The Road To Rails 8
Aug 15, 2025•36 min•Ep. 316
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Episode description
In this episode, Chris and Andrew discuss the recent release of Rails 8 and the improvements in upgrading processes compared to previous versions. They dive into specific technical challenges, such as handling open redirects and integrating configuration options, and chat about Chris's recent experience with Tailwind’s new Elements library, Bundler updates, and JSON gem changes. They also touch on Heroku's evolving infrastructure and the potential benefits of using PlanetScale's new Postgres offerings. The episode concludes with a discussion about life without internet and Andrew’s countdown to his upcoming sabbatical. Hit download now!
Links
- Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
- Rails World 2025
- Tailwind Plus- Elements
- Invoker Commands API
- Byroot’s Blog post-What’s wrong with JSON gem API?
- PlanetScale
- Hetzner
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