Rails 8 + Bun: The New Default Stack?

📰 Dev.to · Alex Aslam

Learn how to simplify your development stack by replacing Node, Webpack, and node_modules with Rails 8 and Bun

intermediate Published 27 Jul 2025
Action Steps
  1. Ditch Node and Webpack by replacing them with Bun
  2. Configure Rails 8 to work with Bun
  3. Remove unnecessary dependencies from node_modules
  4. Test your application with the new stack
  5. Compare the performance and simplicity of the new stack with the old one
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and engineers who work with JavaScript and Ruby on Rails can benefit from this new stack, as it simplifies the development process and reduces dependencies

Key Insight

💡 Replacing Node, Webpack, and node_modules with Rails 8 and Bun can simplify your development process and reduce dependencies

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Learn how to simplify your development stack by replacing Node, Webpack, and node_modules with Rails 8 and Bun

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