dotJS 2024 - James Q Quick - Dante’s Inferno of Fullstack Development (A Brief History)

The last 5 years in Web Development brought a whirlwind of changes, acronyms, and contrasting opinions as “best practices” constantly evolve. From static first to server everything, it feels like we’ve been circling down Dante’s 9 Circles of Hell. Join this talk for a discussion around the evolution of Web Development. We’ll explore the rise and sudden fall of the Jamstack, the overwhelming amount of rendering strategies, and most recently, the renewed emphasis on the server. The more you understand about where we’ve been and why, the more prepared you’ll be for the future! ​