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Updating the global Rails README following work by @strzalek et al which extracted Action View to a separate gem, and also some other improvements.

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* Reordered the paragraphs from View-Model-Controller to Model-Controller-View, based on how (IMHO) most people think about the structure and hierarchy of the framework and their code in it.
* Added references to ActionView's README in the _View_ paragraph
* Reworded the _Controller_ paragraph to briefly mentioned routing as handled by Action Dispatch, and that both Action Dispatch and Action Controller work together to form the request-handling Action Pack
* Removed paragraph saying Action Pack is coupled with Action View, as this is no longer the case
* Added brief references to Action Mailer and Active Support, since they are both major Rails components. Briefly mentioned in the _View_ paragraph that Action View is often used to generate the body of the email, in addition to the other typical of using to build a response body.
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@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ pattern.
Understanding the MVC pattern is key to understanding Rails. MVC divides your
application into three layers, each with a specific responsibility.
The _View layer_ is composed of "templates" that are responsible for providing
appropriate representations of your application's resources. Templates can
come in a variety of formats, but most view templates are HTML with embedded
Ruby code (ERB files).
The _Model layer_ represents your domain model (such as Account, Product,
Person, Post, etc.) and encapsulates the business logic that is specific to
your application. In Rails, database-backed model classes are derived from
@ -24,16 +19,26 @@ as provided by the Active Model module. You can read more about Active Record
in its [README](activerecord/README.rdoc).
The _Controller layer_ is responsible for handling incoming HTTP requests and
providing a suitable response. Usually this means returning HTML, but Rails
controllers can also generate XML, JSON, PDFs, mobile-specific views, and
more. Controllers manipulate models and render view templates in order to
generate the appropriate HTTP response.
providing a suitable response. Usually this means returning HTML, but Rails controllers
can also generate XML, JSON, PDFs, mobile-specific views, and more. Controllers load and
manipulate models, and render view templates in order to generate the appropriate HTTP response.
In Rails, incoming requests are routed by Action Dispatch to an appropriate controller, and
controller classes are derived from `ActionController::Base`. Action Dispatch and Action Controller
are bundled together in Action Pack. You can read more about Action Pack in its
[README](actionpack/README.rdoc).
In Rails, the Controller and View layers are handled together by Action Pack.
These two layers are bundled in a single package due to their heavy interdependence.
This is unlike the relationship between Active Record and Action Pack, which are
independent. Each of these packages can be used independently outside of Rails. You
can read more about Action Pack in its [README](actionpack/README.rdoc).
The _View layer_ is composed of "templates" that are responsible for providing
appropriate representations of your application's resources. Templates can
come in a variety of formats, but most view templates are HTML with embedded
Ruby code (ERB files). Views are typically rendered to generate a controller response,
or to generate the body of an email. In Rails, View generation is handled by Action View.
You can read more about Action View in its [README](actionview/README.rdoc).
Active Record, Action Pack, and Action View can each be used independently outside Rails.
In addition to them, Rails also comes with Action Mailer ([README](actionmailer/README.rdoc)), a library
to generate and send emails; and Active Support ([README](activesupport/README.rdoc)), a collection of
utility classes and standard library extensions that are useful for Rails, and may also be used
independently outisde Rails.
## Getting Started