Thanks Richard and Erik for your input, I am taking this all onboard and giving it lots of thought. I think the next step for me is to experiment and refactor my app into a couple of different structures. That should give me a feel for what works well and what doesn't. Thanks again.
On Thursday, 18 August 2016 01:33:15 UTC+2, Richard Feldman wrote: > > > > If you mean dividing a component into 3 separate files - ie. model.elm, >> update.elm, view.elm , then yeah, that's fine. A single file is too. If you >> have a massive Elm component that you feel is difficult to manage in a >> single file, and splitting it into three pieces will make it much easier to >> maintain and understand, go ahead and do that. Whether your component is 3 >> files, or a single file shouldn't change your overall architecture - it's >> just a horizontal partitioning of functions. >> > > Totally agree! I tried to present this advice on another thread > <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/elm-discuss/u3J2eSThkjw/4FT3p50uBAAJ> > but I'm not sure I said it as well as you just did. ;D > > >> I'm not sure what you mean by framework - do you mean elm-parts? If so, >> just forget about that for now and connect your components manually. It's >> not a big deal. >> > > 100% agree. > > >> as the SPA transitions from page to page, we load only the data that is >> required for that page - We have no central business data in our app, >> because our server itself serves acts as the single source of truth. >> > > +1 to this too > > If you're using websockets to update your business model, go ahead and do >>> that - the model will be automatically reflected in the view. *Your >>> view shouldn't know anything about websockets.* >>> >> > Strongly agree! Only update should know or care that websockets are > involved. > > I would second the need for better "official" documentation in Elm for >> folks getting started. There is a learning curve to Elm, but once it >> "clicks", it'll be more obvious how to piece your application together. >> > > I think part of the challenge is figuring out where the gaps are. Threads > like this are super helpful in surfacing specific questions, so HUGE thanks > to Oliver for posting it! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elm Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elm-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
