Engineering

Some observations, principles and best practices for large, first-party software migrations

Module federation greatly simplifies the implementation of microfrontends. However, it is — to some extent — linked to webpack. This is not a major issue in the short term, and possibly also in the medium term, because webpack is currently the most popular build tool for web technologies, with over 20 million downloads.

An overview of some of the principles associated with a clean frontend architecture (SOLID, KISS, DRY, and more).

Dave Perry, DVLA's Chief Technology Officer, spoke recently at the Public Sector Show about culture change. Here he tells us more about his day.

Details on the painful experiences and hard-earned lessons I've learned migrating the Redux packages to ESM

Playbook, a platform for creators to store, organize, and collaborate with creative content, needed a Figma plugin to create a smoother experience for designers. Learn how we built them a full-featured frontend application-style Figma plugin, with storage, auth, routing, and more. Plus, get tool recommendations and other tips!

Let's track errors in our Node.js application in a convenient, automated, and safe way.

Hear from Mike Melanson on the history of TypeScript, Aaron Gustafson on AI's role in improving accessibility, and Kingsley Mkpandiok on the power of non-code contributions now on The ReadME Pr...

I’ve recently started using Windows again. After a long time using a customised Zsh shell on macOS and Linux though, I’ve started to miss some of the small productivity boosts that Zsh plugins offered me. Of course, I could set up the shell as I want it under WSL, but WSL doesn’t always play nicely with Windows-native applications and tools. To remedy this, I looked into how I could set up Zsh to run instead of Bash in Git Bash.

Notes on setting up zsh shell on Windows Terminal

How the scope of ECMAScript is changing as JavaScript matures; and where the opportunities for adding new features are coming from.

Overview

Find actively maintained and popular libraries in the Node.js ecosystem

A guide to creating an NPX tool accessible from anywhere, 'no download required'.

Elevate your debugging skills with React Developer Tools and other services.

Learn how React design patterns allow for coherent modules with less coupling.