Ruby on Rails framework is an open-source web application development framework developed initially by David Heinemeier Hansson at 37signals in Chicago while working on the BaseCamp productivity application. Ruby on Rails is written in the highly-dynamic open-source object-oriented Ruby programming language.
Some see Ruby as an alternative to Java and even as its heir. They believe, Ruby as a dynamically-typed language is superior to statically-typed languages such as Java.
And yet others believe although they have some common features they can co-exist in the foreseeble far future. Here is a comparison of Ruby on Rails and Java. And here's another view.
Obviously, there are so many enterprises that have invested in Java and its not going anywhere soon, but this new trend might give new direction to its evolution and maybe to other programming langugages'. But there's one thing is certain now, Ruby on Rails is becoming more and more popular. New books about it is being released frequently and conferences are being organized...
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