A Brief History

The Internet

Web 1.0

Web 2.0

Real time

Server Side

Rails

• Convention over Configuration
• Full Stack Framework
• Ruby Based
• Request Response Client Server Model

Node

• Low Level protocol based on Chromes V8 Engine
• Not Full Stack - Express usually added
• Javascript Based
• Non-blocking + sockets = CRAZY FAST
• Puts the "N" in "MEAN"
• Connfiguration over Convention

Client Side

• The orange among apples
• A javascript library
• Simplifies Client Side Scripting
• Pros:
• Light weight
• Cons:
• Not a framework
• Turns into spaghetti at midnight

• Pulls the model out of the DOM
• Pros:
• Very light weight < 6KB
• Fewer concepts to grasp
• Cons:
• No data binding
• Less feature rich than other frameworks

• Convention over configuration
• Pros:
• Conventions lead to consistent code
• Data Binding
• Cons:
• Steep learning curve
• Frequent API changes

• Makes browsers smarter
• Pros:
• Two-way data binding
• Custom HTML tags/attributes
• Designer friendly
• Cons:
• Many ways to do one thing
• No Manual DOM manipulation