August 2018
Intermediate to advanced
61 pages
1h 12m
English
Content preview from What React Is and Why It Matters
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Glossary
- AngularJS
A popular web framework maintained by Google. The difference between AngularJS 1 and AngularJS 2 is so significant that people often specify a version when discussing the framework.
- API
This stands for application programming interface, a general term for any interface designed specifically for computers. The term API can refer to a set of URLs to get and manipulate the data that backs a mobile application, or to a set of tools provided by the browser for manipulating content.
- Backbone.js
An MV* style set of tools that aims to “give structure to web applications.” Backbone.js was extremely popular in the early 2000s with the rise of single-page applications (SPAs) but has since been largely superseded by more sophisticated tools.
- Component
A self-contained UI element such as a button.
- Declarative code
A style of writing code in which a developer describes the result of an algorithm and lets the program determine the exact steps needed to execute it. HTML is an example of a declarative syntax because it describes what the UI should look like without describing the steps the browser must take to render it.
- Document Object Model (DOM)
A browser’s internal representation of HTML.
- Ember.js
A long-standing JavaScript application framework inspired heavily by the Ruby on Rails community and with a strong commitment to both stability and continuous innovation.
- Framework
A complete, integrated set of tools used to develop an application. Though frameworks vary in scope, ...
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