Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/07/ruby_rails_three_merb/
Third Ruby-on-Rails beta nears launch
With added Merb
Posted in Developer, 7th January 2010 06:02 GMT
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A beta for the third iteration of the wildly popular Ruby on Rails is due later this month or in early February.
Rails founder David Heinemeier Hansson told [1] InfoWorld the feature-completed beta would pave the way for general release in the first quarter of the year.
Among features planned for Ruby on Rails 3 are Merb, the model-view controller framework that's being merged with Ruby on Rails.
Merb [2] is touted as being fast and lightweight because it uses a system of plug-ins to provide particular features rather than delivering a library that aims to be all encompassing. The merger was announced in December 2008. You can read more here [3].
Other Ruby on Rails 3 features are expected to include protection against cross-site scripting attacks in code and backwards compatibility with existing applications written using Ruby on Rails. ®