Community Ruby Best Practices

Comprehensive performance optimization guide for Ruby applications, maintained by the community. Contains 42 rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated refactoring and code generation.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Writing new Ruby code or gems
• Optimizing ActiveRecord queries and database access patterns
• Processing large collections or building data pipelines
• Reviewing code for memory bloat and GC pressure
• Configuring Ruby runtime settings for production

Rule Categories by Priority