What does Cosmos offer?
1. Component-driven development
Cosmos creates an isolated component dev environment, providing a focused developer experience with a quick feedback loop.
2. Component testing re-imagined
Cosmos makes testing UIs straightforward by providing a pluggable API for mocking component inputs, from props and state to http responses and local storage.
3. Living style guide
Cosmos generates an interactive component explorer which can be exported statically and shared across the organization.
Check out github.com/react-cosmos for more details.
How does Cosmos fit into your existing development process?
Cosmos works with the tools developers already love and use — React, Babel and webpack. It can also be configured to work with other compilers and bundlers.
Cosmos bridges the gap between designers & developers by creating a single source of truth for UI primitives and enables teams to share a set of common building blocks.
Cosmos integrates with popular testing frameworks like Jest or Mocha and strengthens CI/CD practices by enabling a new set of automated tests.
If you're just getting started...
You need tools that allow you to iterate quickly, without getting too caught up in boilerplate or rigor. But you also don't want to rewrite from scratch after you've grown.
I can help you choose the right tools to start off on the right foot, as well as prepare you for later-stage tech investments to phase in when the time is right.
If you're outgrowing your dev practices...
You need technical foresight to keep up with your ambitions. Your products and teams are growing, but so is your technical debt. It's time to invest in tools.
I can assist your core UI team (or help create it), and design the blueprint for developing web UIs at scale, tailed to your product needs.
Good words
Ovidiu is a consummate UI architecture professional who would be an asset to any organization looking to develop web UIs at scale. With a proven track record building the Analytics UI for Hootsuite, Ovidiu can help your organization scale its front end with React Cosmos.
Ajai Sehgal
CTO EagleView, The Chemistry Group, Hootsuite
Ovidiu was very easy to work with. He’s an expert in React and JavaScript, and a solid software engineer overall. He has a knack for asking the right questions to gather clear requirements, and can use those to develop stronger solutions than you initially envisioned. Highly recommended.
Richard Bolkey
Director of Engineering OneSpot