Ruby on Rails is a new software technology that alows the creation of flexible database-centered web systems with great ease. Lately, the CCSL at IME has been using this framework, which is free/open source software, in some projects, both for education and research. The programmers involved have noticed a great productivity boost and are very satisfied with the possibility of creating elegant and legible code for complex web systems.
The first large Ruby on Rails event at Brazil will be the Rails Summit Latin America, which will take place in São Paulo on October 15th and 16th, at the Elis Regina Auditorium at Morumbi.
Two parallel trails are scheduled, with presentations by several representatives of the international Rails community, brazillian entrepreneurs that use this technology and internationally recognized developers.
This is an excellent opportunity to know more about this framework targeted at expedited and efficient web applications development and, particularly, to understand how this free tool may help you in your projects.