# Asset Pipeline ## Objectives * Incorporate JavaScript, CSS, SCSS, images, and other static files into a Rails application * Describe the Asset Pipeline in laymans' terms * Utilize helper methods/tags for including static resources * Use `gon` to pass data to the front-end We can work with JavaScript, CSS, and images in Rails just like we did in our front-end only projects. Rails uses the concept of an Asset Pipeline to handle pre-processing and loading of static assets. The "Rails way" is to put all of your assets (JavaScript, CSS/SASS, images) in the `assets` folder. Just do it! ## JavaScript To load JavaScript files in Rails we simply create `.js` files in the `app/assets/javascripts` directory and Rails will automatically load them in the head of the page using `