On Mapping the World of Frontend Development

Published on July 30, 2024, filed under (RSS feed for all categories).

I don’t know if you’ve noticed what’s happening on Frontend Dogma, with its frontend news, if you even know the project. Each year since its launch, the site has been featuring 2,000+ contributions to frontend development and the wider field of web development.

There are also things hard to catch, like my work on filling the gap between the 90s and the years since 2020. Yet I’m doing it—I’m wading through this century’s first two decades of frontend development.

That’s something I like to briefly talk about. How do I go about closing that two-decades gap? (How would you go about it? Tell me more!)

Process

The process is simple:

While that’s simple and straightforward, it’s a lot of work. (A ton. Of endless work.)

Challenges

Furthermore, some aspects of this work are hard:

Excitement

What makes me excited, however, is this:

❧ If you’re already following Frontend Dogma (best used by feed, but take note of other options), cool! (Thank you!) If not, also cool—though I hope this post gave you some ideas about why it might be interesting to follow, too. (Thanks for considering!)

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About Me

Jens Oliver Meiert, on September 30, 2021.

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m a frontend engineering leader and tech author/publisher. I’ve worked as a technical lead for companies like Google and as an engineering manager for companies like Miro, I’m a contributor to several web standards, and I write and review books for O’Reilly and Frontend Dogma.

I love trying things, not only in web development (and engineering management), but also in other areas like philosophy. Here on meiert.com I share some of my views and experiences. (Be critical, interpret charitably, and send feedback.)