by Rodrigo Assis
You're gonna start a new project using Ruby on Rails? Nice choice I'd say!
The main goal of this post is to provide a solid start for a general purpose project and to prevent hours of refactoring.
First things first: Ruby version
It's higly recommended to use a Ruby version manager like rvm or rbenv.
I personally prefer rbenv, but pick your favorite tool.
To choose the Ruby version you should check the latest official release and install it using your ruby version mana...