Structure of a single page app

I’m looking to develop a one page app, and will likely be using node.js for my server side coding.

JavaScript vs third party libraries

I program in Java and it doesn’t make sense to me to think about learning a Java library or a framework without knowing the actual language the thing is built with. Same goes for C. I always avoided JavaScript simply because I wasn’t interested in the client side of things but that has changed now.

Build filter conditions for entities on client side

I have the requirement that users should be able to specify filter conditions for one kind of entity through a GUI on a thin client. These conditions must be

What are the differences between server-side and client-side programming?

I’ve seen questions (mainly on Stack Overflow), which lack this basic
knowledge. The point of this question is to provide good information
for those seeking it, and those referencing to it.

How important is using the same language for client and server?

I have been evaluating architecture solutions for a mobile project that will have a web-service/app in addition to native apps and have been looking at various libraries, frameworks, and stacks like Meteor, this being a sort of “open stack package framework”, is tightly bound with Node.js.

AJAX Requests & Client-Side JavaScript

I am new to AJAX and trying to understand a question I’ve been given:

Would Python be too slow for client-side use in Browsers?

I’ve heard the statement that Python would be too slow to be of any use in browsers.

Best Practices for calculating data in GIS-like web application

Let’s assume that we have a simple GIS-like application, which presents (using Google Maps or anything similar) recorded tracks. Each track consists of points (data portions) with geo-data and additional information, like speed, altitude and similar attributes.

How should I structure modules in an Angular.js application?

I am fairly new to Angular.js, and one that confuses me is how to best use modules in an application. It seems to me that modules can contain any of the other common constructs in AngularJS (controllers, directives, filters, services, etc.), but from here I am unsure which module(s) should contain which things.

What are considered the definitive references for bootstrapping one’s client-side expertise? [closed]

Learn the best practices of the language you’re working in, eg. for
java, read ‘effective java’. Learn fundamentals of algorithms,
application design concepts that are useful in any language, two good
sources are ‘design patterns’, ‘SICP’.