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Want a complete, printed reference for Rails that dedicates a separate chapter to each topic? Look no further than The Rails Way, a new book by Obie Fernandez.
Ruby on Rails is one of the best-known open-source Web frameworks currently in use. It combines the Ruby language with an MVC (model-view-controller) architecture, a powerful object-relational mapper known as ActiveRecord.
Want to create modern Web applications? You'll need to use JavaScript. But don't write the JavaScript yourself; use one of the high-quality open-source libraries that let you concentrate on your coding, rather than browser incompatibilities.
If you work with statistics, then you should look at R, an open-source language for statistical analysis. It's jam-packed with features, and has a strong community that offers both assistance and numerous extension packages.
When people talk about big, successful open-source projects, they often think about software that can be used in large organizations. So we hear a great deal about the Linux operating system, the MySQL database, and even Ruby on Rails as a framework for developing Web applications. There's more to the story, though.
By Stacey Higginbotham, from GigaOm.com
Acquia, a Massachussetts-based startup, is announcing a supported product using Drupal, the open-source content management system behind many community aspects on the web, from sites such as Fast Company to The Onion.
