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Talks - A Webpack Survival Guide (for Rails Developers)

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Talks - A Webpack Survival Guide (for Rails Developers)

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We've got a great talk entitled,'A Webpack Survival Guide (for Rails Developers)' by Ross Kaffenberger.

Abstract
Perhaps you've thought about switching to Webpack now that it's an option for asset bundling in Rails 5. But your heart sank when you first opened a Webpack config file; it looked like an alien life-form. Maybe you've tried to get it working, but your old jQuery plugins won't even load in the browser and the docs were confusing.

Moving from Webpack basics to using it in production means understanding how it works. We'll demystify how Webpack bundles assets for the browser, how it differs from the Rails asset pipeline, and highlight common challenges that may occur coming from Sprockets.

We might not solve everyone's Webpack woes, but this is the talk I would have wanted to see before recently adopting Webpack in my team's Rails app at LearnZillion.

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Ross Kaffenberger loves building things for the web and feels lucky to have been doing so for over ten years. He counts Webpack among his favorite topics to go along with Wes Anderson movies and long distance triathlons.

We are still looking for a lightening talk presenter. Please let me know if you are available to present.

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