#81 ❗Faker gem, avoiding ArgumentError, Rishi's RailsConf talk, and Bonsai 🌳

Happy Wednesday!

Here is issue #81 of our newsletter, for news and the best tools for your current or future Rails projects...

1. Learn how to populate your Rails database with realistic, varied test data using the Faker gem, enhancing your development and testing processes. Explore more. 💎

2. Discover how to navigate the challenges of upgrading from Ruby 2 to Ruby 3, particularly when your Rails application relies on ActiveJob. Avoid ArgumentError exceptions and ensure robust application performance with Francois's tips. 🔥


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3. Here's one for your jog, or morning commute: If you didn't get a chance to attend RailsConf 2023 in Atlanta, listen to Sr. Software Engineer, Rishi Jain's full talk on all the tools you need to quickly identify your application's weak points—and scale your Rails app to the moon. 🎧

4. An old one, but a good one. "Sustainable development" means never staying more than 2 minor versions of Ruby on Rails behind and keeping your dependencies updates frequent. This post outlines the best policies with respect to Ruby on Rails versioning, and how to implement them. 🚀

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