The "new" Attributes API in Rails 5

One of my favorite new features in Rails 5 is the Attributes API. Well, it's not really "new" in that it kind of existed in 4.2, but it's mature and public now! In this talk we'll go over some of the basics around how this new feature of ActiveRecord works, when you might want to use it, and some of the potential issues with integrating this into existing applications.

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1. The “new” Attributes API in Rails 5
2. Anybody here like Rails?
3. Anybody here like Futurama?
4. Let’s talk about Rails 5!
5. Attributes API!
13. There are also views…
20. Custom Types
34. Appendix
37. Why use the Attributes API? •  Easier to use Value Objects •  Easier to use Null Objects •  If you don’t have complete control over your database schema or using third party data •  Other things I haven’t thought of yet!
38. Devon Estes Twitter - @devoncestes Github - devonestes