Single Page App with Vanilla ES6 | Part 2
In the second installment we will finish rendering the whole app as well as add some basic URL routing to control the state of our app
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ES6 gives us new native js features that make making a SPA a little easier. We will be making use of modules, template strings (and "tagged template literals"), classes, promises, and arrow functions
Read moreBinding a backbone model to the query string
It's very common to use backbone's router to drive application state with the window's url. The basic idea is that popstate or hashchange events are matched to a hash of routes and invoke a handler function. This approach works well for changing views, but not so well for setting application state.
Read moreKnockout Mapping
One thing I really like about Knockout is that it doesn't lock you into using any particular implementation for features that other frameworks might. In fact Knockout is arguably a library in that sense. So to get some functionality you have a choice of plugins (or you could just write your own). This is a look at the Knockout Mapping plugin.
Read moreKnockoutJS Best Practices
Here's a collection of some simple best practices I've picked up while working with knockout.
Read moreKnockout Observable Extenders
Knockout observable extenders give custom functionality to observables. nuff said. No need to sell you on how useful that is. I'll just show how I used extenders in a recent project.
Read moreCustom Knockout Bindings
Knockout's custom bindings are awesome. If your view has bindings are getting out of control or you have some complex functionality then custom bindings are for you.
Read moreBeginning Ajax
Ajax is a method of using Javascript to load resources without causing the page to be refreshed. Traditionally when you click a link on a webpage, the browser asks for that page and renders it in place of the previous page. Ajax offers an alternative for situations when page refreshes aren't ideal.
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