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Split Active Record into write and read objects

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Practical refactoring: turn each Active Record model into two objects. The write object contains only the business decisions (validations, state transitions, publishing events) and has no Active Record dependency or readers. The read object remains an Active Record class used for displaying data, including associations like has_many :comments. They communicate via events. Immediately cuts model size by roughly 80%.

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takeaway Split Active Record into write and read objects
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Active Record concept
Addresses the problem of bloated Active Record models.
takeaway Split Active Record into write and read objects
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Read-Write Split concept
Direct formulation of the read-write split pattern.
takeaway Split Active Record into write and read objects
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Business logic in Ruby talk
Refactoring recipe presented in the talk.

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Business logic in Ruby — Andrzej Krzywda at wroclove.rb 2019 2026-04-17 16:18
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