David Heinemeier Hansson

Exceptions raised from templates should show template code not compiled methods

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Seems like we've regressed on exceptions raised from within ERB templates. They're showing the backtrace of the compiled method instead of the underlying template. That's not very helpful. ![CleanShot 2024-02-14...

Use ruby file: ".ruby-version" when possible

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Bundler has a nice new feature to get the ruby version from .ruby-version. Would be nice to take advantage of that when possible. So the default Gemfile should generate `ruby...

Add ENV["SKIP_TEST_DATABASE_TRUNCATE"] flag to speed up multi-process test runs

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Add ENV["SKIP_TEST_DATABASE_TRUNCATE"] flag to speed up multi-process test runs on large DBs when all tests run within default txn. This cuts ~10s from the test run of HEY when run...

Use Docker 20.10+ --link for larger copies to use more efficient hardlinks than straight copies

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Faster is better.

Truncate tables before test runs is hanging on Linux

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When running a multi-process test run on Linux, I'm seeing the system hang as part of the [`truncate_tables` call in database_tasks.rb](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/main/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb#L393). It seems that the problem is around abandon_results!, which...

Run GC out-of-band by default

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Ruby's GC can be a bit of a crude beast, and from the perspective of an application, it's awakened seemingly at random. When it runs, it smites that request with...

Use Thruster by default to Rails 8

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[Thruster](https://github.com/basecamp/thruster/) is an HTTP/2 proxy for simple production-ready deployments of Rails applications. It runs alongside the Puma webserver to provide a few additional features that help your app run efficiently...

Sprockets has served us well, but it's time to hand over the torch to [Propshaft](https://github.com/rails/propshaft) in Rails 8.

Add Kamal by default to Rails 8

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Rails should have a default answer to deploying applications out of the box to cloud or bare metal. Kamal is that answer. We'll configure it automatically as far as we...

Add a built-in benchmark tool

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We should have a simple, built-in benchmark mechanism for people to evaluate different computing platforms. Whether they be cloud VMs, Raspberry Pis, or 96-core state-of-the-art owned server hardware. Think Geekbench...