Picking the 'right' Web component model is only the beginning. Fitting the component into the page visually, figuring out what is happening in it events-wise, and feeding it data from the server is the real battle.
Pessimism as a Service
Taking human nature into account, rolling with the imperfections of reality, expecting and preparing for the worst pays off tenfold once the projects get serious - Pessimism as a Service in a nutshell.
ReactJS: The Day After
The other day I stumbled upon a funny Onion fake news report of the local man whose one-beer plan went terribly awry. Knowing how I professed undying love to ReactJS in the previous article, and extrapolating from life that after every night on the town comes the morning of reckoning, it is time to revisit... Continue Reading →
The Genius of Bootstrap (OK, and Foundation)
This week we spent a lot of time sifting through the available options for the client side Web component model. We were doing it in the context of figuring out what to use for the next generation of Bluemix, so we were really trying to think hard and strategic. It is a strange time to... Continue Reading →
Micro-Services and Page Composition Problem
Dispite many desirable properties, micro-services carry two serious penalties to be contended with: authentication (which we covered in the previous post) and Web page composition, which I intend to address now. Imagine you are writing a Node.js app and use Dust.js for the V of the MVC, as we are doing. Imagine also that several... Continue Reading →
Should We Fight or Embrace the DOM?
Now, my story is not as interesting as it is long. Abe Simpson One of the privileges (or curses) of experience is that you amass a growing number of cautionary tales with which you can bore your younger audience to death. On the other hand, knowing the history of slavery came in handy for Captain... Continue Reading →