When starting a new Rails project, you may find yourself juggling different asset management tools. In my recent project, Rails came pre-configured with both: gem "sprockets-rails" gem "importmap-rails" I was keen to use `importmap-rails`, as it offers a modern, gem-free way to manage JavaScript dependencies. However, I was already familiar with `sprockets-rails` from previous projects, which made the mixed setup feel a bit confusing. Since my project uses Bootstrap 5 alongside Turbo and Stimulus, it took some trial and error to get everything working smoothly—especially in production. The Challenge: Importmap in Production According to the Importmap documentation , JavaScript files should be served directly from the `/app/javascript` folder. This works perfectly in development. However, in production, I noticed that the JavaScript files were not being correctly referenced, leading to missing assets and broken functionality. The solution? Precompiling the...