Exercise 6 and 7

I believe that Ruby-on-Rails will be a very suitable framework for the completion of this online taxi booking system. It provides a framework to which it is easy (for some) to create online booking systems such as the online taxi booking system. Some quotes from some developers tend to back up this assertion.

“Ruby on Rails is astounding. Using it is like watching a kung-fu movie, where a dozen bad-ass frameworks prepare to beat up the little newcomer only to be handed their asses in a variety of imaginative ways.”

-Nathan Torkington, O’Reilly Program Chair for OSCON

“Rails is the most well thought-out web development framework I’ve ever used. And that’s in a decade of doing web applications for a living. I’ve built my own frameworks, helped develop the Servlet API, and have created more than a few web servers from scratch. Nobody has done it like this before.”

-James Duncan Davidson, Creator of Tomcat and Ant

There are a couple of hosting solutions available for the new online taxi booking system. The first of which is the creation of an in house web server that is built and connected through the businesses internet connection to the internet. This might not be the best way to go about it depending on the size of the business and budget of the project. This solution could entail the purchasing of a dedicated web server that will need to be configured to host a secure website on facing the internet, this will also require the knowledge of an IT professional to configure and maintain.

The second option is for the business to purchase some web hosting space from a dedicated website hosting company. This could be a more viable option for a small business as there will be no need to purchase dedicated web server hardware or hire an IT professional to maintain the system. This solution will entail a monthly fee for the website to be hosted.