If you’ve built many Rails application, odds are high you’ve encountered the Devise gem. Devise provides several standard features we have all come to expect from modern web applications, such as logging in, securely storing passwords in a database, user tracking, and automatic session expiration. However, when you must authenticate with a new service or your company has its own authentication mechanisms (for example, an SSO portal) do avoid the temptation to design your own authentication service. Instead, follow the steps in this guide and you’ll be able to use Devise and Warden with any form of authentication.

Thinking about starting a business? Have an idea that you want brought to life?

I’m going to ask a simple question and I want you to pay close attention to how you react, your anxiety level, and whether a welt grows in your throat: Have you ever tried to hire a software developer?

As children, we are all taught our ABC’s in pre-school. From that young age all the way through earning a college degree, we follow a prescribed cirriculum, grade levels, and performance guidelines so that we can advance our understanding of the world and be productive, independent adults. My personal journey learning and growing as a technology consultant bears many similarities to grade school and college. I had to first learn my Technical Consulting ABC’s before I became an expert.