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Jseb
Jseb

Reputation: 1934

Ruby on rails making an app for smartphone

I want to build an app that use in the backend Ruby on Rails. However my problem comes in the lack of information i found on it. My goals is not just to create a website but an application that interacts with it, like my android facebook app when pressing menu I get button like logout and so on.

I am wondering if their exists tutorial on how to build an application but using rails or should i scrap my entire website and do it in php. I am looking for guide and tutorial. Thanks in advance

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1031

Answers (3)

kypalmer
kypalmer

Reputation: 464

From what I understand of your problem, you want to use the robustness of Ruby to develop a native app (not just another app that mirrors a website).

The best thing I know of for this is RubyMotion. The bummer is the cost ($200). But then you would get to accomplish your task.

Upvotes: 0

Joshua
Joshua

Reputation: 1808

A little unclear from your original question, but if you are looking to create a mobile app using Ruby (and a structure similar to Ruby on Rails) then you may be interested in Rhomobile. It is a cross-platform mobile application framework that uses Ruby for its backend code, and follows a structure similar to (older) Ruby on Rails versions.

Upvotes: 3

SLaks
SLaks

Reputation: 887365

You can build an app on any platform and make it interact with your Rails-based server using HTTP requests (like AJAX).
You can send information back and forth using JSON or XML; you would probably need to make a new set of actions for the app to use.

There is no reason to use PHP. ever.

Upvotes: 3

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