Why you should get an outside review of your Ruby on Rails Application
You have invested a lot of money in your application, but do you have a complete understanding of the risks within your code?
If you were looking to buy a car, you want to be aware of any risks before you spend your hard-earned money. It is worth the investment to have a qualified mechanic inspect the engine.
It’s the same scenario before engaging in further development. Understanding your application’s risks will save you a lot of money and development time in the future.
Outsourcing for a fresh perspective on your application is not about distrusting your in-house development team or provider. It's about recognising their effort if they are doing an incredible job, as well as giving them an opportunity to learn and improve. The development world moves fast, so the key objective is to support and educate the existing development team. The more eyes on the code the better.
reinteractive’s Application Review is highly valuable if you are in any of the following situations:
- You have a Rails application with no or only a few developers working on it
- Development was completed by another software firm and you need to verify the quality of the app
- You are experiencing performance issues.
- You need to determine the risk profile of your investment.
- It is important to know if you have any security issues within your application.
- You want to develop new features and need a clear picture of your app as a base line.
- You want a sense of the technical debt within your application and what may be required to clean it up.
I am contacted by businesses for various reasons.
- They want to upgrade their app with new features.
- There are bugs within the app that aren’t resolving, and they need an expert opinion.
- They want to bring in developers for a specific product development phase, bolstering their in-house team.
In every case, I advise first to get an App Review done on their existing application before anything further is done. It is the industry leading analysis service for Ruby on Rails applications.
Back to the analogy of treating your application as you would a car. You don’t just let your car run without regular inspections and services. In the same way, to keep your application running well and servicing your customers and business needs, you need it reviewed for quality, performance and security.
reinteractive is Australia's largest Ruby on Rails development firm. Lead by our Founder, Mikel Lindsaar, author of the Mail gem and the only Australian authorised to make changes to the Rails code base, we are a team of top Rails developers and designers. Over 2 million businesses around the world use software developed by reinteractive. We leverage this skill to deliver a top-quality app review. We dive in and review your code with a 9-point review service.
Technical debt is a real issue. Sometimes a developer, instead of using the best approach which will take longer, will choose the quick and easy solution when coding, especially when a deadline for launch is looming. It is totally understandable, and it may be needed to get your application up and running right now. But such a path also causes technical debt – similar to a financial debt. It costs money to rework it and the longer it is left, the more it can cost. If you want your application to be healthy for years to come, it is something that needs to be addressed as quickly as possible.
When we do an App Review, we provide you with a written summary with essential information around
- security,
- performance,
- risk management
- and a summary of quality and
- technical debt within your application.
This lets you know exactly where everything stands. From there, you and your team can make the necessary choices based on facts. The last thing you want is to get into major feature development, hire a developer to do it, only to find the work becomes complicated because of technical debt already existing in your application.
And the good thing is an App Review is at an affordable price point making it a no-brainer essential service to check on your application.
I have already been helping clients with reviews of their applications. It gives them peace of mind knowing that major issues within their app have been identified and gives them a path forward to resolving them.
I am happy to talk, answer any question you have. Send me an email or give me a call AUS +61 2 8019 7252 | USA +1 415 745 3250.
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