The term not just for Rails, schema migration is a database concept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_migration
I'm not sure about why the word "migration" is used, but maybe you get somewhere reading database's theory or history. El mar., 20 ago. 2019 a las 13:13, Younes Serraj (<[email protected]>) escribió: > A client just asked me why we call them "database migrations" and not > "database alterations". It made me curious, so I'm asking you guys: why? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/08b7a57f-e2db-4595-9121-fffd6e139c1d%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/08b7a57f-e2db-4595-9121-fffd6e139c1d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CAPS3bcBZSKw0d7U%2BkUqPfY1neqXePs%2BdzaKmoKNVa8aGafSu2A%40mail.gmail.com.
