This document discusses using Ruby on Rails for web development. It covers defining models, migrations, and testing models. Specifically, it shows how to:
1) Define a User model and migration to create a users table in the database.
2) Write unit tests for the User model using the Shoulda gem.
3) Implement validations and make name and email required in response to business rule changes, supported by additional tests.
4) Add a gender field to the User model through another migration in response to another business rule change, and update tests.
5) Add validation to require gender for users over 18, supported by context-specific tests. The document demonstrates using migrations, models