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Getting started with rails? Must have gems?

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ruby

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I'm starting work on a project using Rails, but I'm waiting for the 3rd edition of the pragmatic rails book to come out before I purchase a book.

Anyway, my question is a bit more pointed than how do I get started...

What are some of the must have gems that everyone uses?

I need basic authentication, so I have the restful authentication gem, but beyond that, I don't know what I don't know. Is there a run down of this information somewhere? Some basic setup that 99% of the people start with when starting a new rails application?

Thanks in advance.

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scubabbl Avatar asked Sep 22 '08 19:09

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The gems and plugins that I tend to use on most of my projects are:

  • Restful Authentication -- For authentication
  • Will Paginate -- For pagination
  • Attachment Fu -- For image and file attachments
  • RedCloth -- For textile rendering
  • Capistrano -- For deployment
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guitsaru Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 01:10

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