Client framework
Creating interactive Web applications has been a must in enterprise application development for a long time. Creating rich internet applications (RIAs) is one way to get there. RIAs are Web-based applications that run in the browser and runs its own client engine which is downloaded each time the application launches. To reduce user load times, especially on mobile devices, many newer client frameworks have sprung up to provide developers with ways to develop client applications that are faster for the user.
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