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The fragmentation is more an implication of the ever changing landscape of JS frameworks and build tools than Rails. For me, Stimulus adds just the right amoun
by breckenedge 2y ago
The fragmentation is more an implication of the ever changing landscape of JS frameworks and build tools than Rails.
For me, Stimulus adds just the right amount of structure over Vanilla JS.
And Turbo/Hotwire feels like building skyscrapers with wood vs. steel.
- mardifoufs 2y agoWhat? No, it's just rails that has changed how it handles JS, or at least the recommended way to handle JS very often throughout the year. It's weird to blame it on the JavaScript ecosystem. Like I can't figure out what changes in the JS ecosystem you are referring to exactly.
- breckenedge 2y agoRails has changed it four times in 12 years: * Prototype * Asset pipeline * Webpacker * Importmaps
- douchescript 2y agoThere was also the coffeescript romance, that was brief. But maybe earlier.