Hey folks, new here.

I'm started to get into some RoR, so I was curious; do you have know any packages/extensions (context is irrelevant) that you think I should check out?

No, but welcome to DevRant!

Gems?

Hmm. I'd suggest looking into RSpec and FactoryGirl. They're probably the most broadly useful, and getting into the habit of writing tests will save you countless hours in the future. Other suggestions really depend on what you're working on. You should get a linter, though ~

As for which to avoid, Devise comes to mind. While it's arguably useful, all it really does is abstract away common somewhat-simple tasks that you should learn how to do yourself. It's also confusing and difficult to use, so if you start with Devise, you'll probably end up stuck with it, and that's not fun.

@Root Just a quick note. FactoryGirl is now FactoryBot. 😀

@odd13 aha!
I haven't used it in awhile -- the previous dev at my current job didn't believe in tests. Ugh.

@Root learning testing now..... It's hard!

@odd13 eh.
Good coverage is.
Integrations can be.

Simple tests are easy!