Logo
X
  • Who We Serve
    • By Role

      • CEO / Business Executives
      • CTO / IT Professionals
      • COO / Operations Head
    • By Industries

      • Healthcare
      • Digital Commerce
      • Travel and Transportation
      • Real Estate
      • Software and Technology
  • Our Technology Focus
    • Web
    • Mobile
    • Enterprise
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Blockchain
    • DevOps
    • Internet Of Things
  • Discover Daffodil
    • About
    • Leadership
    • Corporate Social
      Responsibility
    • Partners
    • Careers
  • Resources
    • Blog

    • E-Books

    • Case Studies

    • View all resources

  • Who We Serve
    • By Role

      • CEO / Business Executives
      • CTO / IT Professionals
      • COO / Operations Head
    • By Industries

      • Healthcare
      • Digital Commerce
      • Travel and Transportation
      • Real Estate
      • Software and Technology
  • Our Technology Focus
    • Web

      Create responsive web apps that excel across all platforms

    • Mobile

      User centric mobile app development services that help you scale.

    • Enterprise

      Innovation-driven enterprise services to help you achieve more efficiency and cost savings

      • Domains
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • DevOps
      • Blockchain
      • Internet Of Things
  • Discover Daffodil
    • About
    • Leadership
    • Corporate Social Responsibilities
    • Partners
    • Careers
  • Resources
    • Blog

      Insights for building and maintaining your software projects

    • E-Books

      Our publications for the connected software ecosystem

    • Case Studies

      The impact that we have created for our clients

    • View all resources
daffodil-logo
Get in Touch
  • What We Do
    • Product Engineering

    • Discover & Frame Workshop
    • Software Development
    • Software Testing
    • Managed Cloud Services
    • Support & Maintenance
    • Smart Teams

    • Dedicated Teams
    • Offshore Development Centre
    • Enterprise Services

    • Technology Consulting
    • Robotic Process Automation
    • Legacy Modernization
    • Enterprise Mobility
    • ECM Solutions
  • Who We Serve
    • By Industry

    • Healthcare
    • Software & Technology
    • Finance
    • Banking
    • Real Estate
    • Travel & Transportation
    • Public Sector
    • Media & Entertainment
    • By Role

    • CEO / Business executives
    • CTO / IT professionals
    • COO / Operations
  • Our Expertise
    • Mobility
    • UI/UX Design
    • Blockchain
    • DevOps
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Data Enrichment
    • Digital Transformation
    • Internet of Things
    • Digital Commerce
    • OTT Platforms
    • eLearning Solutions
    • Salesforce
    • Business Intelligence
    • Managed IT Services
    • AWS Services
    • Application Security
    • Digital Marketing
  • Case Studies
  • Discover Daffodil
    • About us
    • Partnership
    • Career & Culture
    • Case Studies
    • Leadership
    • Resources
    • Insights Blog
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
Get in Touch
blog header image.png

Software Engineering Insights

Why Ruby on Rails is a Preferred Choice for Software Development?

Mar 25, 2020 4:49:23 PM

  • Tweet

Ruby on Rails

In the fast-paced and extremely demanding software development world, frameworks are like a magic bullet for the developers. They help in improving developer’s efficiency, reduce time-to-market, and improve application scalability. One such proficient framework is Rails, based on Ruby.

Ruby on Rails (RoR) is a web application framework, written in Ruby programming language. It was created by a Danish hacker- David Heinemeier Hansson, during the development of an online project collaboration tool, Basecamp. The framework was publically available in 2004 and it has grown exponentially over the years. 

Ruby is one of the most popular programming languages amongst the developer’s community and the same goes for the framework based on it (according to Stack Overflow). 

What makes Ruby on Rails a perfect framework for software development? Well, several factors are contributing to making RoR a comprehensive solution to building versatile & scalable applications. Some of them include: 

1. Convention Over Configuration: Ease at Development 

Convention over Configuration, also known as Coding by Convention is a software development approach wherein the code is backed by typical programming conventions instead of programmer-defined configurations. The benefit of such an approach is it makes software development simple while maintaining the base software requirements. 

This eliminates the need for additional software configuration files, thereby accelerating the software development cycle and maintain code consistency. Ruby on Rails, Javabeans, CakePHP are some of the frameworks that use this development approach. 

2. Versatile Library (RoR GEMS): Reduced Time to Market

Ruby on Rails has an extensive library that allows developers to speed up the software engineering cycle. These small software packages called "gems" enable developers to extend the application’s functionality without having to write lines of code for it. The RoR community continuously adds new GEMS to the library regularly. Such flexibility during development significantly reduces the time-to-market of an application. 

3. Build Backend & API: Comprehensive Development Solution

Ruby on Rails (RoR) is one of the most efficient frameworks for building database-backed web applications. If we take a look at some of the most popular web apps that are built using RoR- AirBnB, GitHub, Shopify, Basecamp, SoundCloud, etc., it can be claimed that RoR is a relevant choice for building database-backed, scalable, and versatile web applications. 

Besides, Ruby on Rails can also be adopted for API development, which makes it a one-stop solution for building a complete software application. 

4. Test Automation: Earlier Detection of Defects

Ruby on Rails Rails has an option for integrated testing that keeps a check on the quality and authenticity of code as the developer writes it. When a Rails project is created, a test directory is automatically created. By default, Rails has three different environments- development, production, and test. When using the test mode, the developers can either test the entire code at once using the bin/rails test command or can run a single test file bypassing the file name. 

Ruby on Rails Framework: What Sets it Apart?

While we have several javascript-based frameworks out there, what sets Ruby on Rails apart and makes it a considerable choice for web app development is its ability to deal with backend components. 

Javascript frameworks define and control the frontend aspects of website and web app development. The components which the users see and interact with are at the browser end only. While in the case of Ruby on Rails, the websites and web apps request and fetch data from the databases, i.e. they are a suitable choice for backend development. 

Application Development with RoR: Getting Started

There are certainly several reasons to choose Ruby on Rails for web development. While the above mentioned are only a few of them, our tech experts can let you understand the true potential of this technology, depending upon your business type or the project idea. You can schedule a 30-minute free consultation with them to discuss the business idea and the value that this framework could add to your project. 

On the other hand, if you have decided to use RoR in your next development project and plan to hire Ruby on Rails (RoR) developers, then we can make it easy for you. At Daffodil, we have dedicated developers who can help you bring the most out of the underlying technology to give your project a boost. 

Topics: Open Source

Archna Oberoi

Written by Archna Oberoi

Content strategist by profession and blogger by passion, Archna is avid about updating herself with the freshest dose of technology and sharing them with the readers. Stay tuned here as she brings some trending stories from the tech-territory of mobile and web.

Previous Post

previous_post_featured_image

The Rise of Telemedicine Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Next Post

next_post_featured_image

[eBook] Expanding your Patient Base without Breaking the Bank

Stay Ahead of the Curve with Our Weekly Tech Insights

  • Recent
  • Popular
  • Categories

Lists by Topic

  • Software Development (174)
  • Artificial Intelligence (169)
  • Mobile App Development (166)
  • Healthcare (137)
  • DevOps (80)
  • Digital Commerce (60)
  • Web Development (57)
  • CloudOps (54)
  • Digital Transformation (37)
  • Fintech (36)
  • UI/UX (29)
  • On - Demand Apps (26)
  • Software Architecture (26)
  • Internet of Things (IoT) (25)
  • Open Source (25)
  • Outsourcing (24)
  • Blockchain (21)
  • Newsroom (21)
  • Salesforce (21)
  • Technology (18)
  • Software Testing (16)
  • StartUps (16)
  • Customer Experience (14)
  • Robotic Process Automation (13)
  • Voice User Interface (13)
  • Javascript (11)
  • OTT Apps (11)
  • Business Intelligence (10)
  • Data Enrichment (10)
  • Infographic (10)
  • Big Data (9)
  • Education (9)
  • Microsoft (6)
  • Real Estate (5)
  • Banking (4)
  • Game Development (4)
  • Enterprise Mobility (3)
  • Hospitality (3)
  • eLearning (2)
  • Public Sector (1)
see all

Posts by Topic

  • Software Development (174)
  • Artificial Intelligence (169)
  • Mobile App Development (166)
  • Healthcare (137)
  • DevOps (80)
  • Digital Commerce (60)
  • Web Development (57)
  • CloudOps (54)
  • Digital Transformation (37)
  • Fintech (36)
  • UI/UX (29)
  • On - Demand Apps (26)
  • Software Architecture (26)
  • Internet of Things (IoT) (25)
  • Open Source (25)
  • Outsourcing (24)
  • Blockchain (21)
  • Newsroom (21)
  • Salesforce (21)
  • Technology (18)
  • Software Testing (16)
  • StartUps (16)
  • Customer Experience (14)
  • Robotic Process Automation (13)
  • Voice User Interface (13)
  • Javascript (11)
  • OTT Apps (11)
  • Business Intelligence (10)
  • Data Enrichment (10)
  • Infographic (10)
  • Big Data (9)
  • Education (9)
  • Microsoft (6)
  • Real Estate (5)
  • Banking (4)
  • Game Development (4)
  • Enterprise Mobility (3)
  • Hospitality (3)
  • eLearning (2)
  • Public Sector (1)
see all topics

Elevate Your Software Project, Let's Talk Now

Awards & Accolades

dj
dj
dj
dj
dj
Aws-certification-logo
microsoft-partner-2-1
microsoft-partner
google-cloud-partne
e-UI-Path-Partner-logo
partner-salesforce-reg-consulting-partner-1-1
daffodil-logo
info@daffodilsw.com
  • Home
  • About Daffodil
  • Locations
  • Privacy Policy
  • Careers

© 2025 Daffodil Unthinkable Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.

[fa icon="chevron-up"]