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Rails Version Upgrades

1 post · Nov 2010

What this trail covers

Shopify has a history of managing and executing major Ruby on Rails version upgrades, including significant efforts for Rails 3. This involves preparing the codebase, addressing compatibility issues with libraries and internal code, and managing the risks associated with large-scale migrations. The company aims to stay current with the Rails ecosystem to provide the best tools for developers and customer experience.

All Shopify trails
  1. Shopify's path to Rails 3 - ShopifyThis post details Shopify's experience upgrading its large and established Rails application to Rails 3. It outlines the preparation steps, including adopting Bundler and addressing XSS vulnerabilities ahead of the main migration. The post highlights major stumbling blocks encountered, such as route definition changes and library compatibility, and the solutions implemented, including a patch for `helper :all` behavior. It also emphasizes the importance of thorough testing of external service integrations and the benefits of staying current with the Rails ecosystem for future features and performance improvements.