Multi-page behaviours in modern web applications

Some time ago, I looked into Multi-Page Applications (MPAs), and in particular the behaviours we expect from MPAs, and how modern web applications support those behaviours even when they are not implemented like a traditional MPA.

I had some ideas for a blog post and started writing. But then other priorities took over.

Now I have some time over the holiday period, so I’ll tidy up what I have and start posting it here. The only problem is it won’t fit into one blog post. So I’ll make it series of blog posts.¹ And I’ll use this post as a table of contents, which I’ll update as I go along.

Contents

1. What are multi-page behaviours?
2. The HTML5 History API
3. The Simple CSR-MPA pattern
4. The Stateful CSR-MPA pattern
5. In progress

In the first post I’ll look at the traditional notion of an MPA, and then contrast it with a more modern perspective that focuses on behaviour.