Ruby on Rails (RoR), released in 2004, is a dynamic open-source framework written in Ruby programming language for developing apps that operate like a true web page. Additionally, as a model-view-controller (MVC) architecture, Ruby on Rails allows building logic construction and high-performance via HTML, JavaScript, CSS files, and a set of default structures for a database, a web service, or web pages.
The emergence of Ruby on Rails has had a significant impact on web application development for over 17 years due to its notable features such as seamless database, migrations, view scaffolding, etc, which empowers rapid development.

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