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Rails Simplifies Web Development
- Ruby on Rails is a toolkit for building web applications using pre-made building blocks that simplify programming.
- It saves programmers from reinventing common components, much like using ready-made bricks for building houses.
David’s Love for Ruby
- David Heinemeier Hansson fell in love with Ruby within a week while preparing to build Basecamp.
- Ruby's elegant solutions and metaprogramming features amazed him, changing his programming outlook.
Ruby’s Readable Elegance
- Ruby excels at metaprogramming and creating domain-specific languages that make code readable like English.
- This clarity makes Ruby code elegant and accessible, even to non-programmers.