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Always use :inverse_of to connect two models in a belongs_to/has_many relationship. When you have two models in a belongs_to/has_many relationship, you should always use the :inverse_of option to tell ActiveRecord that they're two sides of the same association. By setting this option, Rails can optimize object loading so forum and forum.posts[0]…
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gistfile1.rb
class Forum < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :posts, :inverse_of => :forum
end
class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :forum, :inverse_of => :posts
end
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