Happy Wednesday! Here is issue #135 of our newsletter, which offers news and the best tools for your current or future Rails projects... 1. 🤖 Need to upgrade Rails? Let our AI agent help you plan your upgrade! Your Automated Step-by-Step Guide to Upgrading Rails is here! Our new Free Automated Roadmap uses an AI Agent to deliver a custom roadmap tailored to your application when you connect your GitHub repository. Need more detail & insights? If you're looking for a more comprehensive plan that includes effort and investment estimates, we recommend the full Roadmap to Upgrade Rails service. 2. 🔔 Rails 8.1 Beta 1 is here! Launched in time for Rails World and authored by over 500 contributors, this release introduces powerful enhancements, including ActiveJob continuations (which allow long-running jobs to resume where they left off) and unified structured event reporting via Rails.event, seamless local CI integration, and more. 3. 🧘 Side projects aren’t just fun—they can be a source of clarity and joy. In this post, "The Blissful Zen of a Good Side Project," Josh Collinsworth reflects on the value of pursuing a good side project and how the right one can spark creativity, reduce stress, and even make you a better developer. 4. 🎉 Exciting news for developers! Termal Wire is now Open Source under the GNU Affero General Public License. Dive into the code and explore the possibilities! 🚀 5. 🏴☠️ Unlock a treasure trove of Free Developer Resources! From essential coding libraries to innovative productivity apps, this guide has it all, without costing a dime. Perfect for enhancing your projects and skills. Wonder what it's like having a part-time upgrade team available to you? 🌳 Bonsai Maintenance plans offer you the ability to expand your team with ours. No big up-front costs, just steady Rails & Ruby improvements every month. Stay secure, performant, and ready for what’s next — without breaking the bank. 6. 😌 Encryption can feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. In this post, Rahoul with The Art & Science of Ruby offers a clear, oversimplified explanation of public/private key encryption—perfect for developers who want to grasp the core idea without the heavy math. 7. 🚀 Building internal tools sounds straightforward—until you’re deep in the details. In this post, Two things I wish I knew when I started to build an internal tool framework, Adrian offers insights that can save developers time, frustration, and rework to maintain their momentum. 8. 👓 Complex business logic doesn’t have to mean messy code. In this article, Rahoul Baruah demonstrates how to capture intricate operations in clean, easy-to-read Ruby, making your applications more straightforward to understand, maintain, and extend. 9. 🔎 Ever wish browsing Git history was faster? In this post, Julia Evans shares a handy trick for using fzf to preview Git commits, making it easier to explore changes without leaving your terminal. 🧐 Discover how fzf can improve your coding workflow. 10. 🪩 How much has programming wisdom really changed over the last 50 years? In this post, Noel Rappin compares classic programming proverbs from 1975 with their modern counterparts in 2025, revealing what’s timeless, what’s outdated, and what today’s developers can still learn. 👀 Check out our other articles on: Performance | Upgrades | Best Practices | Tech Debt Bookmark them, share them, or save them for later. We hope you found these links helpful.😉 Know anyone who would love to receive this newsletter? Tell them to subscribe to the Rails Upgrade News newsletter… Best, The FastRuby.io Team |
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