FWIW: This subtle difference disturbed me so much that I just alias update_attribute to update_attribute*s*.
I'm very pleased to learn about update_column for the strange edge case where you need it direct. +1 for deprecation and emphasizing update_column. On Thursday, 14 June 2012 08:31:22 UTC-4, MikeGehard wrote: > > Thanks for the history lesson Xavier. > > Knowing that history, I like Steve's idea of deprecating update_attribute > and advertising update_column as the fast way to update a single column and > update_attributes as the way to run through the whole update "stack". > > On Thursday, June 14, 2012 5:39:38 AM UTC-6, Steve Klabnik wrote: >> >> I don't think that the 's' is a big enough change to make it >> noticeable. I like update_column, maybe a bang method would make sense >> too. But I'd expect them to both run validations. >> >> Maybe deprecating one is a good idea. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-core/-/tvA_NDIEJ5QJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en.
