Modern Web & JavaScript Frontend Framework Essentials
It is most commonly used as part of web browsers, whose implementations allow client-side scripts to interact with the user, control the browser, communicate asynchronously, and alter the document content that is displayed. JavaScript (at least the strict subset asm.js) is also considered an “assembly language of the web” – a compile target of source-to-source compilers – for making client side web applications, using other programming languages, supported by all the major browsers without plug-ins. It is also used in server-side network programming with runtime environments such as Node.js, game development and the creation of desktop and mobile applications.
Getting Started with NodeJS: Simple HTTP Server
External LinkNode.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices. This simple web server written in Node responds with “Hello World” for every request. To run the server, put the code into a file example.js and execute it with the node program from the command line.
Installing Nginx on Ubuntu 14.04 with Server Caching
Before you begin this guide, you should have a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. You can learn how to configure a regular user account by following steps 1-4 in our initial server setup guide for Ubuntu 14.04.
Onyx Theme Gutenberg
As well as support for all default Gutenberg blocks, Onyx includes our ‘Ecko Blocks’ plugin, which introduces a number of custom blocks to enhance your content – these blocks are easily accessed via the Gutenberg editor. Further information on blocks and their usage can be found in the provided theme documentation. Below is an example of these custom blocks, and a selection of default WordPress blocks with theme specific styling.