Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, a web application framework is often shortened to either Rails or RoR and is very popular for rapid development.
Ruby on Rails 3
Rails Dispatch has a series on what's new in Rails3 which so far includes:
- Upgrading a Rails 2 app to Rails 3
- How Rails 3 Makes Your Life Better
- Library Management Gets an Update in Rails 3
- A Whole New ActionMailer
- ActiveRelation: ActiveRecord Gets a Facelift
- Secure by Default: Rails 3 Security Strategy
The Rails team have put together some videos on Rails 3 under Dive into Rails 3
Useful links
- Rails for PHP Developers is insanely useful for us PHP guys. Very much like php.net/function and covers all the useful bits you need to know
- Ruby on Rails guides
- Ruby on Rails Tutorial - Learn Rails by Example by Michael Hartl with separate versions for Rails 3 and 2.3
Queueing Mail
I've not yet had chance to try any of these out but noted them down for reference for the very near future.
- mail-queue An easy way to asynchronously send mail from a Ruby on Rails application
- Sending tons of emails in Ruby on Rails with ar_mailer
- First class email delivery for your web apps
- ar_mailer