The Front End Architecture Revolution

Explore the revolutionary changes in front-end application architecture through this GOTO Chicago 2015 conference talk. Delve into React.js, immutable data structures, and graph-oriented queries as David Nolen, a Cognitect Software Engineer, presents their potential to transform front-end development. Gain insights into topics such as global optimization, garbage collection, and the benefits of React. Learn about persistent data structures, compilation to JavaScript, and data movement techniques. Discover big ideas in front-end architecture, including concrete examples of atomic operations and radical simplicity. Understand how these concepts can streamline development processes and enhance application performance.

Intro
Simplicity
Global Optimization
Garbage Collection
React
The Big Idea
The Benefits
Backbone
React JavaScript
Algorithms Matter
Persistent Data Structures
All the code
Which language
Compile to JavaScript
Google Closure
Closure Script
Closure Compiler
Moving Data
Transit
Cache
Meteor
React Relay
Falkor
Big Ideas
Concrete Example
Atomic
Pull
Radical Simplicity