# Using edge in production? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 16, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388 "2006-10-16T23:24:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388/1 "2006-10-16T23:24:37Z")
Does anybody use Rails edge in production? Or is that just extremely foolhardy? Joe ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388/2 "2006-10-17T14:52:58Z")
I do, for [http://junior.tesly.com](http://junior.tesly.com), but that’s not necessarily a business-critical app. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388/3 "2006-10-17T19:30:47Z")
I saw Rick O. aka Technoweenie say that he thought it was ok. The Mephisto blog software only runs on edge rails… Sam ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388/4 "2006-10-17T20:19:59Z")
On Oct 16, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Joe R. MUDCRAP-CE wrote: > Does anybody use Rails edge in production? Or is that just extremely > foolhardy? > > Joe > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ``` I think edge is fine for production and I am building and will ``` launch the engineyard control panel on edge. That being said I usual;ly like to find a version of edge that works for me and then leave it frozen into vendor until I absolutely need a new feature from a newer version. If a revision works then just leaving it in vendor is the way to go until you needs to upgrade fro more features. Cheers- – Ezra Z. – Lead Rails Evangelist – removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid – Engine Y., Serious Rails Hosting – (866) 518-YARD (9273) ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388/5 "2006-10-17T20:26:00Z")
Ezra Z. wrote: > Cheers- > > – Ezra Z. > – Lead Rails Evangelist Hey Ezra! Have you been promoted recently ?) All the Best! Sergey. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388/6 "2006-10-17T21:26:19Z")
On Oct 17, 2006, at 11:21 AM, Sergey K. wrote: > All the Best! > Sergey. ``` Hehe, I liked evangelist better then architect so I changed my ``` title πŸ˜‰ Its one of the benefits of working in your own company, you can call yourself whatever you want. Cheers- – Ezra Z. – Lead Rails Evangelist – removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid – Engine Y., Serious Rails Hosting – (866) 518-YARD (9273) ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388/7 "2006-10-18T01:33:04Z")
Yes, although I don’t upgrade to the latest revision at random. I’ll usually develop with an edge revision for a few days before allowing it to go into production. -Jonathan. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-edge-in-production/72388/8 "2006-10-17T21:56:32Z")
Ezra Z. wrote: > > > > > Hehe, I liked evangelist better then architect so I changed my > title πŸ˜‰ Its one of the benefits of working in your own company, you > can call yourself whatever you want. Hehe, thats what I thought πŸ™‚ Sometimes I show my title too, but most of the time I am kind of shy πŸ™‚ All the Best! Sergey.