Ankita Kulkarni

Ankita Kulkarni

Ankita is an Creator Educator and Youtuber and creates educational content that helps developers level up in their careers such as her creates digital products such as her E-book on taking control of your first 90 days as an Engineering Leader, her courses on Next.js or Engineering Leadership. She has Taught 10,000+ students online. In the past, she has worked as a Senior Technical Leader, Solution Architect and Tech Lead. She has architected and scaled many web and mobile apps for clients using React, GraphQL, React Native and Next.js and Spent over 10+ years in Tech at the intersection of Front-end and Leadership.
Let's Fight: React Framework Showdown 🥊
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
Upcoming
Let's Fight: React Framework Showdown 🥊
Choosing the best framework is tough, isn't it? We've got Next.js, Remix, and a bunch of others thrown into the mix. So, let's keep it real in this talk—I'll be comparing three of the big contenders: Next.js, Remix, and one surprise package.We'll be looking at some key stuff like Data fetching, Routing, SEO, Performance, Server-side Rendering, and more. Think of it like a friendly showdown where these frameworks go head-to-head in a fair and square matchup.We'll dish out points and see who comes out on top, highlighting which framework rocks for different uses and helping you out with your next project. And hey, no favoritism here—I'll be keeping it neutral and backing it all up with real-world examples.
GraphQL. State management
GraphQL Galaxy 2022GraphQL Galaxy 2022
22 min
GraphQL. State management
In this talk, I will cover why your switch to GQL and Apollo Client 3 should make you walk away from Redux. I will also talk about my journey from Redux -> Apollo Client and use a few project examples for why it makes sense holistically and the challenges I experienced during that transition. Toward the end of this talk, you will be confident about the pros and cons of each approach.
Building a Lightning-Fast Site with Next.js, Tailwind and GraphQL
React Advanced 2022React Advanced 2022
9 min
Building a Lightning-Fast Site with Next.js, Tailwind and GraphQL
Next.js has grown in popularity over the past couple of years with features like server-side rendering, incremental static regeneration, image optimization, and more. Next.js is known as the production ready framework for React. In contrast, GraphQL is known for not just returning data for what you need with good schema design practices but also a good dev experience. In this talk, I’ll talk about how one can build an app that not just scales but also has high performance with Next.js, GraphQL and Tailwind. And Lastly, the future of CSS and Frontend development is building utilities, so CSS does not feel like an afterthought. At the end of this talk, you will learn how to go from making a sample app to a highly performant production-ready application.