Ruby on Rails consulting can help you develop high-performing applications fast

Ruby is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language that is dynamically typed and utilizes metaprogramming to create fully functional applications and leverages the power of 'gems'.

Ruby on Rails is an open-source web application development framework based on the Model-View-Controller architecture. It enables the fast deployment of complex projects as well as ongoing maintenance and support.

Combining these two things allows you to effortlessly create full applications in just a few lines of code.

An MVP is a critical milestone in modern digital product development.

Enterprises often struggle to develop prototypes quickly due:

• Team restrains
• Siloed processes
• Lack of data

It's easy to delay launching new products or internal tools because of these restrictions.

Ruby on Rails was made to kickstart beautiful and fully functional MVPs fast due to the pre-built functionalities it offers called 'gems' in addition to it being a highly-readable language, almost like reading normal English.

Combining a highly experienced team with the above factors lets any business prototype and diversify their product range fast.

The basic aim behind refactoring is to fix code problems but keep the current functionality of your application.

Refactoring makes the code more readable to the team working on it. It’s then easier – and cheaper – for them to continue developing and maintaining your product.

A ‘refactor’ means a single change in the code. To make or do a refactor means to introduce a particular fix which, in accordance with the above definition, enhances the code’s quality.

Here are some extra reasons to do it, if you weren’t convinced already:

1. Scout’s Rule

If you think about it, making errors when coding is inevitable. Maybe there are geniuses out there who always write clean and flawless code, but if so, they are rare. No matter how much experience they have, you can’t expect superhuman performance from your team, and you have to accept that their mistakes will be part and parcel of the process of developing a software solution.

Just like refactoring, fixing those mistakes is a part of the process.

If you see a code fragment that could have been written better, improve it. Immediately. If you don’t do it often enough, your product will suffer as current risks lead to future problems.

2. Improved Understanding of the Product

Refactoring helps developers understand how the product works and what it’s supposed to do.

They are more engaged in the project, can easily delegate tasks to other developers (who should now have no trouble reading and working with more understandable code), and can take full advantage of others’ work thanks to, for instance, clearer methods. It’s best to put everything a developer needs to know into the code, so comments and remembering a lot of information become unnecessary.

3. Better Information Architecture

Clean code means that developers can easily see which fragments hold the most business value.

Actually, clean code means developers can more easily spot separate elements in the code. You might think it should be obvious from the beginning which functionalities will matter most, but that’s a fallacy. It’s something you need to learn anew for every product you work on because every product is different.

4. Lowering Costs

Projects get really expensive when you need to fix legacy code months or years down the line.

With regular refactoring, developers find bugs more easily, which means a smaller QA budget and fewer hours spent by developers on scrutinizing the code. There will be no need to constantly go back and fix something that has become a blocker. By preventing problems from occurring rather than reacting to them, you will be able to achieve faster development. And obviously, this work is the most expensive part of building a digital product.
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