Migrating Shopify's Core Rails Monolith to Trilogy

Migrating Shopify's Core Rails Monolith to Trilogy

Explore the journey of migrating Shopify's core Rails monolith from Mysql2 to Trilogy in this RailsConf 2023 talk. Delve into the world of database clients, Active Record adapters, and open source contributions. Learn about MySQL protocols and discover how the Active Record adapter manages the Trilogy client behind the scenes. Examine the missing features implemented during the transition from Mysql2 to Trilogy. Gain insights into the migration process and its impact on Shopify's monolith in production. Understand the benefits of Trilogy, including improved performance, enhanced portability and compatibility, and reduced dependencies.