# Benjamin Wood: Rescuing Ruby on Rails Projects

EP-091 | March 8, 2021 | 42:17



Topics: Legacy Code, Refactoring


Robby speaks with Benjamin Wood, CEO and Co-Founder of Hint. They discuss the importance of being able to iterate quickly, and the optimal code-to-test ratios. Benjamin also talks about the pros and cons of using Monkey Patching, as well as suggestions for where to prioritize tests on a legacy Ruby on Rails application.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Benjamin Wood, CEO and Co-Founder of Hint. They discuss the importance of being able to iterate quickly, and the optimal code-to-test ratios. Benjamin also talks about the pros and Cons of using Monkey Patching, as well as suggestions for where to prioritize tests on a legacy Ruby on Rails application.

## Helpful Links

- [Hint.io](https://hint.io)
- [Github.com/hintmedia/railsdock](https://github.com/hintmedia/railsdock)
- [Benjamin on Twitter](https://twitter.com/johannarothman)
- [Book Recommendation] [The E-Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber](https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280)

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