Choosing a JavaScript

FrameworkThe Fastest Treadmill Around

About Tim Rayburn

• Principal Consultant at Improving Enterprises

• 8-time Microsoft MVP

• Author, Blogger, occasional Podcaster

• Gamer (Board, Card, PC and Console)

• tim@timrayburn.net

• 817-760-0002

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–Tim Rayburn

“The great thing about a rule of thumb,

is everyone has at least two.”

Tim Rayburn’s

Rules for Teams

You have commit rights

and a delete key, don’t

be afraid to use them!

You are not your

code!

If you don’t trust your

people, why are they

your people?!

What is a

“framework”?

“Framework”

MV*

Library

DOM

Misc

Server

“Framework”

MV*

Library

DOM

Misc

“Framework”

MV* Misc

Server

The Usual Suspects

What they do…

• Manipulation of the DOM

• Smoothes out the JavaScript experience

• Fills gaps which are not covered

What they do…

• Manipulation of the DOM

• Smoothes out the JavaScript experience

• Fills gaps which are not covered

“Framework”

Library

DOM

Misc

Server

Single Page

Applications

Why we SPA…

• Harness the power of client

• Avoid “clear and refresh” cycle of the web

• Closest thing the web has to a thick client

user experience

• Because Flash and Silverlight are “wrong”

How we SPA…

• MV* frameworks

• MVC - Model View Controller

• MVVM - Model View ViewModel

• And anything else we can think of…

The Players

The Players

The Developers

Technologies

• Handlebars

• {{#each}} / {{/each}}

• {{property}}

• JavaScript

Achievements

• Cutest Logo

• Dallas Community Support

• http://www.meetup.com/Ember-Dallas

The Players

The Players

The Developers

Steve Sanderson

The Developers

Steve Sanderson

The Developers

Steve Sanderson

Technologies

• Attribute based markup:

• <… data-bind=“foreach: people” …>

• <… data-bind=“text: property” …>

• JavaScript

Achievements

• Best Tutorials Site

The Players

The Players

The Developers

Technologies

• Attribute based markup:

• <… ng-repeat=“collection” …>

• <… ng-bind=“property” …>

• JavaScript

Achievements

• Most Prolific Use

• Most Competitors Supporting

• Documentation like MSDN

• https://docs.angularjs.org

• Dallas Community Support

• http://www.meetup.com/AngularJS-DFW-Area/

“Framework”

MV*

Library

DOMServer

View Only Frameworks

View Only Frameworks

Polymer

The Developers

Wait … WAT?!?!

Developer Preview

More Infohttps://www.polymer-project.org/

http://www.binpress.com/blog/2014/06/26/polymer-vs-angular/

View Only Frameworks

React

The Developers

More Infohttp://facebook.github.io/react/

Questions?!

Tim Rayburn

tim@timrayburn.net

817-760-0002