Bundler

Question 1

What is Bundler?

Answer 1

A gem to manage the dependencies of a project (gem) in a structured way.

Question 2

Gemfile

Answer 2

Gemfile contains the list of dependencies of a project (gem).

Question 3

Installing dependencies with Bundler

Answer 3

bundle install

This will install the dependencies specified by Gemfile.

Question 4

Locating a bundled gem

Answer 4

bundle show gem_name

Question 5

Ensuring the right versions are loaded

Answer 5

The statement; require ‘bundler/setup’, ensures that the right versions are loaded.