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Rails is less "easy" than it used to be due to the integration of Webpack (via the Webpacker gem) and thus the entire world of frontend JS development…yet that

Rails is less "easy" than it used to be due to the integration of Webpack (via the Webpacker gem) and thus the entire world of frontend JS development…yet that move in many ways "saved" Rails as a serious tool for modern web professionals. So while I'm not sure Rails is easiest to pick up for a complete newbie, I am sure that there is still no framework that can touch Rails when it comes to fast/easy to build an entire web application from scratch that is truly broadly deployable and maintainable for years to come and won't cause you to tear your hair out every other day. :)

serverQuestion 7y ago
I'm a bit tired of all this react and javascript mubojumbo and keen to learn more about rails. what would be the best tutorial that isn't outdated? so much things are just old...
- thewd 7y ago
  https://www.railstutorial.org/book https://www.railstutorial.org/book I found this really useful.
ryanSrich 7y ago
Yeah - I'm still a bit confused how not much has changed in more than 10 years. Seems like setting up a rails app with your typical gems — devise, stripe ruby, puma, carrierwave, sidekiq, railsadmin, etc. is still by far the fastest way to build a functioning, production ready SaaS app.