The flood of tools and frameworks in the front-end development world caused both the developers and their employers to lose sight of the things that really matter - software craftsmanship. It’s demand for Angular over TDD, SASS over SOLID. This loss of focus from the essentials is in the long run damaging and sadly - it is all self-inflicted. In this talk we will go over the long-term effects and explore solutions.

1. CDD @ FED
Boris Litvinsky,
Tech Lead at WIX
linkedin/borislit github.com/borislit@borislitborisl@wix.com

2. Standard FED Job Description
Requirements:
● At least 3 years of experience of frontend
development working with JavaScript,
● Advanced HTML & CSS (including SASS/Less)
● Experience with Bootstrap
● Experience with modern web frameworks such as
AngularJS, ReactJS, Meteor, Backbone.js
● Experience with client build tools (Webpack, Gulp)
Deep understanding of UI and UX aspects
Advantages:
● Familiarity with unit test frameworks for JavaScript
(Jasmine, Mocha etc.)
● Familiarity with Flux/Redux
● Experience with Git
Requirements:
● At least 3 years of experience of frontend
development working with JavaScript,
● Advanced HTML & CSS (including SASS/Less)
● Experience with Bootstrap
● Experience with modern web frameworks such as
AngularJS, ReactJS, Meteor, Backbone.js
● Experience with client build tools (Webpack, Gulp)
Deep understanding of UI and UX aspects
Advantages:
● Familiarity with unit test frameworks for JavaScript
(Jasmine, Mocha etc.)
● Familiarity with Flux/Redux
● Experience with Git

3. That's planning for failure, Morty
Even dumber than
regular planning
“
“
- Rick Sanchez

4. You’re likely to hire a
CDD expert

5. What’s CDD You Ask?
CV Driven Development - is a software development process which
prioritises design and development choices that will enhance the
implementing programmer’s CV over other potential solutions,
regardless of how rational that choice is.
https://martinjeeblog.com/2015/03/11/cv-driven-development-cdd/

6. The interview is focused on a wrong
thing
“Does he/she really knows ?“
Why?

7. You promote a crappy culture
(aka “Principal - Agent Problem”)
Why?

8. Frameworks are then used to write
fragile, unmaintainable, bloated code
Why?

10. The major rewrite pitch
(aka “If only we could rebuild it using
- it would all be better”)
Because now it’s time for...

11. But Guess What?
It Almost Never is!
Why would it be?

12. What We Should be Looking for
Requirements:
● At least 3 years of experience of frontend
development working with JavaScript,
● Advanced HTML & CSS (including SASS/Less)
● Experience with Bootstrap
● Experience with modern web frameworks such as
AngularJS, ReactJS, Meteor, Backbone.js
● Experience with client build tools (Webpack, Gulp)
Deep understanding of UI and UX aspects
Advantages:
● Familiarity with unit test frameworks for JavaScript
(Jasmine, Mocha etc.)
● Familiarity with Flux/Redux
● Experience with Git
Requirements:
● At least 3 years of experience of frontend
development working with JavaScript,
● You have an in-depth understanding of OOP,
SOLID
● You know functional programming principles.
● You care about design.
● You are passionate about TDD methodology and
architecture.
Advantages:
● Experience with Bootstrap
● Experience with modern web frameworks such as
AngularJS, ReactJS, Meteor, Backbone.js
● Experience with client build tools (Webpack, Gulp)

13. Well thats sounds like
slavery with extra steps
“ “
- Rick Sanchez

14. Cause and Effect

15. Educate your HRs and Recruiters

16. Don’t hate the player,
hate the game, son
“ “
- Rick Sanchez

17. Come, learn the newest framework“
“
Come, hone Your software
craftsmanship skills
“ “

18. Thank You
linkedin/borislit github.com/borislit@borislitborisl@wix.com