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== Welcome to Rails
Rails is a web-application framework that includes everything needed to create
-database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Controller pattern.
+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
into three layers, each with a specific responsibility.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ you to present the data from database rows as objects and embellish these data o
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 ActiveModel module. You can read more about Active Record in its
-{README}[link:files/activerecord/README_rdoc.html].
+{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
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ In Rails, the Controller and View layers are handled together by Action Pack.
These two layers are bundled in a single package due to their heavy interdependence.
This is unlike the relationship between the Active Record and Action Pack which are
independent. Each of these packages can be used independently outside of Rails. You
-can read more about Action Pack in its {README}[link:files/actionpack/README_rdoc.html].
+can read more about Action Pack in its {README}[link:blob/master/actionpack/README.rdoc].
== Getting Started