Triphop (2015): An Exploration of a Real-Time TODO Application

Released in 2015 by developer Árpád Kiss ( @rpi1337 ), Triphop is an example TODO application that serves as a practical demonstration of real-time web development practices of its time. By combining a robust frontend framework with an event-driven backend, Triphop showcases how developers built reactive, single-page applications (SPAs) in the mid-2010s. The Technology Stack Triphop utilizes a JavaScript-heavy stack, relying on popular tools that dominated the landscape during its release: Frontend: AngularJS (v1.3.14) is used to handle data binding, dependency injection, and application logic on the client side. The UI is styled using Bootstrap (v3.3.1). Backend: Node.js with the Express framework powers the backend API. Real-Time Communication: Socket.IO bridges the gap between the server and the client, enabling instant updates across all connected users. Storage: Instead of a traditional database like MongoDB, Triphop implements a custom, file-based JSON store ( store/data.json ) t