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More early data: 83% of Rails developers in this year's survey are working on a monolith. Only 3.5% are on microservices. The industry conversation has been swinging back toward monoliths for a couple of years now. Looks like Rails teams got there first - or never left.
Add your perspective to the 2026 Rails Community Survey, open through July 3:

2026 Ruby on Rails Community Survey The 2026 Ruby on Rails Community Survey is now open. Add your voice to the community data. Brought to you by Planet Argon.

If you’ve followed us for a while, you’ve probably heard our perspective on long-lived Rails apps.

But philosophy only goes so far.

Maintainable Rails is a short email course from Robby Russell sharing practical ideas for refactoring, upgrades, and keeping mature Rails apps healthy.

Maintainable Rails: Free Email Course for Developers | Give Your App Its Second Act A free email course for Ruby on Rails developers who want to evolve their existing apps without a rewrite. Learn practical ways to make your Rails app faster, safer, and ready for its second act.

Early data from the 2026 Rails Survey shows that 54% of Rails developers say AI tools are regularly integrated into how they work. Only 2.4% have evaluated them and decided not to use them. The "Will Rails developers adopt AI?" conversation is happening- add your take.

2026 Ruby on Rails Community Survey The 2026 Ruby on Rails Community Survey is now open. Add your voice to the community data. Brought to you by Planet Argon.

Our teammates Evaldo Klock and Jaison Coelho are having a blast at Tropical on Rails in Brazil this week!