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Unpacking bundler

This post is the final part of our 4 part series on loading code in Ruby. You can find the other parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Hunting for Gems

It’s time for another installment in our series on loading code in Rails.

What is Bootsnap?

Bootsnap is one of those unassuming gems, that sits in your project’s Gemfile without calling much attention to itself.

Loading files in Rails

This post assumes that you’ve already read Part 1 - Loading Files In Ruby . If you haven’t go follow that link and go and read it, then come back here.

Loading files in Ruby

This post is split into two parts. First we’re going to talk about how Ruby finds other files. Then, once we’ve got our head around that, we’re going to look at the extra sprinkles of magic that Rails adds on top.