5 JavaScript based technologies for 2024!

React.js

React is a popular open-source JavaScript library for developing dynamic user interfaces or Frontend. It has reusable components, which helps with the construction of large applications. Facebook had developed the React library, which was then used to build its modern Applications interfaces like Instagram web.

The Facebook team developed Bolt.js before launching React, Bolt was a complex application development framework, and it was quite tricky to understand to make changes on the UI. To solve this, FB came up with the idea of not re-rendering the whole page for a small change, which they introduced as React.?

In other words, when things change on the page, react is like a smart assistant that figures out exactly what parts of the page need to be updated instead of redoing the whole page. This makes things faster.

Node.js

Node.js provides a runtime environment for executing JavaScript programs on both server-side and client side, extending its functionality not only to web browsers but also to desktop applications, servers, and mobile applications. Node.js functions as a backend technology, it has a single-threaded approach, similar to JavaScript.

In scenarios where multiple clients access an application deployed on a server through mobile devices, for real-time data without the need to view the entire application, a challenge arises when the server is connected to a database using only one thread. In response, Node.js addresses this challenge by employing non-blocking I/O, allowing for handling of intensive workloads and easing the delivery of real-time data to multiple clients.

LinkedIn uses Node.js for handling user requests efficiently, like real time messaging, notifications, and other updates.?

Next.js

Next.js is a full-stack framework that is built on top of React. So if an application is built on React, it can be run on Next.js with a single command. Next.js gives flexibility to choose when data to be rendered in the application at the build time on the server or when users use the app.?

Next.js provides features like code-splitting, which means each file inside the directory will be split into its own bundle during build time so users can only download the asset they need. Another feature is Image Optimization, which uses modern image formats to process images better on user devices with faster page loads.

Netflix uses Next.js for parts of its user interface, leveraging its capabilities for server-side rendering and efficient client-side navigation.

TypeScript

Typescript is the open-source high-level programming language built by Microsoft. Microsoft used TypeScript in building web versions of MS Excel, Word and others, which was built on C++ and C# as license software installed in hardware.?

Typescript also helped as a language brain in building the VS Code editor. Fixing bugs in typescript is much easier than conventional JS, as it provides type-related errors during development before the code is executed.?

Prisma

Prisma is an open source (Object Relational Mapping) ORM tool used to interact with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL and others. Prisma Schema language is used to define the database model. Prisma works inside any JavaScript backend technologies.?

Vercel which had created Next.js technology is using Prisma, for auto-generating the query to reduce the run-time errors. As Prisma is also integrated with TypeScript, this helps in catching the errors in compile-time. It also helps in addressing the database security concerns like SQL injection attacks.?

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