Panel: 

Charles Max Wood

Dave Kimura

Eric Berry

Special Guests: Justin Gordon and Rob Wise

In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel discusses React on Rails and Webpacker with Justin Gordon and Rob Wise. They talk about the origins of React on Rails and compare it to Webpacker. They also talk about how the two go hand in hand and how you can use them in your own coding to make your life easier.

In particular, we dive pretty deep on:


React on Rails library
Ruby on Rails adopted Webpack and called it Webpacker
Define your fence lines for your library
JavaScript
Key features of React on Rails
Props.md
Angular issues with Webpacker
How the original React on Rails worked
Needed a view helper
How much of a part is Webpacker to the core team?
Webpack was huge win
They made a lot of assumptions when making Webpacker
Global registration
Server rendering
HTML
HVMN.com
jQuery
Is there a path with this where you don’t have to be a react expert?
Forum.shakacode.com
Much Webpack to I need to know to pick up React on Rails?
Do we need all of the Ruby stuff built around Webpack?
React Router
2 types of developer to target
And much, much more!


Links:


HVMN.com
Forum.shakacode.com
Shakacode.com
@RailsonMaui
Rob’s GitHub
@RobAWise


Picks:

Charles


Anti-Pick: INTELLIbed
Tuft & Needle Bed


Dave


Bostitch Laminator


Eric


BitBar


Justin


Why We Sleep on Audible
“Top Health Podcasts, Videos, And Books on Ketosis, Intermittent Fasting, Paleo, and related…” 
“Justin’s favorite productivity tools (with Mac and iOS)”
HawaiiChee.com


Rob


The Prettier Project for JavaScript by James Long

Special Guests: Justin Gordon and Rob Wise.