common gems - basic starter for Rails projects

commongems.rb

# better error messages
gem 'better_errors'

# authentication
gem 'devise'

# roles and authorization
gem 'cancancan'

# preview emails in browser
gem 'letter_opener'

# testing
gem 'rspec-rails'
gem 'shoulda-matchers'

# allows you to do fast remote deployments of you website, as multiple environments are supported and all the work is done in only one SSH session
gem 'mina'

# forms
gem 'simple_form'

# factory_girl provides a framework and DSL for defining and using factories - less error-prone, more explicit, and all-around easier to work with than fixtures.
gem 'factory_girl'