Have you ever worked on a soul-destroying Rails application? I have! Inconsistent and non-idiomatic code, spaghetti concerns, and terrible, excruciatingly slow tests are just a few of the symptoms you might encounter – with complete developer indifference being the sad consequence. As a traveling consultant and software journeyman, I’ve picked up a bunch of hacks along the way to help make the unbearable bearable. Don’t give up hope – this is a job for the rescue squad: RAILS EDITION!