From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Delivered-To: chneukirchen@gmail.com Received: by 10.229.109.203 with SMTP id k11cs7390qcp; Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:48 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of rack-devel+bncCNq3rdOKCBCZ-bLyBBoEhKyF8w@googlegroups.com designates 10.223.25.193 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.223.25.193; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of rack-devel+bncCNq3rdOKCBCZ-bLyBBoEhKyF8w@googlegroups.com designates 10.223.25.193 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=rack-devel+bncCNq3rdOKCBCZ-bLyBBoEhKyF8w@googlegroups.com; dkim=pass header.i=rack-devel+bncCNq3rdOKCBCZ-bLyBBoEhKyF8w@googlegroups.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.223.25.193]) by 10.223.25.193 with SMTP id a1mr83649fac.48.1313651867994 (num_hops = 1); Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :message-id:references:to:x-mailer:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=lLO7bWfKem2BMAIM1ClyM/sMn++67HE4QmTL4+GeBIA=; b=u3K9DjMeu9T72HqprDgc4vYwqnSyPUKOjw370eQmqnjIxggFh5wIX0VCiSg0BttZHP zQ2ld1HkJUXR9zmUVkAW2c93mNeFAX6Pf5OrkLWfJiu/s71yQpvJBuX2eMa5iaMgDP/B /Pwy8TsfkxPPorzJ7tMk4MXAjYG2n15T1YA+U= Received: by 10.223.25.193 with SMTP id a1mr29021fac.48.1313651865651; Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:45 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: rack-devel@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.204.39.211 with SMTP id h19ls1785662bke.2.gmail; Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.228.129 with SMTP id je1mr64295bkb.3.1313651864180; Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.228.129 with SMTP id je1mr64294bkb.3.1313651864170; Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-bw0-f53.google.com (mail-bw0-f53.google.com [209.85.214.53]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id af1si984534bkc.0.2011.08.18.00.17.43 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:43 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 209.85.214.53 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of k.haase@finn.de) client-ip=209.85.214.53; Received: by bkd1 with SMTP id 1so1489604bkd.12 for ; Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.231.205 with SMTP id jr13mr158210bkb.382.1313651862767; Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [141.89.44.2] ([141.89.44.2]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id j17sm621085bks.46.2011.08.18.00.17.41 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:17:41 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: difference between normal rails application and rack application From: Konstantin Haase In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:17:41 +0200 Message-Id: References: To: rack-devel@googlegroups.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Original-Sender: k.haase@finn.de X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=neutral (google.com: 209.85.214.53 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of k.haase@finn.de) smtp.mail=k.haase@finn.de Reply-To: rack-devel@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list rack-devel@googlegroups.com; contact rack-devel+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 486215384060 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: rack-devel@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is no difference. As of Rails 2.3, Rails applications are Rack = applications. Rack is the library Rails uses to communicate with the web = server. If you are considering wether to use Rack "instead" of Rails, you = probably should just stay with Rails. Konstantin On Aug 18, 2011, at 06:34 , Uma Mahesh Nyros wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I am new to rack. I have few baisc questions on it. >=20 > Can I know the difference between normal rails application and rack > application.? What are the uses of rack application? Why we need to > use rack application ? >=20 >=20 > Thank You, > Uma Mahesh. >=20