Description
Develops expertise in web client technologies, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
We need to provide our users with a modern, responsive web product that renders well across all major browsers. We need engineers with expertise in web client technologies to help us continue to build industry-leading technology like our editor and take advantage of new opportunities like AMP.
Milestone 1
(adds 1 mile to your journey)
Works effectively within established web client architectures, following current best practices
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Makes minor modifications to existing screens | Implemented sticky footer on the post page |
| Fixes simple design quality issues | Hooked up the action to dismiss a post from a stream |
| Uses CSS appropriately, following style guide | Built PaymentHistory screen using ResponseScreen |
Milestone 2
(adds 3 miles to your journey)
Develops new instances of existing architecture, or minor improvements to existing architecture
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Makes sensible abstractions based on template and code patterns | Built credit card input component |
| Specs and builds interactive components independently | Created shared buttons template |
| Prototypes simple new features quickly | Built modal system |
Milestone 3
(adds 6 miles to your journey)
Designs major new features and demonstrates a nuanced understanding of browser constraints
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Provides useful design feedback and suggests feasible alternatives | Designed font loading strategy for Medium |
| Performs systemic tasks to significantly minimise bundle size | Researched utility of service workers for Medium |
| Acts a caretaker for all of web client code | Designed and implemented ResponseScreen |
Milestone 4
(adds 12 miles to your journey)
Builds complex, reusable architectures that pioneer best practices and enable engineers to work more effectively
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Pioneers architecture migrations that reduce programmer burden | Designed Medium's post morpher and delta system |
| Implements complex UI transitions that bring delight | Implemented Medium's scrolling text over image blur |
| Makes architectural decisions that eliminate entire classes of bugs | Designed and pioneered proto-based model storage |
Milestone 5
(adds 20 miles to your journey)
Is an industry-leading expert in web client or sets strategic web client direction for an eng team
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Invents new techniques to innovate and overcome browser constraints | Invented CSS in JS |
| Identifies and solved systemic problems with current architecture | Defined and drove migration strategy to Lite |
| Defines a long-term vision for web client and ensures projects are in service of it | Implemented unidirectional data flow to completion |
Configuration Health
- ✅ Associated with 1 role
- ⚠️ Has been referenced in no observations
- ℹ️ No one has achieved a milestone on this ability
- ⛔️ Last updated: almost 5 years ago
- ℹ️ Never conversed about
Role & Position Requirements
- Buildersare recommended to be milestone 1+
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