Articles tagged “top-ten”

• Ruby on Rails: Top 10 Gems

  ~ by Jonathan Martin

  After developing a number of Rails 3 apps, I’ve come to build up a list of “prerequisite” gems that I must install before I decide to include anything else.

  Without further ado, here are my top 10 must have gems for RESTful, DRY development.

  simple_form

  Let’s face it: as awesome as Rails is, form building is not exactly its forte. That’s why I recommend simple_form, a gem that makes form partials a breeze to customize, generate, and understand. With support for native I18n, inline validations, nested models, extensive options, and unbeatable customization, simple_form is a serious deal for forms.

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