Getting started with rails? Must have gems?

Question

I\'m starting work on a project using Rails, but I\'m waiting for the 3rd edition of the pragmatic rails book to come out before I purchase a book.

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Answer 1

This is very, very subjective because it all depends on what your application does! However, I've just had a look at the Gems I have installed and the one that absolutely does leap out as mandatory is Capistrano.

BTW Restful Authentication is a Rails plugin not a Gem.