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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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Episodes

JSR.io with Kevin Whinnery

We talk to Kevin Whinnery, Head of DevRel at Deno, about Deno’s new registry for JavaScript and TypeScript, JSR.io. Links https://jsr.io https://github.com/kwhinnery https://twitter.com/kevinwhinnery https://linkedin.com/in/kevinwhinnery https://twitch.com/kwhinnery 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.com (mailt...

Mar 20, 202434 min

Partial pre-rendering in Next.js with Delba de Oliveira and Wyatt Johnson

We welcome on Debla de Oliveira, Developer Advocate at Vercel, and Wyatt Johnson, Software Engineer at Vercel, to talk about partial pre-rendering and how it can be accomplished in Next.js. Links https://delba.dev https://www.linkedin.com/in/delbaoliveira https://twitter.com/delba_oliveira https://www.youtube.com/delba https://wyattjoh.ca https://www.linkedin.com/in/wyattjoh https://keybase.io/wyattjoh https://twitter.com/wyattjoh We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on ...

Mar 14, 202426 min

Next.js App Router migration with Brandon Bayer

Brandon Bayer, CEO and Co-founder of Flightcontrol, talks about how he migrated the Flightcontrol dashboard to the Next.js App Router and all the good, bad, and ugly that came with it. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonbayer1 https://twitter.com/flybayer https://www.flightcontrol.dev https://www.crunchbase.com/person/brandon-bayer-2964 https://github.com/flybayer 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 fr...

Mar 13, 202433 min

Rethinking frontend architectures with data layers with Max Stoiber

We talk to Max Stoiber, Co-founder of Stellate, about his experience working with GraphQL, how devs can understand and manage their data layer, and how to use his open-source project, Fuse, to simplify working in the data layer. Links https://mxstbr.com https://github.com/mxstbr/mxstbr.com https://twitter.com/mxstbr https://linkedin.com/in/mxstbr https://instagram.com/mxstbr https://mxstbr.blog https://www.youtube.com/@MaxStoiber We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on T...

Mar 07, 202437 min

HTMX v2 with Carson Gross

We welcome back Carson Gross, creator of HTMX, to talk about the upcoming release of HTMX v2 and all its new features and updates. Links https://bigsky.software https://www.linkedin.com/in/1cg https://github.com/bigskysoftware https://twitter.com/htmx_org 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.com (mailto:emily.koc...

Mar 06, 202434 min

Your JavaScript runtime questions answered

You asked us your most pressing questions about JavaScript runtimes, so join Matteo Collina, Node.js TSC member and Co-founder and CTO of Platformatic, and Kevin Whinnery, Dev Rel at Deno, as they answer those questions. Links https://github.com/mcollina https://nodeland.dev https://fosstodon.org/@mcollina https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteocollina https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteocollina twitter.com/kevinwhinnery github.com/kwhinnery https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinwhinnery We want to hear fro...

Feb 29, 202445 min

Qwik and JavaScript streaming with Tony Alicea

We welcome on Tony Alicea, Udemy and Pluralsight Instructor and Director of Education at The Smyth Group, who talks about taking a fundamentally different approach to delivering initial bundles to the browser and the performance optimizations that enables. Links https://qwik.dev https://anthonyalicea.com https://thesmythgroup.com https://understandingreact.com https://twitter.com/anthonypalicea https://www.youtube.com/@TonyAlicea https://www.udemy.com/user/anthonypalicea We want to hear from you...

Feb 28, 202435 min

StyleX with Naman Goel

With StyleX recently going open source, we welcome on Naman Goel, StyleX lead, to talk about the styling system, how it was created, and what it’s offering React developers now. Links http://blog.namangoel.com https://twitter.com/naman34 https://quiet.social/@nmn@indieweb.social https://stylexjs.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 friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.k...

Feb 22, 202433 min

Astro IRL with Eddy Vinck

Eddy Vinck, Senior Software Engineer at FrontValue, shares how he uses Astro in his day-to-day development with practical applications. Links https://twitter.com/EddyVinckk https://www.eddyvinck.com https://github.com/EddyVinck https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddyvinck https://substack.com/profile/74566816-eddy-vinck https://youtube.com/channel/eddyvinck https://astro.build https://docs.astro.build/en/getting-started We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a news...

Feb 21, 202431 min

Stop building synchronous apps with Allen Helton

We talk to Allen Helton, AWS Serverless Hero and Ecosystem Engineer at Momento, about why we should top building synchronous apps. Links https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenheltondev https://github.com/allenheltondev https://allenheltondev.medium.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 friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logro...

Feb 15, 202437 min

Secure by design with Vanessa Villa

We welcome on Vanessa Villa, Developer Advocate at Pangea, to explain what the secure by design movement is about and how it shifts security to the beginning of the development cycle. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-villa-tech https://twitter.com/vavillaiot https://pangea.cloud/blog/ 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.kochane...

Feb 14, 202430 min

How to fall in love with CSS with Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell, CSS Evangelist, returns to talk about why CSS can be frustrating to developers and how to make working with it fun and enjoyable. Links https://www.youtube.com/@KevinPowell https://twitter.com/KevinJPowell https://www.kevinpowell.co 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.com (mailto:emily.kochanekketn...

Feb 08, 202432 min

Architectural cloud design patterns with Keith "Danger" Casey

When moving to the Cloud, there are plenty of bad habits devs bring with them. In this episode, we talk to Keith “Danger” Casey, Senior Product Manager at Pangea, about helpful design patterns when working in the cloud. Links https://caseysoftware.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseysoftware https://twitter.com/caseysoftware 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 ...

Feb 07, 202440 min

Dan Abramov on React, RSCs, and the future

We welcome on The React Guy, Dan Abramov, to talk about his time working on the React core team, demystifying React Server Components, how React has evolved, and more! Links https://danabra.mov https://twitter.com/danabramov2 https://bsky.app/profile/danabra.mov https://twitter.com/danabramov https://overreacted.io https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhEjiCLn2v4MEt3Q4T2iaA 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 f...

Feb 01, 202436 min

React frustrations, web components, and hot takes

In this month’s panel episode, we talk to Cassidy Williams, Michael Chan, and Atila Fassina about why web components are having a moment, mounting frustrations with React, and our guests’ hottest takes on web development. Links Cassidy Williams https://cassidoo.co https://github.com/cassidoo https://twitter.com/cassidoo https://codepen.io/cassidoo https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidoo https://www.patreon.com/cassidoo Michael Chan https://twitter.com/chantastic https://chan.dev/ https://www.youtub...

Jan 31, 202438 min

Web development according to The Primeagen

We welcome on The Primeagen, content creator, Twitch streamer, and all-around fun internet guy, to give his take on all the latest trends in web development. Links https://youtube.com/ThePrimeagen https://www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen https://discord.gg/3ujcVMe https://github.com/ThePrimeagen https://www.youtube.com/ThePrimeTimeagen 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...

Jan 25, 202437 min

HTML web components with Chris Ferdinandi

Web components are having a renaissance and Chris Ferdinandi, educator and consultant, returns to the podcast to talk about web components, what they are, and why devs should consider using them. Links https://gomakethings.com https://twitter.com/ChrisFerdinandi https://www.linkedin.com/in/cferdinandi https://github.com/cferdinandi https://www.youtube.com/@gomakethings https://mastodon.social/@cferdinandi We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? ...

Jan 24, 202428 min

Turborepo and Turbopack with Anthony Shew

In today's episode, Anthony Shew, Turbo DX at Vercel, joins us to discuss Turborepo 1.11, Turbopack in 2024, and more. Links https://www.shew.dev https://twitter.com/anthonysheww https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwfYq8O-1QtU1TlWsJVGRBg?reload=9 https://www.threads.net/@anthonyshew https://discord.com/invite/JMHERJGRkH https://github.com/anthonyshew Case studies for performance impact on business: https://wpostats.com https://web.dev/case-studies Research for the impact of loading speed on conver...

Jan 18, 202433 min

Deno in 2024 with Bert Belder

Bert Belder, Co-founder and CTO of Deno, joins the pod to talk about the state of Deno going into 2024 and what to expect going forward. Links https://twitter.com/piscisaureus https://github.com/piscisaureus https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertbelder https://www.crunchbase.com/person/bert-belder 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.kochanekk...

Jan 17, 202438 min

Million.js and the virtual DOM with Aiden Bai

We welcome on Aiden Bai, creator of Million.js, to explain what a virtual DOM is, how Million.js works as a virtual DOM, and how it makes React apps faster. Links https://aidenybai.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidenbai https://twitter.com/aidenybai https://github.com/aidenybai https://www.youtube.com/c/AidenBai 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, Em...

Jan 11, 202414 min

Website performance budgeting with Medhat Dawoud

What do dentistry and performance budgeting have in common? Live tomorrow, Medhat Dawoud, Senior Software Engineer at Miro and Google Dev Expert, comes on to talk about how developers can maintain and improve website performance by comparing it to going to the dentist. Links https://medhatdawoud.net https://www.medhat.dev https://twitter.com/med7atdawoud https://www.linkedin.com/in/medhatdawoud https://www.youtube.com/medhatdawoud https://github.com/medhatdawoud https://web.dev Case studies for ...

Jan 10, 202439 min

Eddie Jaoude on GitHub Stars and MDX documentation

Eddie Jaoude, open-source GitHub star, educator, and founder of EddieHub, joined us to talk about what it means to be a GitHub Star, open source, and why MDX is a game changer for React documentation. Links https://www.eddiejaoude.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiejaoude https://twitter.com/eddiejaoude https://github.com/eddiejaoude https://www.biodrop.io/eddiejaoude https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mnBodB73bR88fLXHSfzYA We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitte...

Jan 04, 202437 min

Webpack to Turbopack with Tobias Koppers

We talked with Webpack and Turbopack creator, Tobias Koppers, about the history of Webpack, the evolution of Turbopack, and more! Links https://twitter.com/wsokra https://github.com/sokra https://medium.com/@sokra https://webpack.js.org https://turbo.build/pack 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.com (mailto:emi...

Jan 03, 202435 min

The best of PodRocket in 2023

It’s the end of the year, so we want to give you a taste of our most popular episodes from 2023, starting with Tim Neutkens and the release of Next.js 13.4, followed by Chris Ferdinandi talking about the transitional web, and ending with Kent C. Dodds talking about type safety. Links Apple Next.js 13.4 with Tim Neutkens: https://apple.co/3S93lyh The state of JS frameworks with Chris Ferdinandi: http://bit.ly/3n9eCRS Fully Typed Web Apps with Kent C. Dodds: http://bit.ly/3LfXNP4 Spotify Next.js 1...

Dec 29, 202312 min

The React Core team talks React Forget and the future (Repeat)

In this holiday repeat, Joe Savona and Sathya Gunasekaran join us to talk about the React Optimizing Compiler. We talk about design decisions and the approach to building it. We also cover what the React team has been working on including React Server Components, Offscreen Rendering, and more! Links https://twitter.com/gsathya https://github.com/gsathya https://www.linkedin.com/in/sathyagunasekaran https://twitter.com/enJS https://github.com/josephsavona https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-savona...

Dec 27, 202341 min

Should you use React in 2023? with Tru Narla (Repeat)

In this holiday repeat, Tru Narla, software engineer at Discord and Twitch partner, returns to talk about whether developers should continue to use React in 2023 as she delves into her latest talk from React Summit. Links https://twitter.com/trunarla https://www.mewtru.com https://www.youtube.com/c/mewtru https://www.tiktok.com/@mewtru https://www.linkedin.com/in/trushithanarla https://github.com/tnarla https://www.twitch.tv/mewtru We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on...

Dec 26, 202327 min

ICYMI: The Epic Stack with Kent C. Dodds

In this repeat episode picked by host Noel Minchow, Kent C. Dodds talks about his project, the Epic Stack, a stack curated by Kent aimed at giving devs the tools they need without overwhelming them with too many options. Links https://twitter.com/jonmeyers_io https://kentcdodds.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentcdodds https://github.com/kentcdodds https://twitter.com/kentcdodds http://EpicWeb.dev http://EpicReact.dev http://TestingJavaScript.com We want to hear from you! How did you find us? D...

Dec 23, 202330 min

Supabase Launch Week X with Jon Meyers

Jon Meyers, Developer Advocate at Supabase, returns to talk about Supabase’s most recent launch week, discussing the new AI-powered RLS Editor, Edge Functions, Auth Hooks, and more! Links https://twitter.com/jonmeyers_io https://jonmeyers.io/ https://github.com/dijonmusters https://egghead.io/q/resources-by-jon-meyers https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPitAIwktfCfcMR4kDWebDQ https://supabase.com/blog https://supabase.com/blog/supabase-integrations-marketplace https://egghead.io/q/resources-by-jon...

Dec 22, 202335 min

Rocket surgery: 2023 in review

Our panel of hosts come together for one last episode of 2023, reviewing all the past events of the year, what they loved and what they hated, and what they’re looking forward to in 2024. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/noel-minchow https://bsky.app/profile/noel.minc.how https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mikulskis-37a50b4a https://www.paigeniedringhaus.com https://twitter.com/pniedri https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigeniedringhaus https://twitter.com/trashhdev https://www.youtube.com/@trashdev ht...

Dec 21, 202340 min

Local-first apps with ElectricSQL with James Arthur

With the rise of the popularity of local-first, James Arthur, Co-Founder and CEO of ElectricSQL, gives a deep dive on local-first development and how ElectricSQL enables developers to build local-first apps on Postgres. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/thruflo https://twitter.com/thruflo https://fosstodon.org/@thruflo https://electric-sql.com https://github.com/electric-sql/electric https://discord.com/invite/B7kHGwDcbj https://twitter.com/ElectricSQL We want to hear from you! How did you find ...

Dec 20, 202336 min
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