🚀 Cut 512kb of JavaScript from your Rails app's initial load?

Hey. there 😃 !

Soooooo....

Yes, it's possible in just 5 minutes ⏱️

If you're using Trix (Rails' WYSIWYG editor), you're probably loading half a megabyte of JS... even when your users don't need it! 😱

The problem: Action Text loads Trix on FIRST page load, The impact: On weak 4G? It's a disaster 📱💔

My dead-simple solution: ✅ Disable preload in importmap.rb ✅ Load Trix only when a form actually needs it ✅ A tiny 10-line Turbo helper

Bonus: I even eliminated the layout shift that makes the page jump! 🎯

The crazy part? Rails makes adding a rich text editor SO simple (literally 3 minutes) that we often forget to optimize the loading 😅

👉 Full article with code: https://en.developpeur-freelance.io/trix-asynchronously/

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