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Web App ↔ App run in Browser

aka Web-Apps

unlike Software that locally runs on native OS

App​

Software to perform specific task

Client Side Rendering​

to render Web Page dynamically on Thick Client

Client Routing​

SPA Routing to nav within Web App w/o page refresh, via Thick Client JS

SPA​

Web App run on single Web Page by Thick Client with seamless functionality ie CSR

Auth​

to verify user ID to allow specific access privelege

References​

  1. Web Dev ↔ work to develop Web Page & Web App

  2. RESTful ↔ Web App/Web Service that follows REST principle

  3. Frontend ↔ GUI to interact with Web App

  4. Backend ↔ internal server-side logic to serve/run Web App

  5. SPA ↔ Web App run on single Web Page by Thick Client with seamless functionality ie CSR

  6. Client Routing ↔ SPA Routing to nav within Web App w/o page refresh, via Thick Client JS

  7. Web Security ↔ to prevent threats/exploits to Web App

  8. Webpack ↔ legacy production industry standard to Bundle Web App - slow clunky reliable 🐱‍🐉, deep config

  9. WebRTC API ↔ Web API to enable Web Apps to directly capture/stream media to host for live video/voice-chat & P2P file sharing