#112 👊 RailsBump Announcement, Rails 8 Beta + Ruby 3.4 Preview, and more…

Happy Wednesday!

Here is issue #112 of our newsletter, which offers news and the best tools for your current or future Rails projects…

1. 👊 Exciting news! ​RailsBump.org is now supported & maintained by FastRuby.io​. This open-source, community-driven tool is great for tracking Gem + Rails compatibility. What feature would make your upgrades smoother? Please submit your ideas on GitHub, and let’s build it together! 🚀

2. 💎 ​Gelsey's​​ newest article discusses ​How to Fix the 'Failed to build gem native extension' error​​, while it is a frustrating roadblock, understanding why it happens and knowing how to address it can save you a lot of time and hassle.

3. 🚀 Rails 8's first beta is now available, offering new features, bug fixes, and optimizations that build upon Rails 7.2. It has powerful updates, including simplified deployments with Kamal, significant ActiveRecord improvements, and enhanced production support for SQLite. Check out ​what's new in Ruby on Rails 8​.

🚨 ​Ready for Rails 8? Need to Upgrade? Try 🌳​ ​Bonsai​​ by​ ​FastRuby.io​​ ​​

Are you stuck on Rails 4.2? Stop postponing your upgrade; ship it with our fixed-cost monthly maintenance service. 🚀

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4. 🔥 ​​​​​Ruby 3.4.0 preview 2 has been released​. A notable feature is the switch of the default parser from parse.y to Prism. Check out the other updates and improvements coming.

5. 💎 Need help debugging ruby segmentation faults? Check out ​A Rubyist's Walk Along the C-side (Part 11): Debugging​; this article looks at the various ways to deal with the inevitable scenario: our C extension crashes.

👀 Check out our other articles on: ​​Performance​​ | ​Upgrades​​​ | ​​​Best Practices​​​ | ​​​Tech Debt​​​

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Best,

The ​​​​​FastRuby.io​​​​​ Team

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