> For the most part you don't actually want to roll back schemas as you would lose data Can you name a framework where you roll back schema changes and don't

> For the most part you don't actually want to roll back schemas as you would lose data Can you name a framework where you roll back schema changes and don't lose data? > being careful not to take down the whole thing You still need this caution if you don't use rails > a certain change required a full table lock or a certain index would take so long to create, etc. I feel like you're just describing working with a relational database in a production setting. This isn't rails specific > Rails, it's set up to be nice and simple for a hello world example Sure. I'm also pretty sure it's used in production by some great companies whose applications/APIs are a pleasure to use - SendGrid, Github, Stripe, and last time I checked Hulu to name just a few. Just because it's not the framework of choice for the majority of companies doesn't make it incapable of being used at scale.