Introduction

Ruby on Rails is an open-source software used to build web applications. Rails is a framework used to create websites using the general-purpose programming language Ruby. Ruby ranks amongst the top ten programming languages predominantly because of the voguishness of Rails.

Ruby on Rails was built by David Heinemeier Hansson and is often just called “Rails”. It amalgamates Ruby with HTML, JavaScript and CSS to manufacture a web application that operates on a web server. It is generally considered to be a server-side web application development platform. Rails catalyzes the process of buildings complex sites. John Dillon, CEO of Engine Yard, said Ruby’s productivity in Rails is anywhere from 2 to 2.5 times greater than a comparable Java programmer.