Choosing a JavaScript Framework: A Comparison of Pros, Cons, and Trade-Offs

Pam Selle, Tim Ruffles, Christopher Hiller, Jamie White

ISBN: 9789386052735

144 pages

Description

This book is all about utility. This book jumps right into showing the current popular JavaScript frameworks in action, from the major players to smaller ones and upcoming frameworks, with their strengths and weaknesses highlighted. After that, book contains a framework for evaluating frameworks, and a discussion of the different criteria to consider when conducting such an evaluation.

About the Author

Pam Selle is a professional developer, speaker, and writer in Philadelphia, PA. She’s spoken at conferences in at least 6 states and 1 foreign country, writes for magazines and blogs in addition to writing on thewebivore.com.
Tim Ruffles is a Ruby & JavaScript developer based in London who teaches and mentors developers, and works on SidekickJS, a code-quality tracker for teams.

Christopher Hiller is a full-stack software engineer living and working in Portland, OR. He has over 15 years of web development experience and is a JavaScript zealot.
Jamie White is a senior developer at With Associates in London, UK.

Table of Contents

Book Review

Exploring JavaScript frameworks
Frameworks: Backbone.js
Frameworks: AngularJS
Frameworks: Ember.js
Emerging frameworks
Evaluating a JavaScript framework
Conclusion
Resources