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Hotwire in Rails 8: How to Build Dynamic Applications Without Heavy JavaScript

Krešimir S.4 min readDec 3, 2025Technology

Krešimir S.4 min read

Contents:

What is Hotwire?

Why Hotwire matters in Rails 8

Turbo: The heart of Hotwire

Stimulus: Lightweight JavaScript enhancement

Building a real application with Hotwire

Advanced Hotwire patterns

Performance and scalability

Migration from traditional Rails

The future of Rails development

Conclusion

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