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Vanilla Rails approach is the development approach in Rails when you're trying to use only basic Rails capabilities without additional gems or libraries to solve problems.
In other words: you work with what Rails provides "out of the box" - ActiveRecord, ActionController, ActionView, ActionText, ActiveStorage, ActiveJob, etc., instead of connecting third-party solutions for each task.
Pros of Vanilla Rails approach:
- Fewer dependencies - it is easier to maintain and update the project.
- Better understanding of how Rails works "under the hood".
- Less likely to run into gem conflicts or unknown bugs from third-party libraries.
Cons:
- It may take more time to implement certain features that are already ready in gems.
- Some complex functions will have to be written by yourself, and not used ready-made solutions.
Example: Instead of using mobility or globalize gems for translations, you can make a sub-zode in Vanilla Rails your/concern module for translating attributes, using only ActiveRecord and ActionText.
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