Universal Applicatons
With React
The Server
The Browser
What is "universal," really?
truly universal apps
The Server
The Browser
"Isomorphic" code
isos = "equal"
morph = "shape"
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Michael Jackson
isomorphic code !== isomorphic
Co-founder @ReactJSTraining
Low-level implementation different for each platform.
isomorphic code === universal?
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"Write once, run anywhere!"
- Java
A long journey
...slow, clunky, didn't mesh well
Got Java runtimes?
No?
Too bad.
- Browsers becomes more sophisticated
- JavaScript offers app-like experiences on all platforms
- Web Apps seem to be the future of cross-platform apps
The Web Grows Up
- Android soon follows
- Native apps provide more responsive experience
- Web apps constrained by poor mobile performance
the iphone debuts
Conventional Wisdom
Challenged
React Everywhere!
Declarative Components
One-Way Data Flow
(No Two-Way Binding)
Virtual DOM
React Native
- Facebook takes it to a new level
- React and Node tools often work with little adjustment
- Components render to actual native views, using the native layout system
- Performance and "native feel" is dramatically improved
(truly)
A truly universal structure
Greek etymology from:
"Isomorphic JavaScript: Applications which run both client-side and server-side" - isomorphic.net
Acknowledgements
"Universal" rather than "Isomorphic" popularized by:
"Universal JavaScript" - Michael Jackson
