Re: The Well Tempered Ruby Application

On 9/13/06, Tim Becker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been starting to put together a small sample project like GNU's
> "Hello" (http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/) that provides just the
> framework of everything that a well behaved Ruby project should
> contain. The project should serve a dual role of providing a template
> for new projects and as a tutorial. I've done some cursory searching,
> but I haven't found anything.

This looks very promising Tim. Thanks for getting started on it. :)

> [snip]
> Does anyone know of a similar project, or would be interested in
> providing some input?

I wouldn't worry about doing anything with "coding style", since
everyone has their own preferences.

I'd also add stuff about creating and uploading your site to rubyforge.

Also, you may want to go to your rubyforge admin page and:

1. Shut off the following items unless/until you decide you need them:
    * Forums
    * Tracker
    * Tasks
    * Docs
    * Surveys
    * News

2. Start a mailing list for the hello project.

> Or even suggest some particularly nice
> real-world projects that can be used for inspiration.

These should be good examples to have a look at:

* rake
* rubygems
* rmagick

---John