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Shopify’s Hydrogen Framework with Ben Sehl

Jun 27, 2024
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Senior Product Lead at Shopify, Ben Sehl, discusses Shopify's Hydrogen framework for headless storefronts. Topics include decoupling frontend and backend, React-based UI, Hydrogen vs. Liquid templating, and custom data handling. Also, a section on front-end styling systems and the evolution of Shopify's Hydrogen framework.
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Quick takeaways

  • Headless architecture separates frontend from backend for independent management.
  • Shopify's Hydrogen framework offers performance, flexibility, and React-based custom storefronts.

Deep dives

Hydrogen: Shopify's Open-Source Headless Framework for Custom Storefronts

Hydrogen, Shopify's React-based headless framework, empowers developers to build custom storefronts with a focus on performance and flexible UI components. Ben Sale, a senior product lead at Shopify, discusses the motivation behind creating Hydrogen and its comparison with the liquid templating language.

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