After researching options for bundling without #webpack I learned #importmap exists in #javascript. I like that #technology moves forward even when I'm not looking, and I can still be pleasantly surprised by how much better something has become in the meantime. I won't allow myself to be embarrassed by someone telling me importmaps were introduced a very long time and I just didn't know about them. 😅

It's about time I get rid of legacy #coffeescript & #jquery that has been weighting me down for years. Going with #importmap + #stimulus + #viewcomponent @evilmartians is helping as usual https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/viewcomponent-in-the-wild-supercharging-your-components

I'm finally figuring out #importmap, it's good but I still think that #vite is the saner option. The pinning process is straightforward (even though documentation is lacking) but then you're left with the weirdness of sprockets which is a pain. #rails