Jonathan Bennett

3 Rails 8 Changes Business Owners Need to Know

Big news in the Rails ecosystem! With Rails World behind us, Rails 8 has been officially announced, bringing exciting changes not just for developers but for startups and small businesses as well.

Major updates like this often have real impacts beyond code. Here are three big changes in Rails 8 that are likely to matter to you as a business owner:

  1. Simplified Operations: New tools to make deployments and scaling easier—meaning smoother, more reliable services for your customers.
  2. Enhanced Developer Tooling: Improved workflows that save your developers time (and keep costs down).
  3. Better Mobile Support: Rails 8 brings updates that make mobile user experiences faster and more seamless.

This week, I’ll be covering why Rails 8 isn’t just good news for developers—it’s great news for you, too.