I understand that Rails (3) will continue to consist of the infrastructure components that make up it now, i.e. ActiveRecord, ActiveSupport, ActionPack, even prototype.js, etc. It's just that the inside has been significantly reorganized and cleaned up and it will be much easier to swap components for alternatives. For example, perhaps replacing ActiveRecord with a Data Mapper.
- The tag line for Rails 3 is the same as Burger King ie Have It Your Way (I'm not joking!)
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