Tools framework for single page application (web site)

Question

Good day!

There is a number of similar questions here, but I'm particulary interested in such aspects of building single-page web applications:

• What server components are well suited for a big number of AJAX requests (maybe, Node.js)? My server platform is *nix (Debian) and PHP.

• When and how I need to replace AJAX with COMET and can I use the same server side?

• What javascript frameworks can help me to organize client-side (I mean MVC, MVVM, client templates)?

Any good points on overal approaches and architecture patterns are really appreciated.

Thanks!

Answer 1

From various blogs, it seems like Angular JS will cater for the most of the SPA needs

Angular and Durandal Converge

Rob Eisenberg says:

I would join the AngularJS 2.0 Core Team and help to design and implement AngularJS 2.0, bringing all my experience with Caliburn.Micro and Durandal into the mix.

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From Compare Durandal to Angular, Not Knockout to Angular

Knockout is a data binding library. It’s not a SPA framework.

Drundal Vs Angular: They solve the same problems (in different ways of course). They both have routing, animations, view orchestration, dependency management, as well as data binding.

Durandal is a natural progression from Knockout because Durandal uses Knockout. Durandal uses Knockout for data binding because its solid, very widespread, and reliable. Angular rolled their own data binding.

Also refer:

1. Create an Angular App in Seconds with Hot Towel
2. http://forums.asp.net/t/1896043.aspx?What+to+choose+e+g+Hot+Towel+or+Angular+JS+
3. How to master AngularJS?

Answer 2

AngularJS provides a great way to create single page applications. This allows for our site to feel more and more like a native mobile application since we have a single page app.

It provides typical routing using AngularJS routing .For advanced routing we have an excellent routing module called ui-router, it supports nested routing and a lot more.

Also, it provides a ngAnimate module that animates page changes.

Also, we use the RequireJS modular script loader, which improves the speed and quality of the code.

Answer 3

For a front-end MVC: javascriptmvc.com amplifyjs.com if you want to organize ajax requests

I would also agree that Node.js is particularly good if you are doing a lot of AJAX, as you are always just dealing with JSON objects - no conversions necessary. Plus it is very fast. With that said, any Ruby, PHP, Python framework would be perfectly capable as well.