What are routes in Ruby on Rails?

What are routes in Ruby on Rails?

Routes in Ruby on Rails are used to define the paths that users can take in your application. They map HTTP requests to controller actions.

How do I create a new route?

You can create a new route in the config/routes.rb file using the get, post, put, or delete methods, depending on the HTTP verb.

Can you give me an example of a route?

Sure! A simple route could look like this: get 'articles', to: 'articles#index', which maps a GET request for '/articles' to the index action of the ArticlesController.

What is the difference between resources and routes?

Using resources in Rails automatically creates all the standard routes for a resource, while defining routes manually gives you more control over each route.