PHP Architect · Vol 22, Issue 7 · July 2023
Artisan Way: MPA vs. SPA vs. Transitional
by Matt Lantz
Web Applications and website architectures have shifting trends, just like frameworks and languages. As one group’s interest takes hold, another group’s interest becomes the way of the past. However, the World Wide Web’s core architecture has changed very little throughout its life; That statement could trigger some people, so I’ll clarify it. Since its inception, the core of the World Wide Web was simply you enter an address in a browser, and you get content provided back. In cases where you submitted information, the server consumed it and either redirected you or provided direct content. Yet, regardless of this, developers have consistently attempted to force the server-browser relationship into some Frankenstein that either becomes a nightmare of maintenance or becomes a pattern we all choose to leave in the past.
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