ActiveRecord Migrations for your Future Self

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1. activerecord migrations for your future self
2. wait, who the hell are you? i’m amber conville! you can find me on the internet at these places: i develop software at test double, which is an awesome group of consultants if you’re looking or your company might need help! twitter: @crebma
 email: crebma@gmail.com
 github: crebma
 other stuff: i’ll bet you can guess!
3. let’s start with activerecord
4. activerecord
5. now let’s move on to keeping your future self happy and sane
6. 1. separate data and schema migrations
7. 2. you should always be able to run your migrations from scratch
8. 3. run them all the time
9. 4. make sure they’re reversible
10. 5. use migration models
11. 5. use migration models
13. 5. use migration models
14. 5. use migration models
15. Spoiler alert! this all came from a blog @crebma @testdouble http://blog.testdouble.com/posts/ 2014-11-04-healthy-migration- habits.html thanks!