Speeding up Headless development
Building on Hydrogen is so fast, Shopify challenged Half Helix with designing and developing its first Headless site with a bold design, complex assets like 3D models, and a seamless end-to-end buyer experience in 5 weeks—no small feat. Hydrogen is architected with pre-built components, and there were no 3rd party CMS platforms to work with, so working with Hydrogen as the starting point was fast and efficient. The flexibility to write both server and client components meant that certain logic which traditionally needs serverless functions were within reach, and allowed the team to focus on building more brand experiences.