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010 Nico Bevacqua - JS build tooling, development workflow, and his new book JavaScript Application Design

08/08/14 • 29 min

CodeWinds - Leading edge web developer news and training | javascript / React.js / Node.js / HTML5 / web development - Jeff Barczewski

Nico Bevacqua, the author of JavaScript Application Design which is in early access at Manning, explains more about JS continuous development, integration, and deployment. We discuss build tools, module systems, component architectures, MVC, and finally the experience of writing a traditionally published book.

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Episode Info

Episode: CW 010
Published: August 8th, 2014
Tags: nodejs, js,jsconf
Duration: 29:10

Episode Notes

01:35 - Why build first?
03:25 - Continuous development
05:00 - Continuous Integration - Travis-CI
05:20 - Continuous Deployment - Heroku, Amazon EC2
06:20 - Build tools - grunt, gulp, npm - determining the best choice
11:35 - JS Modules - AMD, CommonJS (CJS), ES6 Modules, RequireJS, Browserify, AngularJS DI
15:00 - HTTP/2 efficient parallel streaming potentially reducing need for bundling
16:30 - Browserify limitations and CommonJS
18:30 - App design, modularity, package managers (component, bower, npm)
20:20 - Current state of building components - Bower, Component, Polymer, Web Components, AngularJS, ReactJS
22:24 - MVC Frameworks - AngularJS, ReactJS and the Virtual DOM
23:35 - Experience writing JavaScript Application Design published by Manning
27:35 - Following Nico

JavaScript Application Design - Manning

Published by Manning, currently available as early access edition - Purchase at Manning

Video / Slides

Watch Nico Bevacqua’s JSConf talk on YouTube

Slides from Nico Bevacqua JSConf 2014: Front End Ops Tooling - Slideshare

Episode Info
Episode Notes

Episode Info

Episode: CW 010
Published: August 8th, 2014
Tags: nodejs, js,jsconf
Duration: 29:10

Episode Notes

01:35 - Why build first?
03:25 - Continuous development
05:00 - Continuous Integration - Travis-CI
05:20 - Continuous Deployment - Heroku, Amazon EC2
06:20 - Build tools - grunt, gulp, npm - determining the best choice
11:35 - JS Modules - AMD, CommonJS (CJS), ES6 Modules, RequireJS, Browserify, AngularJS DI
15:00 - HTTP/2 efficient parallel streaming potentially reducing need for bundling
16:30 - Browserify limitations and CommonJS
18:30 - App design, modularity, package managers (component, bower, npm)
20:20 - Current state of building components - Bower, Component, Polymer, Web Components, AngularJS, ReactJS
22:24 - MVC Frameworks - AngularJS, ReactJS and the Virtual DOM
23:35 - Experience writing JavaScript Application Design published by Manning
27:35 - Following Nico

JavaScript Application Design - Manning

Published by Manning, currently available as early access edition - Purchase at Manning

Video / Slides

Watch Nico Bevacqua’s JSConf talk on YouTube

Slides from Nico Bevacqua JSConf 2014: Front End Ops Tooling - Slideshare

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009 Spike Brehm - Sharing javascript in browser and server - building isomorphic apps

Spike explains the different categories of Isomorphic apps and how this is accomplished. He mentions various tools for facilitating sharing across browser, server, and devices. He shares how Airbnb, Yahoo, Flickr, Facebook, Instagram are using some of these technologies today. Finally, he provides resources to help others learn and get started.

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Episode Info

Episode: CW 009
Published: July 16th, 2014
Tags: nodejs, js,jsconf
Duration: 13:48

Episode Notes

01:50 - Isomorphic definition
03:15 - Tools for sharing code across browser and server
04:00 - Browserify for using Node.js packages in browser
05:20 - Categories of Isomorphic code
06:20 - Superagent - HTTP client
07:08 - Airbnb’s Rendr - render Backbone apps on client and server
07:30 - Compelling reasons for building isomorphic apps
08:00 - Flickr main page isomorphic, modown project
08:39 - Meteor framework
09:25 - Getting started with Isomorphic JavaScript
10:10 - ReactJS - client and server rendering, can attach event handlers to server rendered page
10:40 - Facebook and Instagram using ReactJS for Isomorphic apps
11:30 - Following Spike Brehm and Isomorphic JavaScript