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The modern web is changing fast. Front-end frameworks evolve quickly, standards are emerging and old ones are fading out of favor. There are a lot of things to learn, but knowing the right thing is more critical than learning them all. Modern Web Podcast is an interview-style show where we learn about modern web development from industry experts. We’re committed to making it easy to digest lots of useful information!
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Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Ben Lesh (Author, RxJS), Adam Rackis (Senior Software Engineer, Spotify) and Tracy Lee (Google Developer Expert, RxJS Core Team) discuss several hot topics bouncing around the web lately:
- Tailwind CSS: Is it a hero or a zero?
- Is Remix better than Next.js?
- Should e-commerce sites be using Qwik or Remix?
- Is React dying?
- Internal apps vs consumer apps: what are more fun to work with?
Sponsored by This Dot Labs
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
On this episode of Modern Web Podcast, host Simone Cuomo interviews Alvaro Saburido, a DevRel engineer and open-source developer. Alvaro talks about his project TresJS, a declarative way to create 3D experiences in Vue.js, and the importance of community-driven projects. He also discusses CentOS, Vitepress, the potential for innovation in virtual and augmented reality and the power of open-source.
Sponsored by This Dot Labs
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
On this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Dustin Goodman is joined by Ben Ilegbodu and Jonathan Creamer to discuss the role of DivOps engineering. They discuss the “back-end” of front-end development and the complexities of shipping modern front-ends to the web. They discuss the transition from backend engineering to DevOps, explore insights from Jonathan Creamer on managing a fork of Yarn, emphasize the ongoing need for DivOps engineering for innovation, delve into the concept of sublinear scaling, and highlight the importance of documenting decisions to enable scaling businesses.
Sponsored by This Dot Labs
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
On this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Rob Ocel interviews Daniel Roe, a framework lead at Nuxt, Google GDE, and Microsoft MVP. They discuss Daniel's journey into open source, the role of hype and venture capital in the open source ecosystem, and ways to contribute to open source projects. Finally, they discuss the challenges the open source ecosystem faces and why this is an issue that more companies and developers should be paying attention to.
Sponsored by This Dot Labs
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Modern Web Podcast S11E11- What is a Product Manager? with Andrea Griffiths of GitHub
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
On this episode of Modern Web Podcast, Rob Ocel interviews Andrea Griffiths, a Senior Product Manager at GitHub. Andrea shares her story of transitioning into tech and product management from a nontraditional path, and how paid internships and open source contributions helped her along the way. They discuss the role of product manager, what they do, and how product managers need to have empathy and bridge the gap between stakeholders, users, and engineering teams. They also talk about how to build truly global tech communities and reach out to developers across the world who speak every language.
[00:00:00] Tech career journey: GitHub via Latin America
[00:03:56] Non-traditional career success through open source.
[00:08:59] Gain experience, open source, support dreams.
[00:13:15] Innovate, share, learn
[00:18:01] Product management: Global expansion, execution, feedback, accessibility, localization, KPI.
[00:21:33] Product managers bridge teams, stakeholders, users.
[00:26:21] Product manager: glue, communicate, empathize.
[00:31:06] Empower global tech communities
[00:35:56] Global expansion for all developers.
[00:40:39] Grow global developer communities: GitHub’s mission.
Sponsored by This Dot Labs.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
On this episode of Modern Web Podcast, Rob Ocel interviews Mark Erikson, the Redux maintainer and senior front end engineer at Replay.io. They discuss the arcane complexities of publishing JavaScript packages to NPM today, the balance between developer experience and user experience when it comes to open source libraries, the unique troubles for React/Next library authors, and the responses to Mark’s wildly successful blog about upgrading Redux to use ESM.
00:00:01] Ecosystem evolves, nobody at the wheel.
[00:07:02] Open source library complexity: Dev exp. vs user exp.
[00:13:11] ESM vs CJS: Technical merits, tree shaking, syntax.
[00:18:35] Lazy-load files with CJS/ESM.
[00:23:37] Publish libraries in multiple formats, React server components.
[00:30:38] React team locks out valid code paths.
[00:35:26] Open source maintainer responsibility: Maximally compatible, widely respected.
[00:42:25] Competing philosophies on web evolution.
[00:47:54] Unifying competing standards for developers.
[00:53:19] Expertise gained through unexpected challenges.
Sponsored by This Dot Labs.
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, hosts Rob Ocel and Tracy Lee interview Aiden Bai, the creator of the Million.js library, a replacement for the Virtual DOM implementation in ReactJS. They talk about the process of creating Million.js as a high schooler, how the library speeds up React applications using blocks and the Million Compiler, and what the future of the library looks like. The conversation also touches on the alternative experience and education paths to becoming a developer, as well as the future of open source libraries, venture funded libraries, and indie hacked frameworks.
Sponsored by This Dot Labs.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Modern Web Podcast S11E8- ReactJS vs. Solid with Dax Raad, Founder of Bumi
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
On this episode of Modern Web, Tracy Lee, Ben Lesh, Adam Rackis, and Dax Raad discussed the cloud offerings of SST and the advantages of using AWS. Adam was excited about SST's cloud wrappers and the fact that they were built with Solid instead of React to meet ambitious performance requirements. SST helps people build on AWS by simplifying the hundreds of services available and providing an experience that allows users to become experts in AWS. Dax discussed his experience with React and Solid, and the trade offs between the two.
[00:02:40] Building on AWS made easy.
[00:06:00] Simplifying AWS: Less than five services.
[00:10:43] Hidden gem: IoT core pubsub real-time.
[00:14:33] AWS back-end and front-end support.
[00:17:20] Reaching new audiences with NextJS.
[00:20:06] Simplicity over complexity: Solid wins.
[00:24:01] GitHub-powered effortless development for all.
[00:26:24] Serverless event-driven architecture solves cold start issue.
[00:30:13] Granular auto-scaling, milliseconds up/down.
Sponsored by This Dot Labs
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
In this podcast episode, hosts Rob Ocel, Alyssa Nicoll, and Mark Thompson discuss the "Angular Renaissance." They reflect on Angular's evolution from its early days through the pivotal transition to Ivy to the current trend of biannual releases, highlighting the community's warm and supportive nature. The focus then shifts to the upcoming release of Angular 17, emphasizing the significance of control flow features and deferred loading in optimizing applications. The team underscores the importance of community engagement, evidence-driven development, and the promising future of Angular. They also tease an upcoming developer event in November, encouraging listeners to stay updated on the latest developments.
This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
In this podcast episode, Tracy Lee, Ben Lesh, and guest Adam Rackis talk through the successful fusion of TypeScript and React. They chat about various web frameworks, like Angular and Svelte, emphasizing the impact of TypeScript support on the development process. The episode also highlights the excitement around Svelte's new feature, signals, and speculates on its potential standardization, as well as React 18's challenges and the evolution of the React ecosystem.
Sponsored by This Dot Labs.