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Ruby Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application Frontend Development Adding Interactivity

Nikolay Batrakov
Nikolay Batrakov
9,604 Points
Posted by Nikolay Batrakov
Nikolay Batrakov
9,604 Points

Why JS instead of :hover in Adding Interactivity of Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application course?

Why do we use JS to show Edit and Delete links instead of just put .status:hover .admin { display: inline; }

2 Answers

Justin Horner
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Justin Horner
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Justin Horner
Justin Horner
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hello Nikolay,

I believe this was done simply to introduce CoffeeScript and how it could be used in this way. It isn't the most practical application, but certainly good enough as an introduction.

I hope this helps.

Nikolay Batrakov
Nikolay Batrakov
9,604 Points
Nikolay Batrakov
Nikolay Batrakov
9,604 Points

Ya, I've just came across that, thank you!

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

This has been asked on the forum a couple of times and I believe the answer was basically just because that was the way they decided to do it. Both ways will work, but the css version is a better choice.