The document discusses the tools and practices used by a Ruby development team, including using RVM for managing Ruby versions and gemsets, Postgres.app for the database, Pow for local development, Git for version control, GitHub pull requests for code reviews, CircleCI for continuous integration and deployment to Heroku, Capistrano or Mina for deployment automation, and services like Rollbar and HipChat for error tracking and communication. Consistent coding styles, Sublime Text settings, and code quality practices like testing and reviews are also recommended.