One of frequently used frameworks for development of web applications is Ruby on Rails which is written in Ruby language. RoR is open source framework for development of simple and complete web applications consisting of rich functionality & interactivity. Deployment of web solutions using Ruby on Rails is quite easy as it effortlessly works with different type of servers.

RoR can be segregated into 4 packages:

1. Active Record: It is suited for interactivity with databases.
2. Action Pack: It is request to response; on rails.
3. Active Support: Consisting library extensions & utility classes.
4. Action Web Service: Provides support from server side for protocols such as XML-RPC & SOAP.

Any website designing company gets to utilize the powerful features of this web development framework to create elegant as well as powerful web applications quite effortlessly. Some popular sites which use this development framework are Twitter, Xing, Scribed, Holu and Urban Dictionary.

Ruby on Rails has been developed by using design pattern which is known as Model-View-Controller. Developers favor using this framework for development of applications because of its Convention over Configuration philosophy and also due to its close connection with supple methodology of development. Due to these features development time is much shorter as compared to other web application development platforms.

Some of the features which make Ruby on Rails popular are:

1. Application can be developed using less code.
2. Best suited for developing database driven websites.
3. Facilitates easy deployment as the framework is adaptable with different databases & web servers.
4. Provides easy compliance with a variety of databases ranging from SQL Server, Oracle to MySQL and DB2.
5. Having the compilation phase is not required in Ruby on Rails website design development.