Getting Started with Rails 8

Rails 8 is here and it's packed with improvements that make building web applications even more enjoyable.

Native Authentication

One of the most anticipated features is the built-in authentication generator. No more reaching for Devise for simple use cases:

rails generate authentication

This gives you a complete authentication system with sessions, password resets, and more.

Solid Queue

Background job processing is now built-in with Solid Queue, using your existing database as the job backend. No more Redis dependency for simple applications.

What's Next?

In upcoming posts, we'll dive deeper into each of these features. Stay tuned!