Improve the user experience for your Rails app with rich engaging client-side interactions.
Learn to use the Rails 6 tools and simplify the complex JavaScript ecosystem. It's easier than
ever to build user interactions with the Webpacker gem and Stimulus. You can add great
front-end flair without much extra complication. Add React to build an even more extensive set
of client-side features. Structure your code for different levels of client-side needs with
these powerful options. Add to your toolkit today! It's hard to have a Rails application
without integrating some client-side logic. But client-side coding tools and the Rails tools
for integrating with them all change continuously. Rails 6 simplifies client-side integration
with the Webpacker gem. It's the default tool for building client-side assets for use by web
browsers. Learn how to use Rails 6 and Webpacker to build rich front-end logic into your Rails
applications. The job is even easier with Stimulus a library that brings Rails conventions to
JavaScript tools. Add in some React a popular framework that automatically updates the browser
when your data changes. Learn the basics of webpack Webpacker and TypeScript and add pizazz
to your application. Structure your web application to best manage your state. Learn how to
interact with data on the server while still keeping the user experience interactive. Use the
type system in TypeScript to expand on JavaScript and help prevent error conditions. Debug and
test your front-end application with tools specific to each framework. There are a lot of ways
to do client-side coding and Rails is here to help. What You Need: This book requires Ruby on
Rails 6.0+ React 16.8.0+. Other dependencies will be added by Rails.
