How to Use Migrations in Rails (Step-by-Step)

In this video you'll learn how to use migrations in Rails.

Migrations allow you to describe & apply structural (schema) changes to your database.

Want to add a new column or table?

Use a migration.

By changing your database schema, you'll be able to store new types of data in your database.

Rails models are backed by a database table.

The first step to adding a new model to your app, once you're clear on what attributes it needs to have & how it's related to other models, is to create a new table via the migration system.

In this video you'll also discover a few tricks you can use to generate your migrations with less work.

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- Jesus Castello

[jmcbri]

Thanks Jesus. How about a video on managing migration files?

[martincabo]

Está buenísima la idea, pero me parece que si haces el vídeo en español quería un poco más claro... solo es una observación. Saludos!