I’ve worked on several projects this past year, some with newer frameworks, others with no-code solutions like Bubble and I keep coming back to Rails. It strikes that perfect balance between speed and clarity, and so many of the features we’d otherwise code from scratch like admin panels, authentication, queuing, mailing are already there for you to pick.
When you’re building and iterating quickly, Rails save you from manually wiring up all the plumbing. You get enough convention to move fast, but with the flexibility to make your own decisions when necessary.
In my experience, this tool is particularly useful for developers who need to keep track of errors and exceptions in their Rails applications when working on side projects. In contrast to more comprehensive services like Rollbar or Sentry
Thanks for responding, I wrote this to keep a record of my steps for future reference. I did not intend that this was the only way or the right path
As I've seen many tutorials that were too complex to set up JIT with Tailwind, I thought it might be helpful to others as well who were having difficulty.
The next version of Rails will eliminate webpacker anyway, so I'll write for it
When you’re building and iterating quickly, Rails save you from manually wiring up all the plumbing. You get enough convention to move fast, but with the flexibility to make your own decisions when necessary.