v0.4.0
enricoros/big-AGIv0.4.0Aug 28, 2015by koistya
AI Summary
This release represents a major architectural overhaul of the React Starter Kit, shifting from Gulp to custom build scripts and removing legacy Flux architecture to improve performance and maintainability.
Key Highlights
- Replaced Gulp with custom JavaScript-based build automation scripts
- Removed Flux actions and stores to reduce architectural overhead
- Integrated `react-routing` and `history` npm modules
- Removed LESS in favor of PostCSS and CSSnext
- Improved server-side rendering logic and critical CSS pre-rendering
Breaking Changes
- Removal of Gulp build system
- Removal of Flux actions and stores
- Removal of LESS preprocessor
- Removal of `Database.js` file
New Features
- Isomorphic HTTP client implementation based on `superagent`
- RESTful API sample routes based on Express
- Refactored content page loading mechanism
- Updated project documentation and editor configurations
Full Release Notes
- Remove Gulp in favor of custom JavaScript-based build automation scripts - Integrate `react-routing` and `history` npm modules - Remove Flux actions, stores to reduce unnecessary overload - Refactor the way content pages (About Us, Privacy etc.) are loaded into the app - Add basic version of an "isomorphic" HTTP client based on `superagent` (see `src/core/HttpClient.js`) - Remove LESS in favor of plain CSS via `PostCSS`, `cssnext` - Get rid of Uglifyjs warnings during build in `release` mode - Remove `Database.js` file to reduce overload and simplify server-side rendering - Compile static files into the `build/public` folder - Add a couple of RESTful API sample routes based on Express (see `src/api/*.js`) - Pre-render critical CSS on the initial page load to deal with FOUC - Render the top level component to `<div id="app"></div>` instead of `document.body` - Improve server-side rendering logic - Improve documentation - Update dot files with project settings for text editors and IDEs