Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Watch the balena team build a whole new balenaCloud dashboard sidebard, live!
The balena team will rebuild the navigation in the balenaCloud dashboard, specifically the sidebar and breadcrumbs. This should make the dashboard more appealing visually, easier to navigate, and free up some vertical space on the screen.
P.S. - If this looks like fun to you, why not come join us? Have a look at our current job openings here: apply.workable.com/balena
Don't see an exact fit? No problem, simply Design Your Own Role! apply.workable.com/balena/j/2A9DEA16E5
00:00 Welcome and Release Party Introduction
07:14 Milestones of the Release Party
10:09 Sidebar Design
20:20 Experimenting with the navigation and headers
24:10 Chris LEDs introduction and thinking
30:15 Breadcrumbs introduction
40:25 Sidebar context and mobile UI discussion plus working time
47:40 balenaHub UI improvements and breadcrumbs work
1:01:00 Progress update and work
1:07:16 AutoUI, Landr landings and UI lines of code
1:15:42 Challenge: What SBC is that? part i
1:21:40 Rendition UI component library on balena
1:44:15 Design sidebar update
1:54:30 Lines of code at balena UI
2:20:15 Progress update
2:25:00 Shring progress and discussion on the sidebar colors
2:37:00 Discussion about menu options (apps vs orgs)
2:41:00 Fixing Alexandra xmas lights remotely
2:48:00 Sidebar skeleton update
2:51:330 Design update and work
3:01:00 Breadcrumbs progress update
3:04:00 Progress update
3:06:00 balenaHub last apps update
3:18:20 Design update + changing colors from Chris LEDs + pushing branches and work
3:35:15 General update for David
3:40:50 Hot wine and other beverages introduction
3:48:50 Menu updates and work
4:00:08 Progress update
4:02:14 Menu skeleton update, icons discussion and work
4:12:05 Join the balena team: open positions
4:26:30 Breadcrumbs and collapsible menu update plus work
4:42:44 What's on your desk? part i
4:58:41 Update before Progress update
5:01:15 Progress update plus breadcrumbs details and icons update
5:06:25 What's on your desk? part ii
5:28:35 Collapsible sidebar update, reviews and merges
5:32:50 Open positions on balena: Join the balena team plus IoT Happy Hour
5:39:30 IoT Happy Hour Etcher PRO next episode and 12$ laptop update
5:55:45 Update before Progress update
6:02:48 Progress update
6:07:20 Christmass Jazz music and audio sources on stream issues
6:09:35 balena Organizations new feature and sidebar update plus issues for mobiles
6:23:20 Holidays gift suggestions
6:32:50 Waiting for the build
6:39:38 What's on your desk? part iii
6:52:45 Update before Progress update
7:09:55 Progress update plus production test on Safari
7:16:40 Browsers war and talking before Beer o'clock
7:32:14 Challenge: What SBC is that? part ii
7:35:45 3D printed electronics discussion
7:45:00 John finishing the blogpost and talk
7:54:20 BEER O'CLOCK and talking about next one
7:58:10 Wrap-up and goodbye
Watch the balena team build a whole new balenaCloud dashboard sidebard, live!
The balena team will rebuild the navigation in the balenaCloud dashboard, specifically the sidebar and breadcrumbs. This should make the dashboard more appealing visually, easier to navigate, and free up some vertical space on the screen.
P.S. - If this looks like fun to you, why not come join us? Have a look at our current job openings here: apply.workable.com/balena
Don't see an exact fit? No problem, simply Design Your Own Role! apply.workable.com/balena/j/2A9DEA16E5
00:00 Welcome and Release Party Introduction
07:14 Milestones of the Release Party
10:09 Sidebar Design
20:20 Experimenting with the navigation and headers
24:10 Chris LEDs introduction and thinking
30:15 Breadcrumbs introduction
40:25 Sidebar context and mobile UI discussion plus working time
47:40 balenaHub UI improvements and breadcrumbs work
1:01:00 Progress update and work
1:07:16 AutoUI, Landr landings and UI lines of code
1:15:42 Challenge: What SBC is that? part i
1:21:40 Rendition UI component library on balena
1:44:15 Design sidebar update
1:54:30 Lines of code at balena UI
2:20:15 Progress update
2:25:00 Shring progress and discussion on the sidebar colors
2:37:00 Discussion about menu options (apps vs orgs)
2:41:00 Fixing Alexandra xmas lights remotely
2:48:00 Sidebar skeleton update
2:51:330 Design update and work
3:01:00 Breadcrumbs progress update
3:04:00 Progress update
3:06:00 balenaHub last apps update
3:18:20 Design update + changing colors from Chris LEDs + pushing branches and work
3:35:15 General update for David
3:40:50 Hot wine and other beverages introduction
3:48:50 Menu updates and work
4:00:08 Progress update
4:02:14 Menu skeleton update, icons discussion and work
4:12:05 Join the balena team: open positions
4:26:30 Breadcrumbs and collapsible menu update plus work
4:42:44 What's on your desk? part i
4:58:41 Update before Progress update
5:01:15 Progress update plus breadcrumbs details and icons update
5:06:25 What's on your desk? part ii
5:28:35 Collapsible sidebar update, reviews and merges
5:32:50 Open positions on balena: Join the balena team plus IoT Happy Hour
5:39:30 IoT Happy Hour Etcher PRO next episode and 12$ laptop update
5:55:45 Update before Progress update
6:02:48 Progress update
6:07:20 Christmass Jazz music and audio sources on stream issues
6:09:35 balena Organizations new feature and sidebar update plus issues for mobiles
6:23:20 Holidays gift suggestions
6:32:50 Waiting for the build
6:39:38 What's on your desk? part iii
6:52:45 Update before Progress update
7:09:55 Progress update plus production test on Safari
7:16:40 Browsers war and talking before Beer o'clock
7:32:14 Challenge: What SBC is that? part ii
7:35:45 3D printed electronics discussion
7:45:00 John finishing the blogpost and talk
7:54:20 BEER O'CLOCK and talking about next one
7:58:10 Wrap-up and goodbye
