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Merb

Merb is a discontinued model–view–controller web framework in Ruby, notable as a precursor to Rails 3. It brought increased focus on speed and modularity to Rails 3. The name Merb is a contraction of "Mongrel" and "Erb".

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Precursor to and merge with Rails 3

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Differences from Ruby on Rails

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Developers
Ezra Zygmuntowicz & Yehuda Katz
Final release
1.1.3 / July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)
License
MIT License
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
Ezra Zygmuntowicz
Repository
github.com/merb/merb

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Precursor to and merge with Rails 3

Differences from Ruby on Rails

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Merb

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples39
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

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Merb

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related to Precursor to and merge with Rails 3 · 8
Merb → API, Ezra Zygmuntowicz, It, Most, Rails, Rails's, RubyConf, Yehuda Katz
related to Modularity · 7
Merb → Datamapper, ERB, Merb's, Mongrel, MVC, Rack, The
related to Performance and scalability · 4
Merb → ActiveRecord, David Heinemeier Hansson, Rails, Some
related to Well-defined API · 4
Merb → API, Before, Rails, With
related to Differences from Ruby on Rails · 3
Merb → APIlack, Merb's, Rails
is a · 2
Merb → contraction of, discontinued model
related to External links · 2
Merb → Merbivore, Official Merb Site
Developers · 1
Merb → Ezra Zygmuntowicz & Yehuda Katz
Final release · 1
Merb → 1.1.3 / July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)
License · 1
Merb → MIT License

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rails api ruby modularity web controller merge performance scalability precursor framework mongrel erb layer model view well-defined faster ezra zygmuntowicz

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MerbDevelopersEzra Zygmuntowicz & Yehuda Katz1.00infobox
MerbFinal release1.1.3 / July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)1.00infobox
MerbLicenseMIT License1.00infobox
MerbOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
MerbOriginal authorEzra Zygmuntowicz1.00infobox
MerbRepositorygithub.com/merb/merb1.00infobox
MerbTypeWeb application framework1.00infobox
MerbWebsitehttp://www.merbivore.com1.00infobox
MerbWritten inRuby1.00infobox
Merbis adiscontinued model0.90text
Merbis acontraction of0.90text
Merbrelated to Differences from Ruby on RailsMerb's0.60section

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