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State of the Front-end 2024: Reflection 3
Most engineers now use AI at work, half have incorporated it in applications. From code-writing assistants to knowledge searching, reviewing code, and creating content or graphics for documentation, AI has woven itself into our workflows seamlessly.
State of the Front-end 2024: Reflection 2
Platforms that bring a simplified, more delightful developer experience are becoming the preferred way of hosting web applications.
State of the Front-end 2024: Reflection 1
Front-end Frameworks and UI Libraries Have Commoditised UX & UI Design
Pretty much everyone is now using one of the modern declarative, component-based front-end frameworks and UI libraries. But here’s the flip side: as frameworks and libraries continue to democratise good design, the distinctiveness of apps and services is slowly being lost.
Local First AI
Over the last 10 years, there has been a huge expansion of javascript AI/ML libraries that enable embedding AI into client-side bundles and serverless functions and cater for various use cases. This article lists a few of the ones I found most useful by their uses.
Nuxt Nation 2024
While decidedly technical, the new updates showcased are making it easier and easier to create great and performant user experiences with Nuxt without needing to spend hours on boilerplate, configurations or event handlers. By combining these with a powerful LLM, I believe many non-coding designers might start tipping their toes in the prototyping with code water. I’m very excited about what this future holds.
How to package, code-sign, notarize and share an electronJS app for mac-os in 2023
Building prototypes and apps is fun. Dealing with certificates and provisioning admin is not. I've written this guide for anyone going through the same frustrations as me, trying to package up, code-sign, notarize and share a Vue.js + Electron.js app on a Mac-os (Ventura 13.3). I hope it helps.
Range Anxiety is Bullshit - Part 1
An interaction designer's view on driving an electric car – the Fiat e500 over 1000 miles around UK