Mithril

A Javascript Framework for Building Brilliant Applications

Yet another JS Framework?

What's the difference?

Filesize

AngularJS

Ember.js

jQuery

40kb

100kb

35kb

mithril

5kb

react

35kb

Why Filesize mAtters

  • Faster download (Mobile friendly)
  • Faster parsing and compiling (also Mobile friendly)
  • Fewer code to reason about
  • Fewer code with bugs
  • More space for own code :)

API Surface

AngularJS

Ember.js

jQuery

200+

100+

200+

mithril

20

react

~ 50

???

Why API Surface Matters?

  • fewer to learn
  • fewer to reason about
  • fewer to memoize
  • more freedom for integration
  • smaller lock-in-factor

Performance

AngularJS

Ember.js

Knockout

800ms

1000ms

300ms

mithril

80ms

react

600ms

http://matt-esch.github.io/mercury-perf/

Why Performance matters

  • for reasons
  • mobile friendly
  • UX

Embraces Functional Programming

  • Easy to test
  • Easy to extend
  • Less bugs because of sideeffects

Features

React-Like VDOM

Small Routes Layer

Modules

Ajax-Helper

- Nothing More -

NO GOD Class

No Inheritance Tree

No Template Langugage

No Module Loader

No Crap you probably don't need

Example

When not To Use

Beginners Or People who need Structure

a lot of 3rd Party Code to integrate

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