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I’m developing a Phoenix application with a simple read/write functionality. All my friends insist that I should write only backend in Phoenix, but use one of the JavaScript frameworks for the front end (meteor, react, etc.) Should I follow their advice? The only reason I don’t want to mess with JavaScript is because I don’t know it well enough, which will set me back significantly. Plus, each framework has it’s own syntax I need learn in addition. So 1 month project will easily become 3-6 months project.
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andre1sk
Are there any specific requirements that can only be satisfied by using one?
OvermindDL1
And ‘what’ are you making? How front-end heavy is it? Is it highly dynamic? Is it static? Etc…?
Red
Actually, there are no hard requirements. My client just want to test the idea if it’s worth doing. I was going to develop something quick and dirty, and then refactor if I need to.
Red
It’s a fashion news website similar to Hacker News. Users can submit various posts about fashion industry, celebrities, etc., and then discuss them.
andre1sk
It will sure work fine will not be as refined though (no on the fly validations, page reloads etc.) but as MVP to test the waters it can work (provided your client is fine with limitations ).
Red
@andre1sk So you would still recommend to rewrite the frontend with JavaScript later on because it provides better experience?
andre1sk
If you want to provide optimal user experience at least in the form of client side form validations it’s hard to get away from using js.
Red
That makes sense. Could you recommend a framework that fits my project the best? Or any will do? My top 3 list:
andre1sk
I would strongly recommend against Meteor
You don’t have to build an SPA so simple jquery might be enough depending on you project needs.
Riot is fun (never used in a production project though) but if you are going to dedicate a lot of effort to learning js and a framework one of the big three might be a better investment of your time React (not a framework but…), Angular(2) or Ember.
Red
Thanks! Scratching out Meteor off my list. Forgot about good-old jQuery. That should be enough to keep me going.