Senior Frontend Engineer Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the React Round Up team to talk about all things component libraries. Kathryn shares her experiences building not one but two component libraries, as well as tips and tricks on the benefits of shared libraries, how to get buy in from product and developer teams, the best way to set up libraries and keeping them up-to-date. She also shares pitfalls to try and avoid when getting started with building a new library. Definitely a good listen for an...
Dec 08, 2020•51 min
On this episode of React Round Up we chatted with Joe Karlsson from MongoDB. We talked about all things serverless, from how to get started, to which sort of apps are good fits for serverless services, to how incredibly confusing AWS and Azure’s pricing pages are. It was a fun conversation, and is a great listen if you’re curious about serverless but aren’t sure where to start. Panel Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll Special Guest Joe Karlsson Sponsors Raygun | Click here to get started on your free...
Dec 02, 2020•59 min
Get the Black Friday/Cyber Monday "Double Your Productivity by 5pm Today" Deal Coupon Code: "DEEP" for a GIANT discount Mani provides us with strategies and tactics to get Deep Work time and how to get our minds into that focused state for hours at a time. He has read hundreds of books that have taught him the secrets to getting more done by getting into this state. He starts by telling us how he was passed over for a promotion at Qualcomm in favor of someone younger and less experienced and how...
Nov 27, 2020•47 min
Colby Fayock, lead developer, book author and speaker, joins the React Round Up team to discuss why developers should focus on more than just leveling up their JavaScript skills. Understanding HTML, CSS, config tools that help power applications and more can be really helpful – especially when it comes to debugging issues during development. He also talks JAMStack and how it continues to evolve and democratize the ability for more people to put their thoughts online for all the world to see. Def...
Nov 17, 2020•55 min
In this episode of React Round Up, we talked with Shawn Wang, a prolific React author, speaker and teacher, about the future of React. We discussed what’s new in React Core, the React routing world, React DevTools (webpack, rollup, parcel, etc), CSS, and a whole lot more. Panel TJ VanToll Guest Shawn Wang Sponsors Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Audible.com CacheFly Links Beyond React 16 by Dan Abramov – JSConf Iceland Concurrent React from scratch React testing reci...
Nov 10, 2020•31 min
In this episode of React Round Up, Tanner Linsley, co-founder of startup Nozzle.io, and most known lately for his OSS project React Query, joins the panel today to discuss how he was inspired to create React Query to simplify data-fetching and state management in React applications. Just a few months after releasing React Query to the dev community, it’s already making waves and garnering the attention of notable React thought leaders and large companies alike, and part of the secret to Tanner’s...
Oct 27, 2020•50 min
In this episode of React Round Up we chatted with James Smith from Bugsnag. We talked about the importance of error monitoring and reporting, and how to actually implement those workflows in your production apps. James shared a number of tips for React developers, like what are the most common errors and how you can help prevent them (hint: linters help a lot). We also got into mobile, and what developers can do to protect against third-party SDK errors. Panel TJ VanToll Guest James Smith Sponso...
Oct 13, 2020•47 min
In this episode of React Round Up, we talk with Alex Thomas, an open source enthusiast with hundreds of npm packages to his name. We talk about moving from React Native to React, and Alex’s prolific work in the open source world. We also chat about Ethereum, and Alex’s background in the decentralized finance world.. Panel Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll Thomas Aylott Guest Alex Thomas Sponsors Faithlife | Now Hiring Software Developers Audible.com CacheFly Links react-native-quiet Sofia Github rep...
Oct 06, 2020•54 min
In this episode of React Round Up, Dana Yudelevich shares her experiences of building internal component libraries. Dana explains in detail how she has built components in her previous jobs and the challenges she has faced in maintaining them. She also talks about how you can stand out at your current job by setting goals for yourself and becoming a “do-veloper” Panel Paige Niedringhaus Carl Mungazi Guest Dana Yudelevich Sponsors Faithlife | Now Hiring Software Developers Raygun | Click here to ...
Sep 29, 2020•55 min
Ionic’s own Ely Lucas joins the React Round Up panel to discuss building the Ionic framework to work with React under the hood. Ely talks through how the team’s been hard at work making Ionic easy to pick up for any JavaScript developer with experience in React, as well as some of the benefits it can provide over straight React or React Native. Some of the biggest benefits are having just one shared codebase to power iOS, Android, Electron and PWAs, access to React Hooks and over 100 ready-to-us...
Sep 22, 2020•50 min
In this episode of React Round Up, Alex Kempton joins us to talk about Hedron, a tool he built for enhancing live audio shows with cool visuals. We chat about MIDI, WebGL and web audio, and how Alex wrapped those all up into an app he uses for live performances. Panel TJ VanToll Thomas Aylott Guest Alex Kempton Sponsors Audible.com CacheFly Links Hedron MIDI API https://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/examples/gui/#1–Basic-Usage three.js examples https://github.com/react-spring/react-three-fiber ...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr
In this special episode of React Round Up, guest Nikolas Burk delves into the Prisma database and why it’s worth checking out. Panel James Brenton Guest Nikolas Burk Sponsor CacheFly Links www.prisma.io Picks Nikolas Burk: Follow Nikolas on Twitter > @nikolasburk Prisma Day Recordings Chess app James Brenton: Scrabble® GO – New Word Game Follow React Round Up on Twitter > @reactroundup Special Guest: Nikolas Burk. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h...
Sep 08, 2020•49 min
When meetup.com announced last year that it wanted to charge users $2 for using the platform, a number of users expressed their strong opposition to the proposal. Developer Chris Achard was one of them and he built meetingplace.io in response to users who were looking for alternatives. In today’s episode, Chris, who is also an egghead.io instructor, explains how he built an MVP in a week using Ruby, React and other technologies. He also shares his tips on how to find consulting jobs and teach ot...
Sep 01, 2020•44 min
In this episode of React Round Up, Glen Maddern joins us to talk about a new tool he’s been working on called Frontend Application Bundles, or FABs. We chat about how FABs allow you to write server-side logic in a vendor-agnostic way, as well as some of the other interesting problems FABs solve. Panel Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll Carl Mungazi Guest Glen Maddern Links Cloudflare Workers Frontend Application Bundles (FABs) NPM FAB Remix Picks Glen Maddern: The discovery of GIF animation Paige Nie...
Aug 25, 2020•44 min
In this episode of React Round Up, Carson Farmer joins us to talk about the decentralized web. We discuss what the decentralized web actually is, and some interesting new way the web could work. Panel Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll Guest Carson Farmer Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing React Native Remote Conf 2020 Links IPFS Textile CRDT ThreadDB Carson’s “Bring Your Own Data” talk Filecoin Picks Carson Farmer: Follow Carson on Twitter > @carsonfarmer Let my People go surfing IP...
Aug 04, 2020•52 min
Functional programming can be tricky to start with, especially in TypeScript aps. In today’s show, Robin Pokorny shares tips on how to start with functional programming, and how you can integrate functional programming into the apps you’re building today. He also shares tips on libraries to help make functional programming with TypeScript easier, including fp-ts. Panel TJ VanToll Guest Robin Pokorny Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing React Native Remote Conf 2020 Links fp-ts Redux ...
Jul 21, 2020•49 min
Dr. Meghna Srivastava joins React Round Up to share how she transitioned from a dentist in her native country of India to a software developer today in Berlin, Germany. Although she practiced for a few years after graduating dental school, Meghna wasn't completely satisfied with her career choice, and things at work began to feel stale to her. At the same time, she saw the flexibility her partner enjoyed as a backend developer, and began dabbling in Python to see if coding might be something she...
Jul 07, 2020•50 min
React Native Remote Conf July 28th to 31th Brice Ayres is a Youtube video author talking about programming and React. This is a wide ranging conversation across the spectrum of React tools, libraries like react-bootstrap, and the state of styling and state management in React. Panel Charles Max Wood Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll Carl Mungazi Guest Brice Ayres Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now avai...
Jun 23, 2020•46 min
Front end developer Maksim Ivanov talks about working for Mojang, the company behind the ridiculously popular game Minecraft. As it turns out, Maksim uses React to build different pieces of the game, and runs the code through a custom renderer to make it work in the game world. In addition to his day job, he also found time to write a book about TypeScript after realizing how much easier getting familiar with new code bases could be if TypeScript was used instead of JavaScript. The panel has use...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min
If you’ve tried using SVGs in your application, chances are you’ve found it tricky or difficult. In today’s show, Elizabet Oliviera shares some tips on how you can begin using SVGs to create scalable illustrations and animations. She also shares her experiences of building a library of SVG animations Panel Carl Mungazi Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll Guest Elizabet Oliveira Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Woo...
May 26, 2020•43 min
JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 13th to 15th - register now! Despite JavaScript being a single-threaded language, you can now leverage multi-threaded computing thanks to modern browser features such as web workers, workouts and service workers. In this show, Majid explains how these features work and what problems they solve. We also discuss the strategies you can use to introduce them to production codebases and give your users a much more enjoyable experience on your web app. Panel Paige Niedr...
May 12, 2020•1 hr 4 min
JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 13th to 15th - register now! Vladimir Novick is a work from home veteran. He talks through the situation with COVID-19, having kids at home, and working from home. The rest of the panel chimes in and discusses their experience—some short and some long—working from home. Panel Charles Max Wood Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll Guest Vladimir Novick Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max ...
Apr 28, 2020•46 min
JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 13th to 15th - register now! Paige Niedringhaus talks about the ever increasing need for developers and designers to be thinking about responsive web design as they build apps in today's world; a quick recap of a conference talk she gave at Connect.Tech, called 'Responsive Design featuring ReactJS'. Then, she talks about two possible solutions for making responsive web apps: CSS media queries and a new, React-specific NPM package called React Socks. Both options h...
Apr 14, 2020•38 min
JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 14th to 15th - register now! Patrick Stapfer from the Reason Association joins Charles Max Wood to talk about ReasonML, functional programming, and how it fits into the React ecosystem. ReasonML is a language built and maintained by Facebook and transpiled to JavaScript using the BuckleScript project. Patrick explains when to use Reason, how to get started, and the basics of using Reason. Panel Charles Max Wood Guest Patrick Stapfer Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuri...
Mar 31, 2020•44 min
Get Mani's 10x Entrepreneurship Bundle of Book Summaries! Use the coupon code HUSTLE. Mani Vaya joins Charles Max Wood to talk about how developers can add the entrepreneur hat to the others they wear by starting a side gig. They discuss various ideas around entrepreneurship, the books they got them from, and how they've applied them in their own businesses. Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Mani Vaya Sponsors: G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing ________________________________________________...
Mar 24, 2020•45 min
Charles Max Wood monologues about how to get what you want and making a plan. The main focus of his discussion is about sticking it out through the boring or lonely parts and continuing to work for the career and life you’re looking for. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Springboard | Click here NOW for $500 off the course ____________________________________________________________ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your C...
Mar 10, 2020•33 min
TJ VanToll hops on the Round Up to discuss when and where it makes sense to use open source UI components versus paying for them. The tradeoffs wind up being more subtle than you think. We dive into team make-up, pros and cons, and the approaches to making the right decision on which library to pick up. Panel: Thomas Aylott Charles Max Wood Guest: TJ VanToll Sponsors: Springboard | Click here NOW for $500 off the course G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing ____________________________________...
Mar 03, 2020•52 min
Travis Ralph works with With You With Me to help veterans transition from military service to IT jobs. He discusses the process of making the move from military service to software development, why they use React as part of their curriculum, and how to learn new skills. Panel: Thomas Aylott Carl Mungazi Charles Max Wood Guest: Travis Ralph Sponsors: Springboard | Click here NOW for $500 off the course ____________________________________________________________ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Yo...
Feb 25, 2020•58 min
Chuck and Thomas get together to discuss their favorite parts of the React Round Up. They talk about origins, favorite episodes, and the history of React. Panel Charles Max Wood Thomas Aylott Sponsors Springboard | Promo code "JABBER" gives $500 off the job-guaranteed Course G2i ________________________________________________________ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! ____________________________________...
Feb 18, 2020•41 min
Tejas, Thomas, and Chuck talk about what Design Systems are, how they're used, and what goes into building them. The compare them to some UI libraries that don't quite meet the mark and talk about how they fit into the development ecosystem and people's career paths. Panelist Charles Max Wood Thomas Aylott Guest Tejas Kumar Sponsors G2i ____________________________________________________________________________________________ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles...
Feb 11, 2020•45 min
