The document discusses Ruby on Rails, a web application framework. It provides an overview of Ruby and Rails, explaining that Ruby is an object-oriented programming language and Rails is a full-stack framework built on Ruby that follows the model-view-controller pattern. It also discusses how Rails emphasizes conventions over configuration and helps developers build applications quickly.

1. Ruby on Rails Optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity Based on Curt Hibbs' Rails presentation to the St. Louis Java Users Group (June 2006) http://dave.quitoriano.org/csb

6. Sample Ruby Code Code courtesy of John W. Long

7. Sample Ruby Code Code courtesy of John W. Long

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19. Bakery Flow

20. MVC Diagram

21. All Together Now http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/

25. Rails Demonstration

30. Waterfall Model

32. Agile Programming

43. “ I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.” - Morpheus, The Matrix, 1999