End Point Corporation uses Ruby on Rails to deliver web applications
that are quick to build, easy to maintain, and easy to expand. Rails is
a groundbreaking development framework that gets many "best practices"
correct, right out of the box. Rails' well-designed framework and End
Point's extensive development history make for a powerful combination. For additional information, see the Rails FAQ.
Why Ruby on Rails?
The right thing in the right place
Rails keeps how your data is defined separate from how you interact with
it and how it looks. This clean separation of concerns gives huge
benefits: changes to your application can frequently be accomplished in
one place only, creating "agile", more reliable web applications. Rails
prefers convention over configuration, allowing programmers to
create more business-critical code with less work.
No licensing hassles, no recurring fees
Like other software favored by End Point, Ruby on Rails is open-source software, there are no licensing fees required to use it. That means there's no fee to start using the software, no fee to keep using it, and no ever-changing "end-user license agreement" to suffer under. Once you've installed it and have it running, it's yours to use as you see fit.
"Web 2.0" interfaces
Rails offers seamless integration with cutting edge "Web 2.0" features
that give richer, more interactive user experiences. Fast response
times, easy user interfaces -- Rails can help you take advantage of it.
Secure, high-performance hosting
Rails' flexibility combined with End Point's extensive e-commerce hosting
experience means we give you a fast, secure hosting environment.
A rich plugin interface
Rails has a large community around it creating free-to-use plugins,
should the core Rails features not solve all your development
challenges. This translates to less time and expense developing modules
to fit your site's needs.
Easy database interaction
Rails makes interacting with databases easy, creating seamless
database-backed code. Rails generates clean SQL behind the scenes to
save developer time. Rails can work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle,
Microsoft SQL Server and other databases. Combined with End Point's rich
experience programming with PostgreSQL, we create Rails apps with clean
database designs that stay clean.
