Ruby on Rails

Version 3.1 of the Web development framework also will have jQuery its default JavaScript library

RubyMine 3.0 development environment supports the latest versions of the Ruby and Ruby on Rails Web frameworks

Open source Web framework upgrade includes Merb performance boosts as well as cross-site scripting protection

The founder of the Web framework says the technology is moving closer to release but declined to give a release date

This major update of the Web framework features Merb capabilities intended to improve performance and speed.

Ideas from the Merb framework have been incorporated into the popular Web framework, resulting in speed and performance improvements

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.

Ruby on Rails developers argue that community support and lack of licensing fees tilt the scale to open source in tough times.

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.

Ruby on Rails 2.3, the latest version of the popular open source Web development framework, is now available, according to the Rails Web site.

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.

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