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Frontend Coffee Break - Podcast

Chucho Castañeda & Ricard Torresfrontendcoffeebreak.transistor.fm
Take a break, grab a cup of coffee and join us to discuss what's new in frontend development and, why not, outside of it? Jesus 'Chucho' Castañeda is a Senior Frontend Software Engineer and Ricard Torres is a Principal Frontend Software Engineer, both at Cognizant Netcentric. We bring your most needed monthly break. Tune in!
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Ep. #17: How to work with images on the web in 2023

Are you a web developer or designer passionate about creating visually stunning, high-performance websites? 🤩 We review the optimal ways how to upload images in 2023. Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard Additional resources: - https://web.dev/learn/images - https://squoosh.app...

Jun 23, 202331 minEp. 17

Ep. #16: Reacting to Rich Harris' video on frameworks and the web

Today we react! It's not necessary but it would give you more context if you watched first Rich Harris' video before listening to the episode. If not, that's ok too, we'll try to give you as much context as possible. Rich Harris' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCipjbcQfM Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard...

Jun 09, 202329 minEp. 16

Ep. #15: Is progressive enhancement worth it?

There is one question on the minds of web developers and tech enthusiasts everywhere: How 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 relevant is progressive enhancement and graceful degradation in 2023? In the latest episode of the Frontend Coffee Break podcast, we spill the tea on whether these approaches are still worth it, as well as the best techniques to get the most out of them according to the device you’re using. Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard...

May 18, 202332 minEp. 15

Ep. #14: FE Web Performance: the good stuff

We talk about what we look for on a website when it comes to web performance. What are the basic things we first check? What tools do we use? FE developers even if not web performance experts need to be able to identify issues and how to solve them. At Cognizant Netcentric we've written some articles about web performance, have a look: https://www.netcentric.biz/insights/2019/01/web-font-performance https://www.netcentric.biz/insights/2021/08/css-loading-strategies-1 https://www.netcentric.biz/i...

Apr 26, 202332 minEp. 14

Ep. #13: Should you document your code?

Time to get real: Should you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 document your code? We’re breaking it down in the latest episode of the Frontend Coffee Break podcast. Our resident experts, Jesús and Ricard, weigh in on whether you should document your code, how often this should be done, and why every developer should use JSDoc on a daily basis. What's your take on this topic? Any recommendations we might’ve missed? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard...

Apr 12, 202330 minEp. 13

Ep. #12: JavaScript debugging process

Take a moment to consider your current JavaScript debugging process. Thankfully, we're dropping some hot tips to make things run smoothly. In the latest episode of the hit Frontend Coffee Break podcast, Ricard and Chucho delve into the most effective ways to debug JavaScript in 2023, which’ll save every developer loads of time and frustration. What’s your preferred way to debug JavaScript? Any tips or recommendations we might’ve missed? 🐛 Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo...

Mar 23, 202329 minEp. 12

Ep. #11: What is a skill map and why you should have one

How do you know what to learn next? What's the required skills to move to the next level of your career? Do the skills in job offers reflect what you do on your day to day? Today we discuss that and how we've implemented for FE at Cognizant Netcentric. Here some roadmaps to get inspired: https://frontendmasters.com/guides/learning-roadmap/ https://roadmap.sh/frontend What do you recommend? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard...

Mar 09, 202328 minEp. 11

Ep. #10: Unit Testing, love it or hate it?

Ricard loves unit testing! Chucho will challenge it, is it worth it? A waste of time? Who's going to win today's fight? Do you write unit tests in your projects? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard

Feb 20, 202331 minEp. 10

Ep. #9: Remote Interviews

We've been interviewing for a very long time, now that we only do remote interviews we share our tips, do's, best stories and some horrors too. Share with us what was your best interview, or any tips you can give the rest of the listeners. Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard

Feb 10, 202330 minEp. 9

Ep. #8: We love side projects

We love to build side projects, to learn something new, have fun, or just solve a problem. Today we discuss what these are and some tips, as well as ideas. Question for you: do you usually do side projects? Share the latest you've done! Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard

Feb 03, 202331 minEp. 8

Ep. #7: Public speaking, knowledge sharing and why you should try it!

We give you our take on why we think knowledge sharing is important and some of the ways we do it at Cognizant Netcentric. What's your experience with public speaking? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard

Jan 24, 202328 minEp. 7

Ep. #6: Which CSS should you learn in 2023?

CSS has come so far, we share what we used to do, what we do in JS and what can we do in CSS. What are you most looking for in CSS for 2023? Is there any change that has surprised you this year? Learn more: https://smolcss.dev/ https://www.udemy.com/course/css-grid-mastering/ https://flexboxfroggy.com/ https://cssgridgarden.com/ Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard...

Dec 22, 202230 minEp. 6

Ep. #5: How much is too much JavaScript?

When starting a website do you always think about the JavaScript framework first? Can we reduce the amount of JavaScript? Server Side Rendering is still the best approach? Learn more: - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Progressive_Enhancement - https://qwik.builder.io Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard...

Dec 14, 202232 minEp. 5

Ep. #4: Why TypeScript?

Do you use TypeScript? Should you? When is it a good approach? Large projects, small projects... Join in on the discussion. Learn more: - https://www.typescriptlang.org/ - https://github.com/tc39/proposal-type-annotations - https://github.com/features/copilot Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard...

Nov 11, 202226 minEp. 4

Ep. #3: What is a FrontEnd Developer?

In this episode, we share our perspectives on the must-have knowledge, understanding of frameworks and the kinds skills Frontend Developers need to have today. Learn more: - https://frontendmasters.com/guides/learning-roadmap/ - https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS - https://www.amazon.es/Secrets-JavaScript-Ninja-John-Resig/dp /193398869X Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@ricard...

Oct 27, 202230 minEp. 3

Ep. #2: How to create desktop apps using Frontend stack

Our topic for today is desktop apps, specifically applications created using Frontend technologies (HTML, JS, and CSS), which are specifically designed for desktop use. Is it your first time coding a desktop application? Then tune in and listen to how they create desktop apps using Frontend stack and get your insights. Learn more: https://www.electronjs.org/ https://tauri.studio/ https://neutralino.js.org/ Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.so...

Sep 01, 202230 minEp. 2

Ep. #1: Why should you have a blog?!

In a world of vlogs, is blogging something from the last decade? We dare to say blogging is still a trending topic! In this episode of Frontend Coffee Break, Chucho and Ricard discuss the basics, the latest technology stack, and the benefits of blogging. Tune in and listen to their personal and professional blogging experiences! Do you have a blog? Any FE related blogs you read? Learn more: - https://jekyllrb.com - https://github.com/barryclark/jekyll-now - https://brew.sh/ - https://gohugo.io/g...

Jul 21, 202230 minEp. 1
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