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As it's REST API powered, it doesn't. It could have been anything we wanted it to be. We just went with React & co. because we determined it'd be the best solut

As it's REST API powered, it doesn't. It could have been anything we wanted it to be. We just went with React & co. because we determined it'd be the best solution.

vineet 11y ago
So what does the Node powered REST API provide that PHP powered traditional Wordpress API does not?
Viper007Bond 11y ago
(seems we've hit max depth) > So what does the Node powered REST API provide that PHP powered traditional Wordpress API does not? Our REST API is PHP-powered and built on top of WordPress: https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/ https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/ Calypso is a React-based administration client for that API.
- madeofpalk 11y ago
  What's confusing is that, if the React-based admin client uses an API to talk to the PHP wordpress site, why involve node.js at all? As far as I can tell, the node.js portion is just returning an empty admin.html, and that's where client-side React.js kicks in? It seems PHP would be able to do that pretty well, with the advantage of single technology and a more obvious approach for the self-hosted wp.org sites.
  - Viper007Bond 11y ago
    My understanding is that the client and server side code is all of the same thing and Node.js is just used to generate the initial page load with the client continuing on from there. I wasn't involved with it's development so I could very well be incorrect. https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/blob/master/docs/guide/tech-behind-calypso.md https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/blob/master/docs/gu...
    - madeofpalk 11y ago
      So there are lots of folders and files in their server dir https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/tree/master/server https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/tree/master/server - but from what I can tell they're not doing universal javascript with react running on both client and server.

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As it's REST API powered, it doesn't. It could have been anything we wanted it to be. We just went with React & co. because we determined it'd be the best solut

by Viper007Bond 11y ago

As it's REST API powered, it doesn't. It could have been anything we wanted it to be. We just went with React & co. because we determined it'd be the best solution.

vineet 11y ago
So what does the Node powered REST API provide that PHP powered traditional Wordpress API does not?
Viper007Bond 11y ago
(seems we've hit max depth) > So what does the Node powered REST API provide that PHP powered traditional Wordpress API does not? Our REST API is PHP-powered and built on top of WordPress: https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/ https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/ Calypso is a React-based administration client for that API.
- madeofpalk 11y ago
  What's confusing is that, if the React-based admin client uses an API to talk to the PHP wordpress site, why involve node.js at all? As far as I can tell, the node.js portion is just returning an empty admin.html, and that's where client-side React.js kicks in? It seems PHP would be able to do that pretty well, with the advantage of single technology and a more obvious approach for the self-hosted wp.org sites.
  - Viper007Bond 11y ago
    My understanding is that the client and server side code is all of the same thing and Node.js is just used to generate the initial page load with the client continuing on from there. I wasn't involved with it's development so I could very well be incorrect. https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/blob/master/docs/guide/tech-behind-calypso.md https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/blob/master/docs/gu...
    - madeofpalk 11y ago
      So there are lots of folders and files in their server dir https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/tree/master/server https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/tree/master/server - but from what I can tell they're not doing universal javascript with react running on both client and server.