Chapter 1. How Modern Web Architecture Is Changing
In this chapter, I’ll cover how web applications were developed in the past, examine how JavaScript has evolved, and talk about the new approach web developers are taking toward architecture.
The Rise of the Static App
Web applications for about the last 10 years have looked similar. They typically follow a three-tier architecture consisting of a database, a server that generates HTML, and a browser that renders the HTML.
To deliver a dynamic application, traditional applications follow this process:
1. The user’s browser sends a request to a web URL. To make this happen, the user either clicks an anchor <a> tag or types in a URL.
2. The server receives the request and then fetches data from ...
Get Write Modern Web Apps with the MEAN Stack: Mongo, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
