Creating a Router-First Line-of-Business App

Line-of-Business (LOB) applications are the bread and butter of the software development world. As defined on Wikipedia, LOB is a general term that refers to a product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction, or business need. LOB apps present an excellent opportunity to demonstrate a variety of features and functionality, without getting into the contorted or specialized scenarios that large enterprise applications usually need to address.

The Pareto principle, also known as the 80-20 rule, states that we can accomplish 80% of our goals with 20% of the overall effort. We will be applying the 80-20 rule to the design and architecture of our LOB app. Given the common use cases LOB apps cover, they are, in a sense, perfect for the 80-20 learning experience. With only 20% of the effort, you can learn about 80% of the things you will need to deliver high-quality experiences to your...