Week 01 Meetings and Activities

FOSSology UI/UX Redesign Project Sync Meeting 2

(June 3, 2025)

Discussed the current understanding of the FOSSology tech stack and clarified any remaining doubts around React fundamentals and FOSSology’s architecture.
Discussed the potential shift from using plain React to adopting the Next.js framework for the UI project, enabling better structure and performance.
Explored the benefits of adopting Next.js, such as routing, server-side rendering, better performance, and enhanced developer experience.
Mentors recommended prioritizing the migration tasks in the FOSSologyUI repo, with bug fixes and enhancements to follow in subsequent phases.

(June 4, 2025)

Discussed the next steps for the migration work, specifically setting up the Next.js + pnpm environment.
Raised and clarified questions related to the overall project idea and migration strategy.
Aligned on the learning curve involved and outlined an approach for migrating the existing React codebase to Next.js.
Gained a clearer vision of the upcoming development tasks and roadmap.

Completed brushing up on key React concepts, FOSSology’s workflow, and the overall tech stack prior to the meeting.
Actively participated in discussions around choosing Next.js as the base framework instead of plain React.
Discussed and finalized the migration approach that satisfies the shift from CRA to Vite and React 17 to 19, by adopting Next.js.
Clarified initial doubts about the project scope and direction during sync meetings.
Began outlining a structured plan for migrating the existing UI codebase into the new framework setup.

Learn the basic core concepts of Next.js required to start off with the migration.
Set up a basic development environment using Next.js with pnpm, ensuring compatibility with the existing project structure.
Begin migrating the existing React UI components to the new Next.js framework.