
The best part is not having to use Bower directly (or JS for that matter). Bower is great in theory, as it replicates Bundler (gemfile) and applies the same concept to JS libraries. RailsAssets is the next best thing. It takes over the small configuration steps of each individual js library and the footwork with coaxing Bower to work in the same way as your Gemfile. Saving time and the pain of dealing with individual JS libraries and your own internal asset-pipeline. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's a bit like magic. It's been getting better over the last year, but since it buries most of the dirty work with Bower there's not much you can do in the way of customization. It either works well or it doesn't. It's also still difficult to manage dependencies between libraries requiring the same things.
On simple projects with only a few JS libraries it works perfectly, on more complex projects I find myself going back and using Bower directly despite it's own pitfalls. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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