In terms of development productivity, Continuous Integration (CI) has become a common technique across development teams across the world. In this article, I'll interview Viorel Cojocaru about the topic to learn more. Can you tell a bit about yourself?# Viorel Cojocaru Hi! I am Vio, the founder of RelativeCI and the maintainer of bundle-stats. I started programming for the web over 15 years ago with Java, PHP, and HTML/CSS/Javascript. In the last ten years, I've worked on web applications with React/Preact/Angular and Typescript/GraphQL/Node.js. When I'm not coding, I enjoy spending time with ..read more

For a conference organizer, one of the hardest things to do is to keep your conference relevant. That is exactly the problem we faced with React Finland. As a result, we decided to pivot from React into frontend. Future Frontend conference was born as a result. Can you tell a bit about yourself?# I'm Juho, the founder of this site and also the founder of the organization behind React Finland and Future Frontend. Lately I've been working on a new tool called Gustwind to enable rapid creation of websites but that's another story. How would you describe Future Frontend to someone who has never he ..read more

It's not uncommon for a normal JavaScript application to have thousands of dependencies. Once you start having multiple projects, the problem of having to maintain them is pronounced. It's for this reason that solutions like Create React App and Nx exist. They capture at least some of the complexity and own certain dependencies for you. It's not only dependencies that you have to maintain. Often you have to worry about concerns such as linting, testing, and formatting. Assuming you want to keep these concerns consistent across different projects, then the question becomes how to maintain confi ..read more

What if you could create programs without coding? If you've ever used something like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, you've already done this at one level. NoCode programming is an emerging topic. To learn more about it, I am interviewing Alex Moldovan. Can you tell a bit about yourself?# Alex Moldovan My name is Alex, and I'm a software engineer based in Cluj, Romania. I work at a startup called teleportHQ, and I'm one of the founders of JSHeroes, one of the biggest JS communities in Europe. I've been in tech for more than ten years now, and in the past four years, I dedicated a lot of time ..read more

Webpack 5 is getting near and it felt like a good time to update the book. Although it's still in beta, it seems quite stable already and it's worth experimenting with it. During this work, I went through my long list of TODOs that had accrued since the previous release of the book. The current version of the book supports both webpack 4 and 5 and I've noted about the new features where possible. The best source for all the changes is the official changelog. Although the release has a couple of major features, including better caching and module federation, in a big part it's a clean-up releas ..read more

Building an online shop can be complex, and there are many factors to consider, not to mention compliance with all the different laws. To learn more about the niche and how to get into e-commerce, I am interviewing Sebastian Rindom from Medusa. Can you tell a bit about yourself?# I am Sebastian Rindom, one of the founders of Medusa Commerce. I have always been very interested in computers and programming, which resulted in me studying computer science. While studying, I began working on different projects and eventually focused on helping e-commerce businesses. When Oliver (one of the cofounde ..read more

When developing APIs, you often get questions like how to combine and control data coming from different sources. That's where proxy-based approaches come in. To understand one such in better detail, I am interviewing Chintan Takker as he developed a solution called Enroute. Can you tell a bit about yourself?# Chintan Thakker Hi There, My name is Chintan Thakker, and I am the founder at Saaras Inc. Our primary product is the Enroute Universal Gateway, an automation-first API Gateway built on Envoy Proxy. Both are open source solutions. How would you describe Enroute to someone who has never he ..read more

Developing content is hard work, and it takes consistent effort to become a successful content producer. To learn more about one approach, I am interviewing Shrey Vijayvargiya about iHateReading. Can you tell a bit about yourself?# Shrey Vijayvargiya Hello, My name is Shrey Vijayvargiya. Thanks a lot for showing a bit of interest in me ?; I define myself in three steps in both professional and personal life: I am a Developer by profession with three years of working experience. I am also a Designer by interest because I love omitting my thoughts, opinions, and ideas using Designs and Software ..read more

Analytics is a big topic. What you don't know, you cannot optimize. To learn more about it, I am interviewing Steven Malone about Forage Analytics, an analytics solution aimed for React Native. Can you tell a bit about yourself?# Steven Malone I am the Marketing Coordinator for Yozu & Forage Analytics. My background includes Computer Science & Digital Marketing. For the last three years, I have led all marketing activities within Yozu. It's the company that built Forage Analytics. These activities range from paid advertising, SEO, content, social media, and include the biggest software ..read more

Anything you don't measure or test, you cannot improve. The wisdom applies particularly to web as we develop our websites and applications. Without any kind of monitoring solution in place, you are flying blind. To learn more about the topic, I am interviewing Siva Kaliappan from Sematext. Can you tell a bit about yourself?# My name is Siva Kaliappan and I am the Product Lead for Sematext Synthetics. I primarily work on the Sematext Monitoring product line across all parts of the stack from the front-end, backend, and agents. Lately, I have mainly worked on the design and development of Semate ..read more