SphereConsulting

Rails

Ruby on Rails is an open source web application framework for Ruby that is intended to be used with an Agile development methodology for rapid development.

Ruby on Rails includes tools that make common development tasks easier "out of the box". Rails has quality built in, with out-of-the-box support for unit tests, functional tests, and integration tests. Testing no longer needs to be expensive.

You can improve and extend your feature set easily, without having to worry about bug creep upon every change. Rails makes strong use of the model-view-controller design pattern, which aims to isolate the business logic from the user interface, letting developers and designers work together efficiently. Rails also supports an array of plug-ins, modules, and engines that make it straightforward to extend or modify core functionality. Rails provides easy creation of RESTful web services and it is intended to emphasize Convention over Configuration (CoC), and the rapid development principle of Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY).

What we can help you with:

• Custom application architecture, design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance
• High traffic portals and messaging systems
• E-commerce applications (incl. shopping carts, payment processing, customized logic, drop-shipper integration, layaway financing)
• SaaS
• Enterprise solutions
• Web services
• Application migration and porting
• Development of Ruby on Rails/.NET/LAMP/Java applications interfacing legacy systems
• Deployment of applications to cloud platforms
• Internationalization and localization of web applications

Tools that we use most frequently:

• Frameworks: Rails, Merb, Sinatra
• IDE: RubyMine, TextMate, Aptana RadRails, NetBeans for Ruby on Rails, vim.
• E-commerce: Spree
• CMS: Radiant CMS, Typus CMF, Mephisto & TYPO blog engines
• Testing: Cucumber, WebRat, RSpec, Shoulda
• Additional technologies: Apache, ngnix, memcached, MySQL, pgSQL

You can learn more about our experience here.