Explore an alternative method of front-end application development without using frameworks or
third-party libraries. This updated book provides you with the required skills and freedom to
consider a no framework approach when choosing a technology for creating a new project. New
topics covered include a brief history of JavaScript frameworks and their key developments how
to protect domain code and how to work with frameworkless in legacy applications. You'll work
through the most important issues in a clear and sensible way using practical methods and
tools to gain an understanding of non-functional requirements. This book answers questions on
important topics such as state management making a routing system creating a REST client
using fetch and reveals the trade-offs and risks associated with choosing the wrong framework
or tool for your project as well as provides sustainability and functional alternatives.
Frameworkless Front-End Development breaksdown the concept of technical debt and the ways in
which a framework can impact the lifespan of a project. Along with gaining a comprehensive and
clear guide on coding effectively from scratch without frameworks you will also learn some
principles of technical decision-making. What You'll Learn Understand DOM manipulation Manage
the state of a fronted application with different patterns Safely migrate existent applications
to a new framework or to frameworkless code Understand the importance of non-functional
requirements See how a Framework can affect the health of a codebase Who This Book Is For
Skilled JavaScript developers who want to understand how to effectively write code without
using dependencies CTOs who need to help teams to choose a technology stack for their next
project Consultants that need to refactor an existent JavaScript front-end codebase