Applying Julia in Various Use Cases on the Web

In this chapter, we will discuss the higher-level packages and frameworks that exist in Julia to support web app development. Some of these include the Julia website (https://julialang.org/) built with Franklin, a static website generator; the Dash framework for creating dashboard apps (see the app gallery at https://dash.gallery/Portal/); and the Genie MVC web framework at https://www.genieframework.com/index.html#app-gallery. Additionally, the JuliaGizmos collection (https://github.com/JuliaGizmos) represents strong examples of cutting-edge development.

This chapter will give you an overview of what has been achieved in Julia using various web technologies, such as building static websites, microservices apps, dashboards, and web frameworks. By the end of the chapter, you’ll have a better idea of which frameworks to use and gain a head start in applying these packages to your own projects.

In this chapter, we will cover...