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Explore the hidden factors that gradually degrade Rails applications in this 30-minute conference talk from RailsConf 2025. Discover how even well-architected Rails projects can drift toward complexity as features evolve and development teams change over time. Learn to identify the silent killers that transform once-effortless codebases into tangled, slow, and difficult-to-maintain applications. Master practical diagnostic techniques for assessing codebase health using underutilized metrics that go beyond traditional test coverage and code churn measurements. Gain access to battle-tested strategies for revitalizing struggling Rails applications and restoring their performance and maintainability without resorting to costly and time-consuming complete rewrites.
