vanilla-rails-work-breakdown

Plan Rails work by enforcing a one-sentence PR description and a 2-5 file target per pull request. This method reduces scope creep and review effort by guiding feature breakdown across models, controllers, migrations, routes, and tests.

A single-sentence PR approach ensures each pull request describes exactly one well-scoped change. Combined with a 2-5 file target, it enforces separation of concerns and controlled scope to keep Rails changes small and reviewable.

A Rails pull request should target 2-5 files to keep changes small and reviewable. Limiting PRs to this file count enforces controlled scope and separation of concerns during feature planning across models, controllers, migrations, routes, and tests.

Plan Rails migrations and models by breaking work into PRs targeting 2-5 files with a single-sentence description. This separates concerns effectively, ensuring each PR handles a specific change like a Task model with tests or the corresponding migration independently.

The 2-5 file limit works for standard Rails feature planning involving models, controllers, migrations, routes, and tests. It enforces controlled scope and one-sentence PRs, but may not suit large architectural refactors requiring broader file changes.

Rails feature pull requests face scope creep rejection when they lack a single-sentence description and exceed a 2-5 file target. Enforcing one-sentence PRs and controlled scope ensures changes remain small, focused, and reviewable.