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Developed byDavid Heinemeier Hansson
Maintained byRails Core Team
Founded2004
LicenseMIT License
Open source✓ Open Source
Use caseweb application development
Technical
Protocols
HTTP
Integrates with
PostgreSQLMySQLSQLite
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Based onRuby programming language
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DjangoLaravel
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Ruby web framework that popularized convention over configuration and includes Active Record ORM

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developed by

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David Heinemeier Hansson○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

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2004○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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MIT License○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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Ruby programming language○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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web application development○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports model

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Model-View-Controller○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

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free○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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HTTP○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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maintained by

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Rails Core Team○UnverifiedHighFresh1

competes with

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