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It's been about 6 months since I converted 2 of my 3 *'hobby'* apps to Rails 7.0.x. That was a painful experience, mainly because documentation on upgrading Rails 7 and Rails Turbo was fairly sketchy. I documented some of my approach in [Upgrading from Rails 6.x Webpacker to Rails 7 Importmaps](https://dev.to/salex/upgrading-from-rails-6x-webpacker-to-rails-7-importmaps-59jo). I then looked at upgrading my last app and tried the approach of creating a new version and copying over stuff in chunks. The app is basically a web site for a VFW post I wrote about 8 years ago. At that time I said I'll build it, but someone else has to populate it (articles, etc). That didn't happen - then Facebook took over. I also had stuff to manage the post's information. This included managing members, reports, etc. I rewrote the app a few years ago concentrating on the managing and reporting. I also added the capability of managing other posts. I tried to demo, sell (give) it to Department of Alabama VFW but they were too busy being bureaucats to look at it. I just configured it to only have one post and started to use it. Now the VFW has been around for a long time, and while getting better, I swear their managing info is still done using and old COBOL system. They work on a Fiscal Year and it takes about two weeks to transition to a new FY. I can download post membership information from the National site that includes contact information a membership status. There are 6 or more different categories that defines the pay status of a member. I also definded a
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