ruby on Rails” and is thus looking for a senior Ruby on Rails developer to help them lead the effort. The...

  • Ruby on Rails podcast #2: Talking with Dave Thomas

    Scott Barron has released the second Ruby on Rails podcast. It sounds a whole lot better than the first and there’s an even more interesting guest on the show: Dave...

  • Webmonkey introduces Ruby on Rails

    Veteran web developer site Webmonkey has jumped on board with Getting Your Feet Wet With Ruby on Rails. A brief introduction to why you should care about Ruby on Rails...

  • Milestone: #rubyonrails on freenode tops 300!

  • Two UK companies looking for Rails programmers

    The population of professional Ruby on Rails developers is calling for growth: Revieworld are looking for a Ruby on Rails developer to start in August. They’re based in Waterloo. ReThink...

  • 200+ professional Rails programmers across 33 countries

    In just a few days, the list of people working professionally with Rails to earn “…a substantial or full paycheck” has blazed past 200! It includes programmers from 33 countries....