Fish and Scripts
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe all things web development podcast by two Brits with opinions and puns. Join Phil and Jack for a relaxed chat as we sprinkle some salt and lavishly apply vinegar to a variety of topics from the world of frontend web development.
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Episodes
Sites and apps and games and Googlers
June 18, 2020 10:30 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBFor this episode of Fish and Scripts Phil and Jack happily welcomed special guests Jake and Surma, from the HTTP 203 podcast. Together we talk about the computer games and activities which have been keeping us busy. We discuss the differences between web sites and web apps. We explore developments in browser resource caching with Safari's double keying. And lots more. Mostly, you'll want to play along with "Not or Not", the cruel quiz which Jake and Surma brought along in an attempt to hum...
Learning a large codebase and live coding on stage
April 08, 2020 07:25 - 46 minutes - 85.8 MBIt's been a while and we're truly sorry about that - real life reared its head and left us both a bit busy for recording and editing - but we are back! In this episode Jack talks about settling into a new role, Phil discusses the pros and cons of live coding and we dive into onboarding yourself into a new codebase and tips for how to get familiar and productive. We promise the next episode will be out sooner than three months, and hope you're all keeping well in these current uncertain time...
Svelte, Rollup and being proper adults
January 20, 2020 08:28 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBIt's a new year but the same pod as we're back talking in more detail about Svelte and Rollup after Jack tried rebuilding the Fish and Scripts site over Christmas. Phil has been merging his favourite tools - Eleventy and TailwindCSS - into a new fancy starter template on GitHub and we dive into our 2020 resolutions which largely centre around us being better adults and taking responsibility for our lives... Thank you again for the amazing support in 2019 and we're so excited to see what 202...
Fish and Christmas special!
December 23, 2019 17:26 - 58 minutes - 29.9 MBAfter a spell of Phil being the grump, this festive episode features a grumpy Jack who has had his feathers ruffled by Twitter tropes. Meanwhile Phil shares some of his opinions and observations after starting to use Tailwind for utility-first CSS, we talk about what excites us in 2020. Thanks so much for your support in 2019 as we launched the podcast - it's been fantastic to hear that people enjoy the show and find our ramblings amusing and even informative every now and then! We wish you...
Untangling TypeScript and onboarding new developers
December 16, 2019 09:10 - 50 minutes - 26.1 MBToday we're diving into a variety of topics including _other podcasts_ that we like (although we're sure Fish and Scripts fills your entire podcasting needs) before Jack shares a frustrating story of TypeScript which lead to him _actually removing it_ from a project. Phil shares his delight in the Vue community and enjoyment of recent Vue conferences and we talk about onboarding developers into a new team: what do you team them and how do you make that process as smooth as possible? As alwa...
CSS Grid, React Suspense and AirPod page weight frustrations
December 02, 2019 13:18 - 50 minutes - 17.7 MBToday Phil is sharing what exactly has got him down with Apple's latest marketing site, Jack reflects on the growing complexities in React and we struggle with CSS margins and padding like the two amateurs we really are. More details and links to the show notes at https://fishandscripts.com
Fast or finished? Balancing speed and quality in software
November 11, 2019 03:52 - 48 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this episode we reflect on how much fun it was to both be at the lovely Fronteers conference in Amsterdam and talk about some of our highlights from the event. We also wax lyrical about that tricky balancing act between shipping features fast and agonising over achieving high enough quality. And we swoon over the delicious walnut veneer and other features of Garageband. More details and links at https://fishandscripts.com
Utility CSS, teaching beginners and flashy PCs
October 21, 2019 07:42 - 53 minutes - 101 MBToday we dive into working on Windows and building outrageously flashy gaming PCs before moving onto discussing utility CSS frameworks like Tachyons and Tailwind and how they compare to other approaches out there. The highlights reel today poses an interesting question: What are the first things you'd advise a new web developer to learn about? Finally we round off with a game that tests how truly British Mr Hawksworth is... As always you'll find links to everything mentioned and more about ...
Flamboyant fans and getting things done
October 08, 2019 19:17 - 58 minutes - 110 MBWe're a day late but just as great! Today we reflect on the English summer and the London heatwave that had all us Brits sweating profusely. Phil shares his tips on criteria for buying cooling devices, Jack talks about a great experience using the VSCode Remote plugin before we move onto our productivity tips: our tools and techniques for feeling productive and keeping track of all the things we have on our plates. To round off Phil throws Jack into the game hotseat and tests Jack's templat...
Backpacks, conferences and GitHub templates
September 23, 2019 08:43 - 52 minutes - 99.4 MBWe're back with another episode of Fish and Scripts! Today we're slightly less technical than normal and talking about investing in gear to make conference and other trips abroad more productive. Phil talks about his adventures at Smashing Conf Toronto (including the local cuisine he didn't manage to sample) and Jack goes full programming geek and talks about his new programming font... As always, head to fishandscripts.com for more info and all the links to things mentioned in the show.
Misconceptions about programming
September 08, 2019 17:50 - 55 minutes - 107 MBThank you all for the kind words and support on our first episode, it's really appreciated and it makes us even more excited to share episode 2 with you. Today we talk about life away from the keyboard and Phil's love for basketball, utility based CSS, JAMstacks, developing on Windows 10 and much more. Phil challenges Jack to name the founding dates of tech companies in this episode's game and our Catch of the Day discusses things we had wrong about programming at the start of our careers a...
Episode 1: Welcome to Fish and Scripts
August 23, 2019 09:36 - 50 minutes - 96.1 MBIs this thing on? Hello? One two three... Welcome to the first episode of Fish and Scripts! Today we're getting our feet under the table and making ourselves at home. We introduce ourselves as your glamorous hosts before diving into things we've been finding interesting on the internet recently including GraphQL, Lazy loading of images, Svelte 3 and a game so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel. If you are after any links from the show or details on how to get in touc...