Ruby 4.0.0 Is Out: What Rails & ActiveRecord Devs Actually Need to Know
Ruby 4.0.0 is released (Dec 25, 2025). For Rails apps, the real risks are stdlib gem changes (CGI), Net::HTTP behavior shifts, and Bundler 4. Here’s what breaks first, how to fix safely, and what Ruby 4 performance does—and doesn’t—solve.
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