Rails News

  • This Week in Rails: February 6, 2026

    Happy Friday! This is Greg, bringing you the latest changes in the Rails codebase. It was a quiet week, but there are still noteworthy changes, let’s explore them. Read from...

  • Disabled query cache in console and bugfixes

    Hi, Wojtek here. Let’s see what changed in the Rails codebase. Disable the Active Record query cache in the console by default Pass –query-cache to enable it for the session....

  • Squish as fast as you can

    Hi, it’s Claudio Baccigalupo. Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. Optimize String#squish A RegExp improvement in the Rails codebase makes squishing a string twice as fast. Render...

  • Rails Version 8.1.2 has been released!

    Hi everyone, I am happy to announce that Rails 8.1.2 has been released. CHANGES since 8.1.1 To see a summary of changes, please read the release on GitHub: 8.1.2 CHANGELOG...

  • Error-aware retry_on, PostgreSQL type mappings, and more!

    Hi, it’s Emmanuel Hayford. Here’s a look at the highlights from this week’s updates to the Rails codebase. Allow retry_on wait procs to accept error as a second argument This...

  • This Week in Rails: January 2, 2026

    Hi, it’s zzak. Hope everyone had a great holiday season and a happy new year! 🎊 Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. Add Rails.app.revision Add Rails.app.revision to...

  • This Year in Rails

    Happy Holidays, this is Claudio, Emmanuel, Greg, Vipul, Wojciech, and Zzak, bringing you the summary of what happened with Rails in the past year. It was a busy year with...

  • 2025 Wrap Up from the Rails Foundation

    So many, many times this past year, I’ve thought to myself, ‘Holy cow, things are moving so fast.’ This is as true in the wider tech world, as it is...

  • Rails Luminary, modern approach to CSRF and more

    Hi, Wojtek here. The Rails Community is not slowing down giving us another week of great news and features. Ruby turns 30. Happy anniversary to the language that made Rails...

  • Congrats Marco Roth: 2025 Rails Luminary

    We are stoked to share that the Rails Core team has announced Marco Roth as the 2025 Rails Luminary. The Rails Luminary Awards exist to celebrate those in the community...