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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T20:57:59+00:00 2026-05-25T20:57:59+00:00

I have noticed that some tutorials use self.up and self.down for migration methods. I

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I have noticed that some tutorials use self.up and self.down for migration methods. I understand that the self keyword indicates the method belongs to the instance only, but do they actually make a difference?

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    2026-05-25T20:58:00+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 8:58 pm

    This is a change in Rails 3.1 – it used to have to be self.up and self.down, but now there has been a restructuring to allow them to just be up or down, and the associated method “change”.

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