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Ruby on Rails (www.rubyonrails.org) is one of the fastest growing new web programming languages in the open-source community. This is due to it's quick development time and the high quality and security of the web sites it produces.

Tortus Technologies started using Ruby on Rails in early 2006 and has not looked back. Since then, the increase in our productivity is only overshadowed by the quality of product we can produce. Tortus has developed a wide variety of Ruby on Rails web site modules including high-quality ecommerce packages, data importers, login systems and content management systems. Tortus has also accumulated the skills to design quality custom systems to meet the needs of businesses with more unique content. We're always eager to meet the challenge to design something new.

Fast

Unlike conventional languages like PHP and Perl, Ruby on Rails is a complete web development framework. It starts the web development process off with an intelligent structure into which a well-designed web site can be implemented. Ruby on Rails is fully object-oriented, which means more consistency and less redundancy. It is built on the acronym DRY, which stands for "don't repeat yourself". Once we set something up on your site, it is not necessary for us to set it up again. Ruby on Rails simplifies the nitty gritty details and handles the heavy lifting. Our job is simply to imagine what could be produced inside it's versatile frame. Using Ruby on Rails we can develop more in less time than with conventional languages.

Flexible

Ruby on Rails is designed with flexibility in mind, which inspires us to do the same. Ruby on Rails was designed by one company (www.37signals.com) with a desire to develop a high-quality online toolset. It was made by web developers for web developers to cover a wide variety of applications. It provides single points of access for what used to be separate elements, allowing us to more easily make changes both during development and after deployment.

Secure

Ruby on Rails treats each website as a complete unit. Other languages may require the intentional duplication or inclusion of code from page-to-page to maintain security. But Ruby on Rails provides the ability to secure entire areas and put restrictions on particular types of data across the entire site from one location. Once something is secured, it is always secure across the entire website. Any new page will automatically receive the same security. In addition, each Ruby on Rails website is channeled through a single access point. Programming and design code is not available to the web server until it is processed by Ruby on Rails. This requires and allows more thoughtful control over what is accessible and to whom it is accessible.

Tested

Ruby on Rails comes with a built-in system for writing tests. These tests use the same code that sends web pages to the internet and redirects the results to code that can review in detail each page and each piece of data within. Once written, an entire site can be tested in seconds and the same tests can be run repeatedly. They can be automated to run on a schedule and any errors can be emailed to the appropriate personnel for immediate resolution. These tests can be used to ensure your site continues to work the way it did when it went live. They can also be used to ensure future changes do not unintentionally change any existing functionality.

In addition, all our sites (both our Ruby on Rails sites and our legacy Perl websites) automatically and immediately email Tortus programmers of any critical failures. Our hope is that we will have fixed the problem before you even know about it.

Modern

Ruby on Rails has cutting-edge Web 2.0 functionality including AJAX and visual effects built right in, allowing us to develop richer and more intuitive web pages without affecting the usage of the page for those with older web browsers.

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