Show HN: Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

Re:Show HN: Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building we... by guptaneil on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @11:45PM (#12006421)

The biggest advantage of client-side rendering is that clicking a link doesn't require a full-page reload. Dynamically updating small portions of a page allows for a more snappy experience, especially when on a cellular data connection.

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Re:Show HN: Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building we... by yuchi on Thursday June 30, 2016 @03:03AM (#12007019)

Right and wrong. If that’s all you need to do search for SennaJS or PJAX. What really f/e frameworks and libraries help you build is complex interactive interfaces. If you don’t see their use then means you don’t need them.

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Re:Show HN: Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building we... by andybak on Thursday June 30, 2016 @04:50AM (#12007329)

Yes. If people are using full MVC frameworks for the sole reason of avoiding page reloads then they really need to look at PJAX etc.

I can add PJAX to existing Django sites in about half an hour. It degrades gracefully, allows me to carry on generating my HTML on the server in a language I prefer and carries a very small cognitive overhead.

I understand TurboLinks in Rails is essentially the same concept?

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Re:Show HN: Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building we... by yuchi on Thursday June 30, 2016 @10:24AM (#12008740)

Yeah, TurboLinks is the Rails counterpart.

To clarify a little: I personally use SennaJS a lot and React. They are two different things for different goals.

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