Project Description.NET Services for Ruby is an open source software development kit (SDK) that helps Ruby programs communicate with Microsoft .NET Services using plain HTTP. Specifically the SDK includes set of REST libraries, tools, prescriptive patterns & guidance & sample applications that will enhance productivity for Ruby developers. Developers will be able to leverage the .NET Services to extend their Ruby applications by using the Microsoft cloud services platform to build, deploy and manage reliable, Internet-scale applications.
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| Microsoft is the project sponsor and provides architectural guidance and best practices for .NET Services. | ThoughtWorks is actively involved in some of the world's leading Ruby projects and is excited to be driving the development on .NET Services Ruby. |
OverviewMicrosoft® .NET Services is a key component of the Microsoft Cloud Computing Platform that offers a set of Microsoft-hosted, highly scalable, developer-oriented services that provide key building blocks required by many cloud-based and cloud-aware applications. Much like the .NET Framework provides higher-level class libraries that make developers more productive, .NET Services enables a developer to focus on their application logic rather than building and deploying their own cloud-based infrastructure services.
As part of Microsoft®'s commitment to interoperability, .NET Services offers interoperability by design through industry standards and web protocols such as REST, SOAP, WS-*, as well as through community based libraries that make it easier to use the services. While more services are in the works, .NET Services currently includes three core components—Access Control, Service Bus, and Workflow service.
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