App init

gistfile1.txt

> rails new sample_app --skip-test-unit -d postgresql
> cd sample_app

sample_app> vim .rvmrc
paste .vimrc gist
https://gist.github.com/3989303

sample_app> vim Gemfile
paste Gemfile gist
https://gist.github.com/3989287

Install gems
sample_app> bundle install --without production

Install and configure rspec
sample_app> rails generate rspec:install

sample_app> vim .gitignore
paste .gitignore gist
https://gist.github.com/3989408

sample_app> vim config/database.yml
paste database.yml gist
https://gist.github.com/3989428

Initialize the git repo
sample_app> git init
sample_app> git add .
sample_app> git commit -m "Initial commit"

Improve the Readme file
sample_app> vim README.rdoc
paste README.md gist
https://gist.github.com/3989345

sample_app> git mv README.rdoc README.md
sample_app> commit -am "Custom README"

Create the code repository in 
github (http://www.github.com/)
bitbucket (https://bitbucket.org/repo/create)
add Wiki and Issue Tracking

sample_app> git remote add origin <git@...>
sample_app> git push -u origin master

Create the project administration
assembla (https://www.assembla.com/) to add, share and update the project user stories with the team.

Create heroku deployment
sample_app> heroku create --stack cedar
sample_app> git push heroku master

Install rspec
sample_app> rails generate rspec:install

Configure Guard
https://gist.github.com/3989435

Initialize guard to work with RSpec
sample_app> guard init rspec

sample_app> vim Guardfile
paste gist
https://gist.github.com/3989960

Start Guard
sample_app> guard

if you get a Guard error complaining about the absence of a spec/routing directory, you can fix it by creating an empty one:
sample_app> mkdir spec/routing

Speed up tests with Spork, ad spork to Gemfile, install with bundle install
make the bootstrap with:
sample_app> spork --bootstrap



Add environment loading to the Spork.prefork block in spec/spec_helper.rb:
sample_app> vim spec/spec_helper.rb
paste gist:
https://gist.github.com/3990030

Install git flow
sample_app> git flow init



Create a branch to start modifications:
sample_app> git checkout -b content-pages
sample_app> rails generate controller StaticPages home help --no-test-framework