Navigating the hype-driven world of frontend development without going crazy - 'Kitze' Ristovski
summary
Argues that FOMO comes from wrong priorities and gives concrete rules: recognize breaking points before migrating, sleep on new libraries, and prefer pragmatic moves that actually speed work. Cites specific tool swaps — migrated from Gatsby to React Static and adopted styled‑components after trying Aphrodite — and recommends fewer abstractions and more copy/paste until patterns prove themselves. Uses business examples like Peter Levels making 50k/month solo to show shipping beats perfection.
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chapters (39)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:45Superhero
- 1:30Taking a break
- 2:10We are broken
- 3:50Ninja Developer
- 4:00Senior Developer
- 4:10Rockstar Developer
- 4:50Ninja Senior
- 5:10React Academy
- 5:30After the conference
- 6:20FOMO
- 6:45How do you work in development
- 7:25Focus on the wrong things
- 7:45Graphgirl example
- 8:30Doubt
- 9:00Render Props
- 9:10Redux
- 10:00CoffeeScript
- 10:30Christmas tree
- 11:00Reach Router
- 11:30Recognize breaking points
- 12:00Migrations
- 14:30CSS
- 16:10Credit Cards
- 18:10Cocaine
- 18:30Abstractions
- 19:30What can we focus on
- 20:00User experience
- 20:40Components
- 21:30Freelancing
- 22:30Making money as a developer
- 23:50Not how promotions and money works in companies
- 24:20Technical skills and money
- 25:30Predicting the future
- 26:00Clippy
- 26:20Responsive design
- 27:00COBOL cowboys
- 27:40Find your niche
- 29:00Stop seeking external approval
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