Hotwire is one of the most exciting additions to the modern Rails stack. Introduced by Basecamp, it allows developers to build fast, interactive web applications without writing much custom JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll walk through the core concepts of Hotwire, how it integrates with Rails 7, and how you can start using it today to improve the user experience of your application.
Hotwire stands for HTML Over The Wire. Instead of relying on a front-end JavaScript framework like React or Vue, Hotwire sends HTML from the server to update the DOM. It’s composed of: