Gem That
summary
Argues that existing generators like hoe and newgem are over-opinionated, add dozens of unnecessary rake tasks and even install themselves as a hoe virus, so a small library that simply turns existing code into a gem is needed. Describes a lightweight tool that writes a plain gemspec and minimal Rakefile, appends safely to an existing Rakefile, includes bins/tests/generic gitignore entries, and exposes a RubyGems command (gem this) — it works and noticeably reduces friction.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Building Ruby gems
- 3:09Hoe complexity problems
- 5:11Blue Gem over-engineering
- 7:20Echo and Jeweler shortcomings
- 9:25Gem Hub flaws
- 11:29Opinionated tools
- 13:14Gendus gem creation
- 17:12RubyGems commands
- 21:02Gendus demo
- 21:22Q&A
