Ruby On Rails, Today's Hottest Web Framework, Now Supports FileMaker Server 9
The buzz about Ruby on Rails can be heard all over the web. This
world class development platform makes web developers more
productive when building powerful web sites with up-to-the minute
data. But before today, it was unwieldy to integrate Ruby on Rails
with the FileMaker Pro software, the best selling database used
throughout the world for managing critical data [ed: for?] small
businesses, workgroups, and professionals.
"Rails is, bar none, the most productive framework for web
professionals. With Rfm, FileMaker developers can finally take
advantage of this fantastic technology seamlessly.", said
Geoff Coffey, Rfm's principle designer. "We
designed Rfm to make the most of our two favorite things.
It's pure Ruby, with Ruby-like syntax and structures, and
it works just like a FileMaker developer would expect."
Rfm works perfectly with the competitively priced FileMaker Server
9, which was announced today by FileMaker Inc. This means web
publishing in FileMaker has never been more accessible. (Prior
versions of FileMaker Server require the more expensive Advanced
upgrade to support web publishing and Rfm.)
Rfm supports the full suite of FileMaker Pro capabilities in a
package that fully embraces Ruby's legendary expressive
syntax. With Rfm, publishing FileMaker Pro data on the web has
never been easier.
For developers with a less visible job to do, Rfm also makes it
possible to interact with FileMaker Pro databases in simple Ruby
scripts that perform behind-the-scenes processing tasks.
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Rfm is free in every sense of the word. Released under the MIT
license, it can be used without charge, even for commercial
applications. And since its source code is wide open, it can be
modified, extended, and merged into other products with no complex
licensing requirements. Best of all, corporate FileMaker Pro
customers can be confident their IP investment in Rfm is safe
because they have full, documented access to the underlying source
code.
To find out more about Rfm, or to get started using Ruby, Ruby on
Rails, and Rfm, visit the Rfm home page at Six Fried Rice:
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http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/products/rfm
Experienced Ruby developers can also acquire the Rfm package using
the 'gem' package manager.
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