Wow, as a long time RoR dev set in my ways, you may have finally given me the tool to overcome my laziness and check out this new fangled "server-side javascript" thing.
The server-side JavaScript hype is real and it is awesome! React option comes with Redux, React Router and with server-side rendering enabled. I have also gone through all the obstacles of setting up authentication with server-side rendering. If the code doesn't make sense, I will try to create a small diagram of the user auth flow.
I wouldn't mind seeing that diagram. Just downloaded the React option and I'll definitely be going through the code as a learning process; server-side rendering still doesn't really click with me. Thanks!