Is there a descent source that details the history and development of Ruby on Rails? I’m working on a paper for school, and am having a little trouble finding such a source.
thanks,
You'll find all you ever needed to know here:
LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You
You might also find this useful, even if the author's tone is often a bit abrasive:
Is there a descent source that details the history and development of Ruby on Rails?
You'll find all you ever needed to know here:
http://www.lmgtfy.com?q="ruby+on+rails"+history
You might also find this useful, even if the author's tone is often a bit abrasive:
Pots and kettles spring to mind. 
Colin
Google is a terribly unhelpful tool for much journalistic and historical analysis. Part of a serious problem with the no-memory generation we are now seeing.
Google and Wikipedia have been largely discredited because they lack the verifiability of primary sources (academically speaking).
awhitehttr@gmail.com -- I would love to see some of your research when you have it available. As far as I can tell, the early days of Rails (2005-2010) went largely undocumented from a journalistic perspective. I think analysis of the archives of the mailing lists as well as Github pull requests would be an interesting and worthwhile endeavor.
I would also try searching Lexus Nexus publications for published works that had interviews of some of the early creators of Rails. Also maybe dig through Ars Technica and some of the other specialized tech-focused bulletin boards to see if you can pull up some interesting discussions.
I would also point out that one of the significant turning points in Rails history was the 2009 Rails-Merb story, itself an interesting historical narrative given light of recent developments of Node/NPM.
Good luck! -Jason