Post on 28-May-2015
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Starting new Rails development ?
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Ruby
Ruby 1.8.x
● Exists since 2003
● Current stable version
● All gems should be compatible
● Slowest version
● Problems with garbage collector
Ruby Enterprise edition
● Developed by Phusion team
● Fully compatible with Ruby 1.8.6
● Memory print optimisation
● Garbage collection improvement
Ruby 1.9.x
● Stable (since 1.9.1)
● Memory print improvement
● Garbage collector improvement
● Not all gems are compatible
Web server and App server
Web servers and App servers
● Web server● Apache● Lighthttpd● Nginx
● App server● Mongrel● Thin● Passenger (aka Mod_Rails)
Databases
Different databases available
● Sqlite3
● Mysql
● PostgreSql
● Oracle
Testing
TDD vs BDD
● What's Test-Driven Development ?
● Software design method● Short development iteration
● What's Behaviour-Driven Development ?● Software design method● Use comprehensive specification in your native
language
Testing Frameworks (and friends)
● Testing frameworks
● Test::Unit
● Rspec
● Shoulda
● Mocking
● Mocha
● Flexmock
● RR
● Working with fixtures
● Fixtures
● Factory girl
● Machinist
Templating
Templating format
● Html/Erb
● HAML
● Textile (using RedCloth)
● Markaby
● Markdown (using BlueCloth)
Plugins
Authentication
● Restful_Authentication
● Historically the oldest● Probably currently the most used● The most complete
● Cleareance
● Easy setup● Easy syntax
● Authlogic
● Lighter implementation
Attachment
● Attachement_fu● Historically the first Rails attachment plugin● Polymorphism● Complex but customizable
● Paperclip● Newer● Lighter● No polymorphism● Works without Rmagick
Other useful plugins
● Will_paginate
● act_as_rated
● act_as_comentable
● Thinking Sphinx
Conclusion
What should I choose ?
There is not better solution than the one you're comfortable with !!
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Slides provided by Nicolas Alpi
Credits
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