Ruby on Rails

open-source web application framework
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Ruby on Rails

Summary

Ruby on Rails is a free software[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ruby on Rails is the creator of David Heinemeier Hansson[3].
  • Ruby on Rails's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Ruby on Rails's instance of is recorded as web framework[5].
  • Ruby on Rails's founder is recorded as David Heinemeier Hansson[6].
  • Ruby on Rails's developer is recorded as David Heinemeier Hansson[7].
  • Ruby on Rails's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace[8].
  • Ruby on Rails's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research[9].
  • Ruby on Rails's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[10].
  • Ruby on Rails's programmed in is recorded as Q161053[11].
  • Ruby on Rails's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.1[13].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.2[14].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.3[15].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.4[16].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.5[17].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.0[18].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.1[19].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.2[20].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.7[21].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.3[22].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.0[23].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.1[24].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.4[25].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.2[26].
  • Ruby on Rails's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.4.1[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ruby on Rails is the creator of David Heinemeier Hansson[3].

Why It Matters

Ruby on Rails has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . tapor.ca. tapor.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . weblog.rubyonrails.org. weblog.rubyonrails.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . weblog.rubyonrails.org. weblog.rubyonrails.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . weblog.rubyonrails.org. weblog.rubyonrails.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . weblog.rubyonrails.org. weblog.rubyonrails.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . weblog.rubyonrails.org. weblog.rubyonrails.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . weblog.rubyonrails.org. weblog.rubyonrails.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . weblog.rubyonrails.org. weblog.rubyonrails.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . weblog.rubyonrails.org. weblog.rubyonrails.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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