I am new at a company that has a saas web application, which uses iframes to load content from several different servers (all operated by us). Is there any known compelling reasons to use iFrames instead of DOM manipulation?
I’ve tried searching google, stack overflow and programmers, but most questions and answers seem to be related to content pages, and not software. SEO is not a concern. We have a known user base with specific browser/os requirements.
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It’s just easier, and a pragmatic solution. iFrame keeps everything in it’s own semi-private window, so there’s little risk of CSS or JS conflicts.
Not the greatest for user experience, but simple and effective especially for internal facing apps.
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