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PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket

PodRocket covers everything you need to know about frontend web development on a weekly basis. Join LogRocket cofounder Ben Edelstein, the LogRocket engineering team, and more, as they interview experienced developers about all the libraries, frameworks, and tech industry issues they deal with every day.
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Storybook and design-driven development with Amy Dutton

Amy Dutton, lead maintainer at Redwood.js and web development educator, returns to talk about the oncept of design-driven development, what it looks like in practice, how it benefits companies at large, and how developers can use Storybook to accomplish it. Links https://twitter.com/selfteachme?lang=en https://www.youtube.com/c/selfteachme https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-dutton https://github.com/ahaywood We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? ...

Nov 07, 202327 min

React’s future, metaframeworks, and Tauri

In this week’s roundup, hear from Theo Browne about the future of React, Ryan Carniato on metaframeworks, and Daniel Thompson-Yvetot on what sets Tauri apart from other frameworks. Links Apple The future of React with Theo Browne: https://bit.ly/3oIkSki Metaframeworks and SolidJS with Ryan Carniato: https://bit.ly/40aAw6B Tauri 2.0 with Daniel Thompson-Yvetot: https://bit.ly/45KAZ0H Spotify The future of React with Theo Browne: https://bit.ly/428Izk6 Metaframeworks and SolidJS with Ryan Carniato...

Nov 03, 202311 min

Reason's native React SSR with David Sancho

Dive into how to use the Reason language to natively render React applications server-side with David Sancho, Software Engineer at ahrefs, who focuses on working with Reason and functional programming. Links https://twitter.com/davesnx https://sancho.dev https://github.com/davesnx https://reasonml.github.io https://reasonml.github.io/docs/en/what-and-why https://discord.com/invite/reasonml We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were...

Nov 01, 202326 min

Why I still choose React with Chance Strickland

Chance Strickland, Senior Software Engineer at Replo and educator, comes back onto the show to talk about why, even in a sea of JavaScript frameworks, he still chooses to work in React. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaance https://twitter.com/chancethedev https://chance.dev https://github.com/chaance We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at e...

Oct 31, 202336 min

ICYMI: Fly.io with Dov Alperin

In this repeat episode picked by host Sean Rayment, Dov Alperin joins us to talk about Fly.io, a platform that lets you run full-stack apps and databases all over the world with no-ops required. We talk about running applications close to your users, how Fly.io works, and more! Links https://fly.io https://twitter.com/dovunderscore https://dov.dev https://fly.io/phoenix-files Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. W...

Oct 28, 202331 min

Your JavaScript questions answered

We answer your JavaScript questions covering performance, TypeScript, and the ecosystem with this month’s panel of JavaScript experts: Josh Goldberg, Colby Fayock, Paige Niedringhaus, and Noel Minchow. Links Josh Goldberg https://www.joshuakgoldberg.com https://twitter.com/JoshuaKGoldberg https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaKGoldberg https://fosstodon.org/@JoshuaKGoldberg https://bsky.app/profile/joshuakgoldberg.com https://www.twitch.tv/JoshuaKGoldberg https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg Colby Fayock...

Oct 27, 202336 min

StackBlitz in 2023 with Tomek Sułkowski

We welcome back Tomek Sułkowski, founding engineer of StackBlitz, to talk about what’s new in StackBlitz and what the future looks like for the IDE. Links https://twitter.com/sulco https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsulkowski/?originalSubdomain=pl https://github.com/sulco https://stackblitz.com/@sulco/collections https://twitter.com/StackBlitz https://stackblitz.com/ https://github.com/stackblitz/core https://viteconf.org/23/replay/stackblitz_keynote We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did ...

Oct 26, 202333 min

Tauri 2.0 with Daniel Thompson-Yvetot

Daniel Thompson-Yvetot comes back on PodRocket to give us a rundown of Tauri 2.0, CrabNebula, and more! Links https://tauri.app https://discord.com/invite/tauri https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-thompson-yvetot-a98301222 https://medium.com/@drthompsonsmagickindustries https://github.com/nothingismagick https://beta.tauri.app/blog/roadmap-to-tauri-2-0 We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know b...

Oct 25, 202338 min

Metaframeworks and SolidJS with Ryan Carniato

Ryan Carniato, creator of SolidJS, returns to the show to talk about metaframeworks and how Solid fits into that discussion. Links https://twitter.com/RyanCarniato https://www.youtube.com/@ryansolid https://www.twitch.tv/ryansolid https://dev.to/ryansolid https://github.com/ryansolid https://github.com/solidjs/solid https://discord.com/invite/solidjs We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by...

Oct 24, 202334 min

SolidJS, Software 3.0, and atomic design

In this week’s roundup, hear about how React developers should get started with SolidJS, what Shawn “Swyx” Wang has to say about Software 3.0, and how atomic design works. Links Apple SolidJS for React developers with Erik Rasmussen: https://apple.co/3RWyN2S Software 3.0 and the AI engineer with Swyx: https://bit.ly/3FmNt41 Is atomic design dead? with Brad Frost: https://bit.ly/45at5gQ Spotify SolidJS for React developers with Erik Rasmussen: https://spoti.fi/3rDYOJK Software 3.0 and the AI engi...

Oct 20, 202315 min

The future of React with Theo Browne

Theo Browne is back to talk about the future of React, React Server Components, and why the web development community will push React forward into the future. Links https://twitter.com/t3dotgg https://t3.gg https://www.youtube.com/@t3dotgg https://www.twitch.tv/theo https://discord.com/invite/xHdCpcPHRE https://www.linkedin.com/in/t3gg https://github.com/t3dotgg We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Le...

Oct 19, 202332 min

The road to Vitest 1.0 with Vladimir Sheremet

Learn about Vitest and what the process of building Vitest was like with Vladimir Sheremet, Vitest and Vite team member. Links https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3596 https://twitter.com/sheremetva https://github.com/sheremet-va https://elk.zone/m.webtoo.ls/@sheremetva We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocke...

Oct 18, 202321 min

Modern CSS in real life with Chris Coyier

We welcome back THE CSS guy, Chris Coyier, founder of CSS Tricks and co-founder of CodePen, as he talks to us about why he loves CSS, how to use the newest features of CSS, understanding colors, and more. Links https://chriscoyier.net https://codepen.io https://shoptalkshow.com https://twitter.com/chriscoyier https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-coyier-1aa843100 We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let u...

Oct 17, 202344 min

ICYMI: Building tech for social good with low-code tools with Vic Vijayakumar

In this repeat episode picked by host Noel Minchow, we talk with Vic Vijayakumar. When Vic saw his daughter’s preschool struggling with an inefficient and non-digital admissions process, he decided to lend a hand by building an admissions system using low-code tools with limited costs. He joins us to talk about this project and how other developers can provide impactful tech while cutting time and costs. Links https://twitter.com/vicvijayakumar https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicvijayakumar https://...

Oct 14, 202333 min

Tejas and friends: Mark Erikson

In our newest episode, PodRocket host Tejas Kumar talks to his friends about their lives in web development. In this month’s episode, he chats with Mark Erikson about how he got into React, how he got involved in Redux, and more! Links https://twitter.com/acemarke https://www.linkedin.com/in/markerikson https://blog.isquaredsoftware.com https://tej.as https://twitter.com/TejasKumar_ https://www.youtube.com/@tejask We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a new...

Oct 13, 202320 min

SolidJS for React developers with Erik Rasmussen

Erik Rasmussen, creator of Redux Form and Final Form, comes on to talk about how, as a React developer, he got started with Solid and why React developers should try it. Links https://www.solidjs.com/docs/latest https://twitter.com/erikras https://erikras.com https://github.com/erikras https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikjrasmussen https://final-form.org https://redux-form.com We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a...

Oct 12, 202337 min

You don’t know server state yet with Daniel Afonso

State within an application can get complicated, so Daniel Afonso, Developer Advocate at OLX, gets into how to work through the complexity of managing state and how using TanStack Query can be helpful. Links https://www.danieljcafonso.com https://twitter.com/danieljcafonso https://danieljcafonso.medium.com https://github.com/danieljcafonso https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-afonso-523a13155 We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we wer...

Oct 11, 202333 min

Angular in 2023 with Minko Gechev (Repeat)

In today’s repeat episode from August, Minko Gechev, Engineering Product and DevRel lead at Google for Angular, returns to talk about how Angular has evolved over the years and how its momentum has not let up in 2023. Links https://twitter.com/mgechev https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgechev https://blog.mgechev.com https://github.com/angular/angular/discussions/categories/rfcs https://twitter.com/angular We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or ma...

Oct 10, 202345 min

Bun vs. Node, CSS containers, and complex UIs

In this week’s roundup, hear snippets of our discussions about how Bun is creating runtime competition, what CSS containers actually are, and how to deal with complex UIs. Links Apple State of CSS, Bun 1.0, and v0: https://apple.co/3tlDSr2 CSS containers with Miriam Suzanne: https://apple.co/3PCMWiQ Designing for complex UIs with Vitaly Friedman: https://apple.co/48x1rNO Spotify State of CSS, Bun 1.0, and v0: https://spoti.fi/3Pzw9ND CSS containers with Miriam Suzanne: https://spoti.fi/3ZynWOk D...

Oct 06, 202313 min

Software 3.0 and the AI engineer with Swyx

Shawn “Swyx” Wang, host of the Latent Space podcast, returns to the show to talk about what Software 3.0 will bring and the rise of the AI engineer. Links https://twitter.com/swyx https://www.swyx.io https://github.com/swyxio/swyxdotio https://www.youtube.com/swyxTV https://www.ai.engineer/summit We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.koch...

Oct 04, 202339 min

Is atomic design dead? with Brad Frost

Learn about the past, present, and future of design systems with Brad Frost, design system consultant, and about the design methodology he calls “atomic design.” Links https://bradfrost.com https://twitter.com/brad_frost https://github.com/bradfrost https://codepen.io/bradfrost https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-design-system-ecosystem We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by ...

Oct 03, 202343 min

State of CSS, Bun 1.0, and v0

Back with our monthly panel episode, we discuss the State of CSS 2023 results, the Bun 1.0 release, if Vercel’s v0 is all hype, and more with panelists Cassidy Williams, Chris Bautista, Paul Mikulskis, and Noel Minchow. Links Cassidy Williams https://twitter.com/cassidoo https://cassidoo.co https://github.com/cassidoo https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidoo Chris Bautista https://twitter.com/trashhdev https://m.twitch.tv/trashdev/home https://www.youtube.com/@trash_dev https://github.com/bautistaaa...

Sep 29, 202338 min

CSS containers with Miriam Suzanne

Learn all about CSS containers and their capabilities with CSS superstar, Miriam Suzanne, co-creator of OddBird and Sass core member. Links https://www.miriamsuzanne.com https://front-end.social/@mia https://github.com/mirisuzanne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fw8GSksUIo We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.co...

Sep 28, 202329 min

Rebuilding in Rust with Eve Porcello

Learn about why major frameworks are rebuilding in Rust and how you can get started working with the language with Eve Porcello, co-founder of Moon Highway. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/eveporcello https://twitter.com/eveporcello https://www.moonhighway.com https://codepen.io/miriamsuzanne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHSE5t5CzU8 We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an e...

Sep 27, 202335 min

Designing for complex UIs with Vitaly Friedman

We talk to UI expert and Smashing Magazine founder and Editor-in-Chief, Vitaly Friedman, about how to tackle complex web environments to make UIs usable and seamless. Links https://twitter.com/vitalyf https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalyfriedman https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hlQqMigGZg Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you ...

Sep 26, 202343 min

Building marketable apps with Eleftheria Batsou

Learn how to create a UX and UI that is not only marketable, but also usable with Eleftheria Batsou, Community Manager at Crab Nebula. Links https://twitter.com/BatsouElef https://github.com/eleftheriabatsou https://www.youtube.com/c/eleftheriabatsou https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleftheriabatsou https://limey.io/batsouelef https://blog.eleftheriabatsou.com Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to he...

Sep 25, 202332 min

PHP, web components, and reusable components

In this week’s roundup, we talk about why PHP doesn’t suck, when to use web components, and the trade-offs of using reusable components. Links Apple PHP doesn't suck (anymore) with Aaron Francis: https://apple.co/3PITVrH What web components are good at with Nolan Lawson: https://apple.co/3LLBOzl Creating reusable components with Cory House: https://apple.co/3sYO20A Spotify PHP doesn't suck (anymore) with Aaron Francis: https://spoti.fi/46kaWhF What web components are good at with Nolan Lawson: h...

Sep 22, 202312 min

HTMX with Carson Gross

HTMX has become increasingly popular in the web dev community, so we sat down with creator Carson Gross to talk about what HTMX is, why developers should use it, and what’s on the horizon for the tool. Links https://bigsky.software/cv https://www.linkedin.com/in/1cg https://github.com/bigskysoftware https://twitter.com/htmxorg https://htmx.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA5FcgsviU&ab_channel=Theo-t3%E2%80%A4gg Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know...

Sep 21, 202341 min

Weird CSS with Stephanie Eckles

CSS can be weird and tricky, but Stephanie Eckles, software engineer at Microsoft and author of Modern CSS, returns to talk about how to work with the quirky parts of CSS. Links https://thinkdobecreate.com https://moderncss.dev https://twitter.com/5t3ph https://www.linkedin.com/in/stepheckles https://github.com/5t3ph Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see o...

Sep 20, 202332 min

React concurrency with Ivan Akulov

Learn about the intricacies of React concurrency and performance features, specifically in React 18, with Ivan Akulov, web performance engineer and consultant at PerfPerfPerf. Links https://twitter.com/iamakulov https://github.com/iamakulov https://iamakulov.com https://3perf.com https://3perf.com/talks/react-concurrency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDJ8vCtiQA Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you w...

Sep 19, 202335 min
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