Managing State and Front-End Development
A lot of the decisions about program structure in web applications are about how to manage state, which is the data that controls the interactions between the user and the application. Managing state includes both the location of that data itself and the location of the logic that manipulates that state. Once you have the program structure set, you also have to worry about packaging, or how to convert your developer-friendly code to browser-friendly code.
The Structure of Web Applications
One of the main questions weâll be dealing with is how to structure your web application so as to best manage your state. The goal is to avoid having multiple sources of truth, both by avoiding duplicating data as ...
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