Panel: Charles Max WoodDave KimuraEric Berry Special Guests: Justin Gordon and Rob WiseIn 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:

Picks:Charles

Anti-Pick: INTELLIbed
Tuft & Needle Bed

Dave

Bostitch Laminator

Eric

BitBar

Justin

Rob

The Prettier Project for JavaScript by James Long

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RR 352: React on Rails and Webpacker with Justin Gordon and Rob Wise