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In defense of static sites A RANT BY LIZ ABINANTE AKA @FEMINISTY, SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT NEW RELIC
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I LEFT FRONT END ... FOR JAVA
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THE NEXT QUESTION INEVITABLY BECOMES: SO WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE?
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS "RUN npm install THEN npm start"
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LOL
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JS TOOLS FATIGUE IS REAL
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How did we get here?
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I HAVE A THEORY
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SHIP IT BECAME SELL IT
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OUR TECHNICAL DECISIONS IMPACT USER EXPERIENCE
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“IF WE SWITCH TO THIS SHINY NEW THING, WE’LL BE ABLE TO SHIP FEATURES FASTER TO CUSTOMERS.”
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NO YOU WON'T.
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ALL ABOUT USERS
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USERS AS AN EXCUSE TO UPGRADE
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USERS AS AN EXCUSE TO REFACTOR
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USERS AS AN EXCUSE TO TRY SOMETHING NEW
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USERS AS AN EXCUSE TO DO WHAT WE WANT
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OUR COLLECTIVE TECHNICAL ENNUI HAS BECOME OUR USERS' PROBLEM
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WE HAVE USERS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO USE OUR PRODUCTS
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NOT BECAUSE THEY LIKE US AS PEOPLE
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USERS DON'T CARE WHAT TOOLS & LIBRARIES WE USE
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USERS CARE WHEN WE SHIP SOMETHING MEANINGFUL
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Ecosystem
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THRIVING ECOSYSTEM OF BUILD TOOLS AND LIBRARIES
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THE OPTIONS ARE OVERWHELMING
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WE ARE EASILY DISTRACTED
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WE ARE BASICALLY CHILDREN
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WE ARE GUILTY OF OVER ARCHITECTING
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WE HAVE TOO MANY TOOLS AND TOO FEW CARPENTERS
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Rethinking what we build
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STATIC SITES
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NO DATABASE. NO BACKEND. NO JS.
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WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY NEED JS FOR?
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NOTHING
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❤ CSS
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REMEMBER PROGRESSIVE ENHANCEMENT?
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Benefits of static sites
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LOW COST! !
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DEPLOYS ARE EASY !
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NO SCALING PROBLEMS
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SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
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MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EXPERT NOT REQUIRED
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FEWER SECURITY CONCERNS
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PERFORMANCE
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Downsides
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UPDATES REQUIRE MANUAL CHANGES
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AUTOMATION REQUIRES EXPERTISE
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LOTS OF DUPLICATED WORK WITHOUT TOOLS
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THERE ARE SO MANY GENERATORS
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NO ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SOLUTION
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How do you decide?
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ANSWER SEEMINGLY ENDLESS QUESTIONS
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HOW OFTEN DOES CONTENT NEED TO BE UPDATED?
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CAN CONTENT UPDATES BE MADE EASIER WITH AUTOMATION?
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DO I HAVE THE ABILITY TO AUTOMATE THE THINGS I WANT?
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DO I NEED USER STATES?
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DO I NEED THIRD PARTY DATA AT RUNTIME?
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CAN I SOURCE THIRD PARTY DATA AT BUILD TIME INSTEAD?
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IS THIS SITE INFORMATIONAL OR INTERACTIVE?
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AM I PROCESSING PAYMENTS OR HANDLING SECURE INFORMATION?
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static sites are...
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REALLY GOOD AT DISPLAYING INFORMATION
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REALLY BAD AT RECEIVING & MANIPULATING INFORMATION
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Use cases
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▸ portfolios ▸ blogs ▸ resumes ▸ prototypes ▸ events and confs ▸ brick and mortar business ▸ informational marketing
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USE AN API TO GENERATE YOUR CONTENT!
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How do you build it?
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THE SAME WAY YOU BUILD AN APP
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WITH PLANNING, DESIGN, FORETHOUGHT...
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AND TOOLS !
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Tools & Generators
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437
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FILTER BY LANGUAGE PREFERENCE!
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PYTHON 111 JAVASCRIPT 91 RUBY 48
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MOST OF THEM OFFER: ▸ templating ▸ live reloading ▸ Sass or Less compiling ▸ blog aware ▸ deploy hooks
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PICK ONE THAT WORKS FOR YOU
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LEVERAGE THE TOOLS WE HAVE
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FOCUS ON USERS
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Upgrading
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UPGRADING FOR YOU AND YOUR USERS
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ASK YOURSELF
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HOW HAVE MY USERS' NEEDS CHANGED?
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WHAT TECHNOLOGY DO I NEED TO SUPPORT THESE CHANGES?
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HOW DO I BUILD IT?
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ACTUALLY MIGRATING YOUR CONTENT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, but please keep in mind...
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URLS ARE SACRED NEVER CHANGE A URL WITHOUT A REDIRECT!
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TEMPLATES ON A STATIC SITE ➡ TEMPLATES IN AN APP
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Build simple first
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Build beautiful
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Build for people
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Thanks! LIZ ABINANTE AKA @FEMINISTY SLIDES: TINYLINX.BIZ/CASCADIA IMAGE CREDITS: TINYLINX.BIZ/CASCADIAIMAGES