Rails Fever Blog

Most founders do not realize how fragile stability is until they lose it.

When most SaaS founders hear “CTO,” they imagine a full-time executive managing a team of developers, planning architecture, and leading technology strategy. That image fits once a company is past $5–10 million ARR. But before...

If your Rails app runs a business, it deserves more than “hope it doesn’t crash today” maintenance. Founders often ignore small issues until they become major fires that stop sales or frustrate users. Here are...

Every founder loves seeing spikes in traffic—until it’s fake. Bot traffic can quietly wreck a Rails app’s performance and your bottom line. Whether it’s fake signups flooding your database, card testing bots hammering your checkout,...

Upgrading a Rails app that’s been running for years can feel like open-heart surgery. You know it needs to be done, but one wrong move could bring down production, break critical features, or cause customer...

Most Rails founders don’t wake up one morning to a broken app. It happens slowly: a few skipped updates, a gem that’s too old to upgrade, a patch that “can wait until next week.”