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Form objects vs nested attributes in 1 to many association in rails

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Recently I have been reading about form objects and have been wondering its use in 1 to many association. Let's say I have a model of project with many tasks and the user edits the project along with the tasks in one big form.

Is nested attributes using cocoon gem better suited than using reform/virtus or other form objects? Any examples of using form objects in this context?

posted Jul 14, 2013 by anonymous

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