In this episode, Jon and Simon discuss their recent personal updates, including family time and upcoming holidays. They celebrate reaching 50,000 YouTube subscribers and delve into strategies for YouTube success, emphasizing the importance of consistency, finding a niche, and engaging storytelling. They share insights on the iterative process of content creation and the significance of entertaining educational content. The conversation also touches on the future of YouTube channels and the poten...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 22 min
In this episode, Jon and Simon discuss the recent launch of Simon's React course, the integration of React with Laravel, and the challenges of course creation. They delve into the importance of exercise for mental health, especially during busy periods like Supabase's Launch Week. The conversation also covers new features from Supabase, including the MCP server for AI integration, and concludes with personal reflections and recommendations.
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 1 min
In this episode, Jon and Simon discuss their recent experiences in content creation, including Jon's trip to Spain for a Supabase offsite and the challenges of video production for launch week. They delve into the intricacies of high-end production gear, lighting, and audio quality, sharing insights on their personal journeys in content creation and gear acquisition. The conversation also touches on the importance of room treatment for audio quality, the challenges of setting up teleprompters, a...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 15 min
In this episode, Jon, Simon, and Chris Sev discuss Chris's journey in the tech world, his recent role at Laravel, and the exciting developments within the Laravel ecosystem. They delve into the impact of Laravel Cloud on deployment processes, the introduction of new starter kits, and the importance of community collaboration in the Laravel space. Chris shares insights on the evolution of Laravel and how it continues to bridge the gap between PHP and JavaScript development. In this episode, the h...
Feb 27, 2025•57 min
In this episode, Jon and Simon discuss the evolution of their podcasting journey, the challenges and insights of content creation, and the impact of new technologies and AI tools on development. They also share personal experiences with fitness, particularly Pilates, and explore innovative lighting solutions for content creation. The conversation highlights the balance between leveraging AI in development while maintaining a human touch in creativity and problem-solving.
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 2 min
In this episode of the Navbar podcast, Jon and Simon welcome Aaron Francis, a Laravel developer and content creator, to discuss his new library, Fusion, which aims to bridge the gap between Laravel and modern JavaScript frameworks like Vue and React. The conversation explores the challenges developers face when integrating back-end and front-end technologies, the importance of developer experience, and the feedback from the community regarding Fusion. Aaron also shares insights into his new term...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 18 min
In this episode, Jon and Simon reflect on their break, share stories from Simon's trip to Switzerland, discuss holiday celebrations, and the transition back to school for their kids. They also delve into Simon's new job at Laracasts, the learning curve in video production, and the impact of technology on their work. The episode wraps up with their sick picks, highlighting the benefits of air conditioning and electric cars.
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, Jon and Simon discuss their podcasting journey, travel plans, and the challenges of content creation. Simon shares his upcoming move to Laracasts, while Jon talks about his busy schedule with Supabase. They explore filming techniques, the use of drones, and the balance between quality and quantity in video production. The conversation highlights the importance of storytelling and innovation in their work, as well as the excitement of new opportunities.
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 13 min
This conversation is a crossover episode between the Navbar and Ripple's podcast, featuring a recap of the recent LaraCon AU event held in Brisbane. The hosts and guests discuss their experiences, the logistics of organizing the conference, the benefits of a single track format, and the importance of networking opportunities. They also highlight the role of the MC in creating a cohesive experience and share memorable moments from the event, including a surprise fireworks display. The conversatio...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 9 min
In this episode, Jon and Simon talk through a dishwasher repair saga and a basketball tour. They delve into their video recording and editing processes, sharing insights on the use of AI tools to enhance efficiency. The conversation also covers strategies for engaging viewers in video content, emphasizing the importance of a strong introduction and maintaining viewer interest throughout. The episode concludes with recommendations for tools and techniques to improve video production quality. Chap...
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Summary In this episode, Simon discusses his busy life balancing multiple jobs, including his work at ThinkMill and his new project with Kent C Dodds. He shares insights from his recent workshops, emphasizing the importance of feedback and iteration in course development. The conversation shifts to the upcoming Tailwind CSS version 4 and its implications for his course. They also explore the release of React 19, server components, and the ongoing discussions around various frameworks, particular...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 5 min
In this episode, Jon and Simon play with the new Open AI model GPT-4o and hypothesise how this could be very useful in the future. Website: https://navbar.tech Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_navbar 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZK0v8TNlCbizOkbIxQwmw Enjoy these podcasts? Simon and Jon create lots of content 👇 Simon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonswiss 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Simonswi...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, Jon takes Simon through a highlight reel of all of the huge announcements from Supabase GA Week! Website: https://navbar.tech Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_navbar 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZK0v8TNlCbizOkbIxQwmw Enjoy these podcasts? Simon and Jon create lots of content 👇 Simon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonswiss 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Simonswissdev 🥚 egghead ...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min
In this episode, Simon recaps his trip to the US and his experience speaking at Epic Web Conf. Kent C. Dodds phones in briefly to give his thoughts as the conference organiser. Website: https://navbar.tech Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_navbar 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZK0v8TNlCbizOkbIxQwmw Enjoy these podcasts? Simon and Jon create lots of content 👇 Simon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonswiss �...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 33 min
It's Simon's birthday! Let's celebrate him by launching a bunch of virtual cloud servers that listen to this episode on repeat! 🎉 Website: https://navbar.tech Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_navbar 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZK0v8TNlCbizOkbIxQwmw Enjoy these podcasts? Simon and Jon create lots of content 👇 Simon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonswiss 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Simonswi...
Jul 30, 2024•53 min
Lots has happened this week! New alpha preview of Tailwind V4, more very unexpected layoffs of great people, Jason Lengstorf kicked off the "Do It Anyways" movements, and Astro launched a database! Website: https://navbar.tech Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Build a Twitter Clone with the Next.js App Router and Supabase (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/build-a-twitter-clone-with-the-next-js-app-router-and-supabase-19bebadb Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Simon and Jon have been busy! Check out this episode to learn about their adventures with long hair, using Kent C Dodds' gamified LMS to run a Pixel Perfect workshop and how you can suggest topics on the new Navbar website Website: https://navbar.tech Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Build a Twitter Clone with the Next.js App Router and Supabase (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/build-a-twitter-clone-with-the-next-js-app-router-and-supabase-19bebadb Want more NavBar? �...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 20 min
It took 14 months but Jon and Simon are talking again! Check out this episode to hear all about the future of the Navbar podcast. Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Build a Twitter Clone with the Next.js App Router and Supabase (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/build-a-twitter-clone-with-the-next-js-app-router-and-supabase-19bebadb Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_navbar 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZK0v8TNlCbizOkbIxQwmw Enjo...
Mar 17, 2024•57 min
Creating content is awesome but keeping up with that consistent schedule and watching metrics that very clearly tell you whether you are doing well or not is not always the healthiest for the brain. In this episode, Simon and Jon discuss their own personal burnout stories and try to set themselves more realistic goals for the future. Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Build a Twitter Clone with the Next.js App Router and Supabase (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/build-a...
Mar 16, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Remix is a tool to build websites, fast! In this episode Jon and Simon discuss what Remix is and why it is so awesome! Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_navbar 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZK0v8TNlCbizOkbIxQwmw Enjoy these podcasts? Simon and Jon create lots of content 👇 Simon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonswiss 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Simonswissdev 🥚 egghead - https://egghead.io/q/r...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 32 min
Screencasting setups can make things incredibly complex and fragile. In this episode, Simon takes us through some of his recent hiccups that caused him to lose huge recording sessions. Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Build a Twitter Clone with the Next.js App Router and Supabase (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/build-a-twitter-clone-with-the-next-js-app-router-and-supabase-19bebadb Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_navbar 🎥 YouTube - https:...
Mar 13, 2024•59 min
Next.js is a tool to build websites, fast! In this episode Jon takes Simon through why Next.js is so awesome and powerful! Next.js : https://nextjs.org Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Build a Twitter Clone with the Next.js App Router and Supabase (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/build-a-twitter-clone-with-the-next-js-app-router-and-supabase-19bebadb Want more NavBar? 🍔🍫 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_navbar 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZK0v...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Astro is a tool to build websites, fast! In part two of this episode Simon takes Jon through what Astro is and why it is so awesome! Astro : https://astro.build/ Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c7959 Building the NavBar website with Remix, Notion and Cloudflare : https://www.youtube.com/pla...
Nov 02, 2022•37 min•Ep. 16
In this special episode, Luke Bennett (https://twitter.com/luke_bennett_) joins us to recap all the exciting new things announced at Next Conf 2022, and the release of Next.js 13. Next.js 13: https://nextjs.org/blog/next-13 Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c7959 Building the NavBar website w...
Oct 27, 2022•30 min•Ep. 15
Astro is a tool to build websites, fast! In this episode Simon takes Jon through what Astro is and why it is so awesome! Part two coming next week! Astro : https://astro.build/ Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c7959 Building the NavBar website with Remix, Notion and Cloudflare : https://www....
Oct 21, 2022•24 min•Ep. 14
Supabase is a suite of open source tools that wrap around a PostgreSQL database, giving you the primitives you need to basically build any application. No wonder their tagline is "Build in a weekend, scale to millions". In this episode, Jon takes Simon through what is so awesome about Supabase, and why he should use it! We touch on database hosting, authentication, authorization, file storage, realtime, webhooks and edge functions. Supabase : https://app.supabase.com/ Supabase docs : https://sup...
Oct 13, 2022•47 min•Ep. 13
Getting the right things done is impossible without a system! In this episode, Simon and Jon talk through how they manage their todo lists and get so much done. They break down the process into capture, planning and completion, and share some general productivity tips along the way. Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-w...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 12
In this special episode, Simon and Jon reflect on their first 10 episodes of The NavBar podcast, and pick out their favourite bits of each episode. Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c7959 Building the NavBar website with Remix, Notion and Cloudflare : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 11
Are you curious what this Developer Advocate thing is all about? Want to know the difference between Developer Advocates and Developer Relations? This is the episode for you! Simon and Jon break down the pros and cons of working as a developer advocate, tips for getting a job in Dev Rel and the most important things they have learnt about doing it well! Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): http...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 10
In part one of this episode, we learnt all about Tailwind CSS, the benefits of a utility-first framework and some of the key features that you get out of the box. This week, we learn about Simon's journey with Tailwind Labs and why he no longer works there. Pro Tailwind : https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c...
Sep 14, 2022•48 min•Ep. 9
