As you build your career, it’s helpful to think about your personal brand and how you promote yourself in the industry. In this episode, we are joined by Alice Lee, to talk with us about how each of us approach branding and self-promotion. Guests: Alice Lee - @byalicelee Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Alice Lee - Creative Cuties Discord Alice Lee - Survivor Ryan Burgess - Better Allies Augustus Yuan - Megalobox A...
May 09, 2021•57 min
Our very own Shirley Wu and her friend, Nadieh Bremer recently wrote a book called, Data Sketches so we wanted to learn more about what it’s like to write a technical book. In this episode, we are joined by Nadieh to talk with us about the process of writing and having a book published. Guests: Nadieh Bremer - @NadiehBremer Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Nadieh Bremer - Datasketch.es Nadieh Bremer - Fab Academy Ryan Burgess - Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Ryan...
Apr 25, 2021•47 min
Optimizing websites for a quality user experience is key to the long-term success of any site on the web and Core Web Vitals is an initiative Google has provided as a unified guidance for quality signals that are essential to delivering a great user experience on the web. Addy Osmani and Kristofer Baxter, from Google, join us to talk more about Core Web Vitals. Guests: Addy Osmani - @addyosmani Kristofer Baxter - @kristoferbaxter Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto ...
Apr 11, 2021•49 min
Not everyone starts their engineering career with a Computer Science degree, there are a lot of ways to start an engineering career. In this episode, we are joined by David Simmer from Netflix to talk with us about non-traditional backgrounds. Guests: David Simmer - @_simmerer Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: David Simmer - Peter Gregson: Bach - The Cello Suites David Simmer - The Aviary Book David Simmer - Matt Levine Newsletter David Simm...
Mar 28, 2021•54 min
When it comes to estimating the time it takes to build any software project, it’s never easy. There’s a lot of factors that go into estimating. In this episode, we talk about our experiences with estimating and ways we’ve improved it over the years. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Stacy London - @stacylondoner Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Ryan Burgess - Rebuild Black Business Ryan Burgess - Good Girls Augustus Yuan - Amazon Builders Library Augustus Yuan - Valheim...
Mar 14, 2021•51 min
How important is documentation? In this episode, we share our thoughts and opinions on how we approach documentation and the tools that have helped us. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Stacy London - @stacylondoner Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Ryan Burgess - Quevos Chips Ryan Burgess - Oreo ID cookies Augustus Yuan - Warrior Augustus Yuan - Slack's Outage on January 4th 2021 Stacy London - Summoning by Hum Stacy London - River by Octo ...
Feb 28, 2021•46 min
How do developer teams stay productive? In this episode, we are talking with Kathryn Koehler and Andy Glover from the Netflix Productivity Engineering team to learn more about what a Productivity Engineering team does to help improve productivity. Guests: Kathryn Koehler - @kejkoehler Andy Glover - @aglover Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Kathryn Koehler - Accelerate Kathryn Koehler - Lolita Andy Glover - Team of Rivals Andy Glov...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 3 min
At some point or another, we’ve all had to move to a new role or a new company. In this episode, we are joined by special guests Tara Ellis and Jared Jordan to help us discuss things we’ve learned to help transition to a new role or job. Guests: Tara Ellis - @maverick_mind Jared Jordan - @jaredjordan Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Picks: Tara Ellis - A Promising Young Woman Tara Ellis - Lianne La Havas Jared Jordan - The Thrill of the ...
Jan 31, 2021•57 min
In this episode, we are joined by Evan Payne to talk with us about how we each approach side projects. Evan also shares a side project he’s built in Angular. Guests: Evan Payne - @evanfuture Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Evan Payne - The Adventure Zone Evan Payne - CriticalRole Ryan Burgess - The Undoing Ryan Burgess - Euphoria Jem Young - Lupin Jem Young - Awair Element Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Green Onion Kit Shirley Wu - Bubblesort...
Jan 17, 2021•54 min
In this episode, we will be reflecting on the past year and how things have drastically changed for how we work and how our companies have had to adapt during a pandemic. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Ryan Burgess - A Teacher Ryan Burgess - Big Sky Augustus Yuan - Alice in Borderland Augustus Yuan - Building a button Jem Young - Professional Tag Jem You...
Dec 31, 2020•58 min
In our last episode, we talked about leaving a job, and one of those reasons for leaving was due to a bad manager. In this episode, we follow up our discussion on what makes a good manager. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Shirley Wu - @sxywu Brian Holt - @holtbt Picks: Ryan Burgess - Engineering Manager Resources Ryan Burgess - Seeking Truth in Networking - Insider Stories from Ear...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 6 min
We’ve all decided at one point or another that it’s time to look for a new job. In this episode, we talk through reasons that lead to us looking for new opportunities in our past jobs. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Ryan Burgess - The Art of the Protest Ryan Burgess - Home before dark Augustus Yuan - In the Dark Podcast Augustus Yuan - Queen's Gambit Aug...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr
In this episode, we were joined by our guests, Ben Ilegbodu and Jason Lengstorf to discuss frontend patterns live at this year's QCon Plus conference. On the panel, we shared our thoughts on various frontend trends and patterns being used. We also took questions from the live QCon Plus audience. Guests: Ben Ilegbodu - @benmvp Jason Lengstorf - @jlengstorf Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Jem Young - @JemYoung
Nov 15, 2020•35 min
What’s it like to deal with Imposter Syndrome? In this episode, we are joined by Shirley Wu, to talk through each of our experiences dealing with imposter syndrome and have we’ve overcome it. Guests: Shirley Wu - @sxywu Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Shirley Wu - OneAction.today Shirley Wu - Asian Americans Shirley Wu - Nintendo Ring Fit Shirley Wu - Great Pretender Ryan Bu...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 5 min
When you can’t interview in person, we are forced to interview over video calls. In this episode, we are joined by Bianca Bortolussi, and Jen Pi to talk with us about what it’s like to interview for a new role during these covid times. Guests: Bianca Bortolussi - @biancabmorey Jen Pi Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Bianca Bortolussi - Polymer Clay earrings Jen Pi - My Octopus Teacher Jen Pi - Robin Sharma - The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Jen Pi - Robin Sharma ...
Oct 18, 2020•48 min
Do you remember the days of FTP? In this episode, we are joined by Jerome Hardaway to talk with us about the changes made to hosting websites and how serverless has improved the ways we serve up websites and applications. Guests: Jerome Hardaway - @JeromeHardaway Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Jerome Hardaway - Serverless - CSS Tricks Jerome Hardaway - Lucifer Jerome Hardaway - The Boys Season 2 Ryan Bu...
Oct 04, 2020•39 min
Build it and they will come, right? Wrong. Search Engine Optimization is a key component of how people will discover your website or application. In this episode, we are joined by Netflix engineer, Cole Turner to talk with us about the importance of SEO and ways to improve your ranking in search engines. Guests: Cole Turner - @coleturner Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Cole Turner - Awake Cole Turner - Goldbelly Ryan Burgess - Co...
Sep 20, 2020•48 min
When we are writing code as engineers, no matter what programming language, we are doing some form of planning and problem solving. In this episode, we are talking about programmatic problem solving with Nicole Archambault. Guests: Nicole Archambault - @lavie_encode Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Nicole Archambault - Taco Bell Cheese Burrito Nicole Archambault - Battlestar Galactica Nicole Archambault - Think Like a Programmer Ryan ...
Sep 06, 2020•58 min
Alongside the Black Lives Matter movement, we’ve started to see a lot of positive discussions on how the tech community can be more inclusive with its language. In this episode, we will be discussing our thoughts on making tech language more inclusive. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Ryan Burgess - All Nighter playlist Ryan Burgess - Backwoods Chubby 3400 Smoker Augustus Yua...
Aug 23, 2020•46 min
Web performance continues to be an input factor to prioritize when building web applications. In this episode, we speak with Google engineers, Kristofer Baxtor, and Jason Miller about the latest best practices in web performance. Guests: Kristofer Baxter - @kristoferbaxter Jason Miller - @_developit Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Brian Holt - @holtbt Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Kristofer Baxter - Vets who code Kristofer Baxter - Core web vitals Jas...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min
We’ve all been there, coding interviews always have their challenges. In this episode, we are joined by Emma Bostian to talk with us about the technical coding interview. We share our experiences and thoughts on what we like and dislike about the various coding interviews. Guests: Emma Bostian - @EmmaBostian Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Emma Bostian - The Developer's Guide to Book Publishing Emma Bostian - Launch Emma...
Jul 27, 2020•54 min
Whether you’re giving a presentation to a large audience at a conference, your team, or articulating an idea, public speaking is an important skill set. In this episode, we are joined by Anne Ricketts to talk with us to share ways to be a strong presenter. Guests: Anne Ricketts Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Picks: Anne Ricketts - Unorthodox Anne Ricketts - Fresh Air Ryan Burgess - How to Make Clear and Concise Points Ryan Burgess - Bl...
Jul 13, 2020•54 min
Writing CSS is quick to learn, but writing strong CSS patterns that can scale is a lot more challenging. In this episode, we are joined by Brad Frost to discuss useful patterns in CSS and the future of CSS. Guests: Brad Frost - @brad_frost Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Brad Frost - ModernCSS.dev Brad Frost - Seals singing Seal by kiss from a rose? Brad Frost - Radiooooo (A musical time machine)...
Jun 28, 2020•1 hr 6 min
In previous episodes, we’ve talked a lot about bundling JavaScript, but we haven’t talked a lot about Parcel. In this episode, we are joined by Maia Teegarden, Will Binns-Smith, and Devon Govett to talk with us about Parcel JS. Guests: Maia Teegarden - @padmaia Will Binns-Smith - @wbinnssmith Devon Govett - @devongovett Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Maia Teegarden - Don’t Let Get You Down by Wajatta Maia Teegarden - It Is W...
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Instead of listening to an episode of Front End Happy Hour this week, we want to encourage you to use the hour to listen to, watch, and read educational materials about the long history of structural racism and injustice Black people have & continue to face as well as learn how you can be actively anti-racist to affect real change. In our show notes, we’ve provided a list of picks that includes podcasts, videos, books, and articles available for you to learn more. The list of resources will ...
Jun 05, 2020•1 min
In this episode, we learn more about Ecosystem Engineering from Netflix engineers, Michael James, and Shravan Heroor. Guests: Michael James Shravan Heroor - @shravanheroor Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Michael James - Giri / Haji Michael James - Netflix DVD Subscription Shravan Heroor - The Last Kingdom Shravan Heroor - Tiger Belly podcast Ryan Burgess - Apple Thunderbolt Display replacement glass Ryan Burgess - Gorilla Super Glue Gel Jem Young - The Great ...
May 24, 2020•48 min
We’ve all been there, a project starts off simple, but quickly becomes more complex. In this episode, we are joined by Sarah Drasner to talk with us about how to deal with complex codebases and systems. Guests: Sarah Drasner - @sarah_edo Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Sarah Drasner - Handmaid’s Tale Ryan Burgess - Don’t F**K with Cats Ryan Burgess - Spotify: Failed #SquadGoals Jem Young - The Last ...
May 10, 2020•59 min
We all focus a lot of our time on engineering work for large companies, but we’ve each had our side projects we’ve worked on in our careers. In this episode, we share our side projects we’ve done in the past. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Ryan Burgess - Remington Hc6550 Cordless Vacuum Haircut Kit Ryan Burgess - NetSpot Ryan Burgess - #blackAF Augustus Yuan - Broken picture phone Jem Young - Cognitive Biases in Software
Apr 27, 2020•54 min
This is our 100th episode, it’s an exciting milestone for the podcast. In this episode, we talk about the history of the podcast and talk about some of our favorite moments and episodes. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung - @jemyoung Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Brian Holt - @holtbt Derrick Showers - @derrickshowers Picks: Ryan Burgess - Ozark Season 3 Ryan Burgess - La Casa De Pape...
Apr 13, 2020•54 min
In this episode, we are joined by Shruti Kapoor to talk with us about GraphQL and why your company could benefit from leveraging GraphQL on the front end and the back end. Guests: Shruti Kapoor - @shrutikapoor08 Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Shruti Kapoor - Complete developers guide to GraphQL - Udemy Shruti Kapoor - GraphQL playground + Graphical Shruti Kapoor - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear ...
Mar 29, 2020•49 min
