Remix Conf Europe 2022

This Talk introduces the Remix architecture patterns for web applications, with over 50% of participants using Remix professionally. The migration from single page applications to Remix involves step-by-step refactoring and offers flexibility in deployment options. Scalability can be achieved by distributing the database layer and implementing application caching. The backend for frontend pattern simplifies data fetching, and Remix provides real-time capabilities for collaborative features through WebSocket servers and Server-SendEvents.

Remix and Prisma enable front-end developers to become full-stack developers by working across different parts of the stack without diving into complexities. They provide a great framework for writing code and interacting with databases, making it easier to be a full-stack developer. Prisma's ORM allows mapping database models to JavaScript or JSON models. Developing a full stack app with Remix requires structuring components and loaders differently, but simplifies development by focusing on one place.

This Talk discusses Harvey's performance journey and how it led to the adoption of Remix. The engineering team addressed scaling and performance issues through backend fixes and frontend improvements. The redesign focused on loading products by category and prioritizing performance. The implementation of Remix resulted in improved performance and a reduction in API requests. The focus on long-term scalability is essential for handling a growing product list and customer base.

Remix is an open-source project with a modular design and excellent mutation story. It benefits from being part of Shopify and has an open RFC process for feature requests. Remix is influenced by the Hydrogen team and plans to work closely with them. Exciting features include the ability to send promises in responses and support for styling solutions. Remix version 2 will have a roadmap and be framework agnostic. Collaboration with React on server components is important. Livestreams and community discussions are encouraged. The design philosophy focuses on web standards and simplifying code. Remix prioritizes server-side first but also considers static generation. Overall, Remix simplifies code and removes complexity.

Remix Flat Routes is a new convention that aims to make it easier to see and organize the routes in your app. It allows for the co-location of support files with routes, decreases refactor and redesign friction, and helps apps migrate to Remix. Flat Folders convention supports co-location and allows importing assets as relative imports. To migrate existing apps to Flat Routes, use the Remix Flat Routes package's migration tool.

This Talk introduces Remix and internationalization, highlighting the impact and importance of internationalization in software development. It explores different approaches to internationalizing URLs and the use of Remixi18next for internationalization in Remix. The Talk covers the creation and configuration of translated files, as well as the importance of loading translation files before hydration for improved performance. It discusses the challenges and benefits of localization, including the use of folder-level translation and dynamic routes. The Talk also touches on different translation approaches and the importance of considering user experience and understanding in different languages.

Web accessibility ensures that people with disabilities can use and participate equally on the web. Over 15% of the global population has some form of disability. Improving web accessibility can be done using tools like ex-DEV tools and the web disability simulator. Color contrast plays a crucial role in readability, and semantic HTML and tab order help with functionality and user flow. There are additional tools and extensions available for further exploration.

Today's Talk discusses the new frontier of e-commerce at the edge, focusing on headless commerce and the benefits it offers. The edge, an intermediate server, can improve website loading by rendering HTML on the server and reducing latency. Venger, an open-source headless e-commerce framework, is introduced as a solution to cache API responses at the edge and improve performance. The Venger online shop demonstrates excellent performance, highlighting the benefits of headless and edge computing in e-commerce.

Let's talk about remixing our stack in a Monorepo workspace, which allows for incremental migration and is suitable for transitioning from a Next.js app to a remix stack. Refactoring may be required for feature-specific and Next.js-coupled components, but the process is simplified because the features have already been moved out. Configuring the Monorepo to reference packages locally and linking them to the Next.js application is necessary. Nx provides benefits like fast refreshing, pre-configured setups, and features like local and remote caching.

Today's Talk discusses Remix and Personalization, highlighting the benefits of personalized experiences in websites and web applications. Different types of personalization are explained, along with the steps to implement a personalization strategy. The use of Remix and Storyblock to implement personalized experiences on a website is demonstrated. The structure of a page with personalized content for different user types is shown, along with the use of cookies to identify user interests. The implementation of a personalization strategy using React components and the Storyblock API is explained.

Daphne uses Remix for their web application, benefiting from its resilience, error boundaries, cache boundaries, and progressive enhancement. Remix simplifies form submission, authorization, and validation, and allows for easier refactoring and code duplication avoidance. Next and Remix are used together, with Remix serving as the backend for the frontend and handling data aggregation. Remix provides query functions for fetching data, mutations for form data validation and API calls, and custom conventions using the handle export. Migrating to Remix resulted in smaller JavaScript files, faster navigation, and the ability to preload data and assets. The migration process took around nine months and involved mixing Next.js and Remix using Express. Hiring someone to work on Remix is easier than hiring for other frameworks.

Remix is a full stack web framework that focuses on the user interface and works back to web standards. It eliminates render and fetch waterfalls in web applications, resulting in improved performance. Remix leverages the foundations of the web and combines them with features like HTTP caching and dynamic server rendering. It allows for progressive enhancement and speeds up the user experience. Remix is a powerful tool for web development with great potential for the future.

DynamoDB is a next-generation key-value database that is low-latency, scalable, and easy to use. It offers advantages such as local development options, a generous free tier, and fast performance. Common misconceptions about DynamoDB being expensive or hard to learn are debunked. The Talk covers topics like basic modeling, separating concerns, working with DynamoDB in Remix, and building a DynamoDB client. Overall, DynamoDB is a powerful database that integrates well with Remix and provides efficient data access patterns.

This talk discusses the usage of Microfrontends in Remix and introduces the Tiny Frontend library. Kazoo, a used car buying platform, follows a domain-driven design approach and encountered issues with granular slicing. Tiny Frontend aims to solve the slicing problem and promotes type safety and compatibility of shared dependencies. The speaker demonstrates how Tiny Frontend works with server-side rendering and how Remix can consume and update components without redeploying the app. The talk also explores the usage of micro frontends and the future support for Webpack Module Federation in Remix.