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--- dev:browser_staff:manifesto [2014/01/08 10:39] – erickson
+++ dev:browser_staff:manifesto [2022/02/10 13:34] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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     * For example, in the prototype the URL "staff/circ/patron/123" draws information for patron id=123.  It is normally accessed via routing, with data already fetched.  When loading this page directly, the UI is forced to fetch patron 123 (and associated data), since the patron data will not already be loaded within in a new page.
   * Use angular and angular-ui only.  Avoid loading new 3rd-party libraries without community approval.
-  * Avoid adding items to the controller's $scope that are not needed by the UI.  This causes unnecessary overhead.
+  * Avoid adding items to the controller's $scope that are not needed by the UI.  This causes unnecessary overhead.  Specifically, avoid linking large nested objects to the scope, since each $digest run has to clone and compare versions of the object as part of the $watch process.
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     * if something doesn't look/work right, document it in the code and fall back to stock Bootstrap markup.
   * Do not use HTML tables for page layout.  Use Bootstrap rows and columns instead.
+  * Actions which modify the URL should be presented as text links (a/href), while controls which perform in-page actions (e.g. open a modal dialog) should be rendered as buttons.