Ruby on Rails 2.0 sports many new improvements, but some of the biggest changes involve getting closer to the full Web-orientation of REST and HTTP. Creating open Web applications based on modern Web service foundations is now so easy in Rails it can be accomplished with a few lines of code. An in-depth article entitled Creating Open Web APIs: Exploring REST and WOA in Rails 2.0 explores the performance and productivity implications of platforms like Rails – as well as a walkthrough of how to create and use an open Web application with a matching REST API in Rails 2.0.
Similarly tagged OmniNerd content:
- Ruby on Rails is Slow, by VnutZ almost 2 years ago
- 12 Things You Should Know About REST Web Services and WOA, by dhinchcliffe almost 2 years ago
- Google Contributes to WINE, by VnutZ about 2 years ago
- A Cloudy Future for Ruby on Rails, by VnutZ about 2 years ago



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After the intro by markmcb :: NR7 :: Show
Here’s a good cheat sheet (pdf) once you get the concepts down. The peepcode screencast referenced within is good too. (Note: the cheat sheet uses the old semicolon notation. Just use a "/" instead.)