Dec 22, 2020
#4: I've got 99 problems but Front-End ain't one!
In this episode we are going to talk about how front end development has changed with Dan Davies who is a Commerce Interaction Designer from our CX Team and Peter Hicks who is a Technical Lead in one of our development squads.
We cover a range of topics including:
* Changes to front end development over time
* Skills required (CSS, HTML, Javascript, React, Vue, Devops )
* Tools and techniques (Task runners like Gulp, Grunt, Bootstrap )
* Keeping up to speed (JS frameworks, CSS frameworks )
* The importance of site speed (fine balance over what is easily fixed to stuff out of control like 3rd party solutions )
* Expectations of clients and consumers ( Good UX, Fast site, look good, mobile friendly)
* How can we approach projects in different ways? (pattern libraries, wireframing, breaking down into components, working together early on rather than a big reveal after weeks of secrecy, developers in from the start, promotes ownership but also ensures what is being designed, requested can be done )
* PWA and headless trends
* What is headless?
* What is a PWA?
* What are the benefits?
* What are the challenges?
* What is the difference between UX design and interaction design?
* What is the difference between design front end and engineering front end?
* What emerging technologies are important to learn as a developer? (react, )
* What advice would you give an aspiring developer?
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