Development Speed Optimizations in Rails 8

Explore the development speed optimizations introduced in Rails 8 through this 30-minute conference talk from RailsConf 2025. Learn about the critical importance of the Rails boot process and discover the specific improvements made to initializers, file watching, and route drawing that particularly benefit larger applications. Understand the technical rationale behind these optimizations and how they enhance the development experience by reducing startup times and improving overall performance during the development cycle.