A video is worth a million words

Note: The startup steps of all videos here are out of date. Please refer to the latest StartUp (v1.0.x) which is much simpler. Please download the videos for better viewing experience.

Hello World Description: a simple Hello World application
Features:
  • flexible controller
  • convention over configuration
  • no compilation
  • no deployment
  • code generator
Watch: YouTube Web
Creating a customer service site in 7 Minutes Description: building a customer feedback site from scratch in 7 minutes
Features:
  • no compile-deploy-shutdown-restart cycle
  • type-and-refresh development style
  • full RESTful routes
  • dynamic configuration changes
Watch: Web YouTube
Creating a weblog in 15 Minutes Description: building a blog application from scratch in 15 minutes
Features:
  • no compile-deploy-shutdown-restart cycle
  • type-and-refresh development style
  • validations
  • full RESTful support
  • powerful ActiveRecord with convenient associations
  • counter_cache and cascades
Watch: Web YouTube (Part 1) YouTube (Part 2)
Web publishing your database instantly Description: web publishing your databases instantly in multiple styles
Features:
  • in action style with auto.crud property
  • in RESTful style with auto.rest property
  • in RESTful style with data browser for multiple databases
Note: This video was created about one year ago. Since then, one configuration has changed. If you want to follow the screencast, you need to set "auto.crud=true" in config/environment.properties file.
Watch: YouTube Web

Acknowledgement: All music pieces were provided by Ms. Zhang Bei