Isomorphic JavaScript

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Isomorphic JavaScript, also known as Universal JavaScript, describes JavaScript applications which run both on the client and the server.

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Name

The naming of the term 'Isomorphic JavaScript' has been a matter of controversy. [1] The term 'isomorphic' was first coined by Charlie Robbins from Nodejitsu, in one of the company's blog posts. [2] Spike Brehm, a software engineer from Airbnb, wrote another blog post using the same term. [3] However, others have proposed to use the term Universal JavaScript instead. [1] [4] [5]

Frameworks

There have been several isomorphic JavaScript frameworks and libraries created, most notably Miso and Meteor (framework). Others include Next.js, Nuxt, Sveltekit, Rendr, Derby, Ezel and Catberry.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Is "Isomorphic JavaScript" a good term?". 2ality. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  2. ↑ Inc., Nodejitsu. "Scaling Isomorphic Javascript Code | Nodejitsu Inc". blog.nodejitsu.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-06-15.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ AirbnbEng (2013-11-11). "Isomorphic JavaScript: The Future of Web Apps". Airbnb Engineering & Data Science. Archived from the original on 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Universal JavaScript". Michael Jackson. 2015-06-08. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Javascript Dates".
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