Frontend Workshop: 10 Key Takeaways from Our CTO's Session

Our CTO hosted an internal workshop on advanced frontend techniques with a focus on React. The goal was to help our frontend team improve their skills and stay up to date with best practices.

Here are 10 takeaways from the workshop:
 

1. Communication first, then code! We can’t wait for everything to be pixel-perfect, AI might replace that kind of work. Instead: propose, test, improve, and speak up when something feels off.
2. Read design through UX, not just UI.
3. Don ’t code on autopilot. Communicate actively with designers and team leads. 
4. Understand why you’re building something.
5. Good frontend is a result of thinking, not just implementation. Saying “I only know React” isn’t enough.
6. We’re in the software industry, not just the React industry.
7. We’re expected to understand HTTP, APIs, DOM, databases, architecture, regardless of stack.
8. If React is primary tool, go deeper. Focus on performance, patterns, hooks, and architecture.
9. Tools change, principles remain.
10. Know the difference between “knowing how to use a tool” and “understanding how it works.”

Curious how we apply this in real-world projects? Let’s connect.