mariusbutuc / first_app_h31

The first application, the Rails 3.1 + haml version

The first application

This is an alteration of the Railstutorial's first application that has been ported to Rails 3.1 + haml.

first_app_h31's Issues

Weaknesses of this Users resource

Though good for getting a general overview of Rails, the scaffold Users resource suffers from a number of severe weaknesses.

• No data validations. Our User model accepts data such as blank names and invalid email addresses without complaint.
• No authentication. We have no notion signing in or out, and no way to prevent any user from performing any operation.
• No tests. This isn’t technically true—the scaffolding includes rudimentary tests—but the generated tests are ugly and inflexible, and they don’t test for data validation, authentication, or any other custom requirements.
• No layout. There is no consistent site styling or navigation.
• No real understanding. If you understand the scaffold code, you probably shouldn’t be reading this book.