Structuring modern web applications : A study of how to structure web clients to achieve modular, maintainable and longlived applications

Abstract: This degree project, conducted at Decerno AB, investigates what can be done to create client side web applications that are maintainable for a long time. The focus is on basing the application on an existing framework which both simplifies the development process and helps keeping the application well structured. Which framework is currently the best is evaluated using a comparison between the currently most popular frameworks. The comparison is done using a set of categories that is defined through discussion with experienced web developers at the principal company for the project: Decerno AB. The alternatives considered the most relevant from the discussion are also implemented and tested for further results to show which framework is the best suited for the solution in the project. The best solution is a structure that is based on the structure used in Angular JS which is a JavaScript framework developed by Google Inc. The reason to why this framework is the most relevant is its huge community support and that it encourages developers to keep their code well structured. In the solution a set of rules are defined that limit the uses of the framework and at the same time defining a structure that achieves the goal of the project: to create applications that are easy to maintain and long lived.