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A Rails developer created Active Storage Dashboard, a mountable Rails engine that offers a visual, user-friendly interface for managing and monitoring Active Storage files, replacing manual console queries. It showcases how Rails engines enable modular, reusable features without adding external dependencies or complexity.

Why it matters: Provides non-technical teams easy access to storage insights and file management without SSH or console use.

The big picture: Rails engines offer a modular alternative to microservices, enabling rapid, reusable feature development within monolithic apps.

The other side: Some users caution offset-based pagination may struggle with very large datasets, highlighting scalability challenges.

Commenters say: Most praise Rails engines' modularity and reusability, while some critique added complexity versus simpler code solutions.