Webpacking for the Journey Ahead

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Webpack integration landed in Rails 5.1 and Webpacker is the concrete gem binding Webpack’s ecosystem into Rails so community loaders and plugins run without bespoke hacks. The talk claims Webpack integration landed in Rails 5.1, demonstrates Webpacker gem as configuration plumbing that reduces running separate dev servers, compares asset pipeline vs Webpack, and notes real teams using non-Webpack stacks (Ember with broccoli) while reporting growing adoption and fewer custom build pipelines.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 2:21What is Webpack?
3. 2:56How Webpack Works
4. 7:57Ruby Gem Example
5. 8:21Webpack Plugin Example

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