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Mastering JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming

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Mastering JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming

Overview of this book

ECMAScript 6 introduces several new Object-Oriented features that drastically change the way developers structure their projects. Web developers now have some advanced OOP functionality at their disposal to build large-scale applications in JavaScript. With this book, we'll provide you with a comprehensive overview of OOP principles in JavaScript and how they can be implemented to build sophisticated web applications. Kicking off with a subtle refresher on objects, we'll show you how easy it is to define objects with the new ES6 classes. From there, we'll fly you through some essential OOP principles, forming a base for you to get hands-on with encapsulation. You'll get to work with the different methods of inheritance and we'll show you how to avoid using inheritance with Duck Typing. From there, we'll move on to some advanced patterns for object creation and you'll get a strong idea of how to use interesting patterns to present data to users and to bind data. We'll use the famous promises to work with asynchronous processes and will give you some tips on how to organize your code effectively. You'll find out how to create robust code using SOLID principles and finally, we'll show you how to clearly define the goals of your application architecture to get better, smarter, and more effective coding. This book is your one-way ticket to becoming a JavaScript Jedi who can be counted on to deliver flexible and maintainable code.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Mastering JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming
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Preface

Chapter 12. Modern Application Architectures

When the complexity of an application grows, we cannot write code without a well-defined structure that gives solidity and robustness and guarantees long-term maintainability. Without such structure, our project may collapse because we lose control over the code, and it becomes more and more complex, unreadable, and unchangeable. The structure we need is an architecture that combines together the various components of a piece of software, in order to satisfy the explicit and implicit requirements of a software project.

Architecture evolves with technology, and this is particularly true in the web context. So, when we search the right architecture for the goals of our project, we should take into account which architecture is suitable with a certain technology.

In this chapter, we will explore the main architectures for modern JavaScript applications and will analyze how they work and which benefits they provide. During the discussion, we will analyze...