CodePush for Flutter
CodePush is the ability to upgrade Mobile Apps without following the slow process of redeploying them on App Stores. Fantastic ...
Software Engineering – The Soft Parts
In my classes at the University, I always emphasize how soft skills are essential for all types of roles in ...
You Talk, I Listen: A New Kind of One-on-One
Many organizations expect innovation to start with CTOs, Directors, and Architects. However, often, one of the best sources of ideas ...
Why I don’t miss React
Hi there, fellow Frontend Architects! Today I recommend a very interesting article from Jack Franklin entitled "Why I don't miss ...
Those HTML Attributes You Never Use
Frontend Architects, like all architects, should have a breadth of actionable knowledge. We should keep a mental library of technical ...
Messaging between browser tabs
One of the coolest JS libraries I've seen this year is SYSEND. It is a small library that helps us ...
Making the world’s fastest website, and other mistakes – review
Today, I recommend an excellent two-part article by Taylor Hunt. All frontend-related professionals should consume content like this daily. However, ...
An example of Frontend Architecture mindset
The presentation linked below, by Debbie O'Brien, is a great example of a frontend architecture mindset. I highly recommend you ...
Is StackOverflow sick?
The idea of a community-driven and self-moderated website is fantastic... but that involves, well, people. And as we know people ...
Micro Frontends
Micro Frontends got really popular in 2019. I really enjoy seeing all of these efforts aiming to bring maturity to ...
User-centered planning – Part 2
This post is the second part of a series of articles that I plan to publish on User-centered Planning. Please ...
Modern approach for recruiting developers
I recently posted a comment on LinkedIn on how recruiters don't usually reply to my messages when I mention that ...
User-centered planning – Part 1
"Do you think architecture is expensive? What about the lack of architecture?" I always ask my students in class: "What ...
Front-end Performance Checklist 2020
I've seen in these last few years some people have published documents containing a checklist of things that we should ...
Best web features of 2018
As you've seen in the book "Professional Front-end Architecture", architects we need both depth and breadth of knowledge. Jake and ...
Agile, emergent design, and bugs!
Agile, emergent design, and bugs! Before saying anything bad about Agile, I do need to recognize its virtues. Software development ...
Review: What I Expect from a Front-end Architecture
Review of the article: What I Expect from a Front-end Architecture In September 2017, Wolfgang Gehner wrote a very interesting ...
State of JavaScript 2018 Survey
State of JavaScript 2018 Survey One of the most important things for Front-end Architects is to have a great understanding of ...
Should we throw away our front-end apps and re-do them?
Should we throw away our front-end apps and re-do them? There are a lot of things that we admire from ...