Fast Rails updates through minimal dependencies:

A quick note on dependencies in Ruby on Rails projects

fngtps.com 11 Jan '13, 11am

Fast Rails updates through minimal dependencies:

In response to the latest Ruby on Rails security announcement we upgraded all of our clients’ Rails projects in less than 36 hours. On average it took around 30 minutes to upgrade a project from checkout to deployment. On Twitter we mentioned our ‘minimal dependency policy’ in projects as being one of the reasons we could move so quickly. We got some questions about what that means exactly. First off it’s important to note that this policy is not something we’ve printed on a sign and hung on the wall. It’s just one of practices that’s part of the culture at Fingertips. It’s surprisingly easy to follow; when you work on a new feature and want to add a dependency you ask yourself if you really need it. Please note that in this context, a dependency can be an external library, a piece of code you copy from another project into `lib/`, or even requiring something from the stan...

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@AmyStephen » 28 Jan '13, 1am
@funkatron Oh. Not yet. But, it's on the list, yes. Unrelated, thought you'd like [link]
@diegoholiveira » 26 Jan '13, 10pm
RT @lsmith: using #composerphp takes away a lot of the pain with dependencies but this doesn't mean you don't need to sanity check [link]
@lsmith » 26 Jan '13, 10pm
using #composerphp takes away a lot of the pain with dependencies but this doesn't mean you don't need to sanity check [link]
@MarkStarkman » 15 Jan '13, 8pm
"Do I really, really need this?" - A quick note on minimal dependencies in #rubyonrails - [link]
@apeacox » 12 Jan '13, 2pm
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@rethinkdb » 12 Jan '13, 3am
Today in the office we've discussed about project dependencies (in general). Now I find others using the same approach: [link]
@christos » 11 Jan '13, 7pm
RT @thijs: A more extreme way to put this would be: “We’ve been hired to write an app, not to glue Gems together.” [link]
@RubyReflector » 11 Jan '13, 6pm
Top Ruby Article: A quick note on dependencies in Ruby on Rails projects: [link]
@mcguirejpatrick » 11 Jan '13, 5pm
I buy it. [link]
@6c61 » 11 Jan '13, 4pm
RT @grmpyprogrammer: While specific to Rails, there are a lot of good questions being asked here [link]
@grmpyprogrammer » 11 Jan '13, 4pm
While specific to Rails, there are a lot of good questions being asked here [link]
@danielvlopes » 11 Jan '13, 4pm
So true: [link]
@thijs » 11 Jan '13, 3pm
A more extreme way to put this would be: “We’ve been hired to write an app, not to glue Gems together.” [link]
@thelucid » 11 Jan '13, 3pm
Fast Rails updates through minimal dependencies: [link] via @fngtps …wholeheartedly agree with this after 8 years with Rails.
@Zanarkam » 11 Jan '13, 3pm
A quick note on dependencies in Ruby on Rails projects: In response to the latest Ruby on Rails security announc... [link]
@fallenhitokiri » 11 Jan '13, 3pm
I don't completely agree but worth reading [link] "minimal dependencies in RoR - faster and easier updating"
@mechanical_fish » 11 Jan '13, 2pm
Find the dependencies and eliminate them: [link]
@22bytes » 11 Jan '13, 1pm
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@thomasfuchs » 11 Jan '13, 1pm
RT @jkreeftmeijer: "Does the library I want to use fit my problem really well or am I better off writing 20 lines of code myself?" [link]
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