Building the Static Web Apps CLI with Wassim Chegham on Web Rush #139

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?

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const podcast = { 
  episode: 139,
  title: 'Building the Static Web Apps CLI',
  topics: [ 
    'CLI', 'Azure', 'Static'
  ],
  guest: 'Wassim Chegham'
  hosts: [
    'Craig Shoemaker', 'John Papa'
  ]
};

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:

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.