Simplifying Data with Rails Single Table Inheritance

When you build apps with Ruby on Rails, managing a lot of data can be tricky, especially when different parts of your app are similar but not the same.

Rails has a cool feature called Single Table Inheritance (STI) that helps with this. This post explores how to use Rails' single table inheritance, why it's helpful, and other options you might consider if you’re not the biggest fan.

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