The Space Bar Podcast by Space 48

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? We hope you enjoy the episode and please remember to subscribe and leave a review of the podcast.

59 min