Summary

In this chapter, we reviewed the history of the site-oriented Salesforce UI and how it developed over the years. We reviewed the differences between an Aura component, a LWC, and a LWR component. We also reviewed what to consider when you’re planning a migration from an Aura site to Lightning components. Finally, we gave you a quick tour of how to build a page with these components through the declarative toolset.

We know that the information in this chapter can be confusing and that there are a lot of nuances and overlap between these component standards. Deciding when to utilize one of these components instead of another can be very challenging, so we hope that this chapter has demystified this topic at a high level for those who might not have the intricate technical knowledge an architect would.

In a nutshell, the best way to think about the three contemporary web components is as follows:

• Aura was the first attempt at component architecture. It allowed...