Expanding the team

Since 2020, Web Dev Path has been building a supportive, hands-on community where entry-level tech professionals grow through real experience. Now, we’re stepping into our next phase: onboarding web projects from Canadian small businesses and non-profits that are willing to fund development costs while supporting community learning.

In the last month, we have onboarded four scrum masters and project mangers. Now we are looking for two UI/UX designers to join our team! If you're interested, please send us a message on our website - www.webdevpath.co. Be sure to include your LinkedIn profile and a short introduction so we can schedule a meeting with you!

Migrating to Typescript

We have started planning to migrate our website from JavaScript to TypeScript. This will happen in stages:

1. Upgrade all packages

This includes upgrading Next.js to version 15, React to v19, and we will also have to upgrade Node.js version on Netlify.

2. Setup Typescript Support

Following the Typescript Migration Guide, we will set up the project in a way that it supports both TypeScript and JavaScript files during the transition phase. All new pages and components will be made with typescript while we gradually migrate old JavaScript files to TypeScript.

Moving Away from Styled components

We have completed the migration to styled-components on our website in 2023. Recently, styled-components announced that they are entering maintenance mode. We had a discussion as to whether we have to move away from styled-components.

We believe it might be something we eventually need to do, but there is no immediate need to move away from it. In the next few months, we will investigate alternatives to styled-components, and develop a strategy for the migration.