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Single Page Web Applications
By Michael Mikowski, Josh Powell
★★★★★
5.0
Simon and Schuster
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Summary
In Single Page Web Applications you'll learn to build modern browser-based apps that take advantage of stronger client platforms and more predictable bandwidth. You'll learn the SPA design approach, and then start exploring new techniques like structured JavaScript and responsive design. And you'll learn how to capitalize on trends like server-side JavaScript and NoSQL data stores, as well as new frameworks that make JavaScript more manageable and testable as a first-class language.
About this Book
If your website is a jumpy collection of linked pages, you are behind. Single page web applications are your next step: pushing UI rendering and business logic to the browser and communicating with the server only to synchronize data, they provide a smooth user experience, much like a native application. But, SPAs can be hard to develop, manage, and test.
Single Page Web Applications shows how your team can easily design, test, maintain, and extend sophisticated SPAs using JavaScript end-to-end, without getting locked into a framework. Along the way, you'll develop advanced HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills, and use JavaScript as the language of the web server and the database.
This book assumes basic knowledge of web development. No experience with SPAs is required.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
What's Inside
About the Authors
The authors are architects and engineering managers. Michael Mikowski has worked on many commercial SPAs and a platform that processes over 100 billion requests per year. Josh Powell has built some of the most heavily trafficked sites on the web.
Table of Contents
In Single Page Web Applications you'll learn to build modern browser-based apps that take advantage of stronger client platforms and more predictable bandwidth. You'll learn the SPA design approach, and then start exploring new techniques like structured JavaScript and responsive design. And you'll learn how to capitalize on trends like server-side JavaScript and NoSQL data stores, as well as new frameworks that make JavaScript more manageable and testable as a first-class language.
About this Book
If your website is a jumpy collection of linked pages, you are behind. Single page web applications are your next step: pushing UI rendering and business logic to the browser and communicating with the server only to synchronize data, they provide a smooth user experience, much like a native application. But, SPAs can be hard to develop, manage, and test.
Single Page Web Applications shows how your team can easily design, test, maintain, and extend sophisticated SPAs using JavaScript end-to-end, without getting locked into a framework. Along the way, you'll develop advanced HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills, and use JavaScript as the language of the web server and the database.
This book assumes basic knowledge of web development. No experience with SPAs is required.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
What's Inside
- Design, build, and test a full-stack SPA
- Best-in-class tools like jQuery, TaffyDB, Node.js, and MongoDB
- Real-time web with web sockets and Socket.IO
- Touch controls for tablets and smartphones
- Common SPA design mistakes
About the Authors
The authors are architects and engineering managers. Michael Mikowski has worked on many commercial SPAs and a platform that processes over 100 billion requests per year. Josh Powell has built some of the most heavily trafficked sites on the web.
Table of Contents
- PART 1: INTRODUCING SPAS
- Our first single page application
- Reintroducing JavaScript PART 2: SPA CLIENT
- Develop the Shell
- Add feature modules
- Build the Model
- Finish the Model and Data modules PART 3: THE SPA SERVER
- The web server
- The server database
- Readying our SPA for production
Summary by AI
Summary of "Single Page Web Applications" by Michael Mikowski
Authors' Background:
- Michael Mikowski is a software engineer and author specializing in web development.
Main Theme:
- Building and designing single-page web applications (SPAs) using modern JavaScript frameworks.
Key Points:
- Introduction to SPAs: Definition, benefits, and challenges.
- JavaScript Frameworks: Overview of popular frameworks like Angular, React, and Vue.js.
- SPA Architecture: Designing and structuring SPAs for optimal performance and maintainability.
- Data Management: Techniques for managing data in SPAs, including state management and data fetching.
- User Interface Design: Best practices for creating user-friendly and responsive UIs.
- Testing and Debugging: Strategies for testing and troubleshooting SPAs.
- Deployment and Optimization: Considerations for deploying and optimizing SPAs for production.
Reputation:
- Positive:
- Comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of SPA development.
- Clear and concise explanations with code examples.
- Practical guidance for building real-world applications.
- Negative:
- May be too technical for beginners.
- Some sections could be more in-depth.
Who Should Read It:
- Web developers interested in building SPAs.
- Software engineers looking to enhance their JavaScript skills.
- Students and professionals seeking a comprehensive guide to SPA development.
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