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JavaScript Congress β€’ Nov 23, 2021

Web development best practices in 2021

Laurie Voss

Think mobile-first is the industry standard? Survey data from 10,000 engineers proves desktop and raw performance actually dominate modern web development priorities.

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#1 about 4 min

Framework for analyzing modern web development choices

Understanding industry statistics helps engineers baseline their toolset and make better technical decisions.

#2 about 4 min

Demographics and geographical shifts in web engineering

Analyzing demographic patterns reveals a permanent shift towards remote work and increasing geographical diversity.

#3 about 7 min

Industry trends in web application types and targets

Examining common development targets reveals a continued focus on desktop applications and internal tooling over mobile-first deployment.

#4 about 6 min

Satisfaction and usage metrics for content management systems

Graphing usage against user satisfaction identifies clear industry preferences for headless content platforms over traditional monolithic systems.

#5 about 5 min

Growth and adoption patterns in programming languages

The continued rise of TypeScript highlights strong developer demand for safer code while WebAssembly presents new computing paradigms.

#6 about 1 min

Mainstream adoption of backend and serverless technologies

Survey data indicates that serverless functionality is now a mainstream architectural choice alongside container orchestration.

#7 about 9 min

Evaluating web frameworks and component libraries for team scaling

Selecting proper web frameworks standardizes application architecture to simplify hiring and accelerate team productivity.

#8 about 18 min

Summarizing web statistics and addressing community development questions

Analyzing real-world development workflows helps newcomers navigate complex ecosystem choices and optimize their learning paths.

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Evaluating the operational trade-offs of modern javascript frameworks

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Stacy Cashmore Β· WWC 2022

2:51 min

Democratizing cross-platform development with alternative JavaScript frameworks

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