Rails Configuration #whiny_nils attribute whiny_nils Ruby on Rails 2.2.3 Since v2.2.3 Last seen in v2.3.18 Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18 Compare with: … v2.3.18 Set to true if you want to be warned (noisily) when you try to invoke any method of nil. Set to false for the standard Ruby behavior.