Topics 10/22/2024

Let’s drum up some ideas for upcoming study group sessions! Below is a template that can be used for adding additional topics. If you see a topic you are interested in learning about, please put your name down where indicated (or just an X if you want to remain anonymous). And the same goes for those who may be interested in hosting/presenting a session.

Template

<Topic-Name-Here>

<Optional description>

• I want to learn about this

  • <add name here or just put an X – one person per line>

• I can present about this

  • <add name here – one person per line, there can be multiple presenters>

Topics

frontend-plugin-framework

Demo an example plugin setup(s) and provide high-level breakdown. (repo)

• I want to learn about this

  • Glib Glugovskiy

  • Chintan Joshi

  • Adolfo Brandes

  • Adam Stankiewicz

• I can present about this

  • Max Frank

  •  

frontend-platform’s initialize.js

This file is well documented in the code as well as in the JSDoc page but perhaps a walk through of the documentation could be beneficial. NOTE: perhaps this should be broken up to go more in depth on each section

• I want to learn about this

  • X

  • Glib Glugovskiy

  • Adolfo Brandes

• I can present about this

  • David Joy

  • Adam Stankiewicz

Backend-for-Frontend pattern

Creating a dedicated backend for a specific frontend application

• I want to learn about this

  • @Max Frank

• I can present about this

  • <add name here or just put an X – one person per line>

Paragon General Usage

Introduction to using component libraries and general component usage

• I want to learn about this

  • <add name here or just put an X – one person per line>

• I can present about this

  • @Max Frank

Best Practices for adding/migrating to Typescript

How to go from JS Open edX MFE to a TS Open edX MFE walkthrough with steps and examples

• I want to learn about this

  • @Katrina Nguyen

  • @Hina Khadim

• I can present about this

  • @Marlon Keating

Converting Legacy Code to MFE

LMS FE code and Django templates into MFEs

• I want to learn about this

  • <add name here or just put an X – one person per line>

• I can present about this

  • <add name here – one person per line, there can be multiple presenters>

FE Testing

React testing library and other tools as well as best practices when using them within Open edX frontend applications

• I want to learn about this

  • @Max Frank

• I can present about this

  • @Braden MacDonald

Devtools

React devtools as well as other tabs (Network/Console/Sources/Elements) and how to use them effectively

• I want to learn about this

  • @Max Frank

  • @Braden MacDonald

• I can present about this

  • <add name here – one person per line, there can be multiple presenters>

Brainstorm

Ideas

• FE testing (ie. React testing library) +

  • How to mock test data

• semantic-release +

• MFEs - General build process and guidelines

• Observability tools (ie. Segment, NewRelic, DataDog) +

• React Redux patterns and tools

• Backend-For-Frontend API pattern + + +

• Going from UI design to Code design (ie. wire-framing)

  • Figma in Devmode?

• Github Actions

• Using frontend-template-application repo to set up a new MFE

• Accessibility and a11y tools

  • aria-* attributes +

• Deprecation and code removal of FE components in Open edX

  • https://open-edx-proposals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/processes/oep-0021-proc-deprecation.html

• Feature-based application organization +

  • https://github.com/openedx/frontend-template-application/blob/master/docs/decisions/0002-feature-based-application-organization.rst

• Changing to a theme/brand

• JavaScript based configuration

• Publishing and maintaining an npm package

• Eslint +

  • General usage and setting eslint configs

• Paragon

  • Introduction to Paragon components and general usage + +

• React Developer tools +

  • how to debug

  • using the various tabs (Network/Console/Sources/Elements)

• Typescript +

  • How to use our existing TS infrastructure +

  • Best practices for adding/migrating to TS + +

• Converting legacy code to React + +