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I started this article a few months ago, but I was able to finish it yesterday having recently found myself will a little more free-time.

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arkitaip, I'm more interested in how a company can better support its own staff, rather than contractors.

By support, I mean encourage development teams to produce higher quality software and improve morale.

Ah ha! My evil plan is finally revealed.

Most of the code was from a personal project, so the reason the models were light is because they weren't a 1:1 representation of the database.

I try to practice good OOP and stay with Sandi Metz' rules: http://robots.thoughtbot.com/sandi-metz-rules-for-developers

Well, you sure fooled me. I guess I didn't ask if you had app/services|presenters|etc directories. :)

A friend of mine also recommended seeing how RESTful the app is, which I think's a great idea as well.

Probably going to follow up on the article with a PDF download to summarize all the todos and allow notes to be taken.

Yeah, I would have really liked to be able to find some metrics to add to the post, but there just doesn't seem to be much out there. I know developers look at companies and what their reputations in the community are, but it's a really hard number to nail down.

Thanks, Michael. I'm doing the same thing; starting a Freelancers group here in Kansas City.