Ruby on Rails (aka RoR)  is a web development framework for rapid web application development. It is written in Ruby programming language. The advantage of RoR over Java is Java is very heavy and bloated. Ruby on Rails comparitively is very lean and can get you up and running very quickly.

David Heinemeier Hansson  is the original creator of Rails Framework while working at 37 Signals. US has really caught up big time on Rails and India is not far behind.

Global Software Consulting (Gloscon – http://www.gloscon.com) is a 2 year old company which is fast growing and expanding its resource pool in Ruby on Rails. RailsHouse India(http://www.railshouse.com)  is a division of Gloscon which is executing number of Large Social Networking projects in RoR.

“There is a severe shortage of skilled manpower with RoR Skills. There are many Java developers who have slowly transitioned to Ruby, but in India, its relatively new” – says Roshan Shah – CEO – Gloscon. We had to create a different training company Openkick Technologies (http://www.openkick.com) to help us get the necessary resources to meet the growing demands of our clientbase. Lateral hiring is not helping.

With a team of 60 people in Gloscon India Development Team in Ahmedabad and with OpenKick now tapping on local resources, Gujarat is leading the pack in Ruby on Rails development in India.

There are not many RoR Sites that Indian companies can showcase today, but the stage is going to set.  There are many meetups in Pune, Bangalore, Delhi  where there are ongoing technical sessions.  This year is going to be a Bonanza for those making a career shift to RoR.