Learning The Tech Stack

We are recommending that each new developer go through the following online learning courses. You will need to learn Next.js, React, Typescript and have a good understanding of modern frontend development. There are learning options for each listed below to learn via video tutorials and/or written walkthroughs.

Major Tools and Versions

Tool	Version	Notes
Node	20	The foundation for most tooling.
Next.js	15	Our server technology. There are significant new features in v15
React	19	You'll want to be comfortable with stateless/functional components, hooks, and grasp both client and server-side rendering (CSR and SSR)
TypeScript	5	All code is written in TypeScript
Tailwind	4	Used for styling
Zod	3	Used primarily for API call validation and testing
Shadcn	3	Our UI component system

Recommended Path

Topic	Video	Reading
Modern Javascript	https://www.udemy.com/course/es6-es7-and-es8-its-time-to-update-your-javascript/	Intro to ES6+
TypeScript	https://www.udemy.com/course/understanding-typescript/	TypeScript: Documentation - The Basics TypeScript: Documentation - TypeScript for JavaScript Programmers
Tailwind	Designing With Tailwind Tailwind v4 Crash Course	Dev Guide To Tailwind 4
React	The Ultimate React Course 2024: React, Redux & More	Hands on React - architecture Rendering In React 19 Thinking in React – React Escape Hatches – React
Next.js	What is CSR SSR SSG and ISR (youtube.com) https://www.udemy.com/course/nextjs-react-the-complete-guide/	The differences between CSR, SSR, and SSG - SSR - SSG - ISR - CSR in Next.js https://www.joshwcomeau.com/react/server-components https://nextjs.org/learn/react-foundations Learn Next.js by Vercel

Here are some downloadble TypeScript cheat sheets: TypeScript: Cheat Sheets