Javascript file is not updated in development with Rails

Question

I changed a JS file under app/assets/javascripts but it is still the same. I deleted the file and re-created but the content is still the old one. This is my development.rb file:

App::Application.configure do
  # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb

  config.serve_static_assets = false

  # In the development environment your application's code is reloaded on
  # every request.  This slows down response time but is perfect for development
  # since you don't have to restart the web server when you make code changes.
  config.cache_classes = false

  # Log error messages when you accidentally call methods on nil.
  config.whiny_nils = true

  # Show full error reports and disable caching
  config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false

  # Don't care if the mailer can't send
  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false

  # Print deprecation notices to the Rails logger
  config.active_support.deprecation = :log

  # Only use best-standards-support built into browsers
  config.action_dispatch.best_standards_support = :builtin

  # Do not compress assets
  config.assets.compress = false

  # Expands the lines which load the assets
  config.assets.debug = true

  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :letter_opener

  config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { :host => "lvh.me:3000" }

  # Raise exception on mass assignment protection for Active Record models
  # config.active_record.mass_assignment_sanitizer = :strict

  # Log the query plan for queries taking more than this (works
  # with SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL)
  config.active_record.auto_explain_threshold_in_seconds = 0.5

  config.log_tags = [:uuid, :remote_ip]
end

The JS file is loaded inside the header tag with this code:

<script src="/assets/deals.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>

which is the normal way JS is loaded in development

Answer 1

Try to clear precompiled assets:

bundle exec rake assets:clean

Answer 2

Try to delete the tmp folder and then restart the server - rails s. That will do it.

Answer 3

bundle exec rake assets:clean and then bundle exec rake assets:precompile