# Sébastien Morel — Chief Technology Officer > Driving Innovation and accelerating growth through AI-augmented tech leadership ## Site - [Sébastien Morel — Chief Technology Officer](https://sebastien.morel.me/index.md): Driving Innovation and accelerating growth through AI-augmented tech leadership - [Professional Experience](https://sebastien.morel.me/experience.md): Career history, from hands-on engineering to technical leadership and CTO roles. - [Education](https://sebastien.morel.me/education.md): Academic background and formal education. - [Certifications, Awards & Patent](https://sebastien.morel.me/certifications.md): Industry certifications, honors and awards, and a US patent. - [Tech Stack](https://sebastien.morel.me/stack.md): Technologies, frameworks and tools used, past and present. - [Talks & Livestreams](https://sebastien.morel.me/talks.md): Conference talks, meetups and livestreams. - [Open Source Projects](https://sebastien.morel.me/oss-projects.md): Open-source projects created, maintained and contributed to. - [Side Projects](https://sebastien.morel.me/side-projects.md): Startups, personal ventures and experiments built outside the day job. - [Publications](https://sebastien.morel.me/publications.md): Articles and blog posts, published on external platforms. - [Socials](https://sebastien.morel.me/about/socials.md): Where to find and connect with Sébastien online. ## Publications - [Build Your Crystallize Service API Like a Pro](https://crystallize.com/blog/build-service-api): The article is a practical guide on how to build a Service API (also described as an integration or middleware/service layer) using Crystallize (a headless commerce and PIM-type tool) with modern JavaScript/TypeScript tooling… and, if I'm being honest, it is the one that is long overdue. - [Web Rendering Explained: SSR, CSR & SSG for High-Performance Sites](https://crystallize.com/blog/web-rendering): Server-side Rendering, Static Site Generation, Client-side Rendering. CSR with Prerendering, Progressive Hydration, Partial Pre rendering, etc. The differences, trade-offs, and similarities between most common web rendering solutions and why you should care about them as a developer. - [Subscriptions (API) Overview](https://crystallize.com/blog/subscriptions-api-overview): Explore the Crystallize's Subscription API, how it works, and its benefits and differences from some competitors. - [Authentication vs. Authorization](https://crystallize.com/blog/authentication-vs-authorization): Dive into the intricacies of authentication vs. authorization and learn how these security measures work in tandem to safeguard systems. - [Retail eCommerce Remix Boilerplate](https://crystallize.com/blog/free-open-source-remix-retail-store-template): Remix and eCommerce go well hand in hand, and we have a free open-source boilerplate for retail storefronts to prove it. - [What Is a Static Site Today?](https://crystallize.com/blog/what-is-static-site): There are numerous approaches to developing a web application that is performant. Going the static site way is just one of them. Pause here. What do we/I mean when we/I say static sites? - [Working Locally with HTTPS and All Your Services](https://crystallize.com/blog/production-like-local-dev-environment): Working as a team on a professional setup that implies many “micro/macro” services is challenging and can lead to invisible and unexpected errors if not set up well. Time to market, first time to success, and reducing the feedback loop are important topics for all your teams. This article is about setting up your project for a successful production workflow. - [Event-Driven HTTP Caching for eCommerce](https://crystallize.com/blog/event-driven-http-caching): Let us dive into the topic typically described as the most complicated topic to learn for developers. Or better, the hardest to master. - [A web application and an API with Salesforce Marketing Cloud using AMPScript, SSSJS and, React JS](https://medium.com/@plopix/a-web-application-and-an-api-with-salesforce-marketing-cloud-using-ampscript-sssjs-and-react-js-cd13cdedcdd0): A journey as a web developer with Data Extensions, Data Filters, Salesforce Objects, and more. From the web development process to a fully integrated Admin Interface in Salesforce Marketing Cloud! - [Ibexa, Platform.sh and Fastly Image Optimizations](https://medium.com/@plopix/ibexa-platform-sh-and-fastly-image-optimisations-a4ef7680c65): Ibexa, Platform.sh, and Fastly work together to optimize image delivery for better performance and scalability. This article explores how Fastly's Image Optimizer enhances Ibexa DXP, reducing load times and improving efficiency on Platform.sh. - [eZ Accelerator is back!](https://medium.com/@plopix/ibexa-platform-sh-and-fastly-image-optimisations-a4ef7680c65): eZ Accelerator is back, bringing enhanced performance and async processing to eZ Platform with Symfony Messenger. Discover how it improves scalability, speed, and efficiency in your projects. - [Symfony Local Server, Docker, and Varnish](https://medium.com/@plopix/symfony-local-server-docker-and-varnish-189e5a892439): Setting up Symfony Local Server with Docker and Varnish for optimized development and caching. Learn how to streamline your workflow, improve performance, and manage environments efficiently. - [Don't host, don't deploy, don't install: just code](https://medium.com/@plopix/ez-platform-cloud-and-ez-launchpad-dont-host-don-t-deploy-don-t-install-just-code-6140d75a439d): An article that aims to describes how you can get an amazing developer experience as you optimize your teamwork using eZ Launchpad, Docker, eZ Platform (Cloud) and Platform.sh. From the installation to the deployment with no install and no deployment; just focus on your business logic. An article that aims to describes how you can get an amazing developer experience as you optimize your teamwork using eZ Launchpad, Docker, eZ Platform (Cloud) and Platform.sh. From the installation to the deployment with no install and no deployment; just focus on your business logic. - [Novactive eZ Platform Cloudinary Connector - Overview](https://cloudinary.com/blog/dynamic_image_manipulation_and_optimization_is_ez_er_with_the_novactive_ez_platform_cloudinary_connector1): Dynamic Image Manipulation and Optimization is eZ-er with the Novactive eZ Platform Cloudinary Connector. This article is an introduction to the connector between Cloudinary and eZ Platform. ## Full content - [llms-full.txt](https://sebastien.morel.me/llms-full.txt): The entire site as a single Markdown document.