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From Rails to JavaScript: A spectrum of integration options

Learn how various approaches to integrating JavaScript with Ruby on Rails present unique affordances towards handling presentational concerns and vary in how they support system requirements.
Valerie Burzynski
July 21, 2025
- Web
- Rails
- JavaScript
- React
- Superglue
Superglue 1.0: React ❤️ Rails. A new era of thoughtfulness

Superglue 1.0 is released! Learn about pairing Rails and React and why being thoughtful matters.
Johny Ho
January 15, 2025
- Ruby
- Web
- Ruby On Rails
- React
- Redux
- JavaScript
- Hotwire
- Stimulus
- Turbo
A pragmatic guide for adding React to an existing Rails application (and still use Hotwire)

For a long time, I thought that using React with Rails was an “all-or-nothing” proposition. I’m now realizing that the two can be integrated on a spectrum.
Steve Polito
June 28, 2024
- Rails
- React
- Web
- Hotwire
How to integrate React with Rails 7

Want to setup React on your Rails 7 app but don’t know how do it? Read this post to explore options to consider when using React with Ruby on Rails.
Dave Iverson
April 26, 2024
- React
- Rails
- Ruby On Rails
- Superglue
- JavaScript
Get your codebase ready for React 19

Is your app ready for what’s coming up in React 19’s release? Get prepared with what is going to change ahead of its release date.
Elyse Hadid
April 19, 2024
- JavaScript
- React
- NextJS
- Remix
- Web
- Development
Why Am I Interested in Remix?

Let’s talk about a few reasons I find the Remix JS framework so exciting.
Jimmy Thigpen
March 19, 2024
- JavaScript
- React
- Remix
- Web
- Development
Introducing Superglue: React ❤️ Rails

We’ve built Superglue, a framework that makes Rails and React as productive as Rails, Hotwire, Turbo, and Stimulus.
Johny Ho
January 4, 2024
- Ruby
- Web
- Ruby On Rails
- React
- Redux
- JavaScript
Upcoming React and React-Native Conferences for 2024

As we close the chapter on the vibrant conference scene of 2023, join us in anticipating the exciting lineup for 2024. Discover key events in React, React Native, and JavaScript, for a year of shared experiences and breakthroughs.
Diego Oliveira
December 14, 2023
- React
- React Native
- JavaScript
- Events
- Growth
- Mobile
Announcing ESLint Configs for React and React Native

We recently released full-featured ESLint configurations for React and React Native!
Stephen Hanson
August 28, 2023
- React
- React Native
- JavaScript
- Mobile
Superglue: digging into the framework details

Superglue creator Johny Ho answers a beginner’s questions about the new React+Rails framework.
Johny Ho and Dave Iverson
August 15, 2023
- React
- Rails
- JavaScript
- Web
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