What problem does it solve?
The DHH Rails style provides a cohesive blueprint for building Rails apps by promoting RESTful design, fat models, thin controllers, and domain-oriented concerns. It consolidates patterns such as Current attributes, model concerns, and simple authorization into a single, readable standard to improve maintainability and onboarding. Typical use includes Rails API and web apps that require predictable architecture, tested with Minitest fixtures, and avoid external service dependencies.
Core Features & Use Cases
- RESTful mapping and fat models with concerns to keep controllers lean.
- Domain-driven patterns like Current attributes, state-as-record models, and lightweight authorization colocated with models.
- Use cases include building maintainable Rails APIs or apps that require clear architecture and straightforward testing.
Quick Start
Start applying 37signals/DHH conventions to your Rails project by auditing controllers and models for RESTful mappings, adding necessary concerns, and adopting Current attributes for request-scoped state.