Navigating the Frontend Ecosystem

The frontend ecosystem is a much different place than it used to be. Not only is technology changing at a rapid pace, but it's hard to even know where to begin when it comes to making your mark as a developer.

This meetup is about helping people to navigate that ecosystem regardless of your experience level. Come prepared with questions as we will definitely have a Q&A portion to make sure we address your concerns and needs.

Transcript

1. NAVIGATING THE FRONTEND ECOSYSTEM FRONTEND LEAGUE
2. ABOUT ME @bencodezen Lead UI Developer at POLITICO BEN HONG
3. Many thanks to our host
4. ABOUT FRONTEND LEAGUE
5. FRONTEND
6. WHAT FRONTEND MEANS TO YOU User Experience Visual Design Development Visual side of the internet Related to the DOM User side Vue Bootstrap Angular Material User experience
10. WE ARE THE LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS, THE XANGA, LIVEJOURNAL, {{ INSERT 90’S SITE }} HACKERS, THE MISFITS. 
 WE ARE FRONTEND DEVELOPERS. WHO WE ARE
11. THE FRONTEND SKILL TREE
12. THE FRONTEND DESIGNER FRONTEND DESIGNER ▸ HTML ▸ CSS ▸ Visual Design ▸ User Experience Design
13. THE FRONTEND DEVELOPER FRONTEND DEVELOPER ▸ HTML ▸ CSS ▸ JavaScript
14. MORE SPECIALTIES AND THAT’S IT RIGHT? NOPE! ▸ Animation ▸ Frameworks ▸ SVGs ▸ Content Management Systems ▸ Data Visualization ▸ Accessibility ▸ Design Systems ▸ Build Tools ▸ Performance ▸ And the list goes on…
15. SPECIALTIES: ANIMATION ANIMATION SPECIALISTS Sarah Drasner
 @sarah_edo Val Head
 @vlh Rachel Nabors
 @rachelnabors
16. SPECIALTIES: ANIMATION FRAMEWORK SPECIALISTS Evan You
 @youyuxi Dan Abramov
 @dan_abramov
17. WE SIT AT THE CROSSROADS BETWEEN DREAMING UP BEAUTIFUL INTERFACES AND MAKING THEM A REALITY. WHAT MAKES FRONTEND DEVELOPERS UNIQUE
18. THIS CREATES SOME COMPLICATIONS THOUGH… HTML, CSS & JAVASCRIPT MANAGING STATE COMPLEX SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE PERFORMANCE
19. THE DESIGN PART OF THE EQUATION HAVING THAT “DESIGN” SENSE ▸ One of the things that sets good frontend developers apart from other developers is having that “design” sense ▸ While designers will always have the best intentions, we will never get every permutation ▸ We help to fill in the gap that exists between development and design
20. AT THE END OF THE DAY… DEVELOPMENT USER EXPERIENCE VISUAL DESIGN COMMUNITY
21. Q&A