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You Don't Need a JavaScript Framework

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Avatar for Rick Liu Rick Liu
May 20, 2016
Programming
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You Don't Need a JavaScript Framework

YAGNI
Use simple JavaScript with Rails.

Avatar for Rick Liu

Rick Liu

May 20, 2016

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Transcript

  1. Rick Liu @rckviu Rails Pacific 2016 You Don’t Need a

    JavaScript Framework
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  4. Easy ≠ Simple

  5. Twitter migrated from a client-side JavaScript approach back to server-rendered

    content https://blog.twitter.com/2012/improving-performance-on-twittercom

  6. Improving Developer Productivity by Deleting 28,000 lines of JavaScript https://engineering.shopify.com/17489056-rebuilding-the-shopify-admin-improving-

    developer-productivity-by-deleting-28-000-lines-of-javascript

  7. Rails • Unobtrusive JavaScript • Server-generated JavaScript Responses • Action

    Cable • Turbolinks • Asset Pipeline • Sprockets
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