During the development of the Basecamp project management tool in 2003, David Heinemeier Hansson created a Ruby-based web development framework. This framework, later named Ruby on Rails (RoR), was designed to streamline the development process and accelerate the creation of web applications. Released as open-source in 2004, Ruby on Rails rapidly gained traction within the developer community. Its "convention over configuration" philosophy, combined with powerful features like scaffolding and ActiveRecord, made it a compelling choice for building web applications.
Ruby’s story is a fascinating chronicle of evolution, community, and the profound impact of a visionary creator. Born in Japan in 1993, Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto envisioned a language that was both powerful and enjoyable to work with. Inspired by Smalltalk and Perl, Matz sought to create a programming language that prioritizing programmer happiness and productivity.
Let's build a simple to-do list application without using a single line of javascript. We'll utilize Turbo for interactive list updates and View Components to encapsulate the task creation and display elements.
We can take advantage of two powerful features in Rails 7 to significantly enhance development speed and user experience: Hotwire and View Components.
