Rails Fever Blog

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.”

When your Rails app starts slowing down or your team reports odd errors, it’s easy to treat upgrades as one-time fixes. You wait until something breaks, hire a developer to patch things up, and move...

Every few years, a new version of Ruby on Rails drops, and the community buzzes with excitement. Blog posts appear, changelogs fill up, and developers start debating whether to upgrade now or later.