The Rails Upgrade Series

Welcome to our series of Rails upgrade miniguides. Here you'll find links to all of the relevant posts to help with an upgrade.First, if you or your boss are unsure whether an upgrade is a good idea then we have a pair of articles covering the technical and business reasons:Why Is It Important to Upgrade Your Rails Application?How to Pitch a Rails Upgrade to Your Boss (Without Any Tech Speak)Laying the groundworkBefore jumping into updating gems and other actions, it is important to assess your codebase and lay the groundwork for your upgrade.We would recommend that you assess your codebase before making changes, both to understand the work required and to find potential hotspots that might cause issues. You can learn our recommended approach here:.