Ruby on Rails (also known as ‘Ror’ or ‘Rails’) is a web application development framework based on the programming language Ruby. Rails was released in 2004 and is now widely used. Ruby on rails is reputed to be easy to use, output clean and elegant code, reduce time needed to develop a web application.
Among other data base driven web applications, Ruby on Rails can be used to develop content management systems. Ror is not a CMS but is full of goodness for anyone who wants to come up with a fully functional and highly customised CMS. Though this ‘anyone’ has to be a developer if he/she wants to take full advantage of the framework, of course. There is not official extensive list of CMS built with Ruby on Rails, there are some of them out there including Radiant or Slate. Lot of them are even not publicly released, developed for internal content management purpose only.
So, next time someone pops in your office asking if the new CMS will be Ruby on Rails, just say no. And then add that the new CMS could be developed with Ror if ’someone’ finds money to hire a good developer.
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