Chetan Mittalblog.railsforgedev.com·Dec 13, 2024Rails 8.0: Goodbye Rails::ConsoleMethods - A Developer's Guide to Console CustomizationRails has long been celebrated for its developer-friendly ecosystem, constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of web application development. With the Rails 8.0 release, the framework made a significant change that will impact how developers cu...686 readsRails
Chetan Mittalblog.railsforgedev.com·Dec 9, 2024Upgraded our Open Source Job Board App (DollarJobs) from Rails version 6.1 to 7.0.0 and then to 8.0.0Keeping your Ruby on Rails application up-to-date is essential for maintaining security, optimizing performance, and leveraging the latest features. This post outlines our experience upgrading our open source job board application (DollarJobs) from R...76 readsDollarJobs
Chetan Mittalblog.railsforgedev.com·Nov 28, 2024The Ultimate Rails Version Migration Checklist for 2025: A Complete GuideRuby on Rails, affectionately known as Rails, remains one of the most popular web development frameworks. With its convention-over-configuration philosophy, Rails simplifies building robust applications. But as technology evolves, so do the Rails ver...216 readsrails migration checklist
Chetan Mittalblog.railsforgedev.com·Nov 21, 202410 Costly Ruby on Rails Upgrade Mistakes to Avoid in 2025Upgrading a Ruby on Rails (RoR) application is a necessary step for staying competitive, maintaining security, and leveraging the latest features and performance improvements. However, a poorly executed upgrade can result in costly setbacks—often exc...686 readsRuby
Thomas Brennetotblog.brennetot.com·Oct 29, 2024Rails load_defaults 6.1 explainedNo need to re-write the wheel, let me redirect to this great article from Lily Reile. Obviously still up-to-date and really useful as the official Rails doc is mostly showing the value before and after. https://lilyreile.medium.com/rails-6-1-new-fram...Rails
Thomas Brennetotblog.brennetot.com·Sep 3, 2024Rails 7.0 schema.rb changesDuring a recent (and first) upgrade of Rails to 7.0, I found a lot of changes in the schema.rb file. There is the self explanatory one: add versioning to the schema file. And the noisy change of every single datatime field's precision attribute. Lo...rails upgrade
