Padrino Ruby Web Framework (Interview)

Adam and Wynn caught up with Arthur Chiu and Nathan Esquenazi from Padrino, the Ruby web framework built on top of Sinatra.

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Featuring:

• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Wynn Netherland – GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Padrino - über modular web framework built on top Sinatra
• #padrino - Padrino’s IRC channel @ irc.freenode.net
• Ramaze - “Web framework for Rubyists”
• Mountable apps in Padrino
• Rack provides a minimal interface between webservers supporting Ruby and Ruby frameworks.
• CodeRack - Rack middleware directory
• OmniAuth - flexible authentication system utilizing Rack middleware.
• padrino-recipes Examples of forthcoming Padrino plugins based on Thor
• Sammy.js - Sinatra-inspired javascript framework built on top of jQuery. It’s RESTful Evented JavaScript. Featured in Episode 0.2.2
• NestaCMS lightweight Content Management System from Graham Ashton, suitable for running small web sites or blogs. Nesta is written in Ruby using the Sinatra web framework.
• Presto Wynn’s shameless port of Nesta to Padrino powering his own site
• Express - Sinatra-inspired high performance, high class web development for Node.js
• Bowline Create desktop applications with HTML+CSS
• MongoDB Powerfully simple NoSQL database, supported in Padrino via Mongoid or Mongomapper

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!