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In this article I will explain how you can dual boot your application in your local environment and your continuous integration (CI) service. I hope that this will help you get ready for the next stable release of Rails.

I had to come up with a clever title because this article is about legacy Rails opens a new window applications and I know that you might fall asleep by the third paragraph. Boooooring… You probably want to read about that new JavaScript framework that came out (I love that this sentence will always be true, it doesn’t matter when you read this)

If you have been working with Rails for a few years, you have seen your fair share of shiny new applications, well-maintained and poorly-maintained legacy applications. This post is about Legacy Rails applications

At OmbuLabs opens a new window , we are big fans of Ruby on Rails opens a new window and design patterns opens a new window , especially convention over configuration opens a new window ! The beauty of Rails is that you can inherit a legacy project and easily find the different layers of code in different directories.

When it comes to database migrations the policy of Rails is very clear. It’s all about altering the database structure with gradual migration files: “Migrations are a convenient way to alter your database schema over time in a consistent and easy way.” (source opens a new window )

But, what about data migrations? What’s the best way to write, maintain, and run migrations that alter the data in your production database?

In this article I will talk about three different patterns for writing and maintaining your data migrations:

1. Data migrations in db/migrate
2. Data migrations with a set of Rake tasks
3. Data migrations with data_migrate

If you are interested in Ruby and Rails performance, you have definitely read articles by Nate Berkopec opens a new window from Speedshop opens a new window . At Ombu Labs we are big fans of his work, his Complete Guide to Rails Performance book opens a new window and Slack community.

When Nate announced a series of public workshops opens a new window I didn’t hesitate and signed up as quickly as possible. Here are my notes from my experience at the workshop on October 17th.

Some time ago we wrote a couple of Tips for Writing Fast Rails opens a new window . It was about time we wrote part two so here it is!

We recently spoke with Ryan Findley, Principal at Neomind Labs opens a new window . We worked with his team to execute a Rails upgrade opens a new window from 2.3 to 4.2 on one of their applications.

This article is part of our Upgrade Rails series. To see more of them, click here opens a new window .

This article will cover the most important aspects that you need to know to get your Ruby on Rails opens a new window application from version 5.1 opens a new window to 5.2 opens a new window .

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Hello and welcome to the first OmbuCast by OmbuLabs. In this screencast we’ll be taking a look at the derailed_benchmarks opens a new window gem, and how you can use it to benchmark your Rails application and find, and hopefully fix bottlenecks in your code.

This article is part of our Upgrade Rails series. To see more of them, click here opens a new window .

This article will cover the most important aspects that you need to know to get your Ruby on Rails opens a new window application from version 5.0 opens a new window to 5.1 opens a new window .

Today we are happy to announce the launch of our new microsite: Gemfile.lock Audit Tool opens a new window - a tool created to allow users to check their Gemfile.lock for vulnerabilities in a quick and secure manner.

This article is part of our Upgrade Rails series. To see more of them, click here opens a new window .

This article will cover the most important aspects that you need to know to get your Ruby on Rails opens a new window application from version 4.2 opens a new window to 5.0 opens a new window .

We recently collaborated with Power Home Remodeling opens a new window on a Rails upgrade opens a new window for their self-described “monolith CRM/ERP application” and were able to speak to them about their experience with OmbuLabs opens a new window .

This article takes a look at some of the changes to the ActiveRecord::Dirty module between Rails 5.1 and 5.2.

If you’re running Rails 5.1, you may have already seen some of the deprecation warnings related to the API changes contained in it. Most of them are behavior changes, and there are some new additions as well.

To better understand these modifications, we’ll take a look at sample projects in Rails 5.1 and Rails 5.2.

This article is part of our Upgrade Rails series. To see more of them, click here opens a new window .

This article will cover the most important aspects that you need to know to get your Ruby on Rails opens a new window application from version 4.1 opens a new window to 4.2 opens a new window .

This article is part of our Upgrade Rails series. To see more of them, click here opens a new window .

This article will cover the most important aspects that you need to know to get your Ruby on Rails opens a new window application from version 4.0 opens a new window to 4.1 opens a new window .