COMPRESSEDfm 4 | What Stack Should You Use on a New Dev Project in 2021?
James and Amy discuss different categories of sites and the best tools and tech stacks to reach for. Categories include brochure and marketing sites, eCommerce, Applications, and Membership sites.
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Show Notes
0:00 Introduction
2:42 Asking a lot of questions
- What does this thing need to do? - Determine the hopes and dreams for the app o the app will be able to grow as the site grows.
- Working on an MVP
- Who's going to update it?
5:36 Jot things down on paper
- What's it going to look like?
7:23 Holotypes - fancy word for category
- A holotype gives a framework for being able to ask the right questions and know what tech to reach for.
8:34 Brochure or Marketing Sites
- Mostly informational
- Examples: restaurants, stores, moving company
9:39 eCommerce Sites
- Collecting credit card information
10:11 Membership Sites
- Managing users
- Ability to Log in
- Determining what a user can do once they've logged in
- Collecting information on your users
10:49 Difference between authentication and authorization
11:40 Difference between a web site and a web application
- Interactivity
13:00 Sponsor: Vercel
13:17 YouTube video: I don't use Create React App anymore
13:42 Technologies for Brochure and Marketing Sites
13:57 WordPress
- Powers 1/3 of the Internet
- Powers 14.7% of the top 100 websites
16:39 Webflow
* No Code Solution
* Writes and exports clean code
19:40 James's personal site is on Gatsby
* Can be difficult if you don't know GraphQL
21:01 Other options, apart from React
21:26 Platforms eCommerce sites
26:14 - Refactoring UI
27:17 Sponsor: Pathwire / Mailgun / Mailjet
28:58 Membership Sites
- Compressed.fm is using Auth0 and the API folder
- Membership plugins within WordPress
- Podia has a membership component
30:05 Grab Bag Question #1: When is a good time to start freelancing?
- What is your tolerance for risk?
- Do you have a partner that can help contribute additional income or provide health benefits?
- Talk to your employer. They may be willing to negotiate.
- Talk to local stores, build a network
- Can start right away, not all or nothing.
33:15 Grab Bag Question #2: What are your thoughts on not code tools for developers?
- No code tools will not put developers out of work. They will just enable developers to focus on more interesting problems.
- Conversation around no code should be a safe space.
35:53 Sponsor: ZEAL
36:46 Amy's Pick: Roost Stand
Perfect laptop stand for mobile or remote working.
37:23 Amy's Plug: SelfTeach.me on YouTube channel
- Series on SVGs
- Getting ready to release a series on building the custom audio player, used on the Compressed.fm site.
37:42 James's Pick: BenQ Light
- Helps with eye fatigue
38:20 James's Plug #1: The Learn Build Teach Discord Community (free)
38:42 James's Pick: James Q Quick on YouTube Channel