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Active Record or Sequel: Which Best Fits The Needs of Your Ruby App?

Aestimo K. on March 20, 2024

When it comes to choosing an object-relational mapping (ORM) library for your Ruby application, Active Record is usually the favorite choice. It's ...
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Ender Ahmet Yurt

Thank you for the post. You clearly defined the differences between AR and Sequel. I'd like to add a point. Regardless of whether AR or Sequel is the better option, teams typically choose the one they feel more comfortable with. AR might be used more than Sequel since it comes by default with Ruby on Rails and many developers are familiar with it. If a team wants to use Sequel, they should carefully weigh the pros and cons to avoid adding unnecessary workload.