As Rails applications grow they see a lot of the same problems that any enterprise level software project will see at some point: longer running test suites, more complex code interaction, and a rising requirement to keep "all that stuff" in your head at once. Rails may hav...

It's true that goods are better distributable when they are in packages. That is the common view of what Ruby gems and Rails engines are: packages for distribution. This perception misses the great value that comes from packaging without distribution. That is what makes compon...

You have a big Rails app and are feeling the pains? Stories are hard to deliver, code is hard to refactor, and your tests take a looong time? Getting you and your codebase out of this situation requires you to stop developing a "Rails application” and start refactoring towards...