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  Open source identity: Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson

  Web application development reached a new paradigm with the release of Ruby on Rails back in 2004. Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson has since been at the helm of one of the most successful and popular open source software development projects. Ruby on Rails, or just Rails, has allowed thousands of developers to create complex applications rapidly in a consistent manner. Open Source Identity catches up David Heinemeier Hansson to find out what the early days of Rails was like and what the future holds.

  By Rodney Gedda | 22 October, 2009 10:51

  Tags: frameworks, open source, open source identity, ruby, ruby on rails, web development

• One way to build mobile-friendly apps for all devices

  Adam Blum, CEO of startup Rhomobile, says 90% of the programs being written with his company's open source mobile application framework are by ISVs and the other 10% by enterprises, but over time he'd like to see those percentages reversed.

  By Bob Brown | 23 May, 2009 04:20

  Tags: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, mobile phones, mobility, Palm Pre, ruby on rails, Windows Mobile

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  King of the dynamic IDEs

  Komodo IDE 5 from ActiveState is the most comprehensive code editor and debugger available for enterprise teams that develop applications using a range of dynamic languages. Komodo's strong debugging skills are blended with broad-based coding support for Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby, not to mention Tcl, Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, and many more. With powerful HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML support, Komodo is a great Web 2.0 companion as well.

  By James R. Borck | 27 February, 2009 08:48

  Tags: Java, ruby on rails, software development, sun

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  15 amazing Web apps built in 48 hours

  Winning entries from the annual Ruby on Rails coding contest.

  By Julie Bort | 12 November, 2008 10:41

  Tags: ruby on rails