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🎙 About the Podcast:

Join host Neciu Dan as he sits down with Stefano Magni, a senior front-end engineer and tech lead at Preply, to explore the intricacies of building a robust design system and the journey of working in public. Stefano shares his insights on the importance of skills, reputation, and networking in shaping a successful career. Discover how his experiences from building Flash mini-games to architecting React-based systems have influenced his approach to engineering excellence.

In this episode, they discuss:

The pivotal moment that led Stefano to work in public
How Preply's design system impacts user experience
The balance between perfectionism and pragmatism in engineering
The role of data-driven decisions in Preply's culture
Best practices for managing large codebases without tests
Stefano also shares his journey from a Flash developer to a leader in the design system space, emphasizing the value of sharing knowledge and building a strong professional network.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Stefano Magni and Preply
05:12 The Importance of Public Work
12:45 Building a Design System at Preply
18:30 Balancing Perfectionism and Pragmatism
25:00 Data-Driven Culture at Preply
32:15 Managing Large Codebases Without Tests
40:00 The Journey from Flash to React
47:30 Networking and Reputation in Tech
55:00 Closing Thoughts and Future Plans

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Links & Resources:

GitHub: https://github.com/NoriSte
articles/talks/course/repos: https://github.com/NoriSte/all-my-con...
Twitter:   / noriste  
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/noriste.bsky...
Strava:   / strava  

Preply careers: https://preply.com/en/careers

Preply’s articles
2023 rebrand:   / turning-the-page-preplys-successful-journe...  
Design System Visual Coverage:   / visual-coverage-why-and-how-preply-measure...  
How Preply improved INP on a Next.js application (without React Server Components and App Router):   / how-preply-improved-inp-on-a-next-js-appli...  

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