Generally speaking, you should browse the codebase to figure out what is going on.
We have a few "philosophies" I want to make sure we honor throughout development:
When in doubt, do the thing that makes the app feel the fastest to use.
This includes things like
- Optimistic updates
- Using the custom data loader patterns and custom link components with prewarm on hover
- Avoiding waterfalls in anything from js to file fetching
Users should expect things to behave well by default. Less config is best.
We should not compromise on simplicity and good ux. We want to be pleasant to use with as little friction as possible. This means things like:
- All links are "share" links by default
- Getting from homepage to latest video should always be fewer than 4 clicks
- Minimize blocking states to let users get into app asap
We want to make things convenient, but we don't want to be insecure. Be thoughtful about how things are implemented. Check team status and user status before committing changes. Be VERY thoughtful about endpoints exposed "publicly". Use auth and auth checks where they make sense to.