Laurie Voss
Web development best practices in 2021
#1about 3 minutes
An overview of the 2021 web developer survey
The talk uses data from a survey of over 10,000 developers to understand current web development trends, while acknowledging a bias towards JAMstack.
#2about 4 minutes
Who web developers are and how they work
Survey data reveals a front-end developer bias, growing geographical diversity among new developers, and a significant shift to permanent remote work.
#3about 3 minutes
Analyzing the types of websites developers are building
Developers work on a mix of personal sites, B2B, B2C, e-commerce, and internal tools, with lead capture being a surprisingly large category.
#4about 4 minutes
Prioritizing target devices and understanding audience scale
Despite the "mobile first" mantra, developers still prioritize desktop, and most websites serve thousands of users rather than millions.
#5about 2 minutes
How to interpret the technology adoption data graphs
The bubble graphs visualize technology adoption by mapping awareness (size), usage (x-axis), and user satisfaction (y-axis).
#6about 4 minutes
A comparison of design tools and CMS platforms
Figma dominates design tools, while the CMS landscape is split between traditional (WordPress), headless (Contentful), and design-led (Webflow) options.
#7about 4 minutes
Trends in programming language popularity and satisfaction
JavaScript remains dominant but is losing satisfaction, while TypeScript is rapidly gaining usage and popularity among web developers.
#8about 1 minute
The surprising rise of serverless backend technology
Nearly half of developers now use serverless functions, making it a mainstream choice alongside containers like Docker and Kubernetes.
#9about 2 minutes
Why web frameworks are essential for scaling teams
The primary benefit of using a popular framework is not technical performance but the ability to scale a team by hiring developers who share a common knowledge base.
#10about 6 minutes
A detailed breakdown of modern web frameworks
React is the dominant component library, Next.js leads the "kitchen sink" frameworks, and newcomers like Vite and SvelteKit show high satisfaction.
#11about 1 minute
Could React become a native part of the web
React's massive adoption parallels jQuery's history, suggesting its core concepts might eventually be integrated directly into web browsers.
#12about 17 minutes
A summary of key web development trends in 2021
The recap highlights the growth of remote work, the importance of internal tools, the rise of TypeScript and Next.js, and the exciting future of the web.
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