Learning trajectories

This page lists all the key skills and concepts one should aim to master as a full-fledge developer at Seraphin. Use this to guide your learnings towards new horizons!

Core skills (Ruby & Rails)
Tools & languages
What you should master
Slim
Javascript
CSS: Tailwind
Resources
Slim: http://slim-lang.com/​
Tailwind: https://v1.tailwindcss.com/resources​
Challenges
Refacto a view partial
Architectural concepts
What you should master
Namespacing
Routes
Decorators
Presenters
Interactors
Form
Services
Serializers
Validators
Modules & Concerns
Inheritance & Composition
Resources
Namespacing 1: https://devblast.com/b/namespace-controllers-rails​
Namespacing 2: https://bclennox.com/namespaces-in-rails-applications​
Routes: https://devblast.com/b/rails-5-routes-scope-vs-namespace​
Decorators: https://www.thegreatcodeadventure.com/rails-refactoring-part-iii-the-decorator-pattern/​
Presenters: http://nithinbekal.com/posts/rails-presenters/​
Presenters vs Decorators: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7860301/ruby-on-rails-patterns-decorator-vs-presenter​
Interactors 1: https://github.com/collectiveidea/interactor​
Interactors 2: https://mkdev.me/en/posts/a-couple-of-words-about-interactors-in-rails 
Services 1: https://www.engineyard.com/blog/keeping-your-rails-controllers-dry-with-services​
Services 2: https://medium.freecodecamp.org/service-objects-explained-simply-for-ruby-on-rails-5-a8cc42a5441f​
Serializers: https://medium.com/@mattcroak718/the-marriage-of-frontend-and-backend-officiated-by-rails-serializer-9b3b3cc37888​
Validators: https://hackernoon.com/performing-custom-validations-in-rails-an-example-9a373e807144​
Modules & Concerns: https://medium.com/aviabird/ruby-composition-over-inheritance-3ff786ad9e5d​
Challenges
Namespace an existing model
Create an SP0 landing page with a Presenter and a Service to generate dynamic links
Inherit the ProfilingForm for a new product form to understand the structure
Refacto an existing service to use class methods
Move a reusable service to the /lib folder
Key gems and patches
Reform
Companions
Testing framework
What you should master
Unit tests
Integration tests
RSpec
Capybara
SitePrism
FactoryBot
Ressources
Note that these blog articles relate to Rails 4.x, so some concepts are slightly outdated.
Belighted 1/3: https://www.belighted.com/blog/how-we-test-our-rails-projects-1-3​
Belighted 2/3: https://www.belighted.com/blog/how-we-test-our-rails-projects-2-3​
Belighted 3/3: https://www.belighted.com/blog/how-we-test-our-rails-projects-3-3​
Challenges
Add a testing scenario for an SP2 product
Add a unit test for a form
Add a unit test for an API
Scripting & configuration
Rake tasks
Capistrano tasks
Capistrano deployment
Environment files (application.rb, development.rb...)
Initializers
Key integrations
Typeform (Codex)
Typeform (inline URL parameters)
Yousign (Griffon)
ChargeBee
S3
Built.io
TangleJinx
Various
Metaprogramming (send, eval, define_method...)
On-page Vue app integration
JS & Vue.js
Core principles
Vue declarative rendering
Vue reactivity
Vue components
Vue computed vs watchers
Vue Mounted
Vue Methods
Vue events
Vue props
Vue lifecycle
Vuex
Vue router
Vue CLI
Resources
Vue official documentation: https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/​
Vue lifecycle: https://vuejs.org/images/lifecycle.png​
Vuex: https://vuex.vuejs.org/​
Vue router: https://router.vuejs.org/​
VueCLI: https://cli.vuejs.org/guide/cli-service.html#cli-service​
Vuex medium article: https://medium.com/vue-mastery/vuex-explained-visually-f17c8c76d6c4​
Vue routing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFnimUl8Qjo&inf_contact_key=c719069c027c7674302663a440405d26680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1​
Vue style guide: https://vuejs.org/v2/style-guide/#Multi-word-component-names-essential​
extra tutorials:
Vue udemy course: https://www.udemy.com/course/vuejs-2-the-complete-guide​
lectures Vuex (section 17)
JS 30 days challenge: https://javascript30.com/​
Full-fledge apps
Lambda microservices
Infrastructure
Production
🚀Deploying to production is a non-event. We are a DevOps team working hard on continuous integration and deployment.
Integrations