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Alex MacCaw
May 31, 2012
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Building large JS apps
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Transcript
@maccman May 2012
I am @maccman (not @mccman)
I like CoffeeScript
Building hardware
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Redundancy means decoupled components
This talk isn’t really about Spine
...or about Backbone
It’s about mega.js
Or base.js
Or everythingbutthekitchensink.js
Its about structure and building large apps
CommonJS?
1. Exposing properties
2. Requiring modules
module.exports = User; require('user');
If you’re not using a module system, like CommonJS, you’re
doing it wrong
sprockets-commonjs
program.module.js
module.exports = function(){ alert('Long live the Programs!'); };
this.require.define({"modules/program": function(exports, require, module){ module.exports = function(){ alert('Long live the
Programs!'); }; }});
this.require.define({"modules/program": function (exports, require, module) { module.exports = function ()
{ alert('Long live the Programs!') } }})
Program = require('modules/program')
sprockets-source-url
eval("..." + "\n//@ sourceURL=/application");
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Stylo
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styloapp.com
github.com/maccman/stylo
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“The secret to building large apps is never build large
apps. Break your app into small pieces. Then, assemble those testable, bite- sized pieces into your big application.” - Justin Meyer
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H e a d e r Stage Element Element Dimensions
Background Border Border Radius Shadow Opacity Inspector
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Abstract components
Treat them like open source libraries
Color Picker Position Picker Context Menu
Decoupled controllers
Rules
1. Controllers can be instantiated multiple times without adverse effects
2. Controllers work without being attached to the DOM
Initially stored state in the DOM
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Store state in the controllers, not the models, not the
view
Styles
No IDs
Separate stylesheets for each controller
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Clear over DRY
#app .inspector .background { .edit { margin: 10px } .gradientPicker
{ margin: 0px 5px 5px 5px } &.disabled { .list { opacity: 0.6 } } }
Module communication
Expose a simple API and use events
// Private
PubSub
// color_picker.js this.trigger('change');
// background.js var colorPicker = new ColorPicker; colorPicker.bind('change', function(color){ //
... }); this.append(colorPicker);
Children should’t know anything about their parents
What I learnt
Use the tools
Awesome debugger
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Shortcuts
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$0
Memory leaks
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display: none;
Less DOM manipulation
mousemove handlers need to be fast
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requestAnimationFrame()
var Inspector = function(){ this.stage.selection.bind('change', this.paint.bind(this)); }; Inspector.prototype.paint = function(){
if (this.rendering) return; this.rendering = true; requestAnimationFrame(this.render.bind(this)); }; Inspector.prototype.render = function(){ // ... this.rendering = false; };
Most importantly
Advanced doesn’t mean complicated
Use simple building blocks
Tackle large problems by splitting them up
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