Hey everyone,
I’m trying to level up my Ruby on Rails skills and I’m hoping to find a top-notch project on GitHub that really shows off the best ways to build a Rails app. I’ve been googling around but haven’t found anything that really stands out.
Does anyone know of a project that:
- Uses the latest Rails version
- Has clean, well-organized code
- Follows Rails conventions and best practices
- Includes good test coverage
- Maybe even has some cool features or integrations
I’m not looking for anything too huge or complex, just something that would be good to study and learn from. If you’ve come across anything like this in your own Rails journey, I’d love to hear about it!
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
I can definitely relate to your quest for a stellar Rails project to learn from. In my experience, one standout example is the open-source Discourse forum software. It’s built with Rails and showcases many best practices.
What I appreciate about Discourse is how it balances being a full-featured app while still maintaining clean, modular code. The test coverage is extensive, and they stay current with Rails versions. Plus, it’s actively maintained, so you can see how they handle updates and refactoring over time.
Another project worth checking out is Lobsters, a link aggregation site. It’s smaller in scope than Discourse but still demonstrates solid Rails conventions and has some interesting features like user invitations and voting.
Both of these projects have taught me a lot about structuring larger Rails apps and implementing advanced features. They’re great for diving into the code and seeing how experienced developers tackle real-world challenges in Rails.