# ANNOUNCE: Hobo 0.5 - The web app builder for Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announce-hobo-0-5-the-web-app-builder-for-rails/88891>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 15, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announce-hobo-0-5-the-web-app-builder-for-rails/88891 "2007-03-15T11:19:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![tlianza](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce7236/32.png) [@tlianza](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tlianza)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announce-hobo-0-5-the-web-app-builder-for-rails/88891/1 "2007-03-15T11:19:53Z")

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Hi All,

Hobo, the rapid development framework for Rails, featuring DRYML  
template language, has reached version 0.5

We’ve just released a new site too, with two new screencasts that  
take you through some of Hobo’s features. There’s even (gasp!)  
documentation - not complete but already useful.

[http://hobocentral.net](http://hobocentral.net)

Hobo features:

- DRYML template languages - ERB made beautiful - define your own  
tags

- Ajax without partials - just specify which parts of the page you  
wanted updated.

- Automatic pages - get a working app without writing a single  
view. Then customise  
those pages quickly and easily

- Lots more!

Hobo is open source (MIT)

Enjoy

Tom