Frameworkless Front-End Development

Explore an alternative method of front-end application development without using frameworks or third-party libraries. This updated book provides you with the required skills and freedom to consider a “no framework” approach when choosing a technology for creating a new project. New topics covered include a brief history of javascript frameworks and their key developments, how to protect domain code, and how to work with frameworkless in legacy applications.You’ll work through the most important issues in a clear and sensible way, using practical methods and tools to gain an understanding of non-functional requirements. This book answers questions on important topics such as state management, making a routing system, creating a REST client using fetch, and reveals the trade-offs and risks associated with choosing the wrong framework or tool for your project, as well as provides sustainability, and functional alternatives.Frameworkless Front-End Development breaks down the concept of technical debt and the ways in which a framework can impact the lifespan of a project. Along with gaining a comprehensive and clear guide on coding effectively from scratch without frameworks, you will also learn some principles of technical decision-making.What You’ll Learn:Understand DOM manipulationManage the state of a fronted application with different patternsSafely migrate existent applications to a new framework or to frameworkless codeUnderstand the importance of non-functional requirementsSee how a Framework can affect the “health” of a codebase