The State Changers meeting focused predominantly on the issue of data storage and retrieval in the context of a gallery functionality. The problem described was incorrect placement of information related to images (such as purchase amount, framed or unframed status, and descriptions).
The proposed solution was to use the 'window' object in JavaScript as a means of storing and later referring to relevant information. With this approach, data could be stored for the lifetime of the page and it would forget about it only upon a refresh. This technique of using the 'window' object allows the ability to directly pin information to the top layer of the page, which can be further accessed and manipulated throughout the webpage runtime. Another advantage of 'window' object-based data storage that was discussed is its ease of observation and access in the developer tools allowing for easier debugging and analysis. Despite the discussion focusing heavily on JavaScript, none of the other specific mentioned keywords like Xano, WeWeb, FlutterFlow etc. were discussed in this meeting.
(Source: Office Hours 1/30 )
