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diff --git a/www/rubygem-importmap-rails-rails80/pkg-descr b/www/rubygem-importmap-rails-rails80/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..184d7013fa42 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/rubygem-importmap-rails-rails80/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Import maps let you import JavaScript modules using logical names that map to +versioned/digested files -- directly from the browser. So you can build modern +JavaScript applications using JavaScript libraries made for ESM without the need +for transpiling or bundling.This frees you from needing Webpack, Yarn, npm, or +any other part of the JavaScript toolchain. All you need is the asset pipeline +that's already included in Rails. + +With this approach you'll ship many small JavaScript files instead of one big +JavaScript file. Thanks to HTTP/2 that no longer carries a material performance +penalty during the initial transport, and in fact offers substantial benefits +over the long run due to better caching dynamics. Whereas before any change to +any JavaScript file included in your big bundle would invalidate the cache for +the the whole bundle, now only the cache for that single file is invalidated. + +There's native support for import maps in Chrome/Edge 89+, and a shim available +for any browser with basic ESM support. So your app will be able to work with +all the evergreen browsers. |