Rails 5 is here!

After a period of betas Rails 5.0 has now been released. The headline features are Action Cable and a mode primed for API-only apps.

There are also loads of other goodies which we're covered here before. Check out our archives or comb through the 9999 commits themselves.

Guides updated for Rails 5

If you'd like a more high level overview there's also new guides ready.

You can find tips on upgrading, there's a new version of the testing guide — and there are the full release notes, which has a lot of details.

Rails 5: made by you and me

Rails 5 wouldn't be possible without the 948 people who put in free time to help make these releases happen. A roaring thank you goes out to every contributor big and small. ❤️

(Here's what happened just this week.)