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Rails Intro & MVC

Ruby on Rails is a full-stack web application framework that utilizes the MVC design pattern and emphasizes conventions for file organization and communication. It is open source, easy to learn, and supported by a strong community, making it a popular choice for companies like GitHub and Airbnb. Key principles include DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself), convention over configuration, and the active record pattern.

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Rails Intro & MVC

Ruby on Rails is a full-stack web application framework that utilizes the MVC design pattern and emphasizes conventions for file organization and communication. It is open source, easy to learn, and supported by a strong community, making it a popular choice for companies like GitHub and Airbnb. Key principles include DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself), convention over configuration, and the active record pattern.

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Ruby on Rails

MVC & DHH


Prerequisites

● Ruby Web Servers


What you’ll learn

● What Ruby on Rails actually is.


● Who uses Rails.
● Why Rails is important.
● Some Rails history.
● Design patterns used in Rails, e.g. MVC
What is Ruby on Rails?
Rails (also known as Ruby on Rails) is a
Ruby full-stack web application framework.

Huh? What does that mean? How is this


similar to/different from React?
Bootstrap? Ruby gems?
Framework?
● library of code (e.g. a gem)
● more quickly or easily accomplish tasks
● conventions
- where to put my files
- what to name my files
- how my files talk to each other
Hmmm...sounds pretty React-ish. What are some
CONVENTIONS we have to follow in React? Rails is
even more opinionated...what does this mean?
Web App Framework?
● quickly create web apps or APIs
● talk to a database
● render dynamic HTML/CSS/JS web pages
● HTTP requests & responses
Express is another web app framework. What do you
remember about making web apps using Express?
What, if any, conventions did you have to follow?
Compare/contrast: Rails vs. Express
What is Ruby on Rails?
Rails Patterns
● don’t repeat yourself (DRY)
● model-view-controller (MVC)
● active record
● convention over configuration (CoC)
Who is Rails?
Who uses Ruby on Rails?
● Github ● Square
● Airbnb ● Urban Dictionary
● Bloomberg ● Slideshare
● Groupon ● Indiegogo
● Shopify ● Soundcloud
● Heroku ● Crunchbase
● Hulu ● Fiverr
● Zendesk ● Your next great app...
● Yellow Pages
Why Ruby on Rails?

● Open source: free to use and to change


● Excellent community support
● Easy to learn.
● It’s a RAD tool.
What was Rails?
MVC

What’s happening in this


image? How could you explain
this in your own words?
Understanding MVC Architecture
Model

The Model is a bridge between


the database and your
application's code.
View

The View generates the HTML


that will be displayed in the
browser.
Controller

Controllers pass Ruby objects


between the Models and the
Views.
Analogy Two: Let’s pretend they’re all CVS employees
MVC
Rails Patterns
● don’t repeat yourself (DRY)
● model-view-controller (MVC)
● convention over configuration (CoC)
● active record
ActiveRecord

The activerecord gem implements the


“active record” design pattern.

(To use it, require "active_record".)

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