#279 Understanding the Asset Pipeline

Aug 15, 2011 | 11 minutes | Rails 3.1

The asset pipeline is probably the biggest feature in Rails 3.1, but it can seem like magic at first. Here I dive into exactly how the asset pipeline works.

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