Run Rails in Your Browser: The Magic of WebAssembly
2025-02-17
Imagine running a fully functional Rails blog in your browser—frontend and backend—without servers or clouds! WebAssembly makes running server-side frameworks locally possible, blurring the lines of classic web development. This post shows how to package a Rails app into a WebAssembly module and run it in the browser, recreating the magic of Rails' famous "15-minute blog" tutorial, but this time, your browser is the runtime. This is not just a technical demo; it showcases the boundless possibilities of WebAssembly, including offline apps and local application development.
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Development
Browser Applications