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diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc index bca2126559..f87d6e9edb 100644 --- a/README.rdoc +++ b/README.rdoc @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ Rails is a web-application framework that includes everything needed to create database-backed web applications according to the {Model-View-Controller (MVC)}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller] pattern. -Understanding the MVC pattern is key to understanding Rails. MVC divides your application +Understanding the MVC pattern is key to understanding Rails. MVC divides your application into three layers, each with a specific responsibility. The View layer is composed of "templates" that are responsible for providing -appropriate representations of your application's resources. Templates +appropriate representations of your application's resources. Templates can come in a variety of formats, but most view templates are HTML with embedded Ruby code (.erb files). @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ provided by the ActiveModel module. You can read more about Active Record in its {README}[link:blob/master/activerecord/README.rdoc]. The Controller layer is responsible for handling incoming HTTP requests and providing a -suitable response. Usually this means returning HTML, but Rails controllers can also +suitable response. Usually this means returning HTML, but Rails controllers can also generate XML, JSON, PDFs, mobile-specific views, and more. Controllers manipulate models and render view templates in order to generate the appropriate HTTP response. |