I'd say that if you're first encounter with rails is version 8+ -- it's a lot easier to use than previous versions.
Partly because the handling of JavaScript is much less bespoke and complex.
Javascript handling in Rails was easy in the early versions, then became messy with the asset pipeline and webpacker, and is becoming simple again with the latest versions
Javascript handling in Rails was easy in the early versions, then became messy with the asset pipeline and webpacker, and is becoming simple again with the latest versions