December 2019 Summaries

Vercel recently hosted its first-ever remote conference, `backendlessConf_`, which received a significant amount of interest from the developer community. The event featured 16 international speakers sharing their expertise on various aspects of frontend development and JAMstack. A dedicated Slack channel was created to facilitate connections among participants, while a live feed of chat activity was displayed alongside the conference video stream. Sponsors such as Cloudinary, Sanity, Mux, Prismic, Pusher, Crystallize, FaunaDB, and others supported the event, which was published on Vercel TV and YouTube. The experience was rewarding for the Vercel team, and they look forward to organizing the next edition.

Vercel has introduced a new feature that allows users to apply custom domains to their preview deployments using branch domains. To set up this feature, users must first link their project to a Git repository and then add a new domain, selecting a specific Git branch to assign the domain to. Once the setup is complete, pushing a new commit to the selected branch will update the domain to reflect the latest deployment. This feature aims to provide users with more control over their branding and customization options for preview deployments.

Vercel, a platform for frontend developers, has made several updates in December 2019 to improve its features and user experience. The company has discontinued support for Node.js 8, which is now at end-of-life, and introduced new features such as shortened domain TXT verification records, improved domain redirects, and enhanced logging capabilities. Additionally, Vercel has simplified the process of purchasing domains, made changes to team slugs, and updated its fieldset footer to clarify its support for certain integrations. The platform also offers a more streamlined experience for interested partners to explore its features and benefits.