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Open Source

Leveraging open source in 2025 and beyond: A business primer

20 Feb 2025 · 10 min read
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Open Source

A first-timer's experience of attending FOSDEM

James Milner · 18 Feb 2025 · 4 min read
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mobile
Accessibility
Open Source

Accessibility made even easier: Introducing Nearform’s new modular, Expo-ready React Native AMA

Justin Mathew · 23 Jan 2025 · 5 min read
Nearform tech experts attended Codemotion 2024: Read about their experiences
Open Source

Nearform tech experts attended Codemotion 2024: Read about their experiences

3 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
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Open Source

Nearform's open source workshops

Marco Ippolito · 25 Jun 2024 · 4 min read
The Evolution of urql
Open Source
backend
Frontend

The Evolution of urql

Grant Sander · 6 Dec 2022 · 4 min read
Third-party Packages in Sanity Studio V2
backend
Open Source

Third-party Packages in Sanity Studio V2

Grant Sander · 15 Nov 2022 · 4 min read
What the Hex?
design
Open Source

What the Hex?

Grant Sander · 24 Oct 2022 · 7 min read
Screen and Webcam Mixing and Recording with Web APIs
Frontend
Open Source

Screen and Webcam Mixing and Recording with Web APIs

Grant Sander · 22 Sept 2022 · 11 min read
Accessibility as a First-Class Citizen with React Native AMA
mobile
Accessibility
Open Source

Accessibility as a First-Class Citizen with React Native AMA

Alessandro Senese · 26 Jul 2022 · 6 min read
The awkward valley to ESM: Node.js, Victory, and D3
backend
Open Source

The awkward valley to ESM: Node.js, Victory, and D3

Ryan Roemer · 15 Jun 2022 · 9 min read
We're Building a Visual Regression Testing Library for React Native
mobile
Testing
Open Source

We're Building a Visual Regression Testing Library for React Native

Manos Konstantinidis · 13 Jan 2022 · 3 min read
Getting Started with (and Surviving) Node.js ESM
backend
Open Source

Getting Started with (and Surviving) Node.js ESM

Ryan Roemer · 9 Nov 2021 · 8 min read
Adventures with Victory and Canvas
Frontend
Open Source

Adventures with Victory and Canvas

Becca Bailey · 4 Nov 2021 · 7 min read
Animations in React Native: Performance and Reason-about-ability with Reanimated 2
mobile
Open Source

Animations in React Native: Performance and Reason-about-ability with Reanimated 2

Grant Sander · 29 Apr 2021 · 19 min read
Chats About urql: With Max Stoiber
backend
Open Source

Chats About urql: With Max Stoiber

Phil Plückthun · 23 Mar 2021 · 4 min read
Building 3-D Web Experiences With react-three-fiber
Frontend
Open Source

Building 3-D Web Experiences With react-three-fiber

Brian Mathews · 18 Mar 2021 · 4 min read
Introducing Spectacle's Enhanced Architecture
Frontend
Open Source

Introducing Spectacle's Enhanced Architecture

Carlos Kelly, Matt Hink · 10 Feb 2021 · 2 min read
Building Future UIs
design
Frontend
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Building Future UIs

Brian Mathews · 28 Jan 2021 · 7 min read
trace-pkg: Package Node.js apps for AWS Lambda and beyond
backend
cloud
Open Source

trace-pkg: Package Node.js apps for AWS Lambda and beyond

Ryan Roemer · 15 Dec 2020 · 2 min read
Conversion to TypeScript: Lessons Learned from an OSS Maintainer
Open Source

Conversion to TypeScript: Lessons Learned from an OSS Maintainer

Emil Hartz · 8 Dec 2020 · 4 min read
How to urql, Part 3: The Normalized Cache
backend
Open Source

How to urql, Part 3: The Normalized Cache

Jovi De Croock · 11 Aug 2020 · 7 min read
An Open Source Maintainer's Guide to Publishing npm Packages
Open Source

An Open Source Maintainer's Guide to Publishing npm Packages

Kadi Kraman · 18 Jun 2020 · 7 min read
Introducing VictoryHistogram
Frontend
Open Source

Introducing VictoryHistogram

Alex Ngo · 26 May 2020 · 5 min read
Building a Feature-Rich CMS with Open Source Software
Frontend
Open Source

Building a Feature-Rich CMS with Open Source Software

Lauren Eastridge · 20 May 2020 · 8 min read
urql Devtools: The Road to V1
Frontend
Open Source

urql Devtools: The Road to V1

Andy Richardson · 28 Apr 2020 · 4 min read
Jetpack: trace your way to faster and smaller Serverless packages
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backend
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Jetpack: trace your way to faster and smaller Serverless packages

Ryan Roemer · 2 Apr 2020 · 5 min read
A New Generation For Spectacle
Frontend
Open Source

A New Generation For Spectacle

Carlos Kelly, Kylie Stewart · 10 Mar 2020 · 2 min read
How to urql, Part 2: Authentication & Multiple Users
Frontend
Open Source

How to urql, Part 2: Authentication & Multiple Users

Jovi De Croock · 26 Feb 2020 · 5 min read
How to urql, Part 1
Frontend
Open Source

How to urql, Part 1

Jovi De Croock · 10 Feb 2020 · 5 min read
Reflections on Renature
Open Source

Reflections on Renature

Parker Ziegler · 6 Feb 2020 · 6 min read
Building Physics-Based Animations with renature
Frontend
Open Source

Building Physics-Based Animations with renature

Parker Ziegler · 12 Jan 2020 · 8 min read
Introducing Renature: Experimenting with Physics for UI Animation
Frontend
Open Source

Introducing Renature: Experimenting with Physics for UI Animation

Parker Ziegler · 18 Dec 2019 · 6 min read
The UX Deck: Card-Based Testing for Better Design
design
Open Source

The UX Deck: Card-Based Testing for Better Design

Eliot Adams · 12 Dec 2019 · 9 min read
Runpkg v1.0 - The node packages explorer
Open Source
backend

Runpkg v1.0 - The node packages explorer

Luke Jackson, Alex Saunders, Kara Stubbs · 4 Dec 2019 · 4 min read
urql DevTools: Introducing Explorer View
Frontend
Open Source

urql DevTools: Introducing Explorer View

Nearform Commerce · 17 Oct 2019 · 4 min read
Progress Towards OSS Sustainability
Open Source
Ways of Working

Progress Towards OSS Sustainability

Lauren Eastridge · 28 Aug 2019 · 3 min read
Jetpack: multiple engines for your Serverless packaging and more!
cloud
backend
Open Source
devops

Jetpack: multiple engines for your Serverless packaging and more!

Ryan Roemer · 11 Jun 2019 · 3 min read
Placing Radium Into Maintenance Mode
Frontend
Open Source

Placing Radium Into Maintenance Mode

Kyle Cesmat · 4 Jun 2019 · 2 min read
Urql, Grown Up
Frontend
Open Source

Urql, Grown Up

Phil Plückthun · 31 May 2019 · 4 min read
Head-First into Open Source
Open Source

Head-First into Open Source

Dominic Coelho · 30 May 2019 · 3 min read
Jetpack revisited: Even faster Serverless packaging and deploys
cloud
backend
Open Source
devops
Performance

Jetpack revisited: Even faster Serverless packaging and deploys

Ryan Roemer · 28 May 2019 · 3 min read
CI/CD In a Build-free World
devops
Open Source

CI/CD In a Build-free World

Kara Stubbs · 21 May 2019 · 3 min read
Tipple: Stealing Ideas From GraphQL and Putting Them to REST
backend
Frontend
Open Source

Tipple: Stealing Ideas From GraphQL and Putting Them to REST

Andy Richardson · 16 May 2019 · 5 min read
Jetpack: blazingly fast Serverless packaging and deploys
cloud
backend
Open Source
devops

Jetpack: blazingly fast Serverless packaging and deploys

Ryan Roemer · 14 May 2019 · 3 min read
runpkg: The Online Package Explorer
Open Source

runpkg: The Online Package Explorer

Luke Jackson · 13 May 2019 · 3 min read
Paying Cold, Hard Cash for Open Source Contributions
Open Source

Paying Cold, Hard Cash for Open Source Contributions

Jani Eväkallio · 2 May 2019 · 3 min read
OSS Maintenance Levels
Open Source

OSS Maintenance Levels

Lauren Eastridge · 17 Apr 2019 · 2 min read
New Spectacle Lander
design
Open Source

New Spectacle Lander

Emma Brillhart · 1 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
Locking down AWS Serverless applications, the right way
cloud
backend
Security
Open Source

Locking down AWS Serverless applications, the right way

Ryan Roemer · 14 Mar 2019 · 10 min read
YesNo: Better HTTP Testing
backend
Testing
Open Source

YesNo: Better HTTP Testing

Ian Walker-Sperber · 27 Nov 2018 · 4 min read
Finding and fixing duplicates in webpack with Inspectpack
Frontend
Open Source
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Finding and fixing duplicates in webpack with Inspectpack

Ryan Roemer · 31 Oct 2018 · 16 min read
Hooked
Frontend
Open Source

Hooked

Jani Eväkallio, Matt Hink · 25 Oct 2018 · 5 min read
Announcing Spectacle Boilerplate MDX
Open Source
Frontend

Announcing Spectacle Boilerplate MDX

Emma Brillhart · 15 Oct 2018 · 2 min read
Victory is Turning 30
Frontend
Open Source

Victory is Turning 30

Lauren Eastridge · 18 Jul 2018 · 2 min read
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Open Source

Screenshot Testing with Chromatic

Lauren Eastridge · 21 May 2018 · 2 min read
Introducing react-fast-compare
Frontend
Open Source
Performance

Introducing react-fast-compare

Chris Bolin · 7 May 2018 · 2 min read
Nuka Carousel: The React Carousel, Rethought and Refined
Frontend
Open Source

Nuka Carousel: The React Carousel, Rethought and Refined

Carlos Kelly · 23 Apr 2018 · 1 min read
Effortless Assertions and Testing with Enzyme Matchers 6
Frontend
Testing
Open Source

Effortless Assertions and Testing with Enzyme Matchers 6

Carlos Kelly · 26 Mar 2018 · 2 min read
Introducing URQL (beta), a Universal React Query Library
Frontend
backend
Open Source

Introducing URQL (beta), a Universal React Query Library

Ken Wheeler · 30 Jan 2018 · 3 min read
OAuth and PKCE with React Native
mobile
Security
Open Source

OAuth and PKCE with React Native

Kadi Kraman · 16 Jan 2018 · 4 min read
Spectacle 4.0 Has Arrived
Frontend
Open Source

Spectacle 4.0 Has Arrived

Carlos Kelly, Ken Wheeler · 14 Nov 2017 · 2 min read
Introducing Webpack Dashboard & Electron Webpack Dashboard 1.0
Open Source
devops

Introducing Webpack Dashboard & Electron Webpack Dashboard 1.0

Carlos Kelly, Ken Wheeler · 17 Oct 2017 · 2 min read
Adaptive UIs with react-image-palette
Frontend
Open Source

Adaptive UIs with react-image-palette

Brandon Dail · 9 Oct 2017 · 1 min read
Introducing Electron Webpack Dashboard
Frontend
Open Source

Introducing Electron Webpack Dashboard

Ken Wheeler · 16 Aug 2017 · 2 min read
Live Editing React Components for Better Documentation
Frontend
Open Source

Live Editing React Components for Better Documentation

Phil Plückthun · 31 May 2017 · 2 min read
Don't Fear the Fractal: Infinite State Composition with Freactal
Frontend
Open Source

Don't Fear the Fractal: Infinite State Composition with Freactal

Tyler Thompson · 3 May 2017 · 8 min read
Join Formidable at SeattleJS Conference
Frontend
mobile
Open Source

Join Formidable at SeattleJS Conference

Becca Lee · 26 Apr 2017 · 1 min read
Your Docs and You: A Guide for Your First OSS Portfolio
Open Source

Your Docs and You: A Guide for Your First OSS Portfolio

Paula Lavalle · 12 Apr 2017 · 3 min read
Introducing Appr: A New Review Workflow for Mobile Developers
mobile
Open Source
devops

Introducing Appr: A New Review Workflow for Mobile Developers

Jani Eväkallio · 29 Mar 2017 · 3 min read
Faster React SSR with Rapscallion
Frontend
Open Source
Performance

Faster React SSR with Rapscallion

Dale Bustad · 28 Feb 2017 · 7 min read
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AI-Native Engineering

Agile changed the world. Now it's AI-native engineering’s turn

Jeremy Vianna · 16 Apr 2026 · 5 min read
The death of the ‘decision committee’: Moving to AI-native governance
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The death of the ‘decision committee’: Moving to AI-native governance

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