Pjax

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JavaScript library introduced by Chris Wanstrath (GitHub) in 2009. Intercepts link clicks, fetches the target page, and swaps the main content area's HTML without a full reload. Inspired Rails' Turbo Links.

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talk No-build Utopia: Modern User Experiences with Rails & Web Standards

about

Pjax tool

Chris Wanstrath's 2009 Pjax library cited as the direct inspiration for Turbo Links.

person Chris Wanstrath

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Pjax tool

Created the Pjax library at GitHub in 2009.

tool Turbo Links

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Pjax tool

Turbo Links was Rails' official adoption of the Pjax pattern.

Provenance

Created in: No-build Utopia: Modern User Experiences with Rails & Web... 2026-04-22 08:41