Building Your Own JavaScript Framework

Learn how to craft elegant and well-structured software frameworks in a variety of JavaScript environments with this handy guideKey FeaturesExplore the gateway to the constantly evolving world of JavaScript frameworksNavigate the JavaScript development landscape and discover crucial software architecture patternsBuild your own framework for a variety of work-related projectsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionJavaScript frameworks play an essential role in web application development; however, no single framework works perfectly for all projects. This book will help you understand existing projects, design new software architecture, and maintain projects as they grow. You'll go through software architecture principles with JavaScript, along with a guided example of structuring your project and maintenance guidance. This book covers framework planning aspects, enabling you to identify key stakeholders, understand JavaScript API design, and leverage complex abstraction. The second part of the book takes a practical programming approach to building your own framework by showing you how to structure modules and interfaces. As you advance, you ll discover how to develop data-binding components, work with JavaScript APIs, and much more. While writing a framework is half the job, continuing to develop it requires effort from everyone involved. The concluding chapters help to achieve this by teaching you the crucial aspects of software maintenance and highlighting the constants of framework development. By the end of this book, you ll have gained a clear understanding of the JavaScript framework landscape, along with the ability to build frameworks for your use cases.What you will learnExpand your knowledge of JavaScript frameworks within different runtimes and ecosystemsGet to grips with the technical aspects of structuring framework abstractions in JavaScriptGain an understanding of common patterns across various existing frameworksDiscover the usage of existing tooling such as TypeScript and GraphQLConfigure performance tests for your project and track down bottlenecks in the code baseUnderstand how JavaScript and the web evolve and what these systems will look like in the coming yearsWho this book is forIf you re a JavaScript novice or an expert who wants to explore the world of JavaScript frameworks, this book is for you. This book introduces you to the history of frontend frameworks and guides you through the creation of your own framework. The chapters are designed to help developers build large projects for their full-time jobs and programmers who want to create open-source projects. A clear understanding of the JavaScript programming language as well as experience with existing software frameworks are all prerequisites.