Episode 056 - React and Next.js for AWS Developers with Lee Robinson

In this episode, Dave chats with Lee Robinson, VP of Developer Experience at Vercel. The pair discuss Lee’s career as a developer, an overview of what the React framework is, and an introduction to Next.js for developers. Lee then discusses some of the challenges in modern web development, what trends frontend developers should be paying attention to currently, and his thoughts on the future of React. Next.js conf will be held on October 25th, and is free to attend online via https://nextjs.org/conf. Lee will be coming back next week, post conference, to share all the recent announcements coming out of Next.js conf! Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leeerob Vercel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vercel Next.js on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextjs React on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reactjs Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Lee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeerob/ Lee on GitHub: https://github.com/leerob Lee’s Website: https://leerob.io/ [REGISTER] Next.js Conference: https://nextjs.org/conf [VIDEO] Pete Hunt’s Talk – React and Rethinking Best Practices: https://bit.ly/3z21KAl [VIDEO] Introduction to React Like It's 2025 by Lee Robinson: https://bit.ly/3SCYFh7 [BLOG] Rust Is the Future of JavaScript Infrastructure by Lee Robinson: https://leerob.io/blog/rust [BLOG] Past, Present, and Future of React State Management by Lee Robinson: https://leerob.io/blog/react-state-management [DOCS] Next.js - From JavaScript to React: https://nextjs.org/learn/foundations/from-javascript-to-react [DOCS] How Next.js Works: https://nextjs.org/learn/foundations/how-nextjs-works [DOCS] React.js Overview: https://reactjs.org/ Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud