Tag: webpacker

Webpacker was historically the tool used to connect Rails 6 apps to Webpack, the build tool for managing Node dependencies. Webpack originated from the Node world and Webapcker was the…

(Part 1 of 2) Shakapacker is a strong alternative to both JSBundling and Importmaps. It is the official successor to Webpacker, the gem in Rails 6 that glued Rails to…

Explore the history of Sprockets, Webpack, and Webpacker in Rails and understand why Rails 7 no longer has webpack by default.