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Live Coding! High-Performance E-Commerce App with Next.js, Harper, and ChatGPT

Learn how to build a blazing-fast, full-stack e-commerce app using Next.js, Harper, and OpenAI. Krista Goralczyk, Principal Solutions Architect at Harper, walks through a live coding session covering setup, dynamic data handling, AI-powered personalization, and performance optimization. Perfect for developers looking to level up their modern web app skills.

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Live Coding! High-Performance E-Commerce App with Next.js, Harper, and ChatGPT

Krista Goralczyk

Solutions Architect

at Harper

March 30, 2025

Krista Goralczyk

Solutions Architect

at Harper

March 30, 2025

Krista Goralczyk

Solutions Architect

at Harper

March 30, 2025

March 30, 2025

Learn how to build a blazing-fast, full-stack e-commerce app using Next.js, Harper, and OpenAI. Krista Goralczyk, Principal Solutions Architect at Harper, walks through a live coding session covering setup, dynamic data handling, AI-powered personalization, and performance optimization. Perfect for developers looking to level up their modern web app skills.

Krista Goralczyk

Solutions Architect

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In this 1-hour livestream, Krista Goralczyk, Principal Solutions Architect at Harper, walked through how to build a fast, dynamic e-commerce app using Next.js, Harper, and ChatGPT. If you missed the session, here are the key resources to help you get started.

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Key Points Covered

Setting up the development environment with Node.js, npm, and Harper.
Cloning the e-commerce template and running the app locally.
How to integrate Harper with Next.js for dynamic product data.
Using OpenAI for AI-powered personalized product descriptions.
Optimizing performance and ChatGPT API usage with Harper’s caching features.

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If you have questions and want to speak with a Harper developer, contact us.

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Harper Ecommerce Template

An e-commerce website template using Harper as the dynamic data source, caching solution, and the Harper Next.js component.

Harper Ecommerce Template

An e-commerce website template using Harper as the dynamic data source, caching solution, and the Harper Next.js component.

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

Harper Ecommerce Template

An e-commerce website template using Harper as the dynamic data source, caching solution, and the Harper Next.js component.

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

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Harper Ecommerce Template

An e-commerce website template using Harper as the dynamic data source, caching solution, and the Harper Next.js component.

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

Krista Goralczyk

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Harper’s inclusion highlights a broader shift toward integrated cloud-native platforms that unify data, caching, messaging, and application logic. The article explains how Harper’s distributed runtime and managed infrastructure reduce operational complexity, improve performance, and support modern applications and AI agents that require fast, reliable access to state, events, and tools.

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In this 1-hour livestream, Krista Goralczyk, Principal Solutions Architect at Harper, walked through how to build a fast, dynamic e-commerce app using Next.js, Harper, and ChatGPT. If you missed the session, here are the key resources to help you get started.

Resources

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Key Points Covered

Setting up the development environment with Node.js, npm, and Harper.
Cloning the e-commerce template and running the app locally.
How to integrate Harper with Next.js for dynamic product data.
Using OpenAI for AI-powered personalized product descriptions.
Optimizing performance and ChatGPT API usage with Harper’s caching features.

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If you have questions and want to speak with a Harper developer, contact us.

Learn how to build a blazing-fast, full-stack e-commerce app using Next.js, Harper, and OpenAI. Krista Goralczyk, Principal Solutions Architect at Harper, walks through a live coding session covering setup, dynamic data handling, AI-powered personalization, and performance optimization. Perfect for developers looking to level up their modern web app skills.

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Learn how to build a blazing-fast, full-stack e-commerce app using Next.js, Harper, and OpenAI. Krista Goralczyk, Principal Solutions Architect at Harper, walks through a live coding session covering setup, dynamic data handling, AI-powered personalization, and performance optimization. Perfect for developers looking to level up their modern web app skills.

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Learn how to build a blazing-fast, full-stack e-commerce app using Next.js, Harper, and OpenAI. Krista Goralczyk, Principal Solutions Architect at Harper, walks through a live coding session covering setup, dynamic data handling, AI-powered personalization, and performance optimization. Perfect for developers looking to level up their modern web app skills.

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