This document discusses integrating Browserify and CommonJS dependency management into Rails' asset pipeline Sprockets. It describes: 1) Limitations of Sprockets for managing JavaScript dependencies and the benefits of using Browserify and CommonJS. 2) How to integrate Browserify into Sprockets using a custom Tilt template that runs Browserify to bundle dependencies. 3) Enhancing the build pipeline to transpile ES6 code using a Browserify transform.