Tools to help you better understand the code

While joining other peoples Ruby on Rails project, you need some tools better understand the code.
Remember those 4 topics:
1. Class Diagram
2. Gems
3. Test before the change
4. Take care of your team style

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1. Tools to help you better
   understand
   other/your code
   David Paluy, @dpaluy
   @RailsIsrael2013
   Blog: dpaluy.github.io
   

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2. Agenda
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   Working with other people's code
   ●
   Class Diagram
   ●
   Outdated Gems
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   Test before Refactoring
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   Style your code
   

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3. I am a Starter
   

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4. It doesn't pay my bills, Yet!
   

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5. Working with
   Other People's Code
   

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6. The only valid measurement of code quality:
   WTFs/minute
   source
   

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7. You need tools, to find the needle!
   

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8. Class Diagram
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   Rails ERD
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   RailRoady
   

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9. Gems
   

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10. bundle outdated
    

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11. Tracking Gems
    ●
    gem-changelog
    ●
    changelog_diff (by David Miani)
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    gemnasium.com
    

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12. Test before ...!
    

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13. Each Developer has his own style?
    

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14. Check your Style
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    roodi
    ●
    rails_best_practices
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    sandi_meter
    

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15. Summary
    

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16. Any fool can write code that a computer can
    understand. Good programmers write code
    that humans can understand.
    Martin Fowler
    

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