Imagine a scenario where we have a complex javascript client application with numerous UI components/widgets, each with its own endpoint to fetch data.
Upon loading the page, these components will trigger multiple http requests to different endpoints.
It is evident that heavy client-side architecture leads to an increase in the number of http requests compared to traditional server-side rendering of UI elements.
For example:
- Widget A requests resource A
- Widget B requests resource B
To minimize http requests, we could potentially have:
- A parent widget requesting an endpoint that returns {resource A, resource B}
- The parent widget then distributes the data to Widget A and Widget B accordingly
This approach involves grouping related widgets based on business logic for efficiency.
However, not all scenarios can be structured this way. Even if they can, how can we maintain code modularity? Are there any established design patterns for optimizing performance in large javascript applications? It's possible I may be overthinking without concrete data at hand. What are your thoughts?