# Chat Room development

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-room-development/62347>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 2, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-room-development/62347 "2006-06-02T22:50:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![ar1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar1)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-room-development/62347/1 "2006-06-02T22:50:23Z")

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Hi,

I was wondering if it is possible to create a chat room using Ruby/Rails  
(similar to the Java ones used by Talkcity, Yahoo, etc).

Not many people will be using it since it’s just for an educational  
experiment. If possible, will it be able to insert the text immediately?  
I mean, I don’t know of any techniques besides Java applets that can do  
that, which is why I ask here.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ar1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar1)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-room-development/62347/2 "2006-06-02T22:54:26Z")

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Well…  
The makers of Ruby on Rails managed to do it nicely at

> **[Project management software, online collaboration](https://basecamp.com/)**
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> Trusted by millions, Basecamp puts everything you need to get work done in one place. It’s the calm, organized way to manage projects, work with clients, and communicate company-wide.

On 6/2/06, Aditya R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Thanks!
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> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
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> Rails mailing list  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

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**Author:** ![ar1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar1)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-room-development/62347/3 "2006-11-07T00:55:22Z")

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yes but i believe the purpose of the request was to find code to  
implement - not to use as is like campfire from 37signals did. I myself  
would like to know how to code up a chat too… any other ideas?

Jón Borgþórsson wrote:

> Well…  
> The makers of Ruby on Rails managed to do it nicely at  
> [http://www.campfirenow.com/](http://www.campfirenow.com/)
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> On 6/2/06, Aditya R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
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> > Thanks!
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> > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
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> > Rails mailing list  
> > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)
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**Author:** ![ar1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar1)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-room-development/62347/4 "2006-11-07T11:08:30Z")

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Hi, I would recommend doing google search. For example, I was able to  
find the following:

[http://www.petercooper.co.uk/archives/001038.html](http://www.petercooper.co.uk/archives/001038.html)  
[http://www.rubyonrailsblog.com/articles/2006/08/27/lingr-realtime-rails-chat-2-0](http://www.rubyonrailsblog.com/articles/2006/08/27/lingr-realtime-rails-chat-2-0)  
…

Good luck,

-Conrad