https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/activerecord/ Recent content in Activerecord on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-07-30-ruby-orm-libraries-activerecord-sequel-rom-rb/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-07-30-ruby-orm-libraries-activerecord-sequel-rom-rb/ <p>Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) is the backbone of most Ruby web applications — it translates between your Ruby objects and relational database tables, handling everything from query generation to schema migrations. While Rails&rsquo; ActiveRecord dominates the Ruby ORM landscape by virtue of being Rails&rsquo; default, two powerful alternatives — <strong>Sequel</strong> and <strong>ROM-rb</strong> — offer fundamentally different philosophies that may better suit certain projects.</p>