Presenting the Halcyon JSON web app framework to Atlanta Ruby Users' Group.

1. Halcyon

2. I WORK
occasionally

3. HALCYON
web app framework

4. HALCYON
JSON light weight data transport layer
HTTP cross-platform communications layer
Rack app/server abstraction layer
Merb core extensions router

5. similar to XML
easy to read write (unlike
XML)
serializable
JSON cross platform

6. cross platform
request/response model
REST
HTTP uniform resource identifiers

7. small core
simple rules
powerful abstractions
Rack Jim Weirich

8. modular
active community, ever
increasing code quality
well documented
Merb easy