On August 15th, GitHub celebrated a major milestone: their main application is now running on the latest version of Rails: 5.2.1! Upgrading Rails on an application as large and as trafficked as GitHub is no small task. Eileen M. Uchitelle, better known as @eileencodes, came on to the show to discuss the upgrade and supporting multiple databases in Rails 6.

Links for this episode:<ul><li><a href="https://githubengineering.com/upgrading-github-from-rails-3-2-to-5-2/" class="link" target="_blank">Upgrading GitHub from Rails 3.2 to 5.2</a> </li><li><a href="https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/34052" class="link" target="_blank">Multi-Database Support in Rails 6</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/eileencodes" class="link" target="_blank">@eileencodes on Twitter</a> </li><li><a href="http://eileencodes.com" class="link" target="_blank">Eileen&#x27;s Blog</a> </li><li><a href="https://rubyonice.com" class="link" target="_blank">Ruby on Ice</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.bensound.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Episode Music: &quot;Creative Minds&quot; by BENSOUND</a> </li></ul>

Episode 250: 250: Migrating Twitter from Rails & Powering Up with Linkerd with William Morgan

The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Co-hosted by Elise Shaffer, Brian Mariani, Jemma Issroff and Nick Schwaderer. Edited by Peachtree Sound.