Change directory structure

[itkrt2y]

I think that app/packs/javascripts is closer to the Rails way of naming things, rather than app/javascript/packs/. Also, app/packs/javascripts is more future-proof, as it will let us add other assets, for example stylesheets under app/packs/stylesheets/.

[dhh]

I'll explain this properly in the README. But the intention is that app/javascript is where all your app-like JS lives. Within that, we just use packs/ as a convention to create entry targets for webpack. So whatever you put in packs/ is what you want to have compiled via webpack as an entry. Every bit of "real code" should just live in app/javascript, like app/javascript/calendar/index.js or whatever.

[itkrt2y]

Thanks, I understand.

Only one more thing, I think it would be better to use plural name like app/javascripts/ than app/javascript/.
What do you think about it? @dhh

[dhh]

I went with app/javascript specifically to highlight the difference to app/assets/javascripts. To me, JavaScripts is great when you consider these things just that: A collection of independent scripts. Kinda what we call sprinkles.

But for this, we're building systems, not individual scripts. Kinda like if we did app/ruby rather than app/rubies.

Hope that makes sense.

[itkrt2y]

OK, now I totally understand. Thanks a lot!