Frontend deploys previously have been a slow, and often manual process. Even then, testing different branches, rolling back releases with bugs, etc. have been pretty painful.

Lightning deployments is a very simple, yet a very impactful concept that hasn’t been used enough.

Outline

• How a frontend deployment happened at Shuttl and many other companies
• QA testing in the traditional frontend deployment setup
• How lightning deployments work and their conveniences
• Benefits with QA testing
• Benefits with previewing unreleased versions to customers
• Dealing with bugs faster than ever before because of instant rollbacks

Requirements

• Basic familiarity of how frontend projects are traditionally built, both as independent frontends, and as fullstack monoliths

Speaker bio

I’m Jayant. A frontend web developer at Shuttl, with a special interest in design, improving code quality, and developer experience.

Links

• https://github.com/jayantbh
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayantbhawal
• https://www.shuttl.com

Slides

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1axeeiRgxVEwe6pYadRN1YWauWDwS_IrSreaMWuylQVc/edit?usp=sharing