# Quoting rails/ ruby in an academic paper

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quoting-rails-ruby-in-an-academic-paper/123766>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 20, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quoting-rails-ruby-in-an-academic-paper/123766 "2007-12-20T13:15:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![georgeuoa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@georgeuoa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/georgeuoa)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quoting-rails-ruby-in-an-academic-paper/123766/1 "2007-12-20T13:15:15Z")

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Hey guys!  
I have been using rails for developing and application as part of a  
masters degree work and its time to write a thesis(ouch!!) I was  
wondering are there Academic articles i can quote? Where can i get the  
rails or ruby language specification or design paper or abstract?

Any assistance will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![georgeuoa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@georgeuoa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/georgeuoa)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 6:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quoting-rails-ruby-in-an-academic-paper/123766/2 "2007-12-22T06:35:40Z")

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There is no written spec for Ruby-it’s the Ruby implementation by Matz.  
There is no design paper for abstract for Rails published, other of  
course than the “Agile Development” book.

Want a great thesis? Write one or the other with the cooperation of the  
original authors. Would be a fascinating project.