Re: [Rails] Why are migrations called migrations?

It's because Database Migration (aka Schema Migration) is versionned. So, we migrate (increment, decrement, etc..) from a schema version to another one. Feel free to visit this Wiki page for further information: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_migration Hope that helps.. Mehdi Younes

Re: [Rails] Why are migrations called migrations?

The term not just for Rails, schema migration is a database concept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_migration I'm not sure about why the word "migration" is used, but maybe you get somewhere reading database's theory or history. El mar., 20 ago. 2019 a las 13:13, Younes Serraj () escribió:

[Rails] Why are migrations called migrations?

A client just asked me why we call them "database migrations" and not "database alterations". It made me curious, so I'm asking you guys: why? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiv