Evolving Architecture of Web Apps
OpenFin Webinar, 2020-06-03
Who is this jerk?
Laurie Voss
Senior Data Analyst, Netlify
@seldo
Before we begin
The world is on fire
The Evolving architecture of web apps
What are we talking about?
"Static" sites, aka the Jamstack
What is the Jamstack?
"An architecture in which a web app consists primarily of pre-rendered, static HTML that relies on client-side APIs and JavaScript to provide interactive elements"
The Jamstack Community Survey 2020
Jamstack developers are experienced
Jamstack developers are in every industry
Jamstack developers build every kind of app
Jamstack developers build at scale
Jamstack developers are arriving en masse
The Jamstack is a big deal
But what is the Jamstack?
A new request pattern
What is the Jamstack? #1
Optimize performance with a build step
Why is this good?
- Faster
- Safer
A new architecture
What is the Jamstack? #2
Jamstack abstracts away the application server
Application logic becomes cloud functions
Why is this good?
- Decoupling
- Efficiency
A new workflow
What is the Jamstack? #3
A single seamless build chain
Why is this good?
- Doing less work is less work
- It's also cheaper
What's different about Jamstack?
A sharper line between front and back end
Jamstack trade-offs: #1
Pros and cons of front-end / back-end split
Portability between web and mobile
Sacrificing build time for run time efficiency
Jamstack trade-offs: #2
Drivers behind the Jamstack
Increased consumer expectations
Drivers behind the Jamstack: #1
Recruitment constraints
Drivers behind the Jamstack: #2
Performance, uptime and security
Drivers behind the Jamstack: #3
Mobile-first development
Drivers behind the Jamstack: #4
Serverless
Drivers behind the Jamstack: #5
The economic argument for VMs
VMs revolutionized web apps
Serverless functions do this again
Jamstack is
a new security model
Drivers behind the Jamstack: #6
Developer satisfaction
Drivers behind the Jamstack: #7
Recap!
1. The Jamstack is
a big deal
2. What is the Jamstack?
- A request pattern
- An architecture
- A workflow
3. There are trade-offs
- A stronger split between front and back end
- Less work at runtime means more work at build time
4. Jamstack is driven by broader trends
- Consumer sophistication
- Uptime and performance demands
- Fixed team sizes
- Mobile-first development
- Serverless revolution
- Stronger security needs
- Developer satisfaction
Where next?
Thanks!
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The Evolving Architecture of Web Apps
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