The Conference 2006 - Presentations
Agile Web Development Using Ruby on Rails
Presented by Karmen Blake, Spokane Community College
Friday, March 31, 2006 – 10:45-12:00PM
level/intermediate
Tired of being weighed down by the complexities of enterprise Web programming? Are you realizing that your Web
application is getting more difficult to maintain the larger it gets? If you need some revitalizing when it comes to Web applications then Ruby on Rails (RoR or Rails) is what you need! It is hot, and industry heavy-weights (Martin Fowler, Dave Thomas) are gloating about it. Rails is touted as being ten times more productive than JSP or ASP.NET and teaching it has been a thrill. Moreover, students can finally grasp writing Web applications with excitement!