Building Isomorphic JavaScript Apps

by Jason Strimpel

Isomorphic JavaScript, often described as the holy grail of web application development, refers to running JavaScript code on both the browser client and web application server. This application architecture has become increasingly popular for the benefits of SEO, optimized page load and full control of the UI, and isomorphic libraries are being used at companies like Walmart, Airbnb, Facebook, and Netflix.

With this practical book, authors Jason Strimpel and Maxime Najim provide the knowledge you need to build and maintain your own isomorphic JavaScript apps.

This book


Part 1 identifies different classifications of isomorphic JavaScript apps, and shows you how to set up a development environment
Part 2 takes you from theory to practice by showing you how to build out your own isomorphic app
Part 3 takes you through existing solutions in the market today, providing you with the knowledge you need to bring isomorphic solutions into your development workflow

212 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 2016

Reviews

[Alexander Mostovenko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a brief overview of what actually 'isomorphic app' means and why and when you should apply it. Just enough for basic understanding and little general overview of existing solutions.

[Sebastian Gebski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Initial two parts are just OK, but they consist of pretty basic descriptions that you could easily find on the web within 5 minutes. But what this book is really about is the 3rd part (nearly 1/3 of the book), which is a list of actual case studies - (3 or 4 if I remember correctly) - quite detailed, with full rationale, nice description of the approach, obstacles & the final effect. What is even more interesting, these cases are really very different, so you're getting an insight into truly varying scenarios.