Hey, I’m Lee Robinson
I'm a developer, writer, and creator. I work as the Head of Developer Relations at Vercel. You’ve found my personal slice of the internet – sign my guestbook while you're here or learn more about me.
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Everything I Know About Style Guides, Design Systems, and Component Libraries
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A deep-dive on everything I've learned in the past year building style guides, design systems, component libraries, and their best practices.
How Stripe Designs Beautiful Websites
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Examining the tips and tricks used to make Stripe's website design a notch above the rest.
Creating a Monorepo with Lerna & Yarn Workspaces
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In this guide, you will learn how to create a Monorepo to manage multiple packages with a shared build, test, and release process.
Courses
React 2025
Build and deploy a modern Jamstack application using the most popular open-source software.
Learn Next.js
A free video course for building static and server-side rendered applications with Next.js and React.
Recent Videos
What is Incremental Static Regeneration? (ISR)
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Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) allows content editors and developers to use st...
Using Serverless Redis with Next.js
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When front-end developers are learning the full-stack, they often stumble on which ba...
What State Management Library Should I Use with React?
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Do I need to use Redux? Should I just use React Context? This video will explain the ...
Timeline
2021
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Head of Developer Relations at Vercel 👨👩👧👦
I'm extremely excited about this new role helping grow the Next.js and Vercel community.
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10,000 YouTube Subscribers 🎥
After many years on YouTube, I've started to figure this whole video thing out.
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5,000 Newsletter Subscribers 💌
If you want to stay up-to-date on my latest work, it usually hits the newsletter first. I try to send an update once a month.
2020
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Joined ▲Vercel
I'm excited to help grow the Next.js community and continue building the optimal workflow for front-end developers.
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Launched React 2025 💯
Building a real SaaS application, from zero to production.
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Emerging Technology Leader of the Year 🏆
I was extremely honored to be one of five finalists nominated for this award at the 2020 Prometheus Awards.
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Got Married 🥳
Great year for a wedding, huh? We had a small ceremony with family and it was better than I could have imagined.
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Became a Tech Lead 👨🏻💻
Starting at the beginning of 2020, I moved into a tech leadership role on an e-commerce development team at Hy-Vee.
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Mastering Next.js made $10K 📈
I taught hundreds of students from all over the world how to build web applications. Exceeded my wildest expectations.
2019
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Software Engineer III ✨
Led design system architecture at Hy-Vee, building new components with React, Storybook, and styled-components.
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Mastering Next.js ⚛️
Launched a 50+ lesson video course for building apps with Next.js and React.
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Bought a Townhome 🏡
Who wants to do yardwork? Not me. Plus, Allie and I love living downtown Des Moines.
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Got Engaged 💍
I asked my now fiancée, Allie, to marry me. She said yes! September was a busy month, to say the least – I also spoke at three events and sold my condo.
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Spoke at Talent42 🎤
I spoke to over 100 technical recruiting leaders from across the country at Talent42 in Seattle during a 45-minute keynote.
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