I didn't much care for vanilla JavaScript prior to ES6. Through all of the 2000s, I chased different approaches to avoid writing too much of it. First there was RJS (Ruby-to-JavaScript). Then there was CoffeeScript. Both transpiling approaches that turned more enjoyable-to-write source code into the kind of JavaScript that browsers wou...
This version of Rails has been years in the conceptual making. It’s the fulfillment of a vision to present a truly full-stack approach to web development that tackles both the front- and back-end challenges with equal vigor. An omakase menu that includes everything from the aperitif to the dessert.
Use ESM with importmap to manage modern JavaScript in Rails without transpiling or bundling. - rails/importmap-rails
For the first time since the 2000s, I'm working on a new Rails application without using any form of real build steps on the front-end. We're making it using vanilla ES6 with import maps for Hotwire, and vanilla CSS with nesting and variables for styling. All running on a delightfully new simple asset pipeline called Propshaft. It's al...
In this post I'll show you how to create a Rails API then, using esbuild, construct a React front-end to consume it.
Use ESM with importmap to manage modern JavaScript in Rails without transpiling or bundling. - rails/importmap-rails
Use ESM with importmap to manage modern JavaScript in Rails without transpiling or bundling. - rails/importmap-rails
Use ESM with importmap to manage modern JavaScript in Rails without transpiling or bundling. - rails/importmap-rails
A framework for building reusable, testable & encapsulated view components in Ruby on Rails. - Issue · ViewComponent/view_component
Archiving recipes, making family tech support less frustrating, the kindness of neighbours and migrating away from Sprockets and Webpacker.
Finishing things up before a new job.
Explore the history of Sprockets, Webpack, and Webpacker in Rails and understand why Rails 7 no longer has webpack by default.