Build a Frontend Web Framework (From Scratch)

Build a Frontend Web Framework (From Scratch) guides you through a simple component-based frontend framework that borrows from React, Svelte, Angular, and other familiar tools. You'll learn how a modern framework operates by adding features like component state and lifecycle management, a virtual DOM, and reconciliation algorithms to update the HTML efficiently.

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Learn how a frontend web framework works by coding your own!

Web developers use frontend frameworks every day, but do you know how these essential parts of your stack really work? Build a Frontend Web Framework (From Scratch) reveals the inner workings of web frameworks by helping you create your very own.

In Build a Frontend Web Framework (From Scratch), you'll learn the secrets behind frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular, including:



Create HTML documents programmatically
Define the view with virtual DOM
Update the HTML efficiently with reconciliation algorithms
Create two-way communication mechanisms between components in a hierarchy


Whatever your experience level, you'll be able to start building your framework with this guide. All you need is some core skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. And once you've learned how frameworks function, you'll be able to work with them more efficiently, troubleshoot bugs more effectively, and even customize them for your specific needs!