Overview

Bootstrappers is a base Rails application that utilizes the Bootstrap template along with other useful features. It provides an easy-to-install gem and offers a range of gems for various functionalities such as view/SCSS, photo upload, social/SEO, deployment, and more.

Features

View / SCSS: Includes Bootstrap SCSS and Bootstrap Helper for easy styling.
SimpleForm: A gem that simplifies form creation in Rails applications.
WillPaginate: Allows for easy pagination of data in Rails applications.
Compass: A CSS authoring framework that provides a range of useful utilities.
Photo Upload: Includes CarrierWave gem for easy handling of photo uploads.
Social / SEO: Provides gems like SeoHelper and OpenGraphHelper for optimizing social and SEO aspects of the application.
Deploy: Utilizes Capistrano and caper to simplify the deployment process.
Airbrake: Allows for easy integration with Airbrake for error monitoring.
NewRelic RPM: Provides integration with NewRelic for application performance monitoring.
Turbo Sprockets for Rails 3.2.x: Speeds up the rake assets:precompile process in Rails 3 applications.
Speeds up Rails rake, includes gems like CommandLineMagic encoding, Annotate, Settingslogic, PryDev, Environments, and Better Errors.

Summary

Bootstrappers is a comprehensive base Rails application that incorporates the Bootstrap template and provides various additional gems for enhanced functionality. It simplifies the installation process with a dedicated gem and offers a range of features such as easy styling, form creation, pagination, photo upload, social/SEO optimization, deployment automation, error monitoring, and more. With Bootstrappers, Rails development becomes more efficient and streamlined.

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