About Omri Lavi

Hi, I'm Omri Lavi 👋

A client infrastructure engineer with a passion for DX, speed and quality. I enjoy creating tools that enable faster development process. See some of my stuff below.

The Superpower of Babel: How We Saved 16% on Our Bundle Size

The Superpower of Babel: How We Saved 16% on Our Bundle Size

Discover new web optimization techniques with our custom Babel loader that decreased our bundle sizes by up to 16%.

Understanding TypeScript’s skipLibCheck Once and For All

August 25, 2021

Understanding TypeScript’s skipLibCheck Once and For All

Read about the behavior and usages of the skipLibCheck option, and understand when to use it.

Developing Self Compassion: An Answer to the Constant Burnout

Developing Self Compassion: An Answer to the Constant Burnout

Are you generally stressed about your value as a developer? Feeling like you’re just not enough? This post is for you.

Better Error Messages in TypeScript 4.2 - Smarter Type Alias Preservation

February 28, 2021

Better Error Messages in TypeScript 4.2 - Smarter Type Alias Preservation

Smarter Type Alias Preservation makes TypeScript “remember” which union-types are being used while displaying the error messages.

Git Metric - Solving the Pain of Measuring a Project Migration

February 14, 2021

Git Metric - Solving the Pain of Measuring a Project Migration

With Git Metric you can quickly analyze git repository’s history within minutes.

Writing Your First Custom Stylelint Rule

September 18, 2020

Writing Your First Custom Stylelint Rule

Quickly create and integrate your own stylelint rules, to keep a higher level of code quality while respecting your project's requirements.

3 Considerations for Your Next Utility Function Refactor — Static vs. Dependency Injected

November 27, 2019

3 Considerations for Your Next Utility Function Refactor — Static vs. Dependency Injected

Choosing between static and a dependency injected utility function

My Top 9 Hand-picked Talks from CSSConfBP and JSConfBP ’19

November 26, 2019

My Top 9 Hand-picked Talks from CSSConfBP and JSConfBP ’19

Summarizing my favorite talks from JSConf and CSSConf '19

Link Previews — More than Meets the Eye

September 10, 2019

Link Previews — More than Meets the Eye

Ever wondered how is this preview generated?

Cleaner TypeScript With the Non-Null Assertion Operator

August 25, 2019

Cleaner TypeScript With the Non-Null Assertion Operator

Reduce your cognitive load and make your code less verbose

7 Things You Should Know Before Starting with Side Projects

February 24, 2019

7 Things You Should Know Before Starting with Side Projects

I discontinued my work on a side project I’ve started 18 months ago. Doesn’t sound like a big success story, right? I thought so…

Fixing Overly Aggressive Optimization with Terser

January 8, 2019

Fixing Overly Aggressive Optimization with Terser

A story of solving a mysterious “Syntax Error”, that appeared in our production Webpack build with no apparent reason.

Microfrontends with iFrames

December 7, 2018

Microfrontends with iFrames

Over the last couple of years we, at Innovid, have engaged with reusing some of our apps and embedding them in other apps. Join us as we explore the options we've examined and challenges encountered.