What’s new in Rails 7
The 5 changes you must know: JavaScript, Rails as an API, and more….
Rails is dead. Long live Rails
This is the chant everyone loves to clickbait with as soon as Rails releases an update. Or you know, if it’s the end of the year, and you’re trying to get more views on an article. But here’s the thing. Just like DHH’s legacy, Rails refuses to die. And maybe that’s a good thing. It’s almost 2022 and there are so many frameworks — React, Angular, Railwind, Meteor, ember, Mithril, etc. And that’s just scratching the surface.
Luckily, Rails continues to be there. And not only that, Rails continues to evolve. In a world so overwhelmed with the hottest JavaScript framework of the month, Rails continues to be the framework of choice for those of us too hipster to use node.js and too unhip to learn Go. Rails is always there, with its OOP approach and it relational SQL databases. A favorite of coding bootcamps and hobby developers, Rails is hanging in there. And in 2022, with Rails 7 (beta), exciting things are coming!
Let’s unpack them below.
1. Webpacker is dead (but actually!)
Raise your hand for every time you’ve typed rails:webpacker install and then spent the next 20 minutes of your life…
