Performance & UX

It might come as a surprise, but becoming a successful freelance web developer requires more than just being a web developer. It’s true that the development work stays the same; for example, a full-time JavaScript developer might work on a Next.js website in the same way a freelance developer would. After all the language hasn’t […]

We’re excited to announce the Prismic Early Access Program — a new program that gives developers first access to Prismic’s latest features, tools, and product updates. Through this program, you will be able to share insights, tell us about bugs you’ve encountered, and shape the roadmap toward a better product right from the start. This

We’re excited to announce the first Prismic Early Access Program cohort: Gatsby Refresh 2022. The Prismic Early Access Program gives you the opportunity to test and provide feedback on new Prismic features, tools, and product updates before the general public. You’ll get a direct line of communication to those building these features at Prismic so

For many businesses, competing in the digital world requires adapting and deploying updates to applications at a rapid pace. As a result, monolithic architecture is becoming a thing of the past for many teams, and taking its place are new approaches, like MACH architecture. While MACH is just one of several similar approaches, it’s an

We’ve seen some awesome APIs we could test out so far in our series, so now we will learn how to test APIs using Postman. If you’re not sure what an API is, we recommend you read our previous guide to get an excellent overview. We chose Postman because it makes API testing easy. It

On the menu for this month’s Optimized Dev challenge: React Server Components. React Server Components have been teased for what feels like a loooong time, at least in Internet years. The concept was first presented by the React team back in December 2020. Since then, the React team and others in the industry, including Vercel and

For as long as React has been around, there has always been the pain point of data fetching and showing loading UIs while the data is being fetched. There have been various attempts to fix this over the years, but there’s never been a true first-party solution from React itself to address this issue. That

This spring, I tasked myself with exploring the possible integrations Prismic could offer with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs, a.k.a. code editors). This was a topic I was interested in and aligned with our current goal of providing you with the best integration and experience. I also felt like it could come with the opportunity for

Let’s continue our introductory series on APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). We’ve already learned how APIs work, so now it’s time to explore some APIs that are available for us to try. APIs are the glue that holds projects together, and in the vast majority of cases, applications simply wouldn’t work without them. So, I’m sure

It’s so easy to build a website that it’s never been harder. ~Me, 2022-2024 Whether you’re new to the JavaScript ecosystem or a seasoned veteran, you know how diverse the “getting started” landscape has become. There are dozens of frameworks and “meta-frameworks” available to spin up your next project, each catering to different needs and