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The Evolution of JavaScript Tooling

A Modern Developer’s Guide

JavaScript application source code is often spread across JavaScript, HTML, and CSS files, as well as events and data flowing through a number of non intuitive paths. Various frameworks and libraries have been created to deal with this complexity, but these frameworks and libraries have become even more complicated as more and more features are added in an attempt to make app development easier for the developer. Still, frameworks and libraries offer significant advantages to developers and can also organize and even reduce complexity.

This guide discusses some of the more popular frameworks and libraries that have been created to ease the burden of writing complex user interface (UI) code and how enterprise application developers, especially those who are developing data-intensive apps, can benefit from using these frameworks and UI components to deliver applications faster, with better quality, and yet stay within any development shop’s budget. An analysis of Angular, React, and Vue is provided along with a comparison of attributes, strengths, and weaknesses. Download the guide to learn more!

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JavaScript application source code is often spread across JavaScript, HTML, and CSS files, as well as events and data flowing through a number of non intuitive paths. While various frameworks and libraries have been created with the intention of dealing with this complexity, learning the intricacies of these frameworks or libraries has become its own issue.

Among these frameworks and libraries, React, Angular, and Vue vie for the title of JavaScript king. Each brings its own vast repertoire of unique components and tools that set it apart from the others, and as can be seen below, the popularity of each of these continues to grow.

Figure 1: NPM Downloads of Popular Frontend Libraries
Source: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/a-recap-of-frontend-development-in-2018-715724c9441d

Whether you prefer to work within React, Angular, Vue, or another JavaScript frameworks, there are a number of perks to working with each of these popular frameworks, and each has pros and cons to consider depending on your preferences as a developer, requirements for your application, as well as business-level needs that may lead you in one direction or another. Are you looking for a framework or tools best suited to build Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) or Single-Page Applications (SPAs)? Do you have business requirements to test your applications before pushing them to market, or require additional support and maintenance to supplement internal resources? Perhaps you’re just looking for a framework or tools that will allow you to deploy your app the quickest?

Our latest guide for modern developers, The State of Modern JavaScript Tooling, extensively analyzes the pros and cons of some of the most popular JavaScript libraries and frameworks available today to help with your selection process. You can download the 12-page guide for free today: https://www.sencha.com/resources/whitepaper/the-evolution-of-javascript-tooling/.

The Evolution of JavaScript Tooling

A Modern Developer’s Guide

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