[kwlug-disc] Which JavaScript should I learn?

[Mikalai Birukou]

When you do SPA, server's functionality splits into two distinct 
sections. One section is serving code with your SPA. It can be one or 
two files. The other part is API, served as https requests. API part is 
the active part for server.

Now, "how to update app code?" turns into from where does browser gets 
SPA. It doesn't have to be the same place with API server. It even 
doesn't have to be the same domain. Your SPA can do cross domain 
requests (search for CORS).

Heck. Following recent news about webkit+gnome, your SPA can be wrapped 
into desktop app.

And, I put my money on SPA with Typescript-ed Vue (have no affiliation).

Cheers.

P.S. Paul's concern is valid. Recently, I wasn't able to see full 
spectrum of server's IPMI pretty output, cause it uses Java applet, if 
you remember those. And this is not even invoking a security argument.


On 2018-03-13 01:20 PM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> I am going to undermine the question a little. If you serve this thing
> from an embedded Linux board, how will you handle updates the next
> time Javascript (or the framework of your choice) has a bug? If you
> are serving a complicated thing from a simple device you have to deal
> with supporting the updates.
>
> There were webservers built into JetDirect cards for HP printers. They
> are awkward to use now because they depended upon versions of Java
> that modern browsers no longer support. Meanwhile they add security
> vulnerabilities to the network.
>
> - Paul
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 02:12:17AM -0400, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a general question about JavaScript.  I want to develop/propose
>> "web app" hosted from embedded Linux board.  So,
>>      - you go to its webpage,
>>      - click "web app",
>>      - it will serve out JavaScript to browser client, and
>>      - the app will be running on the browser.
>>
>> Which Javascript should I learn?
>>
>> I mean, there are Meteor, Angular, React, Ember, Vue, etc.  Some are
>> described as "framework", and others described as "library".  Then,
>> there is Web Assembly I've been reading about recently.  It's difficult
>> to figure out what's what.