I've noticed this pattern and was just curious if anyone knows the story behind the "Action" or "Active" prefix to classes such as Action Mailer, Action Text or Active Record?
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Why does Rails component classes start with the prefix "Action" or "Active"?
Publish Date: Sep 6 '19
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From: github.com/rails/rails/blob/master... & stackoverflow.com/a/32068442
Active - Means it's related to the Model
Action - Means it's related to the Controller