It's undeniable that emerging web technologies like HTML5 have changed the way today's applications are being built. Companies find themselves in a shift from traditional programming environments towards the open web platform. But despite its benefits, many are still left unaware of how critical it is to get the details right when building a web app. In this talk, we'll cover why the "Front-end Engineer" has become one of the core team members of this new age.
18. T H E W O R L D O F T H E B R O W S E R
J A VA S C R I P T G O T L U C K Y
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19. – J E F F AT W O O D
“If you want your software to be experienced by as
many users as possible, there is absolutely no
better route than a web app.”
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32. - T I M B E R N E R S - L E E
“The power of the Web is in its universality. Access
by everyone regardless of disability is an essential
aspect.”
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34. – N I C O L A S G A L L A G H E R
"Despite CSS being so hard to maintain, it's often
the part of the [Front-end] stack people are least
interested in protecting from tech debt."
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55. S O F T WA R E D E V E L O P E R
H I R E T H E
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56. F R O N T- E N D E N G I N E E R
I N T E R V I E W I N G T H E
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57. F R O N T- E N D E N G I N E E R
I N T E R V I E W T H E
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58. S E R V E R - S I D E E N G I N E E R
C O N V E R T I N G T H E
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59. – S T E V E S O U D E R S
"Asking backend developers to do front-end
engineering is a mistake. Front-end engineering is
an established discipline."
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65. R E F E R E N C E S
• http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-principle-of-least-power/
• http://www.fatagnus.com/nate-koechley-talks-about-professional-frontend-engineering/
• http://www.nczonline.net/blog/2013/10/07/node-js-and-the-new-web-front-end/
• http://www.computedstyle.com/2010/12/hiring-front-end-engineers.html
• http://www.nczonline.net/blog/2007/08/15/what-makes-a-good-front-end-engineer/
• http://css-tricks.com/interviewing-front-end-engineer-san-francisco/
• http://blog.codinghorror.com/all-programming-is-web-programming/
• http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2012/02/10/the-performance-golden-rule/
• http://blog.kissmetrics.com/loading-time/
• https://twitter.com/necolas/status/343077206471348224
• http://www.codehesive.com/ninjarockstars/
• http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2013/08/27/web-performance-for-the-future/
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