Why Ruby on Rails exists - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to show the main goal of Ruby on Rails.

Ruby on Rails

Rails was created to [1] web application development.

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Aignore

Bslow down

Ccomplicate

Dspeed up

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'slow down' because it sounds like a control word.

Selecting 'ignore' as it doesn't fit the purpose of a framework.

Ruby on Rails was designed to speed up web development by providing ready-to-use tools and conventions.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the sentence about Rails philosophy.

Ruby on Rails

Rails follows the principle of [1], which means less code and more productivity.

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ACode Without Rules

BWrite Everything Twice

CDon't Repeat Yourself

DIgnore Best Practices

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Common Mistakes

Choosing options that suggest writing code multiple times.

Selecting options that imply ignoring rules.

"Don't Repeat Yourself" means Rails encourages writing code once to avoid duplication.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the sentence about Rails conventions.

Ruby on Rails

Rails uses [1] over configuration to simplify development.

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Aconfiguration

Bconvention

Ccomplication

Dconfusion

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'configuration' which reverses the principle.

Selecting negative words like 'complication' or 'confusion'.

Rails prefers 'Convention over Configuration' to reduce the need for setup by following standard ways.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the sentence about Rails benefits.

Ruby on Rails

Rails provides [1] and [2] to help developers build apps faster.

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Atools

Berrors

Cconventions

Dbugs

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'errors' or 'bugs' which are problems, not benefits.

Rails offers tools and conventions that make development quicker and easier.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to describe Rails features.

Ruby on Rails

Rails uses [1] to handle database, [2] for web pages, and [3] to manage user requests.

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AActive Record

BAction View

CAction Controller

DActive Job

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Confusing 'Active Job' which handles background jobs, not the main MVC parts.

Active Record manages the database, Action View renders web pages, and Action Controller handles user requests in Rails.