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Web Components: Build UI Kits for all UI Frameworks

Andrew Maksimchenko — Thu, 22 May 2025 09:58:46 +0000

“Frameworks come and go. But standards stay forever.”

If you’ve ever rebuilt the same button or dropdown three times — once for React, once for Angular, and again for Vue — you already know the pain of UI fragmentation.

That’s exactly what inspired me to write this in-depth piece on HackerNoon:
👉 Web Components: Build UI Kits for All UI Frameworks

AND to distill all my expertise into a Udemy online course:
👉 Web Components: The Ultimate Guide from Zero to Hero

🧱 What’s the Big Deal?

Web Components are not “just another tech.” They’re a native browser standard — meaning:
🔷 No dependencies
🔷 Works with any frontend framework
🔷 Future-proof and evergreen.

With Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, HTML Templates, and Slots, you can encapsulate logic and styles while keeping your UI reusable across multiple projects — even if your teams use completely different stacks.

Here’s the core idea:

You write once — and reuse across React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, even jQuery apps.

Some things you’ll learn from the HackerNoon article:
🔷 Why Web Components are a natural fit for design systems
🔷 How to build cross-framework UI Kits that work without wrapping
🔷 How popular frameworks like Angular, React, and Vue already support Web Components
🔷 Mistakes to avoid when shipping Custom Elements at scale
🔷 How I used them to streamline dev teams with completely different tech stacks

No wrappers, no hacks, just real encapsulated components the browser understands.

💡 From Course to Code: Practical Use Cases

As the author of “Web Components: The Ultimate Guide from Zero to Hero”, I’ve taught hundreds of devs how to implement powerful design systems using Web Components — not only in greenfield apps but also as a migration strategy in legacy systems.

Start with the article above and learn the ropes. Then advance you can advance your knowledge with my online course.

By the end, you’ll have a portfolio of 2️⃣ powerful Web Components projects with clean, high-tech architecture. Moreover, you’ll be proud to showcase them as pet projects to impress your employers on Performance Reviews and interviews! 💼 ✨

Here we’ll also DIVE into the latest tools and techniques, from TypeScript, Storybook, Unit Testing, and CSS Modules to building UI Kits, Micro-Frontends, Localization, Accessibility, Monorepos, and more! And you’ll see how all of this can collaborate smoothly in the same project with Web Components:

I’ll show you how to build your own reusable UI Kits & Libraries! And lastly, we’ll craft a Micro-Frontend Architecture where we will build and connect multiple apps built in React, Vue and AngularJS. They will co-exist natively side-by-side and function as a single web app in complete synchronization and isolation from each other! 🔥

Final Words

Here’s something I always tell my students:

💬 “If you need reusage, don’t build yet another React component. Build a Web Component, and let React consume it.”

Web Components let you decouple your design system from your tech stack, speeding up development and onboarding time — especially in multi-team or micro-frontend environments.

If you’re tired of duplicating UI work across projects, this article might just change the way you ship frontend code.

And if you’re serious about mastering Web Components — don’t miss the full Web Components course I created.

Let’s make the web more reusable, one component at a time.

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Let’s grow personally and professionally together!

In a World of AI Coders and Automation — Soft Skills Will Be Your Superpower

Andrew Maksimchenko — Thu, 22 May 2025 09:07:37 +0000

“Your GitHub gets you the interview. Your empathy gets you the promotion.”

In tech, we’ve been trained to chase hard skills — the hottest framework, the best architecture pattern, the perfect LeetCode solution. But as we shift into a world where AI writes boilerplate and dev tools think for us, a new question arises:

What can’t be automated?

That’s the essence of my recent HackerNoon article:
👉 Soft Skills of the IT Future: What Will Set You Apart

🧠 What You’ll Learn

In the article, I walk you through:
• 🌐 Why technical talent is no longer the rarest currency
• 🗣 How communication, leadership, and adaptability are becoming the new edge
• 🚀 Real traits that helped developers in my teams grow faster than others — without always being the “smartest” in the room
• 👥 How to work with people, not just code
• ⚖️ And how soft skills are the only defense in a world being reshaped by AI and automation

I also share stories from mentoring dozens of developers over the years — what worked, what didn’t, and what truly elevated someone’s career trajectory.

💡 Devs, Read This Before Your Next Interview

Here’s the truth:

Everyone knows JavaScript. Not everyone knows how to properly run a meeting, gather requirements, maximize communication, or defuse conflict.

That’s why companies promote engineers who are not just great coders — but great teammates, listeners, and thinkers.

Whether you’re just entering tech or already leading a team, investing in soft skills is no longer optional — it’s your career insurance.

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For individual mentorship - feel free to submit the form on CodeLikeAndrew.io.

Let’s grow personally and professionally together!

Using Open AI with JS File API

Andrew Maksimchenko — Tue, 20 May 2025 08:26:05 +0000

Some time ago, I published a hands-on guide on HackerNoon about
👉 Leveraging OpenAI and JS File API that became extremely viral and gathers attention of around 50K readers.

In it, I walk through a real-world scenario where you combine:

🧠 OpenAI’s powerful LLMs - to send meaningful prompts to OpenAI
📂 JavaScript’s File API - to extract and stream file content using the JS File Reader API
⚙️ Frontend logic that bridges both - code snippets, UX tips, and more

You’ll learn how to build a seamless experience where your app can take an uploaded file, process its contents, and produce smart, contextual responses — all inside the browser.

The ability to use these APIs within the browser using JavaScript File API opens up a world of possibilities for creating more intuitive and creative user interfaces. As OpenAI continues to evolve and improve, we can expect to see even more opportunities for leveraging its technology in combination with JavaScript File API to create innovative applications that benefit both developers and end-users.

This piece is ideal for frontend developers, indie makers, and AI-curious engineers who want to bring ChatGPT-style intelligence into their UIs today.

And if you end up building something cool with it — I’d love to hear about it!

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Let’s grow personally and professionally together!

Time to Unlock Your Productivity as a Developer

Andrew Maksimchenko — Mon, 05 May 2025 09:33:18 +0000

Let’s be honest — staying productive as a developer isn’t just about writing more code. It’s about writing smarter, staying focused, and building systems that do the heavy lifting for you.

After mentoring devs for over a decade, I decided to finally distill my best strategies into a no-fluff, actionable article on HackerNoon — and it’s already high trending, catching the attention of around 50,000 readers:

Whether you’re a Junior Engineer just starting out your IT career or a Senior managing multiple priorities, this piece is FOR YOU!

Here I give you the 5 essential principles with practical examples that consistently make top engineers outperform:

🔸 ONE Thing
🔸 GTD: Getting Things Done
🔸 Consequences over Priorities
🔸 S.M.A.R.T.
🔸 Eisenhower Matrix

I packed it with real-life developer routines, productivity mindset shifts, and a few counterintuitive tips that could 10x your output (and sanity).

Read the full article here:
🚀 Boost Your Productivity as a Software Engineer 🚀

Let me know in the comments which one is your favorite? I would LOVE to know which techniques you personally use on a daily basis to keep yourself pushing forward!

Share it with a fellow dev who’s in hustle-mode but needs smarter tools!

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👨🏻‍💻 Let's Intro! 🍏 @CodeLikeAndrew

Andrew Maksimchenko — Sun, 04 May 2025 18:38:05 +0000

Hi, my dear reader! My name is Andrew Maksimchenko! 👨🏻‍💻 And I'm here to make this world a better place to live and grow personally and professionally 🤓🚀

This is my first article on Dev.To platform, so let's first meet each other and share our expertise!

I’m a Certified International IT Jury, Engineering Manager, Solution Architect, Lead Full-stack Developer, and Passionate IT Mentor with 10+ years of versatile professional experience. Embarked on my programming journey from early school days. Obtained Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Computer Science and Software Engineering.

I have profound expertise in JavaScript, Node.js, Databases, System Design, and AWS. I love Web Development and Engineering Management. But I've also worked extensively on creating hybrid Mobile & Smart TV **apps, **DevOps, Delivery & Resource Management, Software Architecture, and Interviewing. I also used to code apps in Java (Spring & Vertx), ASP Net C#, PHP, C/C++, and more. So I've got a lot to share.

I'm also a Udemy Online Course creator and founder of the "🍏 Daily Tech" Community, which connects talented IT-specialists around the world in one place.

Throughout my career, I have conducted more than 2,000 individual mentorship sessions with people of all technical levels worldwide, not to mention thousands of my beloved students on Udemy and other platforms.

I'm a multiple-time finalist and winner of the international and annual technology programs, including but not limited to:

🔸 Stevie Awards for Great Employers
🔸 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence
🔸 Globee Awards for Leadership
🔸 Globee Awards for Information Technology
🔸 Globee Awards for Business
🔸 Mentor of the Month in the Spotlight at WomenGoTech
🔸 and others

On top of that, I’m an active Tech Jury. Occasionally I'm invited to take part in worldwide IT-events (awards, conferences, hackathons), where I evaluate and nominate innovative solutions, breakthroughs, and achievements of individuals, start-ups and giant tech companies around the world (US, EU, UK, Canada, India, China, etc):

🔸 DevPost / MLH
🔸 Orpetron
🔸 Globee Awards
🔸 Lovie Awards
🔸 Anthem Awards
🔸 Abby Awards
🔸 Duke University
🔸 HackClub
and many more.

I'm a member of various international IT associations and guilds like IEEE, IACSIT, ACM, SigWeb, IADAS, IAHD, AITEX, WomenGoTech, and many more.

Apart from that, I love to transfer knowledge through technical writing. I have published expert papers in science journals on Web & Smart TV development and coding articles, and I’m a part of the Tech Writers / Editors team at HackerNoon, freeCodeCamp, Javascript.PlainEnglish, DevMedia, and other platforms.

All of my articles have become highly trending and viral, as I dedicate myself entirely to writing content of the highest quality. Here are a few ones to examine:

If there’s additional time to kill, I help others and contribute to open-source Github projects such as Angular, Fastify, Yarn, NestJS, and others.

Not long ago, LinkedIn granted me a TOP Voice Gold Badge and rated me as a noteworthy contributor to collaborative articles in four IT fields at once: Software Development, Database Administration, Product Engineering, and Programming:

I’ll be glad to convey my fighting spirit, passion, and energy, bring new fresh ideas on various challenges, and share my invaluable life and professional experience.

Willing to hone in on your skills and recharge your batteries? Then can't wait to see you on board!

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