When something unexpected happens, you should know about it immediately to make debugging and fixing the problem easier. Discusses ActiveRecord persistence APIs.
#update_attribute was removed from 4.0 branch 24.7.2012 – #update_column was deprecated in 4.0 branch 26.7.2012 – Rails 3.2.7 release 30.7.2012 – #update_column is undeprecated in 4.0 branch 1.8.2012 – #update_attribute is undeprecated in 3.2 branch 25.8.2012 – #update_attribute is put back in 4.0 branch 9.8.2012 – Rails 3.2.8 release