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Rails 8.1 Schema Loading Explained: schema:load, schema.rb, and schema_cache.yml
An authentic, example-driven guide to how Rails 8.1 builds and loads your database schema — db/schema.rb, the db:schema:load task, and the often-misunderstood db/schema_cache.yml, including the alphabetical column-sorting change and why the cache file should not be committed.