Part IV Distributed Programming with Ruby on Rails

When I came up with the idea for this book, I intended to make it strictly about “pure” Ruby. I had no intention of including any chapters that were specific to Ruby on Rails. However, after thinking about it, I realized it would be hard not to include the next couple of chapters. They focus on tools that work only within a Ruby on Rails environment, but they are so helpful that I would be remiss if I did not include them. They also demonstrate a few interesting architectural points worth discussing.

If you use Ruby on Rails, there is no reason for you not to read this part of the book. The tools in this part can help your Ruby on Rails applications scale and be more efficient and easier to ...

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