What is VisBug? with Adam Argyle
We’re talking about VisBug. What is it, and how is it different from the array of options already found in Chrome DevTools? Drew McLellan talks to its creator Adam Argyle to find out.
May 18, 2021•51 min•Ep. 37
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What is The Future of CSS? with Miriam Suzanne
We’re starting our new season with a look the future of CSS. What new specs will be landing in browsers soon? Drew McLellan talks to expert Miriam Suzanne to find out.
May 04, 2021•51 min•Ep. 36
What’s Next For HTML Controls? with Stephanie Stimac and Melanie Richards
In this episode, we’re talking about HTML controls. Why are they so hard to style, and how might that change in the future? Drew McLellan talks to Microsoft’s Stephanie Stimac and Melanie Richards to find out. Stephanie's website and Twitter Melanie's website and Twitter Open UI project Weekly Update Dynamic Static Typing In TypeScript written by Stefan Baumgartner Things You Can Do With CSS Today written by Andy Bell How To Port Your Web App To Microsoft Teams written by Tomomi Imura & Dais...
Feb 09, 2021•55 min•Ep. 35
What is The State of Web Performance? with Harry Roberts
We’re talking about Web Performance. What does the performance landscape look like in 2021? Drew McLellan talks to expert Harry Roberts to find out.
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 34
What is Machine Learning? with Charlie Gerard
We’re talking about Machine Learning. What sort of tasks can we put it to within a web development context? Drew McLellan talks to expert Charlie Gerard to find out.
Jan 12, 2021•48 min•Ep. 33
Review of The Year 2020
We’re taking a look back at 2020. Who did we speak to in our 25 episodes this year, and what did we learn? We listen back to some clips to find out. Yes, it’s a Christmas clip show, to tide you over the holidays. Our audience has grown a lot this year, so this is your chance to spot interviews from the archives that you may want to catch up on.
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 32
What is GraphQL? with Eve Porcello
We’re talking about GraphQL. What is it, and how does solve some common API problems? Drew McLellan talks to expert Eve Porcello to find out.
Dec 15, 2020•41 min•Ep. 31
What is Product Design? with Chris Murphy
We’re talking about Product Design. What does it mean to be a product owner, and how can you learn the skills required? Drew McLellan talks to expert Chris Murphy to find out.
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 30
How Does Netlify Dogfood The Jamstack? with Leslie Cohn-Wein
We’re asking what it looks like to dogfood the Jamstack at Netlify. Can you deploy an entire app to a CDN? Drew McLellan talks to Netlify Staff Engineer Leslie Cohn-Wein to find out.
Nov 17, 2020•43 min•Ep. 29
What is Eleventy? with David Darnes
We’re talking about Eleventy. What is it and how does it fit into your Jamstack workflow? Drew McLellan talks to Renaissance man David Darnes to find out.
Nov 03, 2020•49 min•Ep. 28
What is TypeScript? with Stefan Baumgartner
We’re talking about TypeScript. What is it, and how can it help us write better JavaScript? Drew McLellan talks to expert Stefan Baumgartner to find out.
Oct 20, 2020•53 min•Ep. 27
What's new in Vue 3.0? with Natalia Tepluhina
We’re talking all about VueJS. What’s new in the 3.0 release, and how hard will it be to migrate? Drew McLellan talks to core team member Natalia Tepluhina to find out.
Oct 06, 2020•50 min•Ep. 26
What Is RedwoodJS? with Anthony Campolo
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Sep 22, 2020•48 min•Ep. 25
What is SVG Animation? with Cassie Evans
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Sep 08, 2020•39 min•Ep. 24
What is Next.js? with Guillermo Rauch
We’re talking about Next.js. What is it, and where might it fit into our web development workflow? Drew McLellan talks to co-creator Guillermo Rauch to find out.
Aug 25, 2020•44 min•Ep. 23
What is Serverless? with Chris Coyier
We're talking about Serverless architectures. What does that mean, and how does it differ from how we might build sites currently? Drew McLellan talks to Chris Coyier to find out.
Aug 11, 2020•56 min•Ep. 22
Are Modern Best Practices Bad For The Web? with Chris Ferdinandi
We’re asking if modern best practises are bad for the web? Are modern frameworks taking us down the wrong path? Drew McLellan speaks to Lean Web expert Chris Ferdinani to find out.
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 21
What is Gatsby? with Marcy Sutton
We're talking about Gatsby. What is it and how does it fit into your web development stack? Drew McLellan talks to expert Marcy Sutton to find out.
Jul 14, 2020•44 min•Ep. 20
What is CUBE CSS? with Andy Bell
We're talking about CUBE CSS. What is it, and how does it differ from approaches such as BEM, SMACSS, and OOCSS? Drew McLellan talks to its creator, Andy Bell, to find out.
Jun 30, 2020•52 min•Ep. 19
How Can I Learn React? with Mina Markham
We’re talking about learning React. What's the React like to work with, and how can experienced developers get started? Drew McLellan chats to Mina Markham to find out.
Jun 16, 2020•38 min•Ep. 18
What's New In Drupal 9? with Angie Byron
We’re taking a look at what's new in Drupal 9. What are the major upcoming changes to this nearly 20-year-old open source project? Drew McLellan talks to Drupal core committer Angie Byron to find out.
Jun 02, 2020•50 min•Ep. 17
How Can I Optimize My Home Workspace? with Ben Frain
We’re talking about shaping our physical spaces when working from home. What can you do to take a step up from working at your kitchen table? We talk to workspace geek Ben Frain to find out.
May 19, 2020•47 min•Ep. 16
How Can I Build An App In 10 Days? with Phil Smith
We're talking about building apps on a tight timeline. How can you quickly turn around a project to respond to an emerging situation like COVID-19? Drew McLellan talks to Phil Smith to find out.
May 05, 2020•43 min•Ep. 15
How Can I Run Online Workshops? with Rachel Andrew
We’re talking about running online workshops. How can a traditional event adapt when participants can't attend in person? Drew McLellan talks to Rachel Andrew to find out.
Apr 21, 2020•35 min•Ep. 14
What is Online Privacy? with Laura Kalbag
We’re talking about online privacy. What should web developers be doing to make sure the privacy of our users is maintained? Drew McLellan talks to an expert on the subject, Laura Kalbag, to find out.
Apr 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 13
What is Conversion Optimisation? with Paul Boag
We're talking about the user experience around converting site visitors into customers. Can our selling techniques leave customers feeling cheated? And how can that be avoided? Drew McLellan talks to conversion optimisation specialist Paul Boag to find out.
Mar 24, 2020•49 min•Ep. 12
What is Sourcebit? with Eduardo Bouças
We're talking about an interesting open source tool called Sourcebit. How can it help our content workflow with JAMstack sites? Drew McLellan speaks to developer Eduardo Bouças to find out.
Mar 10, 2020•33 min•Ep. 11
What Is Ethical Design? with Trine Falbe and Martin Michael Frederiksen
We're talking about Ethical Design. What does it mean for a design to be ethical, and how do we make improvements in our own projects? Drew McLellan speaks to Trine Falbe and Martin Michael Frederiksen to find out.
Feb 25, 2020•44 min•Ep. 10
How Can I Work With UI Frameworks? with Stéphanie Walter
We're taking a look at UI Frameworks. How can the custom needs of a highly usable application be met with a set of-off-the shelf tools? We speak to UX Designer Stéphanie Walter to find out.
Feb 11, 2020•50 min•Ep. 9
What's new in Microsoft Edge? with Stephanie Stimac and Aaron Gustafson
We're taking a look at the brand new version of Microsoft Edge and its Chromium based rendering engine. What does that change mean for web developers, and how does the death of Microsoft's own rendering engine impact the web? Drew McLellan talks to Microsoft's Aaron Gustafson and Stephanie Stimac to find out.
Jan 28, 2020•39 min•Ep. 8
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