MVC Ruby in less than 5k. The wonder of Camping

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A nearly 20‑year‑old MVC microframework gets resurrected and made to run on modern Ruby with only a couple of code changes; the core is minified to 5,181 bytes and still provides models, controllers, views, a reloader and a Rack server that actually works. It leverages Ruby metaprogramming, mab templates, Rack conventions, and Sequel for models, shows the route/URL builder and plugin pattern, adds tests, fixes breakage, and proves compact code can be maintainable.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:56What is Camping
3. 7:36Camping’s MVC and single-file design
4. 10:51Routes and controllers
5. 13:21Models and plugins
6. 16:55Camping with Rack
7. 22:58Camping server
8. 24:23Ruby’s role
9. 25:30Why Camping and community

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