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JavaScript

Posted by rays0
rays0
16,293 Points

What are the differences and similarities between the different frameworks and libraries? Which ones are relevant today?

I'm new to JS frameworks and libraries other than jQuery. I see references to node.js, express, angular, knockout, bootstrap, etc. Where are they used and which ones overlap? Also with the future of twitter uncertain, will twitter bootstrap live on? A tangent question would be, what JS frameworks and libraries are relevant today and will be within the next year?

2 Answers

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

First, bootstrap is not associated with Twitter, so never fear. It was built as a front end framework for twitter, by twitter employees, than open sourced for us, than those employees left twitter, so bootstrap is largely driven by community pull requests, so it's fairly safe unless the handful of core devs decide they don't want to deal with it anymore.

There is way too much to be detailed here, but everything either falls into a server side library, a view template engine, or a front end library, mostly.

As to what will be relevant next year, no idea. It's way too far away to tell. I'd say jump into some javascript courses here and you'll start learning.

rays0
rays0
16,293 Points

Thanks for the bootstrap clarification Kevin.

Tim Pinkerton
Tim Pinkerton
23,019 Points
Tim Pinkerton
Tim Pinkerton
23,019 Points

Check out the Front End Happy Hour podcast. Here's an episode where they talk about JavaScript Frameworks.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-015-flight-javascript/id1089047924?i=1000375239054&mt=2

rays0
rays0
16,293 Points

Tim thank you for sharing the podcast, will have a good listen.