Frontend-Engineering

6 posts

frontend-engineering · Aug 27 · 13 min

I Do Not Add a Second Chart Stack Mid-Sprint

A green chart lockfile is not permission to add ECharts beside ApexCharts. Name a rollback owner and one failing chart fixture before anyone ships a second visualization stack.

frontend-engineering · Jul 31 · 12 min

A UI kit lockfile bump is change control, not cosmetics

shadcn-vue 2.8.1 looks like a quiet patch until registry entries, icon maps, message-scroller gutters, and number-field styles hit a real admin surface. Treat the lockfile bump as a release decision with an owner, smoke list, and rollback.

frontend-engineering · Jul 22 · 12 min

Vue Query Cache Invalidation Is a Contract, Not a Refetch Button

A successful Laravel mutation does not prove a Vue admin screen is fresh. Define query-key ownership, invalidation, rollback, and hydration as one cache contract.

frontend-engineering · Jul 21 · 12 min

ApexCharts 6.4 Is a Dashboard Contract Migration, Not a Package Bump

ApexCharts 6.4 changes heatmap geometry, rendering imports, and interaction defaults. Treat the upgrade as a dashboard contract migration with visual and behavioral tests.

frontend-engineering · Jul 18 · 14 min

Treat frontend file watching as a maintenance contract

A dev server that misses filesystem events is an unreliable feedback loop. Build proof for the path from edit to browser, then keep a rollback ready.

frontend-engineering · Jul 11 · 14 min

Vue 3.6 Vapor Mode: Build a Pilot Harness Before You Change a Rendering Path

A cautious Vue 3.6 Vapor Mode adoption pilot for Laravel and Vue SaaS teams: isolate one route, measure it, and keep a rollback path while Vapor remains unstable.