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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ 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) +[Model-View-Controller (MVC)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-view-controller) pattern. Understanding the MVC pattern is key to understanding Rails. MVC divides your @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ Person, Post, etc.) and encapsulates the business logic that is specific to your application. In Rails, database-backed model classes are derived from `ActiveRecord::Base`. Active Record allows you to present the data from database rows as objects and embellish these data objects with business logic -methods. Although most Rails models are backed by a database, models can also -be ordinary Ruby classes, or Ruby classes that implement a set of interfaces -as provided by the Active Model module. You can read more about Active Record -in its [README](activerecord/README.rdoc). +methods. You can read more about Active Record in its [README](activerecord/README.rdoc). +Although most Rails models are backed by a database, models can also be ordinary +Ruby classes, or Ruby classes that implement a set of interfaces as provided by +the Active Model module. You can read more about Active Model in its [README](activemodel/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 @@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ You can read more about Action View in its [README](actionview/README.rdoc). Active Record, Action Pack, and Action View can each be used independently outside Rails. In addition to them, Rails also comes with Action Mailer ([README](actionmailer/README.rdoc)), a library -to generate and send emails; and Active Support ([README](activesupport/README.rdoc)), a collection of -utility classes and standard library extensions that are useful for Rails, and may also be used -independently outside Rails. +to generate and send emails; Active Job ([README](activejob/README.md)), a +framework for declaring jobs and making them run on a variety of queueing +backends; and Active Support ([README](activesupport/README.rdoc)), a collection +of utility classes and standard library extensions that are useful for Rails, +and may also be used independently outside Rails. ## Getting Started @@ -59,14 +61,15 @@ independently outside Rails. Run with `--help` or `-h` for options. -4. Using a browser, go to http://localhost:3000 and you'll see: "Welcome aboard: You're riding Ruby on Rails!" +4. Using a browser, go to `http://localhost:3000` and you'll see: +"Welcome aboard: You're riding Ruby on Rails!" 5. Follow the guidelines to start developing your application. You may find the following resources handy: * [Getting Started with Rails](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html) * [Ruby on Rails Guides](http://guides.rubyonrails.org) * [The API Documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org) - * [Ruby on Rails Tutorial](http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book) + * [Ruby on Rails Tutorial](http://www.railstutorial.org/book) ## Contributing @@ -75,8 +78,7 @@ We encourage you to contribute to Ruby on Rails! Please check out the ## Code Status -* [](https://travis-ci.org/rails/rails) -* [](https://gemnasium.com/rails/rails) +* [](https://travis-ci.org/rails/rails) ## License |