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Give your Traditional Site the "single-page-app" Feel with Turbo

Avatar of Ryan Weaver Ryan Weaver

One of the biggest draws to building a "single page app" (SPA) is that full page refreshes are gone, giving users a quick and responsive experience. And, until recently, it seemed like you needed to choose between a "responsive SPA" *or* a "traditional" app... which are often much simpler to build.

But... that's a lie! Thanks to Turbo, we can now build traditional applications that return HTML *and* have the "no-refresh" SPA experience.

In this talk, we'll look how we can incrementally convert an existing application into a Turbo-powered app with zero full page refreshes. This includes tips for how you write your JavaScript, cleaning up Turbo "previews" and other pitfalls.

We'll also get a primer on Turbo Frames and the *super* cool Turbo Streams, which allow you to (with Mercure) update any part of any user's page in real time!

So lets go build a traditional app *and* give our users the quick experience they deserve!

Delivered in English
Room:
Track Platform.sh

Friday, December 10, 2021 at 15:15 PM – 15:55 PM

Introductory talk, no prior knowledge needed.