Merb is a Rails like Ruby web framework built for speed. Merb is an MVC framework that is ORM-agnostic, JavaScript library agnostic, and template language agnostic, preferring plug... More

Merb is a Rails like Ruby web framework built for speed. Merb is an MVC framework that is ORM-agnostic, JavaScript library agnostic, and template language agnostic, preferring plugins that add in support for a particular feature rather than trying to produce a monolithic library with everything in the core. It includes third-party support for the ActiveRecord, DataMapper, and Sequel ORMs. It was designed by Ezra Zygmuntowicz and developed by Yehuda Katz. Starting February 2008, Merb underwent a large rewrite, jumping from version 0.5 to 0.9. Core framework functionality was modularized into "merb-core", and all extra functionality (e.g. various templating language plugins) inside a "merb-more" and "merb-plugins" components. One can still create simple web applications with merb-core alone, similar to the Camping microframework. Merb was highly influenced by Rails, and it can also be used to write sophisticated applications or REST Web services. Merb is considered to be more flexible and faster than Rails, it's supposed to be the "smart" choice for people having to deal with legacy applications/databases and/or huge traffic.   [edit]  Less