Mike Giarlo is a coder for libraries

It would be an understatement to say I’ve been enthusiastic about Ruby on Rails for a while now. Okay, I am downright fanatic – just look at that shrine to DHH in my closet; it’s plain to see that I’ve drunk the (ruby red) Kool-Aid.

This is the first post in a series in which I hope to share my enthusiasm and explain just what it is that I love about Ruby on Rails. Not many folks in the library world seem to be using RoR – with a few notable exceptions – and so I thought it might be of interest to folks unfamiliar with or curious about Ruby and Rails to hear some impressions from a bright-eyed newbie.

Stay tuned, folks.

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