--- title: "Rails Blogs" description: "BigBinary blog posts in the Rails category." canonical_url: "https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/categories/rails" markdown_url: "https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/categories/rails.md" --- # Rails Blogs BigBinary blog posts in the Rails category. ## Posts ### Debugging a Stack Overflow in Rails 7.2.1.1 [Debugging a Stack Overflow in Rails 7.2.1.1](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/debugging-stack-overflow-in-rails) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: November 25, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Ruby Debugging a Stack Overflow in Rails 7.2.1.1 ### Active Record adds support for deprecating associations [Active Record adds support for deprecating associations](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/active-record-deprecated-associations) - Author: Chirag Shah - Published: July 3, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Ruby Active Record adds the ability to safely remove associations by first deprecating them ### Active Job Continuations [Active Job Continuations](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/active-jobs-continuations) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: June 9, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Sidekiq, Ruby Active job feature that allows us to describe jobs in an interruptible manner ### Understanding Queueing Theory [Understanding Queueing Theory](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/understanding-queueing-theory) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: June 3, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Sidekiq, Ruby, Solid Queue ### Understanding Active Record Connection Pooling [Understanding Active Record Connection Pooling](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/understanding-active-record-connection-pooling) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: May 13, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Puma, Ruby ### Finding the ideal threads per process with GVL tooling [Finding the ideal threads per process with GVL tooling](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/tuning-puma-max-threads-configuration-with-gvl-instrumentation) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: May 6, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Puma, Ruby ### Amdahl's Law: the relationship of speedup and concurrency [Amdahl's Law: the relationship of speedup and concurrency](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/amdahls-law-the-theoretical-relationship-between-speedup-and-concurrency) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: April 29, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Puma, Ruby ### The GVL in Ruby and its impact on scaling Rails [The GVL in Ruby and its impact on scaling Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/gvl-in-ruby-and-its-impact-in-scaling-rails-applications) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: April 24, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Puma, Ruby ### Understanding how Puma handles requests [Understanding how Puma handles requests](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/understanding-puma-concurrency-and-the-effect-of-the-gvl-on-performance) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: April 23, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Puma, Ruby ### Scaling Rails Series [Scaling Rails Series](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/scaling-rails-series) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: April 22, 2025 - Categories: Rails, Puma Scaling Rails ### Benchmarking caching in Rails with Redis vs the alternatives [Benchmarking caching in Rails with Redis vs the alternatives](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/caching-in-rails-with-redis-vs-alternatives) - Author: Sandip Mane - Published: February 4, 2025 - Categories: Rails Benchmarking caching in Rails including Redis, Memcached, Valkey, DragonflyDB, SolidCache with PostgreSQL, SolidCache with SQLite3, and LiteCache with SQLite3. ### Safely dropping tables and renaming columns in Rails [Safely dropping tables and renaming columns in Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-8-deleting-tables-columns-using-rubocop) - Author: Abhay V Ashokan - Published: September 17, 2024 - Categories: Rails Dropping tables and columns in a safe way in Ruby on Rails ### Upgrade Ruby using dual boot [Upgrade Ruby using dual boot](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/ruby-upgrade-using-dual-boot) - Author: Vijay Vinod - Published: September 4, 2024 - Categories: Ruby, Rails Upgrade Ruby using dual boot ### Standardizing pagination, sorting and search in code [Standardizing pagination, sorting and search in code](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/standardize-pagination-keywords) - Author: Abilash Sajeev - Published: August 27, 2024 - Categories: ReactJS, Rails Explore the power of standardized naming practices in creating a unified and scalable codebase. ### Rails 7.2 adds SQL query counts to rendering logs [Rails 7.2 adds SQL query counts to rendering logs](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-8-adds-sql-queries-count-to-template-rendering-logs) - Author: Navaneeth D - Published: August 20, 2024 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7.2 Rails 7.2 simplifies debugging database queries by adding query count information to the application logs. ### Rails 8 introduces a basic authentication generator [Rails 8 introduces a basic authentication generator](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-8-introduces-a-basic-authentication-generator) - Author: Jaimy Simon - Published: August 9, 2024 - Categories: Rails, Rails 8 Rails 8.0 adds a generator that streamlines the process of adding basic authentication to Rails applications ### Managing templates across Neeto with neeto-templates-nano [Managing templates across Neeto with neeto-templates-nano](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/how-build-neeto-templates-nano) - Author: Sooraj Bhaskaran - Published: July 30, 2024 - Categories: Rails, React A deep dive into the architecture and implementation of neeto-templates-nano, a highly customizable and extensible template builder for neeto. ### Rails 7.2 makes counter_cache integration safer and easier [Rails 7.2 makes counter_cache integration safer and easier](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-8-adds-ability-to-ignore-counter_cache-column-while-backfilling) - Author: Navaneeth D - Published: July 16, 2024 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7.2 Rails 7.2 adds ability to ignore counter_cache column whilst the data is getting backfilled ### Automating error pages based on API responses [Automating error pages based on API responses](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/automatically-displaying-errors) - Author: Farhan CK - Published: May 28, 2024 - Categories: ReactJS, Rails How we automated displaying error pages based on API responses ### How we migrated from Sidekiq to Solid Queue [How we migrated from Sidekiq to Solid Queue](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/migrating-to-solid-queue-from-sidekiq) - Author: Chirag Shah - Published: March 5, 2024 - Categories: Rails, Solid Queue How we migrated to Solid Queue from Sidekiq ### Rails 8 introduces a built-in rate limiting API [Rails 8 introduces a built-in rate limiting API](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-8-rate-limiting-api) - Author: Yedhin Kizhakkethara - Published: February 13, 2024 - Categories: Rails, Rails 8 Rails 8.0 adds rate limiting to ActionController which uses Active Support cache by default ### Sharing data across React apps with globalProps [Sharing data across React apps with globalProps](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/global-props) - Author: Deepak Jose - Published: February 6, 2024 - Categories: React, Rails Using globalProps to make it easier to share data in React.js applications ### Solid Queue & understanding UPDATE SKIP LOCKED [Solid Queue & understanding UPDATE SKIP LOCKED](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/solid-queue) - Author: Chirag Shah - Published: January 23, 2024 - Categories: Rails, Solid Queue Introduction to solid queue ### Rails 7.1 allows subscribing to transaction events [Rails 7.1 allows subscribing to transaction events](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-allows-subscribing-to-active-record-transaction-events) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: January 16, 2024 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 allows subscribing to Active Record transaction events for instrumentation. ### Using Cloudflare as CDN for Rails applications [Using Cloudflare as CDN for Rails applications](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/using-cloudflare-as-cdn-for-rails-applications) - Author: Abhijith Sheheer - Published: December 19, 2023 - Categories: Cloudflare, Rails How we used Cloudflare to cache assets for Rails applications to improve website performance ### Rails 7.1 adds path_params option to url_for [Rails 7.1 adds path_params option to url_for](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/url-for-path-params-options) - Author: Neenu Chacko - Published: November 7, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 adds new option path_params for url_for helper method ### Rails 7.1 optimizes the default SQLite3 configuration [Rails 7.1 optimizes the default SQLite3 configuration](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-comes-with-an-optimized-default-sqlite3-adapter-connection-configuration) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: October 31, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 comes with an optimized default SQLite3 adapter connection configuration ### Rails 7.1 adds multi-column ordering to batch processing [Rails 7.1 adds multi-column ordering to batch processing](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-adds-support-for-multi-column-ordering-in-activerecord-batches) - Author: Navaneeth D - Published: October 3, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 adds support for multi-column ordering in ActiveRecord::Batches. ### Rails 7.1 adds \*\_deliver callbacks to Action Mailer [Rails 7.1 adds \*\_deliver callbacks to Action Mailer](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-adds-_-deliver-callbacks-to-action-mailer) - Author: Calvin Chiramal - Published: September 26, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 adds \*\_deliver callbacks to Action Mailer ### Rails 7.1 adds options to ActiveRecord::Relation#explain [Rails 7.1 adds options to ActiveRecord::Relation#explain](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-adds-options-to-activerecord-relation-explain) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: July 4, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 enables detailed query plan analysis with options in ActiveRecord::Relation#explain. ### Rails 7.1 adds ActiveRecord::Base::normalizes [Rails 7.1 adds ActiveRecord::Base::normalizes](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-adds-activerecord-base-normalizes) - Author: Abhijith Sheheer - Published: May 9, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 adds ActiveRecord::Base::normalizes. ### Rails 7.1 logs the caller that enqueued a job [Rails 7.1 logs the caller that enqueued a job](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-adds-support-for-logging-background-job-enqueue-callers) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: April 18, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 adds support for logging background job enqueue callers. ### Rails 7.1 adds ActiveJob.perform_all_later [Rails 7.1 adds ActiveJob.perform_all_later](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-adds-activejob-perform-all-later) - Author: Vishnu M - Published: February 28, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 adds ActiveJob.perform_all_later to enqueue multiple jobs at once. ### Rails 7.1 adds adapter option to disallow foreign keys [Rails 7.1 adds adapter option to disallow foreign keys](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-adds-adapter-option-to-disallow-foregin-keys) - Author: Aditya Bhutani - Published: February 21, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 adds adapter option to disallow foreign keys ### Rails 7.1 allows aliased attributes in insert_all [Rails 7.1 allows aliased attributes in insert_all](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-allows-using-aliased-attributes-with-insert_all-upsert_all) - Author: Aditya Bhutani - Published: January 11, 2023 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 allows using aliased attributes with insert_all/upsert_all ### How we upgraded from Rails 6 to Rails 7 [How we upgraded from Rails 6 to Rails 7](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/how-we-upgraded-from-rails-6-to-rails-7) - Author: Abhishek T - Published: September 20, 2022 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 How we upgraded from Rails 6 to Rails 7 ### Three case studies of debugging redis running out of memory [Three case studies of debugging redis running out of memory](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/debugging-redis-memory-issue) - Author: Unnikrishnan KP - Published: September 12, 2022 - Categories: Ruby, Rails Three case studies of debugging redis running out of memory ### Rails 7.1 allows infinite ranges in length validators [Rails 7.1 allows infinite ranges in length validators](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-endless-ranges-for-activemodel-validations) - Author: Ghouse Mohamed - Published: August 30, 2022 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 allows infinite ranges for LengthValidators and Clusivity validators ### Rails 7.1 raises if Active Storage service is missing [Rails 7.1 raises if Active Storage service is missing](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-raises-error-if-active-storage-service-not-specified) - Author: Ghouse Mohamed - Published: August 23, 2022 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 raises RuntimeError if Active Storage service is not specified ### Rails 7.1 adds Action Cable connection-level callbacks [Rails 7.1 adds Action Cable connection-level callbacks](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-1-adds-callbacks-for-action-cable-connection) - Author: Ghouse Mohamed - Published: August 2, 2022 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 adds callbacks for Action Cable commands at the connection level ### Rails 7.1 audio_tag and video_tag accept Active Storage [Rails 7.1 audio_tag and video_tag accept Active Storage](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-extends-support-for-audio-tag-and-video-tag) - Author: Ghouse Mohamed - Published: July 27, 2022 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 allows audio_tag and video_tag to receive Active Storage attachments ### Rails 7.1 returns Active Storage attachments after save [Rails 7.1 returns Active Storage attachments after save](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-returns-active-storage-blob-after-save) - Author: Ghouse Mohamed - Published: July 26, 2022 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.1 returns the Active Storage attachment(s) after saving the attachment ### Handling SIGHUP error from Heroku [Handling SIGHUP error from Heroku](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/fix-sighup-error-from-heroku) - Author: Unnikrishnan KP - Published: April 4, 2022 - Categories: Rails Handling SIGHUP error from Heroku ### Rails 7 adds only_numeric option to numericality validator [Rails 7 adds only_numeric option to numericality validator](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-only_numeric-option-to-numericality-validator) - Author: Aditya Bhutani - Published: January 17, 2022 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 adds only_numeric option to numericality validator ### Rails 7 adds Pathname#existence [Rails 7 adds Pathname#existence](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-pathname-existence) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: December 7, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 adds Pathname#existence ### Fixing slow Rails page loads by finding n+1 queries [Fixing slow Rails page loads by finding n+1 queries](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/fix-slow-page-loads-in-a-ruby-on-rails-application) - Author: Unnikrishnan KP - Published: December 1, 2021 - Categories: Rails Fix slow page loads in a Ruby on Rails application by identifying n+1 queries ### Rails 7 adds nested attributes support to delegated_type [Rails 7 adds nested attributes support to delegated_type](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-accepts-nested-attributes-for-support-for-delegated_type) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: November 23, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 adds accepts_nested_attributes_for support for delegated_type ### Rails 7 adds from option to assert_no_changes [Rails 7 adds from option to assert_no_changes](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-from-option-to-assert_no_changes) - Author: Gaurav Varma - Published: November 19, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 Adds from option to ActiveSupport::TestCase#assert_no_changes ### Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::Base#previously_persisted? [Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::Base#previously_persisted?](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-activerecord-previously_persisted) - Author: Gaurav Varma - Published: November 9, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::Base#previously_persisted? ### Rails 7 adds weekday_options_for_select and weekday_select [Rails 7 adds weekday_options_for_select and weekday_select](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-weekday_options_for_select-and-weekday_select) - Author: Gaurav Varma - Published: November 9, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 adds weekday_options_for_select and weekday_select ### Rails 7 replaced byebug with ruby/debug [Rails 7 replaced byebug with ruby/debug](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-replaced-byebug-with-ruby-debug) - Author: Gaurav Varma - Published: November 9, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 replaced byebug with ruby/debug ### Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::QueryMethods#in_order_of [Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::QueryMethods#in_order_of](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-activerecord-query-methods-in-order-of) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: November 2, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Ruby 7.0 adds ActiveRecord::QueryMethods#in_order_of ### Rails 7 adds disable_joins for associations [Rails 7 adds disable_joins for associations](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-disable-joins-for-associations) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: October 26, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Ruby 7.0 adds disable_joins for associations ### Rails 7 adds the ability to use pre-defined variants [Rails 7 adds the ability to use pre-defined variants](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-ability-to-use-predefined-variants) - Author: Gaurav Varma - Published: October 19, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 adds the ability to use pre-defined variants ### Rails 7 adds a setting to enumerate columns in select [Rails 7 adds a setting to enumerate columns in select](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-setting-for-enumerating-columns-in-select-statements) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: October 13, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Ruby 7.0 adds setting for enumerating columns in select statements ### Reducing memory bloat of a Ruby on Rails application [Reducing memory bloat of a Ruby on Rails application](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/reducing-memory-bloat-in-a-ruby-on-rails-application) - Author: Unnikrishnan KP - Published: October 12, 2021 - Categories: Rails Reducing the memory bloat of a Ruby on Rails application ### Rails 7 adds ComparisonValidator to ActiveRecord [Rails 7 adds ComparisonValidator to ActiveRecord](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-comparison-validator-to-active-record) - Author: Gaurav Varma - Published: October 5, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Ruby 7.0 adds ComparisonValidator to ActiveRecord ### Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#structurally_compatible? [Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#structurally_compatible?](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-active-record-relation-structurally-compatible) - Author: Gaurav Varma - Published: September 15, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.0 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#structurally_compatible? ### Rails 7 deprecates Enumerable#sum and Array#sum [Rails 7 deprecates Enumerable#sum and Array#sum](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-deprecates-enumerable-sum-and-array-sum) - Author: Aashish Saini - Published: June 22, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 deprecates Enumerable#sum and Array#sum ### Rails 7 adds method calls for nested secrets [Rails 7 adds method calls for nested secrets](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-method-calls-for-nested-secrets) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: June 9, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.0 adds method calls for nested secrets ### Rails 6.1 adds invert_where method [Rails 6.1 adds invert_where method](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-invert_where) - Author: Chimed Palden - Published: May 4, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 adds invert_where method ### Rails 7.0 adds encryption to Active Record models [Rails 7.0 adds encryption to Active Record models](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-encryption-to-active-record) - Author: Akhil Gautam - Published: May 4, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.0 adds encryption to Active Record models ### Rails 7 adds Enumerable#sole [Rails 7 adds Enumerable#sole](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-enumerable-sole) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: April 27, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.0 adds Enumerable#sole ### Rails 6.1 adds in: option to validate numeric ranges [Rails 6.1 adds in: option to validate numeric ranges](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-validate-numericality-in-range-option) - Author: Akanksha Jain - Published: April 14, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 adds support for validating numeric values that fall within a specific range using the \`in:\` option ### Rails 6.1 adds delegated_type to ActiveRecord [Rails 6.1 adds delegated_type to ActiveRecord](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-delegated-type-to-active-record) - Author: Akhil Gautam - Published: April 6, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 adds delegated_type to ActiveRecord ### Rails 7 adds build/create constructors to has_one:through [Rails 7 adds build/create constructors to has_one:through](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-allows-build-and-create-association-constructors-on-has-one-through) - Author: Akanksha Jain - Published: April 6, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7 allows constructors (build_association and create_association) on has_one:through associations ### Rails 7 adds Enumerable#in_order_of [Rails 7 adds Enumerable#in_order_of](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-enumerable-in-order-of) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: March 23, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.0 adds Enumerable#in_order_of ### Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#excluding [Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#excluding](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-activerecord-relation-excluding) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: March 16, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.0 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#excluding ### Rails 6.1 adds nulls_first and nulls_last to Arel [Rails 6.1 adds nulls_first and nulls_last to Arel](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-nulls-first-and-nulls-last-to-arel) - Author: Berin Larson - Published: March 9, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 adds nulls_first and nulls_last methods to Arel for PostgreSQL ### Rails 7 adds sole and find_sole_by finder methods [Rails 7 adds sole and find_sole_by finder methods](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-active-record-finder-methods) - Author: Akanksha Jain - Published: March 2, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.0 adds ActiveRecord::FinderMethods \`#sole\` and \`#find_sole_by\` ### Rails 7 adds Enumerable#maximum [Rails 7 adds Enumerable#maximum](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-7-adds-enumerable-maximum) - Author: Ashik Salman - Published: February 23, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 7 Rails 7.0 adds Enumerable#maximum ### Rails 6.1 adds support for PostgreSQL interval data type [Rails 6.1 adds support for PostgreSQL interval data type](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-postgresql-interval-data-type) - Author: Akhil Gautam - Published: January 26, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 adds support for PostgreSQL interval data type ### Rails 6.1 allows per environment Active Storage config [Rails 6.1 allows per environment Active Storage config](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-allows-per-environment-configuration-support-for-active-storage) - Author: Shashank - Published: January 20, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 allows per environment configuration support for Active Storage ### Rails 6.1 adds support for belongs_to to has_many inversing [Rails 6.1 adds support for belongs_to to has_many inversing](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-support-for-belongs_to-to-has_many-inversing) - Author: Siddharth Shringi - Published: January 19, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 adds support for belongs_to to has_many inversing ### Database-specific rake tasks for multi-database apps [Database-specific rake tasks for multi-database apps](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-additional-database-specific-tasks) - Author: Amit Gupta - Published: January 13, 2021 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Additional database-specific rake tasks for multi-database users ### Rails 6.1 adds strict_loading to catch lazy loading [Rails 6.1 adds strict_loading to catch lazy loading](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-strict_loading-to-warn-lazy-loading-associations) - Author: Dinesh Panda - Published: January 6, 2021 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 adds strict_loading to warn lazy loading associations ### Rails 6.1 allows default_scope to be run on all queries [Rails 6.1 allows default_scope to be run on all queries](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-allows-default_scope-to-be-run-on-all-queries) - Author: Unnikrishnan KP - Published: December 29, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 allows default_scope to be run on all queries ### Rails 6.1 adds where.associated for association presence [Rails 6.1 adds where.associated for association presence](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-where-associated-to-check-association-presence) - Author: Nithin Krishna - Published: December 18, 2020 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 adds where.associated to check association presence ### Rails 6.1 raises on impossible camelcase inflections [Rails 6.1 raises on impossible camelcase inflections](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-raises-error-for-impossible-camelcase-inflections) - Author: Yedhin Kizhakkethara - Published: December 15, 2020 - Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1 Rails 6.1 raises an error if camelcase inflection is not possible with Rails generator ### Rails 6.1 allows associations to be destroyed asynchronously [Rails 6.1 allows associations to be destroyed asynchronously](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-allows-associations-to-support-destroy_async-option-with-dependent-key) - Author: Srijan Kapoor - Published: December 8, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 allows associations to support destroy_async option with dependent key ### Reduce asset delivery time from 30 to 3 seconds with CDN [Reduce asset delivery time from 30 to 3 seconds with CDN](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/using-cloudfront-cdn-to-reduce-asset-delivery-time-from-30-seconds-to-3-seconds) - Author: Vinay Chandran - Published: November 24, 2020 - Categories: Rails Using Cloudfront CDN to reduce asset delivery time from 30 seconds to 3 seconds ### Rails 6.1 adds values_at attribute method for Active Record [Rails 6.1 adds values_at attribute method for Active Record](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-values_at-attribute-method-for-active-record) - Author: Chetan Gawai - Published: November 17, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 adds values_at attribute method for Active Record ### Skipping the test database with SKIP_TEST_DATABASE [Skipping the test database with SKIP_TEST_DATABASE](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/database-tasks-can-skip_test_database-with-an-environment-variable) - Author: Sandip Mane - Published: October 27, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 adds ability to skip modifying test database in database tasks with an environment variable. ### Rails 6.1 supports ORDER BY in batch processing [Rails 6.1 supports ORDER BY in batch processing](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-supports-order-desc-for-find_each-find_in_batches-and-in_batches) - Author: Sagar Patil - Published: October 22, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 supports order DESC for find_each, find_in_batches, and in_batches ### Rails 6.1 deprecates structure:dump/load rake tasks [Rails 6.1 deprecates structure:dump/load rake tasks](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-deprecates-rails-db-structure-dump) - Author: Chetan Gawai - Published: September 22, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 deprecates rails db:structure:dump and rails db:structure:load ### Rails 6.1 adds --minimal option support [Rails 6.1 adds --minimal option support](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-minimal-option-support) - Author: Sandip Mane - Published: September 8, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 adds --minimal support to create bare minimum app ### Rails 6 adds support to persist timezones of Active Job [Rails 6 adds support to persist timezones of Active Job](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-add-timezone-support-in-active-job) - Author: Chetan Gawai - Published: September 1, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 now records current timezone of Active Job ### Rails 6 adds including & excluding method on Enumerables [Rails 6 adds including & excluding method on Enumerables](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-array-including-excluding-and-enumerable-including-excluding) - Author: Akhil Gautam - Published: August 18, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds Array#including/excluding and Enumerable#including/excluding ### Rails 6.1 raises on rollback with multiple databases [Rails 6.1 raises on rollback with multiple databases](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-raises-on-db-rollback-for-multiple-database-applications) - Author: Srijan Kapoor - Published: August 12, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 raises on db:rollback for multiple database applications ### Rails 6.1 creates abstract classes in multiple database mode [Rails 6.1 creates abstract classes in multiple database mode](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-automatically-generates-abstract-class-when-using-multiple-databases) - Author: Akhil Gautam - Published: August 4, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 automatically generates abstract class when generating scaffold in another database ### Rails 6.1 deprecates exit statements in transactions [Rails 6.1 deprecates exit statements in transactions](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-deprecates-the-use-of-return-break-or-throw-to-exit-a-transaction-block) - Author: Sandip Mane - Published: August 4, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 deprecates the use of return, break or throw to exit a transaction block ### Rendering a Liquid template inside a Liquid template [Rendering a Liquid template inside a Liquid template](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/render-liquid-templates-when-the-template-refers-to-other-liquid-templates) - Author: Sandip Mane - Published: August 4, 2020 - Categories: Rails How to render liquid templates when the template refers to other liquid templates ### Rails 6.1 adds annotate_rendered_view_with_filenames [Rails 6.1 adds annotate_rendered_view_with_filenames](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-annotate_rendered_view_with_filenames-to-annotate-html-output) - Author: Akhil Gautam - Published: July 29, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 adds ActionView::Base.annotate_rendered_view_with_filenames to annotate HTML output ### Rails 6.1 allows a default value for enum attributes [Rails 6.1 allows a default value for enum attributes](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-allows-enums-attributes-to-have-default-value) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: July 21, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 allows enums attributes to configure the default value ### Rails 6.1 adds support for where with a comparison operator [Rails 6.1 adds support for where with a comparison operator](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-support-for-where-with-comparison-operator) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: July 14, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 adds support for where with a comparison operator ### Rails 6.1 tracks Active Storage variant in the database [Rails 6.1 tracks Active Storage variant in the database](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-tracks-active-storage-variant-in-the-database) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: June 30, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 tracks Active Storage variant in the database ### Rails 6 fixes after_commit callback invocation bug [Rails 6 fixes after_commit callback invocation bug](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-fixes-a-bug-where-after_commit-callbacks-are-called-on-failed-update-in-a-transaction-block) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: February 25, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 fixes a bug where after_commit callbacks are called on failed update in a transaction block ### Rails 6.1 introduces class_names helper [Rails 6.1 introduces class_names helper](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-introduces-class_names-helper) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: February 4, 2020 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 introduces class_names helper to conditionally add CSS classes. ### Rails Multiple Polymorphic Joins [Rails Multiple Polymorphic Joins](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-multiple-polymorphic-joins) - Author: Priyank Gupta - Published: January 7, 2020 - Categories: Rails Implement multiple polymorphic joins in rails ### Rails 6 adds rails db:prepare to migrate or setup a database [Rails 6 adds rails db:prepare to migrate or setup a database](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-rails-db-prepare-to-migrate-or-setup-a-database) - Author: Akhil Gautam - Published: December 10, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds rails db:prepare to migrate or setup a database if it doesn't exist ### Rails 6.1 adds \*\_previously_was attribute methods [Rails 6.1 adds \*\_previously_was attribute methods](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-1-adds-_previously_was-attribute-methods) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: December 3, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6.1, Rails Rails 6.1 adds \*\_previously_was attribute methods for dirty tracking ### Rails 6 adds guard against DNS Rebinding attacks [Rails 6 adds guard against DNS Rebinding attacks](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-guard-against-dns-rebinding-attacks) - Author: Midhun Krishna - Published: November 5, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds guard against DNS Rebinding attacks by whitelisting hosts via configuration ### Rails 6 adds ActiveStorage::Blob#open [Rails 6 adds ActiveStorage::Blob#open](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activestorage-blob-open) - Author: Akhil Gautam - Published: October 30, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds ActiveStorage::Blob#open ### Rails 6 adds ActionMailer#email_address_with_name [Rails 6 adds ActionMailer#email_address_with_name](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-actionmailer-email_address_with_name) - Author: Taha Husain - Published: October 22, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds email_address_with_name to ActionMailer to properly escape email addresses with names. ### Rails 6 raises ArgumentError if param contains colon [Rails 6 raises ArgumentError if param contains colon](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-raises-argumenterror-if-custom-param-contains-a-colon) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: October 15, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 raises ArgumentError if custom param contains a colon ### Rails 6 introduces new code loader called Zeitwerk [Rails 6 introduces new code loader called Zeitwerk](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-introduces-new-code-loader-called-zeitwerk) - Author: Midhun Krishna - Published: October 8, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 introduces new code loader named Zeitwerk with better Ruby semantics and threadsafety ### Rails 6 adds ActiveSupport::ActionableError [Rails 6 adds ActiveSupport::ActionableError](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-active-support-actionable-error) - Author: Taha Husain - Published: October 1, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds support for dispatching actions from error page ### Rails 6 add_foreign_key & remove_foreign_key SQLite3 [Rails 6 add_foreign_key & remove_foreign_key SQLite3](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-add_foreign_key-and-remove_foreign_key-for-sqlite3) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: September 24, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds add_foreign_key and remove_foreign_key for SQLite3 ### Rails 6 adds ActionDispatch::Request::Session#dig [Rails 6 adds ActionDispatch::Request::Session#dig](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-actiondispatch-request-session-dig) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: September 18, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds ActionDispatch::Request::Session#dig ### Marking arrays of translations safe using html suffix [Marking arrays of translations safe using html suffix](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-marks-arrays-of-translations-as-trusted-safe-by-using-the-_html-suffix) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: September 11, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 marks arrays of translations as trusted safe by using the \_html suffix ### Rails 6 adds filter_attributes on ActiveRecord::Base [Rails 6 adds filter_attributes on ActiveRecord::Base](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activerecord-base-filter_attributes) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: September 3, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds filter_attributes on ActiveRecord::Base ### ArgumentError for invalid:limit &:precision Rails 6 [ArgumentError for invalid:limit &:precision Rails 6](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-raises-argumenterror-for-invalid-limit-and-precision) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: August 27, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 raises ArgumentError for invalid:limit and:precision ### Rails 6 Pass custom config to ActionCable::Server::Base [Rails 6 Pass custom config to ActionCable::Server::Base](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-allows-passing-custom-configuration-to-actioncable-server-base) - Author: Taha Husain - Published: August 21, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 allows passing custom configuration to ActionCable::Server::Base ### Rails 6 adds support of symbol keys [Rails 6 adds support of symbol keys](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activesupport-hashwithindifferentaccess-assoc) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: August 20, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds support of symbol keys with ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess#assoc ### Rails 6 preserves status of #html_safe? [Rails 6 preserves status of #html_safe?](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-preserves-status-of-html_safe-on-sliced-and-multiplied-html-safe-strings) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: August 13, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails "Rails 6 preserves status of #html_safe? on HTML safe strings which are sliced or multiplied using \`ActiveSupport::SafeBuffer#\*\`" ### Recyclable cache keys in Rails [Recyclable cache keys in Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-adds-support-for-recyclable-cache-keys) - Author: Taha Husain - Published: August 6, 2019 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails 6, Rails Rails added cache_versioning and collection_cache_versioning to support recyclable cache keys. ### Rails 6 deprecates where.not as NOR & Rails 6.1 as NAND [Rails 6 deprecates where.not as NOR & Rails 6.1 as NAND](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-deprecates-where-not-working-as-nor-and-will-change-to-nand-in-rails-6-1) - Author: Taha Husain - Published: July 31, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds a deprecation warning for where.not as NOR and will change in Rails 6.1 to NAND ### Rails 6 adds support for Optimizer Hints [Rails 6 adds support for Optimizer Hints](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-supports-optimizer-hints) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: July 30, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 has added support for Optimizer Hints ### Rails 6 reports object allocations while rendering [Rails 6 reports object allocations while rendering](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-reports-object-allocations-made-while-rendering-view-templates) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: July 23, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 reports object allocations made while rendering view templates ### Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#annotate [Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#annotate](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-annotate-to-activerecord-relation-queries) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: July 15, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#annotate to annotate generated SQL queries ### Rails 6 adds hook to Active Job for retry & discard [Rails 6 adds hook to Active Job for retry & discard](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-hooks-to-activejob-around-retries-and-discards) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: July 9, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds hooks to Active Job around retries and discards ### Rails 6 adds support for Multi Environment credentials [Rails 6 adds support for Multi Environment credentials](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-support-for-multi-environment-credentials) - Author: Berin Larson - Published: July 3, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds support for multi environment credentials ### Rails 6 adds before? and after? to Date and Time [Rails 6 adds before? and after? to Date and Time](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-before-and-after-to-date-and-time) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: June 26, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds before? and after? to Date, DateTime, Time and ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone classes ### Rails 6 adds Array#extract! [Rails 6 adds Array#extract!](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-array-extract) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: June 24, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds Array#extract! ### Rails 6 adds Enumerable#index_with [Rails 6 adds Enumerable#index_with](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-enumerable-index_with) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: June 17, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds Enumerable#index_with ### Rails 6 adds private option to delegate method [Rails 6 adds private option to delegate method](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-private-option-to-delegate-method) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: June 10, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds private option to delegate method ### Rails 6 allows spaces in postgres table names [Rails 6 allows spaces in postgres table names](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-allows-spaces-in-postgres-table-names) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: June 5, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 allows spaces in postgres table names ### Rails 6 adds if_not_exists option to create_table [Rails 6 adds if_not_exists option to create_table](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-if_not_exists-option-to-create_table) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: May 22, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds if_not_exists option to create_table ### Rails 6 has added a way to change the database of the app [Rails 6 has added a way to change the database of the app](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-has-added-a-way-to-change-the-database-of-the-app) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: April 30, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails It is possible to change the database configuration using a simple command ### Rails 6 adds parallel testing [Rails 6 adds parallel testing](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-parallel-testing) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: April 29, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds parallel testing ### Rails 6 improves ActiveSupport::Notifications::Event [Rails 6 improves ActiveSupport::Notifications::Event](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-cpu-time-idle-time-and-allocations-to-activesupport-notifications-event) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: April 24, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds CPU time, idle time and allocations to ActiveSupport::Notifications::Event ### Rails 6 allows configuring has_secure_password attribute [Rails 6 allows configuring has_secure_password attribute](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-allows-configurable-attribute-name-on-has_secure_password) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: April 23, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 allows configurable attribute name on has_secure_password ### Rails 6 allows overriding ActiveModel::Errors#full_message [Rails 6 allows overriding ActiveModel::Errors#full_message](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-allows-to-override-the-activemodel-errors-full_message-format-at-the-model-level-and-at-the-attribute-level) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: April 22, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 allows to override the ActiveModel::Errors#full_message format at the model level and at the attribute level ### Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#extract_associated [Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#extract_associated](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activerecord-relation-extract_associated) - Author: Taha Husain - Published: April 17, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 added ActiveRecord::Relation#extract_associated for extracting associated records from a relation ### Rails 6 adds implicit_order_column [Rails 6 adds implicit_order_column](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-implicit_order_column) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: April 16, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds implicit_order_column for ordering records implicitly ### Bulk insert support in Rails 6 [Bulk insert support in Rails 6](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/bulk-insert-support-in-rails-6) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: April 15, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 introduced methods such as insert_all, insert_all! and update_all to support bulk insert ### Rails 6 drops support for PostgreSQL version less than 9.3 [Rails 6 drops support for PostgreSQL version less than 9.3](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-drops-support-for-postgresql-less-than-9-3) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: April 10, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 has dropped support for PostgreSQL versions less than 9.3 ### Rails 6 requires Ruby 2.5 or newer [Rails 6 requires Ruby 2.5 or newer](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-requires-ruby-2-5-or-newer) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: April 9, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 requires Ruby 2.5 or newer ### Rails 6 database seed uses inline Active Job adapter [Rails 6 database seed uses inline Active Job adapter](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/database-seeding-task-uses-inline-active-job-adapter-in-rails-6) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: April 3, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 uses inline Active Job adapter for background processing related to db:seed task ### Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#reselect [Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#reselect](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activerecord-relation-reselect) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: April 2, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#reselect method. ### Rails 6 adds ActiveModel::Errors#of_kind? [Rails 6 adds ActiveModel::Errors#of_kind?](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activemodel-errors-of_kind-) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: April 1, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds ActiveModel::Errors#of_kind? ### Rails 6 shows routes in expanded format [Rails 6 shows routes in expanded format](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-shows-routes-in-expanded-format) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: March 27, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 has added ability to show the routes in an expanded format ### Rails 6 adds ActiveModel::Errors#slice! [Rails 6 adds ActiveModel::Errors#slice!](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activemodel-errors-slice) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: March 26, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds ActiveModel::Errors#slice! ### Rails 6 adds create_or_find_by and create_or_find_by! [Rails 6 adds create_or_find_by and create_or_find_by!](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-create_or_find_by) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: March 25, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds create_or_find_by and create_or_find_by! to find record if creation fails because of unique constraints ### Rails 6 raises ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError [Rails 6 raises ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-raises-activemodel-missingattributeerror-when-update_columns-is-used-with-non-existing-attribute) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: March 20, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails updated_columns raises ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError when used with a non-existing attribute in Rails 6 ### Rails 6 ActiveRecord::Base.configurations [Rails 6 ActiveRecord::Base.configurations](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-changed-activerecord-base-configurations-result-to-an-object) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: March 19, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 changed ActiveRecord::Base.configurations result to an object instead of a hash ### Rails 6 shows unpermitted params in logs in color [Rails 6 shows unpermitted params in logs in color](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-shows-unpermitted-params-in-logs-in-color) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: March 18, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails The unpermitted params are shown in red color for better visibility ### Rails 6 delete_by, destroy_by ActiveRecord::Relation [Rails 6 delete_by, destroy_by ActiveRecord::Relation](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activerecord-relation-delete_by-and-activerecord-relation-destroy_by) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: March 13, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails In Rails 6, ActiveRecord::Relation has two new methods \`delete_by\` and \`destroy_by\`. ### Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#touch_all [Rails 6 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#touch_all](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-activerecord-relation-touch-all) - Author: Amit Choudhary - Published: March 12, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 added pick method on ActiveRecord::Relation#touch_all to touch multiple records in a go ### Rails 6 adds negative scopes on enum [Rails 6 adds negative scopes on enum](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-adds-negative-scopes-on-enum) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: March 6, 2019 - Categories: Rails 6, Rails Rails 6 adds default negative scopes for all defined enum on model ### Replacing PhantomJS with headless Chrome [Replacing PhantomJS with headless Chrome](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/replacing-phantomjs-with-headless-chrome) - Author: Navaneeth PK - Published: January 22, 2019 - Categories: Rails Replacing PhantomJS with headless Chrome ### Rails 5 Active Record attributes API [Rails 5 Active Record attributes API](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-attributes-api) - Author: Abhay Nikam - Published: December 11, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 introduces Active Record attributes API to type cast values to appropriate Ruby types ### Passing current_user by default in Sidekiq [Passing current_user by default in Sidekiq](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/passing-current-user-by-default-in-sidekiq) - Author: Ashish Gaur - Published: December 5, 2018 - Categories: Rails Passing current_user by default in Sidekiq ### Skipping devise trackable module for API calls [Skipping devise trackable module for API calls](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/skip-devise-trackable-module-for-api-calls) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: October 30, 2018 - Categories: Rails This blog post discusses about issues faced due to devise trackable module for API calls and how to skip it ### Rails 5.2 DSL for configuring Content Security Policy [Rails 5.2 DSL for configuring Content Security Policy](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-adds-dsl-for-configuring-content-security-policy-header) - Author: Sushant Mittal - Published: October 23, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails 5.2 adds DSL for configuring Content Security Policy header ### Rails 5.2 stops some raw SQL, prevents SQL injections [Rails 5.2 stops some raw SQL, prevents SQL injections](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-disallows-raw-sql-in-active-record) - Author: Piyush Tiwari - Published: October 16, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails 5.2 disallows raw SQL in dangerous Active Record methods preventing SQL injections ### Use parametrized containers to deploy Rails microservices [Use parametrized containers to deploy Rails microservices](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/deploying-rails-applications-with-parmaetrized-containers) - 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Author: Midhun Krishna - Published: June 5, 2018 - Categories: Ruby, Rails A pratical use case of using Concurrent Ruby in Rails applications without swalloing the exceptions ### Rails 5.2 adds allow_other_host to redirect_back method [Rails 5.2 adds allow_other_host to redirect_back method](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-adds-allow_other_host-option-to-redirect_back-method) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 30, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails 5.2 introduces allow_other_host option to redirect_back method to handle redirection for requests received from a different host ### Faster JSON generation using PostgreSQL JSON function [Faster JSON generation using PostgreSQL JSON function](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/generating-json-using-postgresql-json-function) - Author: Chirag Shah - Published: May 29, 2018 - Categories: Rails PostgreSQL 9.2 and above has inbuilt support for JSON generation which can be used for faster JSON generation ### Rails 5.2 fixes query caching in MySQL & PostgreSQL adapters [Rails 5.2 fixes query caching in MySQL & PostgreSQL adapters](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-fixes-query-caching-in-mysql-and-postgresql-adapters) - 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Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 7, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails 5.2 sets Ruby version in Gemfile and adds.ruby-version file by default. ### Rails 5.2 Date#prev_occurring & Date#next_occurring [Rails 5.2 Date#prev_occurring & Date#next_occurring](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-adds-date-methods-to-return-specified-next-or-previous-occurring-day-of-week) - Author: Sushant Mittal - Published: April 17, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails 5.2 added Date#prev_occurring and Date#next_occurring to return specified next/previous occurring day of week. ### Gpg decryption without pin entry pop up using GPGME [Gpg decryption without pin entry pop up using GPGME](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/gpg-decryption-without-pin-entry-pop-up-using-gpgme) - Author: Sushant Mittal - Published: March 27, 2018 - Categories: Rails Gpg decryption without pin entry pop up using GPGME ### Path based routing for Rails with HAProxy Ingress [Path based routing for Rails with HAProxy Ingress](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/using-haproxy-ingress-with-rails-uniconrn-and-websockets) - 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Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: January 15, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails now allows to configure a job class for a mailer so that we can use custom Active Job classes per mailer ### Rails 5.2 supports descending indexes for MySQL [Rails 5.2 supports descending indexes for MySQL](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-supports-descending-indexes-for-mysql) - Author: Chirag Shah - Published: January 10, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails 5.2 now supports descending indexes for MySQL for versions 8.0.1 and higher. ### Rails 5.2 pass request params to Action Mailer previews [Rails 5.2 pass request params to Action Mailer previews](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-allows-passing-request-params-to-action-mailer-previews) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: January 8, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails A neat way to pass the params to the Action Mailer previews directly for better debugging ### Rails 5.2 adds bootsnap to the app to speed up boot time [Rails 5.2 adds bootsnap to the app to speed up boot time](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-adds-bootsnap-to-the-app-to-speed-up-boot-time) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: January 1, 2018 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails 5.2 adds bootsnap gem to the Gemfile of newly created app so as to speed up boot time ### Rails 5.2 fetch_values for HashWithIndifferentAccess [Rails 5.2 fetch_values for HashWithIndifferentAccess](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-2-implements-fetch_values-for-hashwithindifferentaccess) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: December 6, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Starting Rails 5.2 we'll be able to make use of fetch_values HashWithIndifferentAccess analogous to its use on Hash. ### Rails 5.1 stops loading all records on Model.all#inspect [Rails 5.1 stops loading all records on Model.all#inspect](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/do-no-load-all-records-on-activerecord-relation-inspect) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: November 14, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails Rails 5.1 limits number of records while calling inspect on ActiveRecord::Relation object. ### Rails adds accurate numerical validation [Rails adds accurate numerical validation](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-now-avoids-converting-integer-as-a-string-into-float-when-validating-numericality) - Author: Sushant Mittal - Published: October 23, 2017 - Categories: Rails Rails now avoids converting integer as a string into float when validating numericality ### Integrate SAML with many IDPs with Devise & OmniAuth [Integrate SAML with many IDPs with Devise & OmniAuth](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/saml-integration-with-multiple-idps-using-devise-omniauth) - Author: Vijay Kumar Agrawal - Published: October 11, 2017 - Categories: Rails How to enable SSO using SAML service provider for multiple IDPs ### Rails 5.2 expiry option for signed & encrypted cookies [Rails 5.2 expiry option for signed & encrypted cookies](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/expirty-option-for-signed-and-encrypted-cookies-in-Rails-5-2) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: October 9, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.2, Rails Rails 5.2 adds expiry option for signed and encrypted cookies and adds relative expiry time ### New Syntax for HTML Tag helpers in Rails 5.1 [New Syntax for HTML Tag helpers in Rails 5.1](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/new-syntax-for-tag-helpers-in-rails-5-1) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: August 23, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails Rails 5.1 introduces new shorter syntax for HTML tag helpers ### Rails 5.1 enhances ActiveSupport::TimeZone.country_zones [Rails 5.1 enhances ActiveSupport::TimeZone.country_zones](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-1-returns-unmapped-timezones-from-activesupport-timezone-country_zones) - Author: Narendra Rajput - Published: July 18, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails Rails 5.1 now returns unmapped timezones from ActiveSupport::TimeZone.country_zones with supplied TZInfo identifier instead of empty response ### Rails 5.1 dropped jQuery dependency in default stack [Rails 5.1 dropped jQuery dependency in default stack](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-1-has-dropped-dependency-on-jquery-from-the-default-stack) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: June 20, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails jQuery dropped as a dependency from Rails 5.1 onwards and replaced by a vanilla rails-ujs driver for the unobtrusive JavaScript helpers ### Rails using db:migrate & db:seed on Kubernetes [Rails using db:migrate & db:seed on Kubernetes](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/managing-rails-tasks-such-as-db-migrate-and-db-seed-on-kuberenetes-while-performing-rolling-deployments) - Author: Vishal Telangre - Published: June 16, 2017 - Categories: Kubernetes, Rails Managing Rails tasks such as 'db:migrate' and 'db:seed' on Kubernetes while performing rolling deployments ### Rails 5.1 adds delegate_missing_to [Rails 5.1 adds delegate_missing_to](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-1-adds-delegate-missing-to) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: May 30, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails Rails 5.1 has introduced \`Module#delegate_missing_to\` to keep decorators more clearer ### Rails 5.1 adds support for limit in batch processing [Rails 5.1 adds support for limit in batch processing](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-1-adds-support-for-limit-in-batch-processing) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 23, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails Rails 5.1 can now limit the number of records fetched for batch processing. ### Rails 5.1 doesn't share thread_mattr_accessor variable [Rails 5.1 doesn't share thread_mattr_accessor variable](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-1-does-not-share-thread-mattr-accessor-variable-with-sub-class) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 16, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails Rails 5.1 now does not share the variable defined by thread_mattr_accessor with subclass. ### Rails 5.1 introduced assert_changes and assert_no_changes [Rails 5.1 introduced assert_changes and assert_no_changes](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-1-introduced-assert_changes-and-assert_no_changes) - Author: Narendra Rajput - Published: May 9, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails The BigBinary team's lesson on introduced assert_changes and assert_no_changes in Rails 5.1 ### Forward ActiveRecord::Relation#count to Enumerable#count [Forward ActiveRecord::Relation#count to Enumerable#count](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/forwarding-active-record-relation-count-to-enumerable-count) - Author: Rohit Arolkar - Published: May 1, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails Forward ActiveRecord::Relation#count to Enumerable#count if block given ### Rails 5.1 has introduced Date#all_day helper [Rails 5.1 has introduced Date#all_day helper](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-1-has-introduced-date-all_day-helper) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: April 24, 2017 - Categories: Rails 5.1, Rails Rails 5.1 has introduced a helper method for creating a range object covering the whole day for given date ### Rails 5 blogs and the art of story telling [Rails 5 blogs and the art of story telling](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-blogs-and-the-art-of-story-telling) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: September 19, 2016 - Categories: Misc, Rails Rails 5 blogs and the art of story telling ### Rails 5 Create module and class level variables [Rails 5 Create module and class level variables](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-ability-to-create-module-and-class-level-variables-on-per-thread-basis) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: September 5, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails In Rails 5, we can create specific class and module variables that live for the lifetime of a thread ### Rails 5 silences assets logs in dev mode by default [Rails 5 silences assets logs in dev mode by default](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-silences-assets-logs-in-development-mode-by-default) - Author: Midhun Krishna - Published: September 2, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails quiet_assets gem used for silencing logging of assets in the development mode is now part of Rails 5 ### Rails 5 disables autoloading while app in production [Rails 5 disables autoloading while app in production](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-disables-autoloading-after-booting-the-app-in-production) - Author: Shailesh Kalamkar - Published: August 29, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails In Rails 5 autoloading is disbaled after booting the app in production mode by default ### Rails 5 adds more control to fine tuning SSL usage [Rails 5 adds more control to fine tuning SSL usage](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-more-control-to-fine-tuning-ssl-usage) - Author: Srihari K - Published: August 24, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 gives finer control over HSTS header and has cleaned up options for using SSL ### Rails 5 Discard some flash messages to trim storage [Rails 5 Discard some flash messages to trim storage](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-trims-session-storage-by-discarding-some-flash-messages) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: August 23, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 trims down session storage by removing discarded flash messages before persisting into the session ### Rails 5 deprecates alias_method_chain [Rails 5 deprecates alias_method_chain](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-deprecates-alias-method-chain) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: August 21, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 deprecates alias_method_chain in favor of Ruby's builtin method. ### New framework defaults in Rails 5 to make upgrade easier [New framework defaults in Rails 5 to make upgrade easier](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/new-framework-defaults-in-rails-5-to-make-upgrade-easier) - Author: Srihari K - Published: August 18, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 adds feature flags for all the breaking changes to make upgrade process easier ### Rails 5 Wildcard for specifying template dependencies [Rails 5 Wildcard for specifying template dependencies](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-allows-wildcard-for-specifying-template-dependencies) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: August 17, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can now use wildcard for adding all template dependencies from a directory rather than adding files one by one for cache digests ### Rails 5 Passing records to fresh_when and stale? 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Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: July 21, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We now don't have to provide a table name in quoted string for fetching fields which are present in join table as well when used with group by clause ### Rails 5 Expression Indexes & Operator Classes support [Rails 5 Expression Indexes & Operator Classes support](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-support-for-expression-indexes-for-postgresql) - Author: Midhun Krishna - Published: July 20, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Active Record index creation api support adding expression indexes ### Attach arbitrary metadata to an Active Job in Rails 5 [Attach arbitrary metadata to an Active Job in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/attach-arbitrary-metadata-to-an-active-job-in-rails-5) - Author: Midhun Krishna - Published: July 18, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can add arbitrary metadata to Active Job while it is serialized and read it back when the job is performed in Rails 5 ### Partial template name without Ruby identifier Rails 5 [Partial template name without Ruby identifier Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-partial-template-name-need-not-be-a-valid-ruby-identifier) - Author: Prajakta Tambe - Published: July 14, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Partial template can have any name which starts with underscore in Rails 5 ### Rails 5 Passing current record for custom error [Rails 5 Passing current record for custom error](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-allows-passing-record-to-error-message-generator) - Author: Hitesh Rawal - Published: July 13, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can now pass the validated record to the proc for generating a custom error message. ### Skip mailers while generating Rails 5 app [Skip mailers while generating Rails 5 app](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/skip-mailers-while-generating-rails-5-app) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: July 8, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can skip adding mailers and its configuration when generating Rails 5 app ### Errors can be indexed with nested attributes in Rails 5 [Errors can be indexed with nested attributes in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/errors-can-be-indexed-with-nested-attrbutes-in-rails-5) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: July 7, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can now opt to index errors on nested attributes in Rails 5 ### Rails 5 Conversion when deep munging params [Rails 5 Conversion when deep munging params](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-does-not-convert-blank-array-to-nil-in-deep-munging) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: July 6, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 persists with the empty are in deep munging and does not convert it to nil. ### Specific mime types in controller tests in Rails 5 [Specific mime types in controller tests in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/use-as-option-to-encode-request-with-specific-mime-type-in-rails-5) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: July 5, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can provide a specific mime type to a request using \`as\` option in Rails 5 ### Default response with 204 No Content in Rails 5 [Default response with 204 No Content in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/controller-actions-default-no-content-in-rails-5-if-template-is-missing) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: July 3, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Controller actions will now render 204 No Content when we don't tell Rails how to generate response ### Rails 5 ensures compatibility with Rack frameworks [Rails 5 ensures compatibility with Rack frameworks](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-ensures-compatibility-between-action-dispatch-session-and-rack-session) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: June 30, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 introduces \`each\` method in ActionDispatch::Request::Session to ensure compatibility between Rails and other Rack frameworks. ### Rails 5 supports logging errors with tagged logging [Rails 5 supports logging errors with tagged logging](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-supports-logging-errors-with-tagged-logging) - Author: Sharang Dashputre - Published: June 28, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 now generates the application log with log tags applied to errors as well ### Rails 5 makes sql statements even more colorful [Rails 5 makes sql statements even more colorful](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-makes-sql-statements-even-more-colorful) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: June 27, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails This new coloration approach makes it easier to scan the rails console for specific types of SQL activity ### Rails 5 adds helpers method in controllers for ease [Rails 5 adds helpers method in controllers for ease](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-add-helpers-method-to-ease-usage-of-helper-modules-in-controllers) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: June 26, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can now use helpers method to call helper methods in controller ### Rails 5 supports adding comments in migrations [Rails 5 supports adding comments in migrations](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-supports-adding-comments-migrations) - Author: Prajakta Tambe - Published: June 21, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 adds support for database schema comments for tables, columns and indexes for PostgreSQL and MySQL ### Rails 5 allows UUID as column type in create_join_table [Rails 5 allows UUID as column type in create_join_table](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-create-join-table-with-uuid) - Author: Hitesh Rawal - Published: June 16, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 started supporting UUID as a column type in create_join_table. ### Rails 5 adds another base class Application Job for jobs [Rails 5 adds another base class Application Job for jobs](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-application-jobs-for-jobs) - Author: Hitesh Rawal - Published: June 12, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 adds explicit base class ApplicationJob for ActiveJob. ### Rails 5 Updating records in AR Relation [Rails 5 Updating records in AR Relation](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-allows-updating-relation-objects-along-with-callbacks-and-validations) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: June 10, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 modified the ActiveRecord::Relation#update method to now support update on the relation. It also runs callbacks and validations on the records. ### Rails 5 prevents destructive action on production database [Rails 5 prevents destructive action on production database](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-prevents-destructive-action-on-production-db) - Author: Hitesh Rawal - Published: June 7, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 prevents destructive action on production database by keeping environment version to internal metadata. ### Rails 5 adds finish option in find_in_batches [Rails 5 adds finish option in find_in_batches](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-provides-finish-option-for-find-in-batches) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: June 6, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 has an option to provide end value in find_in_batches method ### Rails 5 introduces country_zones helper method [Rails 5 introduces country_zones helper method](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-introduces-helpers-for-country-zones) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: June 1, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 now allows to fetch information about all the timezones in a particular country by introductin of a new helper method. ### Rails 5 provides fragment caching in Action Mailer views [Rails 5 provides fragment caching in Action Mailer views](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-provides-fragment-caching-in-action-mailer-view) - Author: Prajakta Tambe - Published: May 31, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Templates in rails 5 can use fragment cache like Action View templates ### Rails 5 adds OR support in Active Record [Rails 5 adds OR support in Active Record](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-or-support-in-active-record) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: May 30, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We will now be able to perform OR operation in Active Record without having to write custom SQL. ### Rails 5 ArrayInquirer and checking array contents [Rails 5 ArrayInquirer and checking array contents](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-introduces-active-support-array-inquirer) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 27, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 has wrapped Array in an ArrayInquirer giving us a friendlier way to check its contents. This post also explains its usage in request variants. ### Rails 5 Renaming transactional fixtures to tests [Rails 5 Renaming transactional fixtures to tests](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-renamed-transactional-fixtures-to-transactional-tests) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 26, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 renamed use_transactional_fixtures method to use_transactional_tests. This was to make it clear that its functionality has nothing to do with use of fixtures. ### Rails 5 adds ignored_columns for Active Record [Rails 5 adds ignored_columns for Active Record](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-active-record-ignored-columns) - Author: Hitesh Rawal - Published: May 24, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 has implemented ignored_columns method for active record. ### Rails 5 adds a hidden field on collection radio buttons [Rails 5 adds a hidden field on collection radio buttons](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-add-a-hidden-field-on-collection-radio-buttons) - Author: Prajakta Tambe - Published: May 18, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 adds a hidden field on collection radio buttons to handle situation when user submits a form without selecting any radio button. ### Rails 5 Attributes from Active Record to Active Model [Rails 5 Attributes from Active Record to Active Model](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-moved-assign-attributes-from-activerecord-to-activemodel) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 17, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails In Rails 5 we can use attribute assignment outside of Active Record inherited classes ### Rails 5 Configure Active Job backend adapter for jobs [Rails 5 Configure Active Job backend adapter for jobs](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-allows-to-inherit-activejob-queue-adapter) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 15, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 provides support to configure queue_adapter at job level and this queue_adapter can be inherited by child jobs. ### Rails 5 accepts 1 or true for acceptance validation [Rails 5 accepts 1 or true for acceptance validation](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-accepts-1-or-true-for-acceptance-validation) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: May 13, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 now allows accepting true in acceptance validation. Previously only "1" was accepted in acceptance validation. ### Rails 5 supports bi-directional destroy dependency [Rails 5 supports bi-directional destroy dependency](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/Rails-5-supports-bi-directional-destroy-dependency) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: May 12, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can now add bi-directional destroy dependency on Rails associations ### Rails 5 adds after_commit callbacks aliases [Rails 5 adds after_commit callbacks aliases](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-after_create-aliases) - Author: Hitesh Rawal - Published: May 11, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 Introduces after\_{create,update,delete}\_commit callbacks as aliases for after_commit. ### Rails 5 Updating a record without updating timestamps [Rails 5 Updating a record without updating timestamps](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-allows-updating-without-updating-timestamps) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: May 9, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can save a record without updating timestamps in Rails 5 ### Rails 5 Retrieving info of failed validations [Rails 5 Retrieving info of failed validations](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-a-way-to-get-information-about-types-of-failed-validations) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: May 3, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 makes it possible to return information about failed validator types instead of just returning translated error messages as before ### Rails 5 - What's in it for me? [Rails 5 - What's in it for me?](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-webinar) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: April 22, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Learn more about upcoming changes in Rails 5 release ### Rails 5 officially supports MariaDB [Rails 5 officially supports MariaDB](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-official-supports-mariadb) - Author: Vipul - Published: April 21, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 officially supports MariaDB ### Changes to test controllers in Rails 5 [Changes to test controllers in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/changes-to-test-controllers-in-rails-5) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: April 19, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Deprecation of assigns and assert_template in controller tests and usage of keyword arguments in HTTP methods ### accessed_fields to find active fields in application [accessed_fields to find active fields in application](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/accesssed-fields-to-find-actually-used-fileds-in-Rails-5) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: April 18, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 introduces accessed_fields method to determine all the fields that were accessed on a model while performing some operation ### Rails 5 Warning when fetching with Active Record [Rails 5 Warning when fetching with Active Record](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-option-to-log-warning-when-fetching-big-result-sets) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: April 13, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can now log warning when Active Record tries to fetch the result set greater than configured limit ### Rails 5 Sending STDOUT via environment variable [Rails 5 Sending STDOUT via environment variable](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-allows-to-send-log-to-stdout-via-environment-variable) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: April 12, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 has introduced an environment variable, with the help of which logs can now be directed to STDOUT in production environment. ### Validate multiple contexts together in Rails 5 [Validate multiple contexts together in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/validate-multiple-contexts-in-rails-5) - Author: Vijay Kumar Agrawal - Published: April 8, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 enhancement to validate a model on multiple contexts at once ### Rails 5 changes protect_from_forgery execution order [Rails 5 changes protect_from_forgery execution order](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-default-protect-from-forgery-prepend-false) - Author: Vijay Kumar Agrawal - Published: April 6, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails The default order of protect_from_forgery is changed from prepend to call order. ### Rails 5 provides config to use UUID as primary key [Rails 5 provides config to use UUID as primary key](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-provides-application-config-to-use-UUID-as-primary-key) - Author: Vijay Kumar Agrawal - Published: April 4, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails can use UUID as primary key for all the migrations by setting config. ### Rails 5 changed Active Job default adapter to Async [Rails 5 changed Active Job default adapter to Async](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-changed-default-active-job-adapter-to-async) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: March 29, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails The default Active Job adapter has been changed to Async from Inline in Rails 5. ### Support for left outer join in Rails 5 [Support for left outer join in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/support-for-left-outer-joins-in-rails-5) - Author: Ratnadeep Deshmane - Published: March 24, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails No need of writing SQL in your code every time there is need to do left outer join ### has_secure_token for unique random token in Rails 5 [has_secure_token for unique random token in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/has-secure-token-to-generate-unique-random-token-in-rails-5) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: March 23, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Use has_secure_token to handle creation and regeneration unique random alphanumeric token ### Suppress save events in Rails 5 [Suppress save events in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/suppress-save-events-in-rails-5) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: March 11, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 introduces way to suppress save events on a model ### Rails 5 improves rendering partial from cache [Rails 5 improves rendering partial from cache](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-makes-partial-redering-from-cache-substantially-faster) - Author: Ratnadeep Deshmane - Published: March 9, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails With the inclusion of multi_fetch_fragments gem in Rails core, Rails 5 improves page load speeds substantially. ### Rails 5 switches from strong etags to weak etags [Rails 5 switches from strong etags to weak etags](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-switches-from-strong-etags-to-weak-tags) - Author: Prajakta Tambe - Published: March 8, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 switches from strong etags to weak etags ### Parameter filtering enhancement in Rails 5 [Parameter filtering enhancement in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/parameter-filtering-enhacement-rails-5) - Author: Vijay Kumar Agrawal - Published: March 7, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 enhances parameter filtering of sensitive data appearing in the logs ### Rails 5 adds http_cache_forever [Rails 5 adds http_cache_forever](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-adds-http-cache-forever) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: March 4, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 introduces way to cache response forever by adding http_cache_forever ### Better exception responses in Rails 5 API apps [Better exception responses in Rails 5 API apps](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/better-exception-responses-in-rails-5-api-apps) - Author: Akshay Mohite - Published: March 3, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 responds with proper responses to exceptions even for API apps with introduction of new configuration debug_exception_format. ### Use file_fixture to access test files in Rails 5 [Use file_fixture to access test files in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/use-file_fixture-to-access-test-files-rails-5) - Author: Ershad Kunnakkadan - Published: March 2, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Use file_fixture in Rails 5 to access test files ### Migrations are versioned in Rails 5 [Migrations are versioned in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/migrations-are-versioned-in-rails-5) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: March 1, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Migrations are versioned from Rails 5 onwards. ### Rails 5 improves redirect_to:back method [Rails 5 improves redirect_to:back method](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-improves-redirect_to_back-with-redirect-back) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: February 29, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 introduces redirect_back method with fallback_location instead of using redirect_to:back ### Rails 5 allows configuring queue name for mailers [Rails 5 allows configuring queue name for mailers](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-allows-configuring-queue-name-for-mailers) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: February 26, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails We can configure queue name for mailers with Rails 5 ### Rails 5 handles DateTime with better precision [Rails 5 handles DateTime with better precision](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-handles-datetime-with-better-precision) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: February 23, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails MYSQL 5.6 and above version have started rounding of the milliseconds and it's impact and fix with Rails 5. ### Active Support Improvements in Rails 5 [Active Support Improvements in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/active-support-improvements-in-Rails-5) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: February 17, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 introduces number of new methods in Rails 5 ### Rails 5 improves route search with advanced options [Rails 5 improves route search with advanced options](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-options-for-rake-routes) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: February 16, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 brings additional options for rake routes task to display specific routes. ### Rails 5 makes belongs_to association required by default [Rails 5 makes belongs_to association required by default](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-makes-belong-to-association-required-by-default) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: February 15, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 makes it necessary to have belongs_to association record by default. ### Rails 5 doesn't halt callback chain if false is returned [Rails 5 doesn't halt callback chain if false is returned](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-does-not-halt-callback-chain-when-false-is-returned) - Author: Abhishek Jain - Published: February 13, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Preferred way of halting callback chain in Rails 5 is now using throw(:abort) instead of returning false. ### Configuring bundler using bundle config [Configuring bundler using bundle config](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/configuring-bundler-using-bundle-config) - Author: Prajakta Tambe - Published: February 9, 2016 - Categories: Rails Set bundler configuration options via bundle config. ### Caching result sets and collection in Rails 5 [Caching result sets and collection in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/activerecord-relation-cache-key) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: February 2, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 provides cache_key for ActiveRecord::Relation that can help in caching result of a collection of records. ### Caching in development environment in Rails 5 [Caching in development environment in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/caching-in-development-environment-in-rails5) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: January 25, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 has added ability to enable cache in development environment without changing environment.rb file. This blog post discusses the feature. ### Rails 5 wraps all rake commands using rails [Rails 5 wraps all rake commands using rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-supports-rake-commands-using-rails) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: January 14, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails In Rails 4 some commands use rake and some commands use rails. Rails 5 brings consistency by having rails command to do everything. ### Each form gets its own CSRF token in Rails 5 [Each form gets its own CSRF token in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/per-form-csrf-token-in-rails-5) - Author: Prajakta Tambe - Published: January 11, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 allows each form to have its own CSRF token to prevent hacking of the site. ### Rendering views outside of controllers in Rails 5 [Rendering views outside of controllers in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rendering-views-outside-of-controllers-in-rails-5) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: January 8, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Rails 5 allows rendering views outside of controllers. It has many benefits like now views can be used in Mailers and other places. ### Not using https might be breaking file uploads [Not using https might be breaking file uploads](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/not-using-https-might-be-breaking-file-uploads) - Author: Chirag Shah - Published: January 7, 2016 - Categories: Rails Using http instead of https might be breaking your file uploads. This blog explains how and why it happens. ### Test runner in Rails 5 [Test runner in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/test-runner-in-rails-5) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: January 3, 2016 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Running tests got much easier in Rails 5. Now failing tests point to line number and makes it easier to re run a failing test. There are many more goodies. ### ApplicationRecord in Rails 5 [ApplicationRecord in Rails 5](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/application-record-in-rails-5) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: December 28, 2015 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails If we want to add a functionality to all models we no longer need to pollute whole ActiveRecord::Base. Just add that feature to ApplicationRecord. ### How constant lookup and resolution works in Ruby on Rails [How constant lookup and resolution works in Ruby on Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/how-constant-lookup-happens-in-rails) - Author: Mohit Natoo - Published: November 5, 2015 - Categories: Rails Rails has its own way of maintaining constants and looking for it when it is not found. This blog discusses all that and much more. ### Rails 5 allows setting custom HTTP Headers for assets [Rails 5 allows setting custom HTTP Headers for assets](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-5-allows-setting-custom-http-headers-for-assets) - Author: Vipul - Published: October 31, 2015 - Categories: Rails 5, Rails Ability to set custom HTTP header is needed to have better control over the delivery of assets. In this blog we'll see how that can be done. ### Migrating Rails app from postgresql to sql server [Migrating Rails app from postgresql to sql server](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/migrating-from-postgresql-to-sqlserver) - Author: Rohit Kumar - Published: October 13, 2015 - Categories: Rails Migrating rails app from postgresql to sql server ### Using ReactJS with Rails Action Cable [Using ReactJS with Rails Action Cable](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/using-reactjs-with-rails-actioncable) - Author: Vipul - Published: July 19, 2015 - Categories: Rails Using ReactJS with Rails Action Cable for real-time applications. ### Verifying PubSub Services from Rails using Redis [Verifying PubSub Services from Rails using Redis](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/verifying-pubsub-services-from-rails-redis) - Author: Vipul - Published: May 9, 2015 - Categories: Rails Verifying PubSub Services from Rails with example based on Redis ### Voice based phone verification using twilio [Voice based phone verification using twilio](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/voice-based-phone-verification-using-twilio) - Author: Santosh Wadghule - Published: March 18, 2015 - Categories: Rails In this blog we discuss how to do voice based phone verification using Twilio. ### Gotcha with after_commit callback in Rails [Gotcha with after_commit callback in Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/gotcha-with-after_commit-callback-in-rails) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: March 1, 2015 - Categories: Rails Gotcha with after_commit callback in Rails ### Phone verification using SMS via Twilio [Phone verification using SMS via Twilio](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/phone-verification-using-twilio) - Author: Santosh Wadghule - Published: January 12, 2015 - Categories: Rails These days it is a common need to verify Phone using SMS. In this blog we will show you how to do that using Twilio. ### Migrating existing session cookies while upgrading [Migrating existing session cookies while upgrading](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/migrating-existing-session-cookies-while-upgrading-to-rails-4-1-and-above) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: December 23, 2014 - Categories: Rails Safely upgrade to Rails 4.1 and migrate existing session cookies without forcing users to login again. ### Rails Girls Pune 2014 [Rails Girls Pune 2014](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-girls-pune-2014) - Author: Vipul - Published: December 14, 2014 - Categories: Rails RailsGirls Pune 2014 ### DRYing up Rails Views with View Carriers and Services [DRYing up Rails Views with View Carriers and Services](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/drying-up-rails-views-with-view-carriers-and-services) - Author: Vipul - Published: December 2, 2014 - Categories: Rails Rails views can get complicated with all sorts of business logic. In this blog we are going to show how we made Rails views simpler by using Carriers. ### Make Outbound calls to a phone using Twilio and Rails [Make Outbound calls to a phone using Twilio and Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/twilio-rails-calling-from-browser-to-a-phone) - Author: Vipul - Published: September 29, 2014 - Categories: Rails Make Outbound Calls From the Browser to Phone using Twilio and Rails ### Tricks and Tips for using Fixtures effectively in Rails [Tricks and Tips for using Fixtures effectively in Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/tricks-and-tips-for-using-fixtures-in-rails) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: September 21, 2014 - Categories: Rails Tricks and Tips for using Fixtures effectively in Rails ### DeccanRubyConf 2014. Hou De! [DeccanRubyConf 2014. Hou De!](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/deccanrubyconf) - Author: Santosh Wadghule - Published: August 3, 2014 - Categories: Rails This post talks about my experience for Pune's first DeccanRubyConf 2014. ### Flash access changes in Rails 4.1 [Flash access changes in Rails 4.1](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/flash-access-changes-rails-4-1) - Author: Vipul - Published: July 24, 2014 - Categories: Rails This post describes a flash object access changes due to new json cookie serialization in Rails 4.1 ### Issue with Delayed Job lifecycle and Postgres Errors [Issue with Delayed Job lifecycle and Postgres Errors](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/delayed-job-lifecycle-issue) - Author: Vipul - Published: July 23, 2014 - Categories: Rails This post describes a problem in DelayedJob Lifecycle leading to database connection issues. ### RedDotRubyConf 2014 [RedDotRubyConf 2014](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/reddotrubyconf) - Author: Prathamesh Sonpatki - Published: July 1, 2014 - Categories: Rails This post talks about our experiences attending RedDotRubyConf 2014 in Singapore. ### Six Year Old Optional / Keyword Arguments bug [Six Year Old Optional / Keyword Arguments bug](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/six-years-old-optional-keyword-arguments-bug) - Author: Vipul - Published: April 28, 2014 - Categories: Rails, Ruby This blog discusses a Six Year Old Optional / Keyword Arguments bug that was fixed recently in Ruby 2.2 ### How to add additional directories to test [How to add additional directories to test](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/adding-directory-to-rake-test) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: April 26, 2014 - Categories: Rails This blog discusses how to add additional directories to test ### Configuring Log Formatting in Rails [Configuring Log Formatting in Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/logger-formatting-in-rails) - Author: Vipul - Published: March 3, 2014 - Categories: Rails This blog discusses how custom Logger can be used in Rails, and configuring Log Formatting. ### Displaying non repeating random records [Displaying non repeating random records](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/non-repeating-random-records) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: November 13, 2013 - Categories: Rails Displaying random records is easy. But sometimes it can show duplicate records. This blog discusses how to show random records without showing duplicate records. ### Active Record is still magical [Active Record is still magical](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/active-record-is-still-magical) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: October 30, 2013 - Categories: Rails Slides and video of my presentation at Wicked Good Ruby Conferenece. ### Visitor pattern and double dispatch in ruby [Visitor pattern and double dispatch in ruby](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/visitor-pattern-and-double-dispatch) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: July 7, 2013 - Categories: Rails Visitor pattern is a common pattern to traverse a tree. This blog discusses what visitor pattern is and how to write code for that in ruby. ### Preload, Eagerload, Includes and Joins [Preload, Eagerload, Includes and Joins](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/preload-vs-eager-load-vs-joins-vs-includes) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: July 1, 2013 - Categories: Rails ActiveRecord does a lot of magical stuff. This blog discusses how it pulls of Preload, Eagerload, Includes and Joins. ### Cookies on Rails [Cookies on Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/cookies-on-rails) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: March 19, 2013 - Categories: Rails A deep dive into how Rails handles cookies. How Rails keeps cookies encrypted and how to protect your data. ### Understanding instance exec in ruby [Understanding instance exec in ruby](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/understanding-instance-exec-in-ruby) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: March 12, 2013 - Categories: Rails instance_exec is a usefull tool in Ruby. But the usage of it could be a bit confusing. See this blog to gain better understanding. ### Rex, Rexical and Rails routing [Rex, Rexical and Rails routing](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rex-rexical-and-rails-routing) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: February 1, 2013 - Categories: Rails Rails routing uses its own grammar. To better understand how grammar works we will look at Rex and Rexical. ### Rails Routing -- a comprehensive look at routing [Rails Routing -- a comprehensive look at routing](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/journey-into-rails-routing) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: January 29, 2013 - Categories: Rails A deep dive into how Rails handles routing. ### Life of save in ActiveRecord [Life of save in ActiveRecord](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/live-of-save-in-activerecord) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: January 15, 2013 - Categories: Rails ActiveRecord saves record by going through saving process in layers. This blog takes a deep dive into how ActiveRecord saves a record. ### Redirect to www for heroku with SSL [Redirect to www for heroku with SSL](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/redirect-to-www-heroku-ssl) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: October 12, 2012 - Categories: Rails How to redirect to https version of the url. ### Solr, Sunspot, Websolr and Delayed job [Solr, Sunspot, Websolr and Delayed job](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/solr-sunspot-websolr-delayed-job) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: October 11, 2012 - Categories: Rails Handling Solr with Delayed job has a few gotchas which we are going to look into in this blog. ### Data-behavior is for JavaScript developers [Data-behavior is for JavaScript developers](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/data-behavior) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: October 10, 2012 - Categories: Rails JavaScript operations should not be based on class of the element. A better solution would be to use data-behavior. ### Test factories first [Test factories first](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/test-factories-first) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: October 10, 2012 - Categories: Rails Before running any tests make sure that all factories are running ok. ### CSRF and Rails [CSRF and Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/csrf-and-rails) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: May 10, 2012 - Categories: Rails Cross site request forgery attacks are common. Rails has mechanisms to protect applications from such attacks. This blog discusses how Rails provides those mechansisms. ### XSS and Rails [XSS and Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/xss-and-rails) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: May 10, 2012 - Categories: Rails Cross site scripting attacks are common. Rails has mechanisms to protect applications from such attacks. This blog discusses how Rails provides those mechansisms. ### tsort in ruby and rails initializers [tsort in ruby and rails initializers](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/tsort-in-ruby) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: March 16, 2012 - Categories: Rails This blog discusses what tsort is and how Rails initializers uses it. ### Mime type resolution in Rails [Mime type resolution in Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/mime-type-resolution-in-rails) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: November 23, 2010 - Categories: Rails Resolving mime types is complicated. Different vendors have mad the situation worse by not properly adhering to the standard. This blog take a closer look at how mime type resolution works in Rails. ### I am not seeing hoptoad messages. Now I know why. [I am not seeing hoptoad messages. Now I know why.](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/I-am-not-seeing-hoptoad-messages) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: April 23, 2010 - Categories: Rails consider_all_request_local determnies if exception should be sent to the hoptoad server or not. See this blog to understand more about it. ### Order of format matters in respond_to block [Order of format matters in respond_to block](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/order-of-format-matters-in-respond_to-block) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: January 25, 2010 - Categories: Rails In Rails we use respond_to to respond to different types of requests. The order in which different formats are handled matters. This blog takes a look at that issue. ### Determining if commits are executed in a transaction [Determining if commits are executed in a transaction](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/how-to-find-if-my-commits-are-executed-in-a-transaction-or-not) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: March 13, 2009 - Categories: Rails How to find if my commits are executed in a transaction or not ### Restful architecture does not mean one to one mapping [Restful architecture does not mean one to one mapping](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/restful-architecture-does-not-mean-one-to-one-mapping-with-model) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: February 17, 2009 - Categories: Rails REST style does not mean that we need to have a controller for every model. We can mix and match. ### Configure local_request [Configure local_request](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rescue_action_in_public-local_request-and-how-to-configure-local_request) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: February 5, 2009 - Categories: Rails How does Rails handle exceptions? Rails exception handling depends on two factors and we are going to discuss both of them here. ### Override automatic updated_at in ActiveRecord/Rails [Override automatic updated_at in ActiveRecord/Rails](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/override-automatic-timestamp-in-activerecord-rails) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: January 21, 2009 - Categories: Rails Rails automatically updates updated_at. But it can be overcome. ### Under the hood how named_scope works [Under the hood how named_scope works](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/under-the-hood-how-named-scope-works) - Author: Neeraj Singh - Published: October 17, 2008 - Categories: Rails named_scope is awesome. But how does it work. How does it pull off all those tricks which seem magical. This blog takes a deep dive and looks into code to see how named_scope really works. ## Links - [Human page](https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/categories/rails)