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How to Maintain an Existing Rails App: A Practical Playbook
Rails Maintenance Developer Guide

How to Maintain an Existing Rails App: A Practical Playbook

The habits, tools, and rhythms that keep a production Rails app healthy year after year

Most Rails apps in production are not new. They are 3, 5, 8 years old. They carry scar tissue from the founder who wrote the first version, the agency that built v2, and the four...
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Rails 7 LTS: A Developer's Technical Guide to Long-Term Support
Rails Upgrades Developer Guide

Rails 7 LTS: A Developer's Technical Guide to Long-Term Support

What the Rails maintenance policy actually covers, where commercial LTS fits, and how to keep a Rails 7 app patchable

If you work on a Rails 7 codebase in 2026, you have probably started thinking about the end of its supported life. Rails 8 is out. Rails 8.1 is on the horizon. The core team’s...
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Rails 7 LTS: A CTO's Guide to Long-Term Support Options in 2026
Rails Upgrades CTO Guide

Rails 7 LTS: A CTO's Guide to Long-Term Support Options in 2026

What 'Rails 7 LTS' really means, who actually provides it, and when it makes business sense

If you are a CTO or founder running a production Rails 7 app, you have probably Googled “rails 7 lts” at least once in the last year. You have customers, revenue, and a backlog. You...
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