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Episode 139: Building the Static Web Apps CLI with Wassim Chegham

Episode Summary

Wassim Chegham talks about his work on the Azure Static Web App CLI. Why would you need an emulator to test local development? Does the CLI bring Azure to your local development? What does static really mean in this context? And what was it like releasing a tool like this to his peers?

Episode Notes

Recording date: 05/25/2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Wassim Chegham @Manekinekko

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Resources:

• Azure Static Web Apps CLI on GitHub
• Static Web Apps Authentication & Authorization
• Local development with the CLI
• Azure Static Web Apps CLI docs
• Netlify dev CLI
• Vercel dev CLI
• Server-Static npm package
• Fallback routes
• Http-proxy
• Azure Static Web Apps VS Code extension
• Grace Hopper

Timejumps

• 01:06 Guest introduction
• 03:10 What is Azure Static Web Apps CLI?
• 07:26 Why do I need an emulator to test local development?
• 09:43 Sponsor: Nrwl
• 10:22 Does the CLI bring Azure to your local development?
• 11:51 What does static mean in this context?
• 16:22 What was it like releasing this to your peers?
• 24:31 How did you handle the proxy?
• 26:09 What is a fallback route?
• 40:11 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 41:17 Developing tools and an ecosystem
• 53:19 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.