disruptiveAgility is a portfolio of publicly released Ruby on Rails projects by freelance web application developer Ryan Lowe. Ryan lives in Ottawa, Canada and has been working with Ruby on Rails full time since May 2005.
Contact Ryan directly by email: rails[AT]ryanlowe[DOT]ca
disruptiveAgility projects are engineered exclusively using agile web development with Ruby on Rails.
Some features of this development approach include:
For more information about this development process, see the about alpha and about beta pages. Ryan customizes this process to the client and project's needs to be most efficient.
Whether you are looking to build a small agile Ruby on Rails webapp just to see how all of this process works, or if your business could benefit from the agile Rails approach on a larger project, a freelance developer is a great solution with less financial risk than hiring full time resources.
Disruptive is a buzzword, meant to get your attention. It refers to technology that incorporates engineering and creativity that challenges the status quo and makes established technology nervous.
disruptiveAgility projects are continuously evolving, made with bleeding edge web application technology and custom lightweight processes. They challenge people's assumptions about how software can help them, with an emphasis on pragmatism and solving real problems.
Many companies are attracted to Ruby on Rails because they have heard claims of faster development speeds. These claims are based on using the Rails platform in with lightweight/agile development practises and not in the traditional design-up-front or waterfall process.
If you're interested in Ruby on Rails for your company you should also be looking into an agile or lightweight development process because they go hand in hand. Ryan would be happy to introduce any team to the lightweight practises needed to fully leverage the Ruby on Rails framework.