{"id":11802,"date":"2021-08-27T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/?p=11802"},"modified":"2025-06-13T21:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T04:40:18","slug":"better-development-experience-ottoman-js-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/better-development-experience-ottoman-js-video\/","title":{"rendered":"A Better Development Experience with Ottoman JS [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re a JavaScript developer,<\/strong> I hope you know about the JavaScript & Friends conference.<\/p>\n

The JS & Friends conference<\/a> is a diverse group of around 200 JavaScript developers and friends who get together to learn new skills and concepts and to network and develop new relationships. JS & Friends was virtual this year and last year (\u201920 and \u201921) because of the COVID-19 pandemic, of course.<\/p>\n

At this year’s conference, I presented on “A Better Development Experience with Ottoman JS” (skip directly there if you want<\/a>). Here’s what else made it a great experience for JavaScript developers of every skill level.<\/p>\n

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Keynote Recap: Blitz JS and More<\/h2>\n

I think it was apt that this year’s keynote at JS & Friends was about the changes we are seeing in the fullstack JavaScript with React space.<\/p>\n

Brandon Bayer<\/a> \u2013 whom I had the opportunity to host his debut of Blitz JS at ReactEurope 2020<\/a> \u2013 delivered this year’s keynote address: The Dawning of a New Age for Fullstack React<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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JS & Friends Keynote by Brandon Bayer of Blitz JS<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brandon has gone from obscure React library developer to a thought leader in the fullstack React community. Blitz JS<\/a> combines the server and client into one application and harkens back to the days of Ruby on Rails, but this framework is all about the JavaScript from the client to server.<\/p>\n

In his keynote, Brandon covered the timeline of fullstack React over time showing that between 2013 to 2020 the ability to get a project set up \u2013 with a database, API and client \u2013 required a lot of configuration and tough decisions.<\/p>\n

In 2020 when both Blitz JS and Redwood JS came on the scene \u2013 in the timeframe of about a month \u2013 they changed the landscape. These frameworks come complete with a CLI that gets you up and running with a full stack JavaScript application running your database of choice and an API with endpoints.<\/p>\n

My Talk: A Better Development Experience with Ottoman JS<\/h2>\n

At this year’s conference, I presented on: “A Better Development Experience with Ottoman JS<\/a>.\u201d (Click to watch the full video.)<\/p>\n

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\"Eric<\/a><\/p>\n

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In my talk, I covered:<\/p>\n