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Verified Sep 2026

HTML over the wire

Rails' default front-end approach: Turbo and Stimulus deliver reactive UIs without shipping a JavaScript framework.

The HTML-over-the-wire approach behind Rails 8: Turbo (drive, frames, streams) and Stimulus, server-rendered HTML with sprinkles of JS, no SPA required. LiveView for Ruby's side of the street. The default frontend architecture of modern Rails.

Who it's for

Rails developers who want reactive, real-time UIs with almost no custom JavaScript.

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