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Challenges of Updating an Ancient Rails Project to Rails 7
This chapter explores the difficulties encountered in upgrading an old Rails project to the latest Rails seven version, with a focus on the changing asset pipeline in the Rails ecosystem. The speaker discusses the evolution of front-end development methodologies in Rails, from rails API mode to Webpacker and import maps for JavaScript, while emphasizing the complexities and time-consuming nature of migrating from Rails three to Rails seven. Additionally, the chapter touches on setting up a production environment for web applications, critiquing tools like Webpacker and CoffeeScript, and advocating for simplicity in JavaScript and CSS transpilation processes.
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