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Foxx Documentation: Write an introduction
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Think of an Foxx app as a typical web app similar to any other web app using Think of an Foxx app as a typical web app similar to any other web app using
other technologies. A Foxx app provides one or more URLs, which can either other technologies. A Foxx app provides one or more URLs, which can either
be accessed directly from the browser or from a backend application written e.g. in be accessed directly from the browser or from a backend application written e.g. in
Ruby or C#. A Foxx app has a routing, accesses data (in ArangoDB), manipulates data, Ruby or C#. Other features include:
it can deliver static HTML pages, CSS, Images and much more.
* **Routing:** Define arbitrary routes namespaced via the `Controllers`
* **Accesses data:** Direct access to all data in ArangoDB using simple queries, AQL, traversals and more
* **Manipulates data:** Create new or manipulate existing entries
* Deliver **static files** like HTML pages, CSS or images directly
The typical request to a Foxx application will work as follows (only conceptually, The typical request to a Foxx application will work as follows (only conceptually,
a lot of the steps are cached in reality): a lot of the steps are cached in reality):