I have heard from various sources that Angular 2 is a complete re-write of Angular 1, but I did not believe it until I tried it. From Angular to Angular 2, (almost) everything has changed. Continue reading
Tag Archives: web
My Experience Building a Progressive Web App (PWA)
Web apps are not new, but there is a new term Progressive Web App (PWA) introduced by Google. What is it exactly? I got a taste of how it feels like developing one during CS3216 Assignment 3. Continue reading
Web App Decisions – short-term vs long-term
During the process of rapid prototyping of web application, one issue kept coming up during meetings and discussions, and that is decision. Very often, these web app decisions are between short-term benefits versus long-term benefits. Continue reading
Computing terms explained for new students
Here are 12 essential computing terms that are frequently used by computing students. Get to know them and prepare yourself for an exciting coding journey ahead.
Web App is Not Simple – List of web technologies
Web App – The Beginning
When I was JC2 long time ago, web app was simple. When I googled for a tutorial on how to build a web app, the approach that I came up with was:
- Proprietary server to host the app. I used Union Server because it has documented examples.
- HTML, CSS, jQuery UI for the front-end user interface. (It seems that nobody uses jQuery UI anymore)
- jQuery, JavaScript for handling user interactions.
Since the proprietary server has a JavaScript client, with very easy to use APIs, the development was quite easy. I thought I had known everything that I need to know to become a web developer, but I was so wrong. Continue reading