Back to the roots of Meteor

Topics

- Less code, more power
- Push to Deploy (beta)
- Meteor University (coming soon)
- Meteor 2.5 is out
- Mac M1 support is coming

Remember: we are playing an infinite game :)

Transcript

1. Back to the Roots @FilipeNevola October, 22nd 2021
2. Why do we love Meteor?
3. Why do we love Meteor? • Because Meteor empowers us to deliver apps focusing in our features
4. Why do we love Meteor? • Because Meteor empowers us to deliver apps focusing in our features • Also humans love freedom and … developers are…
5. Why do we love Meteor? • Because Meteor empowers us to deliver apps focusing in our features • Also humans love freedom and … developers are humans!
6. Why do we love Meteor? • Because Meteor empowers us to deliver apps focusing in our features • Also humans love freedom and … developers are humans! • Meteor provides features without limiting your choices…
7. How? • Many frontend libraries are supported
8. How? • Many frontend libraries are supported • Any Node.js backend framework is compatible as well, including Express, GraphQL libraries and of course Meteor Methods and Publications
9. How? • Many frontend libraries are supported • Any Node.js backend framework is compatible as well, including Express, GraphQL libraries and of course Meteor Methods and Publications • Babel integration to provide customization in the compilation
10. How? • Many frontend libraries are supported • Any Node.js backend framework is compatible as well, including Express, GraphQL libraries and of course Meteor Methods and Publications • Babel integration to provide customization in the compilation • Simple to start a new project
11. How? • Many frontend libraries are supported • Any Node.js backend framework is compatible as well, including Express, GraphQL libraries and of course Meteor Methods and Publications • Babel integration to provide customization in the compilation • Simple to start a new project • No con fi gurations
12. How? • Many frontend libraries are supported • Any Node.js backend framework is compatible as well, including Express, GraphQL libraries and of course Meteor Methods and Publications • Babel integration to provide customization in the compilation • Simple to start a new project • No con fi gurations • Backend and frontend integrated by default
13. How? • Many frontend libraries are supported • Any Node.js backend framework is compatible as well, including Express, GraphQL libraries and of course Meteor Methods and Publications • Babel integration to provide customization in the compilation • Simple to start a new project • No con fi gurations • Backend and frontend integrated by default • Easy to add features
14. How? • Many frontend libraries are supported • Any Node.js backend framework is compatible as well, including Express, GraphQL libraries and of course Meteor Methods and Publications • Babel integration to provide customization in the compilation • Simple to start a new project • No con fi gurations • Backend and frontend integrated by default • Easy to add features • Low maintenance cost
15. Examples… • If you want to create an education platform… • Registration process with accounts • Get content via subscriptions or methods • Comments and interactions via subscriptions • Deploy with one command
16. Examples… • If you want to create a social platform… • Social registration with accounts social packages • Real-time communication via subscriptions • Email package to send noti fi cations • Deploy with one command
17. Examples… • If you want to create a native app… • Integration with Cordova or React Native • Packages available to send push noti fi cations • Deploy with one command
18. How could this be even better?
19. Filipe Névola Meteor CEO • Previously Java Architect • Javascript developer for 9 years • Production apps with Meteor since 2013 • Meteor Evangelist since the end of 2019 • Meteor CEO since April 2021
20. Going back to our Roots…
21. Going back to our Roots • What was and still is the Meteor magic?
22. Going back to our Roots • What was and still is the Meteor magic? • Plug-and-play packages
23. Going back to our Roots • What was and still is the Meteor magic? • Plug-and-play packages • Up-to-date integrations
24. Going back to our Roots • What was and still is the Meteor magic? • Plug-and-play packages • Up-to-date integrations • Nice ideas
25. Going back to our Roots • What was and still is the Meteor magic? • Plug-and-play packages • Up-to-date integrations • Nice ideas • Easy to deploy
26. Vision for the future • Less code, more power
27. How to get there? • One command deploy is nice
28. How to get there? • One command deploy is nice • But we need a machine to run our deploy
29. Introducing: Push to Deploy • Meteor Cloud now provides machines so you can deploy from the Cloud
30. Introducing: Push to Deploy • Meteor Cloud now provides machines so you can deploy from the Cloud • 2 steps: • Connect your GitHub repository
31. Introducing: Push to Deploy • Meteor Cloud now provides machines so you can deploy from the Cloud • 2 steps: • Connect your GitHub repository • Select your branch, plan, container size and settings
32. Introducing: Push to Deploy • Meteor Cloud now provides machines so you can deploy from the Cloud • 2 steps: • Connect your GitHub repository • Select your branch, plan, container size and settings • Deploy!
33. Introducing: Push to Deploy • Meteor Cloud now provides machines so you can deploy from the Cloud • 2 steps: • Connect your GitHub repository • Select your branch, plan, container size and settings • Deploy! • Also available for Free apps.
34. Introducing: Push to Deploy
35. Introducing: Push to Deploy • Current in Beta • if you want to be part of this beta send an email to support@meteor.com with your Meteor account
36. Introducing: Push to Deploy • Ok, but deploying is not everything …
37. How to get there? • The world has changed a lot in the last years so we need new features as well
38. How to get there? • The world has changed a lot in the last years so we need new features as well • A) New packages are necessary
39. How to get there? • The world has changed a lot in the last years so we need new features as well • A) New packages are necessary • B) Improvements in existent packages are necessary
40. How to get there? • The world has changed a lot in the last years so we need new features as well • A) New packages are necessary • B) Improvements in existent packages are necessary • C) Backward compatibility is desired when possible
41. How to get there? • Meteor Discussions • We are engaging on all Discussions in our GitHub to capture the needs of our community • Read more
42. How to get there? • Meteor Discussions • We are engaging on all Discussions in our GitHub to capture the needs of our community • Read more • And we are already collecting the fi rst results…
43. How to get there? A) New packages are necessary • Passwordless Sign-in • Read more
44. How to get there? A) New packages are necessary • Passwordless React • Read more
45. How to get there? A) New packages are necessary • Passwordless SMS • Read more
46. How to get there? B) Improvements in existent packages are necessary • Accounts improvements • Read more
47. How to get there? B) Improvements in existent packages are necessary • Email improvements • Read more
48. • New Hooks for React • useSubscribe • useFind • useMeteorState • useUser • Read more. 1 2 3. How to get there? B) Improvements in existent packages are necessary
49. Meteor is around for almost 10 years and we have many more years to come. We care deeply about our users and clients and this is why we avoid breaking things, we know people rely on Meteor to build businesses and we are proud of that.
50. How to get there? C) Backward compatibility is desired when possible • Meteor Compat Packages • We are going to provide Compatibility version for popular packages when possible • Read more
51. How to get there? • More discussions are also necessary… • What are the common tasks that you need to implement in every project? • What are the features that your clients are asking? • What are the problems that you are facing?
52. What is our game? • Cause: Provide a great platform for developers in general
53. What is our game? • Cause: Provide a great platform for developers in general • Trust: Build a safe environment for everybody to contribute
54. What is our game? • Cause: Provide a great platform for developers in general • Trust: Build a safe environment for everybody to contribute • Rivals: Sometimes we are ahead and sometimes we are behind in a di ff erent areas
55. What is our game? • Cause: Provide a great platform for developers in general • Trust: Build a safe environment for everybody to contribute • Rivals: Sometimes we are ahead and sometimes we are behind in a di ff erent areas • Flexibility: Be able to adapt to changes and improve
56. What is our game? • Cause: Provide a great platform for developers in general • Trust: Build a safe environment for everybody to contribute • Rivals: Sometimes we are ahead and sometimes we are behind in a di ff erent areas • Flexibility: Be able to adapt to changes and improve • Lead: Make tough calls when necessary
57. What is our game? • We are playing The In fi nite Game
58. What is our game? • What is an in fi nite game? • there may be known as well as unknown players; • new players can join at any time; • each player has their own strategy; • there is no set of fi xed rules; • and there is no beginning or end.
59. To perpetuate the game … • We can do a better job teaching Meteor, Javascript and Node.js
60. To perpetuate the game … • We can do a better job teaching Meteor, Javascript and Node.js • Book? • Videos? • Posts?
61. Introducing: Meteor University • Courses designed by Meteor Developers to Meteor Developers
62. Introducing: Meteor University • Courses designed by Meteor Developers to Meteor Developers • Di ff erent modules in di ff erent levels
63. Introducing: Meteor University • Courses designed by Meteor Developers to Meteor Developers • Di ff erent modules in di ff erent levels • Texts and Videos
64. Introducing: Meteor University • Courses designed by Meteor Developers to Meteor Developers • Di ff erent modules in di ff erent levels • Texts and Videos • First module coming out still this year
65. Introducing: Meteor University • Starting with Meteor • Login and Accounts • Mobile Apps with Meteor • Native Mobile features with Cordova • Business Logic and Code Organization Topics
66. Introducing: Meteor University • Using NPM and Atmosphere packages • Deploying • Advanced deployment strategies • Scaling up • Advanced Optimization topics • Your feedback is welcome! Topics
67. More news… • Meteor 2.5 is out … • Mac M1 support is coming …
68. Meteor 2.5 is out! • Cordova Android v10 • HMR now works on all architectures and legacy browsers • No more 5 seconds wait in the fi rst change • Accounts.con fi g() and third-party services now con fi gured from settings • New package: accounts-passwordless • And much more
69. Meteor 2.5 is out! • Create a new app • meteor create myapp --release 2.5 • Update your app • meteor update --release 2.5 • It’s going to be recommended soon!
70. Mac M1 support is coming …
71. Mac M1 support is coming …
72. Mac M1 support is coming … • Our PoC is already working • We are fi nishing up our publication scripts to include M1 architecture • Probably the next version of Meteor is going to support M1
73. Recap … • Less code, more power • Push to Deploy (beta) • Meteor University (coming soon) • Meteor 2.5 is out • Mac M1 support is coming • Remember: we are playing an in fi nite game :)
74. Thank you! @FilipeNevola