Ep. #14: FE Web Performance: the good stuff

SPA? MPA? Are these still relevant in 2024? When would you use an SPA vs a regular MPA? Have you heard about the new View Transitions API?

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FE Manager, FE Lead... there are many names for what we think might be the same thing. We discuss what a FE Lead is accountable for. What to expect from a FE Lead? Types of leaderships. Join the conversation and tell us what's the your ideal type of FE Lead.

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We discuss UI, UX, design and the role of the frontend developer. 

Reading recommendations

• Links
  • https://www.nngroup.com/articles/
  • https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-101-introduction-to-usability/
• Books by Donald Norman
  • The design of Everyday Things
  • Emotional Design
• Books by Jakob Nielsen
  • Usability Engineering
  • Designing Web Usability
  • Eyetracking Web Usability
• Books by Steve Krug
  • Don't make me think
  • Rocket Surgery Made Easy
• Books by Robin Williams (not the actor or singer)
  • The Non-Designer's Design Book
• Books by Jason Beaird
  • The Principals of Beautiful Web Design

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Today we're joined by Dragan Filipovic, Senior Front-end Software Engineer at Cognizant Netcentric. We talk how he spearheaded the initiative to open source our FE Build.

A Frontend build system that can be used in both AEM and non-AEM projects.

Try it out here:
https://github.com/Netcentric/fe-build

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When creating web components for content editors, do you give them all the options? or take decisions that will work best for development and maintenance?

We discuss headless vs server-side rendering as well. Ricard loves JSON files. Chucho? Maybe not.

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What is the Impostor Syndrome? How to fight it? Why is it more common than we think in Frontend development? We discuss this and offer some tips that have worked for us!

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We talk about GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, phind, and Bard. We share how we use it for coding. How about you?

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How can you find time for your career development? ⏱️ Here’s our take on it:   

In the latest episode of the hit Frontend Coffee Break podcast, we discuss the strategies that frontend leads and managers employ to make room for growth amidst their daily responsibilities.

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Is the mobile-first mindset still relevant in the world of development? 🧐 Here’s the deal:

Today we discuss the best practices and approaches for developing websites and apps for mobile devices.

Chucho mentions Ricard's library for Two Way Data Binding, here it is: https://github.com/quicoto/two-way-data-binding

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What benefits frontend developers the most: working on long-term projects, or switching every six months?  🤝

We discuss the FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) on new technologies in the changing world of frontend development.

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