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Back to the Future: Building High-Performance UIs with Web Standards and Full-Stack Ownership
2025-11-19 , Stage 1 (first floor)

In an era of complicated frontend architectures, we took a different approach in a web application: Embracing web standards, server-rendered HTML, and minimal JavaScript. We managed to build a robust, user-friendly interface using "boring" but powerful web technologies. Our approach without a system of distributed microservices broke traditional silos and enabled developers to own full-stack features and with that accelerated prototyping.

In our talk you will learn about our experiences along the way and how returning to core web principles and working with a design engineering mindset can create more maintainable, performant and user-centric interfaces.


Level:

Basic

​Jan is a frontend engineer working at BI X, Boehringer Ingelheim's digital lab, where he is supporting the business and team members with web and accessibility best practices & implementations. He also runs the Frontend RheinMain community hub which brings together tech companies, developers and knowhow. And he enjoys home computer nostalgia.

​Andreas is a backend engineer working at BI X - Boehringer Ingelheim's digital lab. Andreas is a boring technologies enthusiast and enjoys functional programming languages and simplicity. He's a father of two, amateur marathon runner and hobby cook with a passion for vegan cuisine.