Aurelia - Overview

The best definition of the framework can be found in Aurelia official docs −

Well, it's actually simple. Aurelia is just JavaScript. However, it's not yesterday's JavaScript, but the JavaScript of tomorrow. By using modern tooling we've been able to write Aurelia from the ground up in ECMAScript 2016. This means we have native modules, classes, decorators and more at our disposal...and you have them too.

Not only is Aurelia written in modern and future JavaScript, but it also takes a modern approach to architecture. In the past, frameworks have been monolithic beasts. Not Aurelia though. It's built as a series of collaborating libraries. Taken together, they form a powerful and robust framework for building Single Page Apps (SPAs). However, Aurelia's libraries can often be used individually, in traditional web sites or even on the server-side through technologies like NodeJS.

Aurelia Features

• Components − Component are building blocks of Aurelia framework. It is composed of HTML view and JavaScript view-model pairs.
• Web Standards − This is one of the cleanest modern frameworks, completely focused on web standards without unnecessary abstractions.
• Extensible − The framework offers an easy way to integrate with the other needed tools.
• Commercial Support − Aurelia offers commercial and enterprise support. It is official product of Durandal Inc.
• License − Aurelia is open sourced and licensed under MIT licence.

Aurelia Advantages

• Aurelia is very clean. If you follow the frameworks conventions, you can focus on your app without the framework getting on your way.
• It is also easily extensible. You can add or remove any tools that the framework offers and you can also add any other tools that aren't part of the framework.
• Aurelia is very easy to work with. It is directed towards developers experience. This will save you lots of time and headaches on the road.
• The framework itself is directed towards web standards so you will always stay up to date with modern concepts.
• Aurelia don't have the largest community out there, but it is very agile, knowledgeable and willing to help in the short notice.

Aurelia Limitations

• There is no any true limitations. Framework is powerfull and easy to work with. Someone could think that smaller community might couse some problems on the road, but we didn't have those kind of issues.