WHY WORLD IS MOVING TOWARDS SPA?
When the world is moving towards SPA, Why should you fall back? Given the dynamic scenario in technology, it is necessary to keep up with updated tech world. This blog is going to provide you insights on what is SPA and why would you want to know about it!
Gone are the days when websites were merely used for information search. Today, the internet is more than just a platform to get information but to get most of your job on just your fingertips. The purpose of creating a website is to inform users, while the purpose of creating a web application is to serve them. Single-page applications (SPAs) are getting more and more popular. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, GitHub, and various Google’s are few services using SPA
What’s the Difference between the Traditional Website and SPA’s?
Suppose you enter a website or you type in a URL say https://www.something.xyz an initial request is generated from the browser (client) to the server. The server receives the request and generates a response i.e. data in form of HTML to be rendered on the browser, so this part is easy but when a client makes a new input or has to display some new content, it requests a new HTML page from the server. After receiving the HTML, the browser renders the new page causing it to reload. Isn’t this a bit tiring and gruesome?
Let’s understand this with an example
Suppose there is a cricket match going on among your favourite teams and due to n number of reasons you cannot watch it live but you being a big fan remembered oh! There is a cool website that shows the score so you check it out. This website displays all kinds of information about batsman bowlers and teams. The score is also updated but every time the score is updated the page reloads which makes the website slow and un-interactive so isn’t there a way when all the rest information remains the same and just the score is updated without re-rendering the page?
Voila! There is and here comes Single Page Applications to the rescue. Let’s see how they work
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) allows web applications to refresh only a particular component of the page. When you send a request to the server, your browser makes an AJAX call to the server. But instead of loading a whole new page, the server can just send the data (usually in a JSON format) that needs to be rendered thus updating the page directly in your browser. The result is an application that never completely reloads and is highly-interactive.
Well isn’t it interesting?
Let’s see some Advantages of SPA’s
- Better UI and UX
- Easy Routing ( In-App Navigation )
- Back-end/front-end separation
- Streamlined development
- API reuse
- Easy chrome debugging
Technologies which might help in building a SPA
React Js
React is a JavaScript library used for building user interfaces and the front-end part of your application. React allows us to create reusable UI components. It works on the concept of virtual DOM (Document Object Model) and is easy to set up. In your command prompt type the following commands but before make sure you have node and npm installed on your machine first.
And that’s it, see how easy this works.
To learn more you can read it from there official docs https://reactjs.org/
Node Js
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. Node is used to handle the back end part of the Application. As an asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime, Node.js is meant to create scalable network applications. Their official documentation is provided on https://nodejs.org/en/
Express js
Express is a minimal and versatile Node.js web application framework that gives a strong set of features for web and mobile applications. With numerous HTTP utility methods and middleware at your disposal, Express helps in creating API’s that are quick and easy. https://expressjs.com/
MongoDB
MongoDB is a cross-platform document-oriented database program. It is a NoSQL database program that uses JSON-like documents with optional schemas. MongoDB is developed by MongoDB Inc. and licensed under the Server Side Public License (SSPL). https://www.mongodb.com/
The other technologies which can be used for building a SPA could be Vue.js, Next.js, Angular.js, PHP, AJAX, MySQL, GraphQL. The tools are there you just need to find the perfect fit for you.
Business development is just not handling business but also micro-managing all the aspects that make a business successful. Web development is one of the ways you re-present your business online to many customers across the globe. Therefore, given the massive amount of concentration on a website by the customer overseas, web development can be a daunting task.
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Node is used to handle the back end part of the Application. As an asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime, Node.js is meant to create scalable network applications. Their official documentation is provided on https://nodejs.org/en/
Express js
Express is a minimal and versatile Node.js web application framework that gives a strong set of features for web and mobile applications. With numerous HTTP utility methods and middleware at your disposal, Express helps in creating API’s that are quick and easy. https://expressjs.com/
MongoDB
MongoDB is a cross-platform document-oriented database program. It is a NoSQL database program that uses JSON-like documents with optional schemas. MongoDB is developed by MongoDB Inc. and licensed under the Server Side Public License (SSPL). https://www.mongodb.com/
The other technologies which can be used for building a SPA could be Vue.js, Next.js, Angular.js, PHP, AJAX, MySQL, GraphQL. The tools are there you just need to find the perfect fit for you.
Business development is just not handling business but also micro-managing all the aspects that make a business successful. Web development is one of the ways you re-present your business online to many customers across the globe. Therefore, given the massive amount of concentration on a website by the customer overseas, web development can be a daunting task.
If you are planning to get a website developed for your company, why not outsource it from the experts.
McKinley and Rice is an expert in web application development and is one of the best web application outsourcing companies in India with clients across the globe. We believe, “Tech has no borders and Neither should you”, therefore we offer services beyond borders at all places like San Francisco, Delaware and Brooklyn.
We are pioneers in making technology accessible to all across the globe. Get in touch with us today and get your web developed with no hassles and fuss. Visit our website www.mckinleyrice.com for more information.
