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# [How I Think About Building Rails Apps in 2026](https://blog.yurisidorov.com/how-i-think-about-building-rails-apps-in-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I recently overhauled my Rails starter template. Not because anything was broken — the foundation was fine. But the landscape shifted, and some assumptions I'd been making needed revisiting. This is how I think about it now. Opinions, not rules. What...

Jan 29 · 6 min read · blog.yurisidorov.com  
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