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Migrating From Durandal to Vue: Use shallowRefs Instead of refs When Replacing KnockoutJS Observables

When converting the application I'm working on from Durandal to Vue I had to learn the differences between how Knockout and Vue handle reactivity. This doesn't apply to all instances but it is something to consider when converting objects that contain KnockoutJS observables [https://knockoutjs.com/

Migrating from Durandal to Vue: Adding Items to shallowRef Array in Vue.js

While doing the conversion from the KnockoutJS/Durandal application to Vue.js I had to convert the observableArrays into shallowRef arrays. The reason I used shallowRefs instead of refs is because I did not need deep reactivity for the objects and shallowRefs fulfills this requirement. However, I ran into an

Moving on from Durandal

First, a little background. When I first started working on web applications in 2013 it felt as if a new JavaScript framework was being released every week. I tried experiments with AngularJS [https://angularjs.org/]and Ember.js [https://emberjs.com/] among others before settling on Durandal [https://github.com/

Web Development in 2022

Web Development in 2022

I came across this report [https://engineering.linecorp.com/en/blog/the-baseline-for-web-development-in-2022/] written by Alan Dávalos [https://twitter.com/AlanGDavalos] about the web develpment landscape that is well worth reading. I'm going to pick out a few bits but I'd advise reading the report because there