Some reasons to write a down method in your migrations

Maybe you've always written down() methods in your migrations, and never gave it a second thought. Or maybe you're in the strict "anti-down()" camp and delete them from your migration stubs so you never even have to look at them.

In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, Aaron and I discuss why we write down() methods in our migrations, and it's probably not the reason you think.

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Here to help,

Joel

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