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Rails as a Web Application Framework
Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular tools to build web applications, which is a huge class of software. In this chapter, we will talk about what makes this class different from other programs. First, we will learn about the HTTP request-response model and how it can naturally lead to a layered architecture. We will see which layers and HTTP components Ruby on Rails includes out of the box. Then, we will discuss the off-request processing layer, background jobs, and the persistence layer (databases).
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- The journey of a click through Rails abstraction layers
- Beyond requests – background and scheduled tasks
- The heart of a web application – the database ...
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