On a recent project we were asked by a client if it would be possible to host a React app using serverless technologies, but also ensure that traffic never left their VPC and corporate network.
In this post I'm going to talk about how we achieved this outcome, and how it proved to be more of a challenge than we first thought it would be.
Learning how to write a GraphQL server is one of the biggest challenges I've seen for those who are new to GraphQL. This is because it requires a change in mindset, especially if you are accustomed to writing REST servers. Specifically, instead of thinking in terms of implementing individual endpoints in isolation, you have to think in terms of implementing an entire GraphQL schema that can be queried in any way.
TGRS stands for TypeScript, GraphQL, React and serverless. Over the last couple of years we have successfully built a number of enterprise single-page applications (SPAs) using this stack of technologies, as they complement each other well. In this post I'll talk about what our motivations have been for choosing...
Cloudflare Dev Workshop 2020 In mid-February, I had the privilege to attend the first Melbourne Cloudflare dev event. This was just one of a series of sessions they ran across the country to reach out to developers and help educate people around their thinking and the...
So I just attended the 2019 YOW! Conference in Melbourne. There were wacky booths, certified delish food (see picture above), and a whole heap of swag. There was also a star-studded lineup of speakers presenting amazing content that was both insightful and challenging.
tl;dr Frontend developers need to start building their own servers, for the sake of both their end-users and themselves. GraphQL is a great way to do it.
“A form [ ] collects information from at least one party, and delivers it to at least one other party, so a product or service can be provided.”~Jessica EndersThe role of a UX designer is to help create easy, fast and productive form experiences. To entice users to fill in forms. As form design expert Jessica Enders states, designers should “create an optimal user experience, such that the needs of both the users and the owner of the form [organisation that owns the form] are met.”