Those who maintain Ruby on Rails have released a new version of their popular open-source Web application development framework, one that features a number of improvements to help developers build applications more quickly.
The Ruby on Rails 3.0.3 Web development framework was released this week, restoring performance lost when the open source framework was upgraded to Rails 3.x.
The annual programming competition Rails Rumble 2009 drew more than 235 teams of up to four members looking to develop an innovative Ruby on Rails application in just 48 hours.
Engine Yard, which has offered services for the Ruby language and Ruby on Rails, has taken over maintenance responsibilities for an older release of the language.
Although developers of the Ruby on Rails Web framework will miss this week's target date for offering a preview release of Rails 3, the framework's founder will be touting planned capabilities, such as a major security enhancement, during a conference on Tuesday.
JetBrains, maker of the IntelliJ Idea Java IDE, now is shipping an IDE for Ruby and Ruby on Rails application development featuring familiarity with Rails conventions, the company said.
A release candidate for version 2.3 of the popular Ruby on Rails Web application development framework is being targeted for release this Sunday, the founder of the project, David Heinemeier Hansson, said on Friday.
Engine Yard, which has specialized in Ruby on Rails application-hosting, is introducing Wednesday a platform to extend SOA to the cloud. The company also is extending its Rails stack to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform, for quicker deployment of Engine Yard customer applications.
It is looking like a very busy year for the popular Ruby on Rails Web application development framework, with multiple enhancements anticipated in an upgrade due this month, followed by a merger later on with the Merb Web framework.
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