Open Source Projects
Paperclip
Paperclip is a file attachment plugin for Ruby on Rails’ Active Record classes which turns files into attributes that work the same way as normal database fields.
Factory Girl
Factory Girl provides a framework and DSL to define and use factories which create data in test suites. It is less error-prone, more explicit, and easier to work with than fixtures.
High Voltage
DANGER! Via a rails gem, High Voltage provides a simple "static page" controller to serve "about us" and "faq" type pages that don't hit the database.
Suspenders
A Rails project template, intended to keep app baselines up to date. Includes shoulda, mocha, factory_girl, Hoptoad, git rake tasks, cap recipes, etc.
Shoulda
Shoulda makes it easy to write elegant, understandable, and maintainable tests. Shoulda consists of matchers, assertions, and helpers that make testing a breeze.
Clearance
Clearance is a Ruby on Rails engine for authentication with email and password. It includes sign up, sign in, sign out, and password reset features.
Pacecar
Pacecar is a Ruby on Rails framework plugin which adds scope class methods and query instance methods to ActiveRecord classes via database column introspection.
Flutie
Flutie is a set of default styles which enable development teams to skip decisions and start a project with decent looking web pages.
Boston.rb Hackfest
When:
First Tuesday of every month
Where:
What:
The Boston Ruby hackfest is a monthly occasion for every Ruby developer in the Boston area to get together. We've contributed patches to large projects, developed and released gems, and helped each other through particularly tricky Rails bugs. thoughtbot provides dinner, wireless, monitors, and comfortable chairs. See you on the first Tuesday of the month!
