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Jun 22, 2021

• authorImg Swaathi Kakarla
authorImg Swaathi Kakarla

Swaathi Kakarla is a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Rails now serves files via proxy

 Rails 6.1 has added support to ActiveStorage that serves files via proxying.

Mar 30, 2021

• authorImg Alkesh Ghorpade
authorImg Alkesh Ghorpade

I am a seasoned developer with over 9 years of experience in Ruby on Rails and Golang. My passion lies in tackling complex data structures and algorithm problems, always pushing myself to learn and grow. In my downtime, I find solace in the pages of books and the soothing sounds of a guitar. But I'm not just a one-trick pony! I love to stay active and challenge myself in other ways too. Whether it's on the football pitch, cricket field, table tennis table, or badminton court, I'm always up for some fun activities.

Rails 6.1 adds `if_exists` option in `remove_index` operation

 Rails 6.1 adds the `if_exists` option in `remove_index` which when set to true won't raise an error if the index doesn't exist.

Mar 1, 2021

• authorImg Swaathi Kakarla
authorImg Swaathi Kakarla

Swaathi Kakarla is a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Rails 6.1 adds config option to control image_tag loading attribute

 Rails 6.1 adds a config option to set a default value for the loading attribute of all image_tags. This is in line with the latest official HTML standard.

Jan 8, 2021

• authorImg Dhiraj Mishra
authorImg Dhiraj Mishra

Dhiraj is a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Rails 6.1 adds support for check constraints to database migrations

 With Rails adding support for check constraints to database migrations, check constraints can easily now be added and removed from tables with simple migration DSL. Earlier, the only way to add check constraints to tables was through raw SQL queries.

Jan 8, 2021

• authorImg Alkesh Ghorpade
authorImg Alkesh Ghorpade

I am a seasoned developer with over 9 years of experience in Ruby on Rails and Golang. My passion lies in tackling complex data structures and algorithm problems, always pushing myself to learn and grow. In my downtime, I find solace in the pages of books and the soothing sounds of a guitar. But I'm not just a one-trick pony! I love to stay active and challenge myself in other ways too. Whether it's on the football pitch, cricket field, table tennis table, or badminton court, I'm always up for some fun activities.

Rails 6.1 adds support for role switching and sharding in database

 Rails 6.1 has added support for switching connections for one database instead of all databases

Nov 18, 2020

• authorImg Prasad Walvekar
authorImg Prasad Walvekar

Prasad is a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Rails 6.1 adds support for destroying dependent associations in the background

 Destroying multiple layered hierarchy of associated objects can be time consuming and might result in a server timeout error. With Rails adding support for dependent associations to be deleted in the background, this issue is addressed.

Nov 15, 2020

• authorImg Romil Mehta
authorImg Romil Mehta

Romil is a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Rails 6.1 allows attribute's default to be configured but keeping its type

 With Rails 6.1, we can set attribute's default value by keeping the type same

Jun 10, 2020

• authorImg Rakesh Khicher
authorImg Rakesh Khicher

Rakesh is a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Rails support bulk insert/upsert on relation

 Rails 6.1 has added support for bulk insert/upsert on relation to preserve scope values.

May 20, 2020

• authorImg Rohit Kumar
authorImg Rohit Kumar

Rohit is a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Rails 6.1 adds support for signed ids to Active Record

 Rails 6.1 added support for signed ids which are a tamper-proof way of identifying a bearer

May 19, 2020

• authorImg Romil Mehta
authorImg Romil Mehta

Romil is a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Rails 6 adds ActiveJob::TestCase#perform_enqueued_jobs without a block

 With Rails 6, we can use ActiveJob::TestCase#perform_enqueued_jobs without a block to perform jobs in tests