Welcome CircleSource - Ruby On Rails

Fast Web 2.0 Application Development for low cost using Ruby on Rails!

We offer Fast, low cost web 2.0 application development with quality product mangers in the US and talented developers based in Bangalore, India. Web 2.0 is a buzzword that refers to all the new things happening on the internet. Tim O'Reilly's "What is Web 2.0" is a good place to start to learn more about it.

What is Ruby on Rails: We develop web applications, using agile development techniques with Ruby on Rails. Other tools like Basecamp, Subversion, Blogs and Aggregators enhance the joy in development. Rails is a full-stack framework for developing powerful database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Control pattern, accessible using any internet browser.
Rails is built on the:
	Interpreted Dynamically typed Pure object-oriented Scripting language, from Japan named Ruby. It’s Simple, straightforward and extensible.
Scalable, reliable, maintainable and easy to use applications can be developed in weeks instead of months using Ruby on Rails. Some cutting edge Rails features:
	.Ajax using RJS .Object-relational mapping (ORM) .Convention over configuration promoting simplicity .Generators to automate repeating tasks .Integrated test framework .Automated application deployment promoting frequent releases to production .Web services integration .Migrations with the ability to deploy/rollback database schema changes.
How we do it:
All of these points below enable us to develop a better product, faster and for a lower cost. Yes, Faster, Better and Cheaper you can pick all three.
Better product:
.	Applications offered as a service in the browser: Agile service that adjusts to the market quickly. Faster feedback cycles from users and quick improvements. Better maintenance. Easier to use.
.	Collective user intelligence: Network effects of user actions taken advantage of. Amazon recommendations, Google's page-rank, delicious, Flickr tags etc.
.	Ajax and SPIN (Single Page Inter-Networked) applications: AJAX is addictive. Once you use an AJAX app, you just can’t go back. Application is easier and simpler to use if designed well.
.	Popularity of Simple designs: User conscious product design is what makes or breaks it. Google, Apple, 37signal apps show that simple is better.
.	Process that encourages motivation: We are motivated to solve tough problems. All problems are tough if we try to be the best in it. This along with responsibility with accountability and healthy doses of celebration help our teams to be motivated and do the best work on any job.

Faster development:
.	Fix Time and Budget, Flex Scope: Finish the application in a fixed time frame and leave the scope flexible. Solve only the most important problem and market it.
.	Ruby on Rails: Agile development and AJAX made easier to work with.
.	Global time difference: Development carried out all round the day. Team in India checks-in current code every US morning. US product manager tests, solves issues and raises tickets as necessary.
.	Effective tools: Project management tools like Basecamp, Writeboard and RSS tools like blogs, aggregators reduce the information gap. An event is communicated as soon as it happens.
.	Continuous integration: Frequent check-ins keep the application always deployable and ensure its health.
.	Frequent releases: Small changes are sent to production frequently and catastrophic failures prevented.
.	Outsourcing: Initial shared hosting with Textdrive, Site5, OCS Hosting, accounting, legal services, sometimes graphic design, Logo design is outsourced. We do only what we are best at, outsourcing everything else to others who are best at it.
.	Test first development: Comprehensive test suites are developed faster. Refactoring is made easier.
.	Getting Real and Lean Thinking (pdf): Do nothing unless it really, really adds value. Spec, meetings, extra features, all go down the drain.

Low cost:
.	Offshoring: Cost effective development in India.
.	Opensource software: Ruby, Rails, Apache, MySQL, Solaris, LighttpD, Subversion, Wordpress, Typo, etc.
.	Low cost hosted tools: Email, IM, Basecamp, Aggregators, initial application hosting.
.	Cheap hardware: Moore's law, Redundant commodity servers architected for reliability.
.	Cheap communication: IM, VOIP, Webcams, screencasts and the ever increasing email
.	Low cost/Open API's: Amazon's S3, Mechanical Turk, Google Maps, Calendar APIs, Yahoo Flickr, Delicious APIs, Ebay API, Windows LIVE platform, More APIs....
.	Long tail marketing: Its easier to get in touch with your user base how ever small it is through RSS, targeted blogging and targeted Ads.