fragsalat · May 26, 2016 10:59 · riddla · May 31, 2016
diff --git a/Aurelia introduction paper b/Aurelia introduction paper
 ==================
 Aurelia
 ==================
 Aurelia is a next generation UI framework based on newest ECMAScript 6/7 specs.
 With these framework you can create SPA (single page applications) which are highly maintainable, testable and extensible.
 It follows the convention over configuration paradigm but provides the ability to customize everything to your needs.

 Existing experience
 -------------------
 Because of the convention over configuration paradigm the learning curve is really good and you write less and cleaner code.
 Therefore the application is better maintainable and the migration to other frameworks seems to be easier.
 Aurelia is, as far as I know and tested, the best performing framework in terms of re-rendering speed, cpu and memory consumption. (dbmonster tests in links section)
 This frameworks is highly modular written and puts each module into a own package, which lets you exchange or extend every component if required.
 You even can use React or Angular 2 directives within the Aurelia templates by using existing plugins.
 Aurelia suggests the MVVM architecture pattern which can be changed by providing a other ViewStrategy to create your own architecture.
 By default aurelia has no 3rdParty dependencies and is conform to modern web standards.
 Because the framework is new, the community is not that big like on angular 1 or react but is growing.
 They have a gitter channel which is more active than any angular or react channel where you can get support within few minutes.
 Aurelia is backed by Durandal Inc. company and offers a commercial support.
 They want to build with Aurelia a isomorphic framework by abstracting required parts like DOM, logging and history with modules like the "page abstraction layer".
 Since a month they have a weekly release cycle to publish bug fixes and improvements.
 The framework is currently in late beta phase and in preparation for release candidate.
 Aurelia provides with a starter kit which covers samples using ECMAScript 2016, Typescript, asp.net5 and webpack.
 These starter kits comes with sample unit tests using jasmine + karma, end 2 end tests using protractor and finished build, test and package process using gulp.
 As far as I know Microsoft is working on a wizard to create Aurelia projects in Visual Studio with asp.net.
 Also there are already 2 Curses available on Pluralsight.

 When to use
 -----------
 I would recommend Aurelia if:
 - you plan to build a web application which consists of more than one page.
 - you want to have freedom without having additional work for planning and implementation of architecture or other things like on React.
 - you want to create an application following and using newest technologies by still supporting many browsers (up to IE9).
 - you build an high performance application with many elements and heavy rendering for instance for big data.

 Pros
 ----
 * highly extensible via the plugin/feature implementation, available lifecycle hooks and modular architecture
 * most performing framework on market (better than react or angular 2)
 * the only framework with commercial support
 * no 3rdParty dependencies
 * modern web standard conform
 * framework with cleanest, most intuitive and fewest code because of convention over configuration paradigm
 * newest es6 features because of babel
 * small sized framework
 * highly active gitter channel
 * Aurelia targets a isomorphic framework by abstracting platform components

 Cons
 ----
 * No (big) official known websites using Aurelia
 * Still relatively small community
 * Gitter channel is bad for google research (they plan to build a forum)

 Licensing
 ---------
 MIT License with Copyright to Durandal Inc.
 https://github.com/aurelia/framework/blob/master/LICENSE

 Links
 -----
 Website: http://aurelia.io/
 Repository: https://github.com/aurelia
 Team: https://github.com/orgs/aurelia/people
 
 Aurelia core modules: https://github.com/aurelia/registry/blob/master/core-registry.json
 Aurelia plugins: https://github.com/aurelia/registry/blob/master/plugin-registry.json
 Aurelia advantages: http://aurelia.io/docs.html#/aurelia/framework/1.0.0-beta.1.2.4/doc/article/what-is-aurelia

 Courses on pluralsight:
 https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/aurelia-fundamentals/table-of-contents
 https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/building-applications-aurelia/table-of-contents

 Aurelia apps in production:
 http://elee.menu/
 https://gist.run/

 Performance comparison using dbmonster:
 Angular1: http://mathieuancelin.github.io/js-repaint-perfs/angular/opt.html
 Angular2: http://mathieuancelin.github.io/js-repaint-perfs/angular2/
 React: http://mathieuancelin.github.io/js-repaint-perfs/react/
 Aurelia: http://jdanyow.github.io/aurelia-dbmonster/
 Aurelia + Virtualisation: http://martingust.github.io/aurelia-dbmonster/
	==================
	Aurelia
	==================
	Aurelia is a next generation UI framework based on newest ECMAScript 6/7 specs.
	With these framework you can create SPA (single page applications) which are highly maintainable, testable and extensible.
	It follows the convention over configuration paradigm but provides the ability to customize everything to your needs.

	Existing experience
	-------------------
	Because of the convention over configuration paradigm the learning curve is really good and you write less and cleaner code.
	Therefore the application is better maintainable and the migration to other frameworks seems to be easier.
	Aurelia is, as far as I know and tested, the best performing framework in terms of re-rendering speed, cpu and memory consumption. (dbmonster tests in links section)
	This frameworks is highly modular written and puts each module into a own package, which lets you exchange or extend every component if required.
	You even can use React or Angular 2 directives within the Aurelia templates by using existing plugins.
	Aurelia suggests the MVVM architecture pattern which can be changed by providing a other ViewStrategy to create your own architecture.
	By default aurelia has no 3rdParty dependencies and is conform to modern web standards.
	Because the framework is new, the community is not that big like on angular 1 or react but is growing.
	They have a gitter channel which is more active than any angular or react channel where you can get support within few minutes.
	Aurelia is backed by Durandal Inc. company and offers a commercial support.
	They want to build with Aurelia a isomorphic framework by abstracting required parts like DOM, logging and history with modules like the "page abstraction layer".
	Since a month they have a weekly release cycle to publish bug fixes and improvements.
	The framework is currently in late beta phase and in preparation for release candidate.
	Aurelia provides with a starter kit which covers samples using ECMAScript 2016, Typescript, asp.net5 and webpack.
	These starter kits comes with sample unit tests using jasmine + karma, end 2 end tests using protractor and finished build, test and package process using gulp.
	As far as I know Microsoft is working on a wizard to create Aurelia projects in Visual Studio with asp.net.
	Also there are already 2 Curses available on Pluralsight.

	When to use
	-----------
	I would recommend Aurelia if:
	- you plan to build a web application which consists of more than one page.
	- you want to have freedom without having additional work for planning and implementation of architecture or other things like on React.
	- you want to create an application following and using newest technologies by still supporting many browsers (up to IE9).
	- you build an high performance application with many elements and heavy rendering for instance for big data.

	Pros
	----
	* highly extensible via the plugin/feature implementation, available lifecycle hooks and modular architecture
	* most performing framework on market (better than react or angular 2)
	* the only framework with commercial support
	* no 3rdParty dependencies
	* modern web standard conform
	* framework with cleanest, most intuitive and fewest code because of convention over configuration paradigm
	* newest es6 features because of babel
	* small sized framework
	* highly active gitter channel
	* Aurelia targets a isomorphic framework by abstracting platform components

	Cons
	----
	* No (big) official known websites using Aurelia
	* Still relatively small community
	* Gitter channel is bad for google research (they plan to build a forum)

	Licensing
	---------
	MIT License with Copyright to Durandal Inc.
	https://github.com/aurelia/framework/blob/master/LICENSE

	Links
	-----
	Website: http://aurelia.io/
	Repository: https://github.com/aurelia
	Team: https://github.com/orgs/aurelia/people

	Aurelia core modules: https://github.com/aurelia/registry/blob/master/core-registry.json
	Aurelia plugins: https://github.com/aurelia/registry/blob/master/plugin-registry.json
	Aurelia advantages: http://aurelia.io/docs.html#/aurelia/framework/1.0.0-beta.1.2.4/doc/article/what-is-aurelia

	Courses on pluralsight:
	https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/aurelia-fundamentals/table-of-contents
	https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/building-applications-aurelia/table-of-contents

	Aurelia apps in production:
	http://elee.menu/
	https://gist.run/

	Performance comparison using dbmonster:
	Angular1: http://mathieuancelin.github.io/js-repaint-perfs/angular/opt.html
	Angular2: http://mathieuancelin.github.io/js-repaint-perfs/angular2/
	React: http://mathieuancelin.github.io/js-repaint-perfs/react/
	Aurelia: http://jdanyow.github.io/aurelia-dbmonster/
	Aurelia + Virtualisation: http://martingust.github.io/aurelia-dbmonster/