How to work the Frontend development of an app with Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails is one of the most versatile frameworks in recent years. Rails is a full-stack framework. It ships with all the necessary tools to create amazing web applications on both Frontend and Backend.

Rendering of HTML templates, updating databases, sending and receiving emails, keeping active pages via WebSockets, job queuing for asynchronous jobs, storage of uploads in the cloud, and provision of strong security protections for common attacks. Rails can apparently do it all and much more, which is why it has become a favorite among developers.

What is Frontend development?

A Frontend developer is the one in charge of the design and implementation of the interface of the web page or mobile application. Your responsibility is to ensure that the design created by the web designer works correctly online, for this you use programming languages ​​such as CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.

In contrast to a Backend developer and a Fullstack developer, it stands out that the Backend developer is in charge of the "behind the scenes" of the application or web page and the Fullstack developer would be a mixture of both, an expert in both parts of the development and that he can build an app from start to finish.

How does frontend development work in Ruby on Rails?

The Ruby on Rails developer, when it comes to Frontend, covers a bit more than just the familiar HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that is sent to the user, as they also have to figure out how to configure Rails to generate them.

While there was a time in web development when developers had to write the HTML for each page, this no longer applies today as it would be nearly impossible when you think about creating today's dynamic and interactive websites. Rails, a framework where you don't normally have to write HTML on every page, has multiple components to generate the remaining code:

• "Raw" Javascript and CSS assets are usually structured in a way that is convenient for development but is not optimized for shipping to users
• There is a precompile step that compiles and optimizes our assets
• A Rails controller renders our view and inserts the correct URLs into the compiled assets, then sends it back in a response to the user

In this way, Frontend development is worked using Ruby on Rails. This framework has been used to create several of the most well-known and visited pages of recent years, such as the first version of Google, Spotify, and others, positioning it as one of the favorites among developers and software companies.

At Rootstack we have used Ruby on Rails for several of our projects, serving as the perfect tool to solve the problems presented by our international clients. You can also be part of this team, leave your data here and start growing in your professional career with us.

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