Ruby Frameworks Overview: Rails, Sinatra, Hanami and More

Overview Ruby is a dynamic, expressive language with a strong history in web development. Several frameworks have emerged over the years, offering different trade-offs for speed, flexibility, and structure. In this article, we’ll explore the most popular Ruby web frameworks and help you choose the right one for your project. 1. Ruby on Rails The most popular and full-featured Ruby framework. Pros: Convention over configuration Built-in ORM (ActiveRecord), migrations, mailers, etc. Large community and ecosystem Cons: Heavy for small applications Learning curve for beginners Example: # config/routes.rb Rails.application.routes.draw do get '/hello', to: 'welcome#index' end # app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb class WelcomeController < ApplicationController def index render plain: "Hello from Rails!" end end 2. Sinatra A lightweight DSL for quickly creating web applications. ...

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · John Cena