Summary

We started this chapter with a small prototype to experiment with a new sort of technology. Building something in an isolated environment helps you quickly understand how a certain technology can be adopted in an existing environment. As you’ve experienced, we were running into limitations that could not be resolved. In this case, it didn’t matter that much, since we have few business requirements to deal with.

We also learned how to leverage existing and available APIs from the browser itself to build something unconventional. When putting together a portfolio, standing out with unique projects can make you stand out as a developer. Building little projects while combining multiple technologies can help you understand how you can compose applications with them. This is a more intensive approach but results in a much better understanding of technologies.

Feel free to spend some time customizing projects from previous chapters. In the final chapter, we are...