#36 Ruby 3.0.1 Released, Rails 7 introduces Active Record Encryption

Happy Wednesday!

Here is issue #036 of our newsletter, where we collect news and tools that we find interesting for your Rails project.

1. Ruby 3.0.1, 2.7.3, 2.6.7, 2.5.9 have been released: These new versions include a security fix. Make sure to upgrade.🔒

2. Rails 7 introduces Active Record Encryption: This new feature might replace some of the encryption gems that many applications use.

3. Measuring the Impact of Software Maintenance: Learn how you can show the value of performing maintenance. 🔧

4. Rails 7 allows constructors on has_one :through associations: A new interesting change for the upcoming version of Rails.

5. How to use Stripe Checkout in Rails: A great screencast covering all you need to know to get started with Stripe and Rails. 💸

We hope you find these links useful. Feel free to forward it to your friends! ;)

Have a nice week!

The FastRuby.io team.

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