Show HN: React on Rails (isomorphic JS React framework)

This is very confusing for Ruby developers for more than one reason:

- The name implies this has something to do with Ruby on Rails while it has nothing to do with Ruby on Rails.

- The repo name is react-rails, which is identical to the official gem[0] a lot of Ruby on Rails developers use to include React in their Rails projects.

0 - https://github.com/reactjs/react-rails

Fair enough, I've edited the topic name to clarify, thanks for your feedback!

Also see the starterkit: https://github.com/elierotenberg/react-rails-starterkit

how/why would I combine this with Ruby-on-Rails?

Despite the name, it has nothing to do with Ruby-on-Rails. The name, coined by @Vjeux, is more about the purpose: provide a full-stack, batteries included framework for making apps with React. It embraces the React core principles all the way, from the data backend all the way up.