# Web apps in Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 25, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087 "2007-05-25T18:00:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oerten)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087/1 "2007-05-25T18:00:17Z")

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Hello,

I’m currently a Windows XP based developer. I checked the Ruby’s  
official web site and I couldn’t find any info on this. Can you build  
web applications in Ruby? or is it only windows apps?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oerten)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087/2 "2007-05-25T18:11:17Z")

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> **[Ruby on Rails](https://rubyonrails.org/)**
>
> A web-app framework that includes everything needed to create database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern.

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**Author:** ![oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oerten)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087/3 "2007-05-25T18:25:15Z")

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Jon G. wrote:

> [http://rubyonrails.org/](http://rubyonrails.org/)

Thank you very much Jon.

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**Author:** ![oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oerten)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087/4 "2007-05-25T18:29:20Z")

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[http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/camping/](http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/camping/)

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**Author:** ![oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oerten)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087/5 "2007-05-25T18:25:20Z")

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At 1:00 AM +0900 5/26/07, Orhan Erten wrote:

> Can you build web applications in Ruby?

Rails aside, assorted folks have written web apps in Ruby.  
For example, see [http://brainspl.at/mongrel\_handlers.pdf](http://brainspl.at/mongrel_handlers.pdf)

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[http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog](http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog) +1 650-873-7841

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**Author:** ![oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oerten)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087/6 "2007-05-26T01:53:03Z")

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Orhan Erten wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I’m currently a Windows XP based developer. I checked the Ruby’s  
> official web site and I couldn’t find any info on this. Can you build  
> web applications in Ruby? or is it only windows apps?
> 
> Thanks,

> **[nitroproject.org](http://www.nitroproject.org/)**
>
> This domain may be for sale!

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**Author:** ![oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oerten)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087/7 "2007-05-26T11:31:46Z")

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[http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3189](http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3189)

On 25/05/07, Orhan Erten wrote:Hello,

I’m currently a Windows XP based developer. I checked the Ruby’s  
official web site and I couldn’t find any info on this. Can you build  
web applications in Ruby? or is it only windows apps?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@oerten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oerten)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-apps-in-ruby/105087/8 "2007-05-25T18:51:36Z")

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Remco Van 't veer wrote:

> [http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/camping/](http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/camping/)

Thank you very much.
