Building a website - best practice and architecture with Ruby.

Question

Dear all

Any pointers on best practice when it comes to architecure on the web. I've just learnt a bit of Ruby and wish to use it to build websites. I'm in no hurry, I want to learn the best way not a quick'n'dirty way as this is a hobby.

How do i get data from my mySql db to my front end? I know a bit of xhtml / css but how do I now join it all together?

Many thanks for any help...

skipz

Answer 1

The easiest method is to use an existing framework, with Ruby on Rails being the big dog in town.

Answer 2

Getting Started with Ruby on Rails

Answer 3

I recommend that you take a look at the Ruby on Rails framework, for several reasons:

• Rails is pretty easy to get up and running with
• Rails incorporates many best practices and established patterns e.g. MVC, REST and ActiveRecord
• It didn't used to be the case, but Rails now has lots of high quality and free documentation and supporting resources to help you learn
• Lots of websites and applications have already been built using Rails
• Rails is under active development and the future of the framework looks pretty bright