updated readme

Gemfile

@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'guard-shell'
 
   gem 'minitest-reporters'
-  gem 'rails-controller-testing'
   gem 'policy-assertions'
+  gem 'rails-controller-testing'
 
+  gem 'awesome_print'
+  gem 'binding_of_caller'
   gem 'byebug', platform: :mri
   gem 'pry-byebug'
   gem 'pry-rails'
-  gem 'binding_of_caller'
-  gem 'awesome_print'
 
+  gem 'brakeman'
   gem 'rubocop', '~> 0.42.0'
   gem 'simplecov', require: false
-  gem 'brakeman'
 end
 
 # Windows does not include zoneinfo files, so bundle the tzinfo-data gem

README.md

@@ -2,20 +2,43 @@
 
 This application manages quizzes intended to be used as pre-interview skill assessments.
 
-## Development
+## Development Guidelines
 
-* Please use Guard when you are developing
+Please follow these guidelines as close as possible. Discuss and question them as needed.
+
+* Run Guard while developing.
     * `bundle exec guard`
-* Honor RuboCop warnings
+    * Always execute a full run before a push (simply hit return in your guard session).
-* Keep tests green
+* Honor RuboCop warnings.
-* Write tests around new development
+* Write tests, And keep them green.
-* Always pull with rebase!
+    * Review the coverage report, keeping coverate > 90%.
+        * coverage/index.html
+    * It is OK to delete tests which are duplicated, or no longer relevant.
+    * If you find a bug, write a test to recreate it, so it never comes back unnoticed.
+* Make sure to keep the fixture files current.
+    * `test/fixtures/*.yml`
+    * Include any new development data needs.
+* Protect Gemfile.
+    * Does your new gem bring in a ton of unnecessary or outdated gems?
+    * Are you bringing in a gem that solves a problem already addressed by an existing gem?
+    * Do you really need this gem, or just a simple service object?
+    * Place your new gem appropriately. Some gem blocks are order specific, but most are alphabetized.
+* Keep git comment subjects short, and use git comment bodies for more details.
+* Pull with --rebase.
     * `git config --global pull.rebase true`
-* Make sure to include any new development data needs in the fixture files
+* Feature branches are nice.
-    * test/fixtures/...
+    * Rebase feature branches onto develop before merging.
-* feature branches are nice, but never merge develop down to them. Instead rebase feature branches onto develop.
+        * `push -f` is ok on feature branches. Just communicate with others using that branch.
+    * Never merge develop _down_ to a feature branch.
+    * Merge with `--no-ff` when appropriate, `--squash` "WIP" commits into a complete thought.
+    * Clean up your remote branches after merge.
+* Keep code comments to a minimum.
+    * We use git. Write a good commit message instead.
+    * Remove/Update code comments when changes are made.
+* Leave the code better than you found it.
+* Have fun.
 
-### Setup
+## Setup
 * clone
 * checkout develop
 * bundle
@@ -26,10 +49,13 @@ This application manages quizzes intended to be used as pre-interview skill asse
 * rake db:setup
 * rake db:migrate
 * rake db:fixtures:load
+    * `./rebuild-dev-db.sh` is a convenience script to rebuild and refresh your dev db with the fixture data.
 
 ## Docker
 
-You can develop in this app with a native rails install, if you prefer. However, there is also a docker image setup if you do not want to install all the supporting gems and libraries.
+You can develop in this app with a native rails install, if you prefer.
+However, there is also a docker image setup if you do not want to install all the supporting gems and libraries.
+Please note: The guard watch session does not run all watches correctly in the docker container. The only issue this causes is all the automation is not 100%. Simply manually kick off the runners occasionally by hitting return in the session.
 
 To use the docker container, you need to install and launch docker, which can be found here:
 https://www.docker.com/products/docker
@@ -55,4 +81,6 @@ There are some convenience scripts included to make starting the container and r
 ## TODOs and notes
 
 * Question attachment path: http://dev.perficientxd.com/skill_assets/
-* clean code / [Confident Ruby](http://www.confidentruby.com/)
+* clean code
+    * [Confident Ruby](http://www.confidentruby.com/)
+    * [POODR](http://www.poodr.com/)