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Dojo JavaScript framework

Introduces the Dojo JavaScript framework used for the user interface in Optimizely Content Management System (CMS).

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Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) uses the Dojo Toolkit as the JavaScript framework on which client-side development is done.

The Dojo toolkit is a client-side framework for building rich internet applications hosted in a web browser. Dojo is an open-source framework that helps speed up the development of cross-platform rich internet applications by giving you a lot of features. Some key features include:

  • Rich UI widgets using the Dijit widget system
  • Asynchronous communication
  • Class declaration and modular development
  • Desktop and mobile support

The Dojo Toolkit consists of three main components:

  • dojo – The core API of the framework and contains features for DOM manipulation, class declaration, event listening, message publishing and subscription, and asynchronous requests and processing.
  • dijit – The user interface system built on top of the Dojo core. Its primary feature is the widget system which is used to manage and manipulate visual elements in a modular manner.
  • dojox – A collection of sub-projects built on top of the Dojo core. This can be considered a repository of Dojo plugins or a testing ground for features that will, in the future, be part of the Dojo or Dijit namespace.

Dojo has a selection of tutorials, blogs, and other resources that help developers come up to speed with the framework.

  • Tutorials – Dojo tutorials are separated into several topics, and each tutorial has a clearly labeled difficulty level and the version of Dojo for which it was written.
  • API – The Dojo API documentation is generated from the code and lets you navigate the objects within the framework.
  • Blog Posts – Many blogs about Dojo features on the internet exist. Search for a topic that interests you. Sitepen is dedicated to Dojo development and has an excellent series of blog posts for anyone new to it, called their quick start guide.
  • Bug Tracking – The bug tracking system helps you when you discover some strange behavior because there may already be a patch for the issue.

Updated 10 months ago