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World Congress 2021 • Jun 28, 2021

The Naked Web Developer: Your Browser Is Your Framework

Avichay Eyal

Ditch the heavy JavaScript frameworks. Your browser already has everything needed to build production-grade apps. Master native APIs for unparalleled performance and zero technical debt.

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#1 about 3 min

Introduction to framework-free vanilla web development

Building a functional trading application for highly regulated environments without utilizing any third-party framework code.

#2 about 3 min

Evaluating the drawbacks of general-purpose monolithic frameworks

How comprehensive framework ecosystems introduce unnecessary weight, rigid boundaries, and dependency integration delays.

#3 about 4 min

Building a native frontend publish-subscribe messaging mechanism

Leveraging the built-in browser event target API to dispatch custom events and coordinate application logic.

#4 about 4 min

Implementing minimal browser state management using proxies

Constructing observable data stores by trapping object value mutations inside standard browser javascript proxies.

#5 about 5 min

Achieving dependency injection patterns with class mixins

Dynamically combining base class mixins to supply runtime injection requirements without relying on explicit compilers.

#6 about 2 min

Authoring native web components directly in the browser

Opting for native web components rather than framework-specific compilers ensures universally compatible custom view elements.

#7 about 4 min

Constructing a custom client-side router using events

Capturing popstate manipulation payloads to natively intercept URL navigation rules for dynamic page renderings.

#8 about 4 min

Supplying application environment variables through HTML metadata

Using custom data attributes on standard metadata tags to seamlessly pass external environment configuration payloads.

#9 about 3 min

Analyzing the pros and cons of custom architectures

Balancing the performance advantages of strict independence constraints against inherent troubleshooting and documentation drawbacks.

#10 about 4 min

Q&A: Codebase footprint and native application security

Validating backend endpoints alongside conventional user authentication techniques efficiently mitigates cross-site scripting exposure scenarios.

#11 about 3 min

Q&A: Polyfilling functionality for legacy browser compatibility

Converting modern proxy functionality into object getters enables custom reactive integrations on outdated legacy interfaces.

#12 about 3 min

Q&A: Executing behavioral tests on raw JavaScript constructs

Executing behavioral verification operations over standard headless web clients ensures complete custom logic reliability.

#13 about 3 min

Q&A: Defining boundaries between complete frameworks and abstraction

Extracting reusable codebase logic layers away from pure rendering engines limits disruptive framework migrations permanently.

#14 about 4 min

Q&A: Mitigating team onboarding friction and domain overhead

Combining micro frameworks across segmented application borders safely protects teams from unmanageable codebase complication.

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