November 12, 2021

1Password is all in on its web stack (Interview)

1 hour 13 minutes

This week we’re bringing JS Party to The Changelog — Mitch and Andrew from the 1Password team talk with Amal and Nick about the company’s transition to Electron and web technologies, and how the company utilized its existing web stack to shape the future of its desktop experience.

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Featuring:

Mitchell Cohen – GitHub, X
Andrew Beyer – GitHub, X
Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Bluesky, Mastodon, X
Amal Hussein – GitHub, X

Show Notes:

1Password 8: The Story So Far

w3c community group for web extensions

1Password Security Design

GopherJS

React

Svelte

Electron

Rust

Neon (rust in Electron)

RFCs for JMAP?

1Password Careers Page (they are hiring!)

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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