Modern Front-End Development for Rails

So You Want to Write Some Client-Side Code

“I need a website,” the client said.

“Great,” you think. Ruby on Rails is a solid way to go. It’s still the best way for a small team to be as productive as a big team. You are ready for this. You start thinking of estimates and modeling data structures…

“I want it to look cool, with lots of stuff moving around, and be extremely interactive,” the client added.

“Ugh,” you think. That brings in JavaScript. And with it, a whole lot of decisions. What language? There’s not just JavaScript, but a host of languages that compile to JavaScript: TypeScript, Elm, ClojureScript. What framework? There are dozens: React, Vue, Ember, Hotwire, Svelte, Preact, and on and on. How to package the code and CSS? Should you ...