In this insightful Frontend Nation talk, Filip Rakowski, co-founder and CTO of Alokai (formerly Vue Storefront), shares his 8+ years of experience building modern, open-source e-commerce solutions. Whether you're currently working on an e-commerce project or not, Filip explains why this content is highly relevant for all web developers. Key topics and takeaways: - The shift from monolithic to headless e-commerce architectures - Accelerating UI development with Alokai's open-source Storefront UI library - Scaling e-commerce for higher traffic: best practices for SSR caching and handling session-specific content - Simplifying data management across multiple APIs with a dedicated API gateway layer - Introduction to Alokai Middleware for seamless 3rd party integrations and data orchestration Filip provides a valuable roadmap for building performant, maintainable, and flexible e-commerce frontends using modern web technologies. With the number of e-commerce sites skyrocketing in recent years, these insights are indispensable for developers looking to create exceptional online shopping experiences. #ecommerce #opensource #webdevelopment #headless #alokai #frontendnation --- The world of frontend development is brimming with exciting possibilities 🙌 Don't miss out on the chance to learn from the best courtesy of Frontend Nation 2024: 💻 Read our blog: https://frontendnation.com/blog ▶️ Watch the rest of the videos (talks, Q&As, mighty bites and more): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxddmVXxb3HuuKuxT-RdgBRxDNPRpem95 🎟️ Sign up for Frontend Nation 2025 so you can stay up to date with what we have planned. https://frontendnation.com/ --- 💜 Special thanks to all our event sponsors for 2024: Diamond Sponsors Sentry: https://sentry.io/ TinyMCE: https://www.tiny.cloud/ Convex: https://www.convex.dev/ Vue School: https://vueschool.io/ Certificates.dev: https://certificates.dev/ Platinum Sponsors Cypress: https://www.cypress.io/ JSWorld Conference: https://jsworldconference.com/ StackBlitz: https://stackblitz.com/ Vue.js Certifcation: https://certificates.dev/vuejs/ Angular Certification: https://certificates.dev/angular Gold Sponsors Smashing Magazine: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ WeAreDevelopers: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/ Techtonica: https://techtonica.org/ OfferZen: https://www.offerzen.com/ vFairs: https://www.vfairs.com/ Mastering Nuxt: https://masteringnuxt.com/ Mastering Pinia: https://masteringpinia.com/