Hi Alex,

This is something that had not thought about. Thanks for pointing it out. 
Rebecca

On Friday, October 16, 2015 at 4:02:54 PM UTC-7, Alex Escalante wrote:
>
> Another important aspect of choosing a gem is which dependencies does 
> impose on you. For instance: lots of interesting engines and plugins rely 
> on Devise. That is generally a good choice because Devise is such a popular 
> gem. But if a developer tries to keep dependencies lean and extensible by 
> means of documented public interfaces, its really helpful and empowering
>
> Alchemy CMS, for instance, gives you an option to use your own auth gem 
> and they provide their own for Devise.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Alex Escalante
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> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Ian Young <[email protected] 
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>> Hey Rebecca,
>>  
>> The one piece of advice I always try to give folks starting out with Ruby 
>> is *how* to look for gems. Ruby Toolbox <https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/> 
>> is a really helpful tool. It groups gems by types of functionality, and it 
>> also gives you an idea of which gems for a given need are most popular and 
>> actively-maintained. So when I know I need a gem for something but don't 
>> know which gem I should use, I head over there to see what the top options 
>> are. Hope this helps!
>>  
>> Ian
>>  
>>  
>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015, at 08:08 AM, Rebecca Colavin wrote:
>>
>> Hi SdRuby!
>>  
>> As part of the program at SDlearn, students give a short presentation 
>> during week 7. My plan is to present on useful gems and people have given 
>> great suggestions (thanks Ben and Patrick!). A 
>>  
>> follow up question is "are there any little know gems that you feel 
>> should be more widely used?" And if you have any general advice on the 
>> subject, that would also be great. Thanks. 
>>
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