Front End Nerdery Podcast
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA podcast focusing on front-end development which also covers a wide range of web development, design, and tech topics. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontendnerdery/support
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Episodes
42 - Hiatus
February 09, 2024 17:59 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBA brief word from Todd about the podcast and the future. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontendnerdery/support
41 - Taylor Desseyn
December 27, 2023 13:05 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBIn this, the final interview episode of 2023, Todd gets together with recruiter extraordinaire, Talent Advocate at Gun.io, speaker, podcaster, and all-around swell fella, Taylor Desseyn! Todd and Taylor get down to brass tacks chatting about the job market, hiring and how broken it is, how to leverage your network and use it to your advantage, what should juniors and seniors in the market do, and much more! https://gun.io - Gun.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylordesseyn/ - Taylor on Linke...
40 - Mike Hartington
December 26, 2023 21:44 - 55 minutes - 127 MBIn this episode of the podcast Todd talks with Mike Hartington, Director of Developer Relations at Ionic, guitar builder, speaker and coffee milk connoisseur. Mike and Todd discuss Ionic, what it is, what it does, and all the benefits of Ionic framework. Of course accessibility is thrown into the discussion as well as native, web, and hybrid apps, Developer Relations, Shoresy, and much, much more! Transcript can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/hartington/ Show Notes: htt...
39 - Alvin Bryan
November 08, 2023 18:23 - 58 minutes - 107 MBIn this episode, I talk to Alvin Bryan from Contentful. Alvin is a Developer Advocate and Front-End Engineer who is into privacy and owning your own data, as well as the television show "Billions". We discuss a number of topics in this episode like Developer relations, privacy and data, and some of the cool web technologies out there like Astro and Svelte, and much more! Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/bryan Show Notes https://alvin.codes/ - Alvin's Person...
38 - Jason Lengstorf
November 08, 2023 18:23 - 59 minutes - 137 MBIn this episode of the podcast I speak with teacher, builder, community juggernaut, content creator, and foodie/smashburger extraordinaire, Jason Lengstorf. We discuss community, content creation, food and cooking, tech, dev, and much, much more. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/lengstorf Show Notes: https://learnwithjason.dev - Jason's Learning/Content Creation Site https://jason.energy/ - Jason's Personal Site/Blog https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/j...
37 - Amy Dutton & James Q. Quick CompressedFM
October 04, 2023 18:45 - 47 minutes - 109 MBIn this episode, a long awaited episode, We spoke with Amy Dutton and James Q. Quick from the Compressed FM podcast! We chatted about Learn, Build, Teach, the community run by James and Amy and how community shapes what we do, how we teach, and how we learn. It is a little dated, but the conversation is always top notch with James and Amy. Transcripts are at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/compressedfm Show Notes: https://www.learnbuildteach.com/ - Learn, Build, Teach Discord https:...
36 - Deceptive Patterns
August 31, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBIn this episode, Homer and I discuss a lot of different topics in this one-on-one talk about Deceptive Patterns. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/deceptivepatterns Show Notes: https://www.clarityconf.com/ - ClarityConf --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontendnerdery/support
35 - Carie Fisher
June 10, 2023 16:06 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Homer and I talk to Carie Fisher, Director of Digital Accessibility, accessibility professional, author, and one of the content creators of the Accessibility course at web.dev. We talked with Carie about all things accessibility and what is going on in the world of accessibility today. Show Notes: https://cariefisher.com - Carie's Personal Site https://twitter.com/cariefisher - Carie on Twitter https://web.dev/learn/accessibility/ - Learn Accessibility Co...
34 - Josh Goldberg
February 21, 2023 18:02 - 1 hour - 131 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Homer and I talk to Josh Goldberg, author of the O'Reilly book, "Learning TypeScript", speaker, and open source maintainer about TypeScript, Josh's book, some of Josh's projects, and much more! Show Notes: https://www.joshuakgoldberg.com - Josh's Site https://twitter.com/joshuakgoldberg - Josh on Twitter https://fosstodon.org/@JoshuaKGoldberg - Josh on Mastodon https://www.learningtypescript.com/ - Learning TypeScript site https://github.com/typescript...
33 - Season Two Wrap-Up
December 22, 2022 22:36 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBIn this end-of-year wrap-up, I briefly discuss the year 2022, what's (and who) is coming up in 2023, and want to thank all my guests and the people who watch and listen to the podcast. I appreciate you all. I introduce Homer Gaines as my co-host going into 2023 and we're planning a CompressedFM episode next year as well! Amy and James will join us and we will talk all things web. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/season2finale/ Show Notes CompressedFM -...
32 - Crystal Preston-Watson
December 15, 2022 13:21 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIn this episode, I speak to one of the best in Accessibility, Crystal Preston-Watson! Crystal is a Senior Accessibility Analyst, improv and sketch comic, digital agitator in the streets, and lover of tacos. We talk about accessibility, hiring, and employment in tech for people with disabilities, and much, much more! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https://...
31 - Gant Laborde
November 28, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIn this episode, I speak to one of my favorite Artificial Intelligence (AI) people, Gant Laborde! Gant is an owner of Infinite Red, mentor, adjunct professor, published author, award-winning speaker, and random coin collector. We talk about AI, how accessible AI can be, his book on TensorFlow JS, and much, much more! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https...
30 - Bekah Hawrot Weigel
October 29, 2022 22:34 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode of the podcast, I talk to Bekah Hawrot Weigel. Bekah is the creator and maintainer of Virtual Coffee.io, a technical community builder, and a former English teacher. In this episode we talk about community, community building, the Virtual Coffee.io community and podcast which Bekah and co-host Dan Ott run, a little about Developer Relations, and much more! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of...
29 - Dan Mall
September 13, 2022 13:15 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode of the podcast I got the chance to sit down and talk to author, speaker, Creative Director and CEO of SuperFriendly, Dan Mall. We talk about design systems, making them accessible, SuperFriendly and building a company, achieving goals, and much more! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/mall/ Show Notes ht...
28 - Paul Boag
August 15, 2022 23:46 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this episode of the podcast, I talk with User Experience Consultant and Coach, former co-host of the Boagworld podcast, and author, Paul Boag. Paul and I talk about user experience, accessibility, and how the two intertwine together. Paul and I also talk a little about the glory days of the Web, blogging, and much more! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: ...
27 - Kayla Sween
July 14, 2022 16:37 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode of the podcast, I talk with Kayla Sween. Kayla is a Senior Javascript Engineer, conference organizer for MagnoliaJS, powerlifter, and dog mom! We talk about the upcoming MagnoliaJS conference, September 13-14 in Jackson, Mississippi, as well as some accessibility, tools we use, conferences, and much more! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: h...
26 - Ben Myers
June 10, 2022 15:32 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode of the podcast, I talk with Software Engineer teacher, and Twitch streamer, Ben Myers. We talk about accessibility and different aspects of accessibility when it comes to the Web, and semantic HTML. We even dive into streaming, learning, and the education experience regarding the Web. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podca...
25 - Rachele DiTullio
May 24, 2022 21:07 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode of the podcast, I talk with Accessibility Engineer (IAAP certified CPACC and WAS) and Front-End Developer, Rachele DiTullio. We talk about accessibility and different aspects of accessibility when it comes to the Web and UX and much more. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/ditullio/ https://racheleditulli...
24 - Chris Ferdinandi
April 19, 2022 17:42 - 59 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this episode of the podcast, I talk with teacher and developer Chris Ferdinandi and we talk about the state of the Web as it is today, what's wrong with the Web, how are we breaking it. The accessibility side of things, Vanilla JS, libraries, compilers, challenges building for the modern web, and much more. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl...
23 - Molly Holzschlag
March 16, 2022 04:23 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode, I speak with Molly Holzschlag. We talked about all sorts of web things and accessibility. Just a good, old-fashioned chat about the way things were, the way things are, and the future of things that have to do with the web. It was a talk years in the making and one that I will cherish forever. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https://todd...
22 - Chris Coyier & Dave Rupert
February 14, 2022 17:47 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIn this episode, I talk to Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert from the Shop Talk Show! We talk about all sorts of topics having to do with front end development, design, and accessibility. Specifically, web components, CodePen, Eleventy, Astro, and much, much more! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/shoptalkshow/ Show Note...
21 - Anna E. Cook
February 01, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this episode, I got to sit down with Speaker and Senior Accessibility Designer, Anna Cook. Anna and I talked about design and accessibility. What she sees today for accessibility that we're doing wrong, what we need to do to make accessibility a priority, and why accessibility isn't taught in higher education or boot camps. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found...
20 - Jason Pamental
January 08, 2022 16:20 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBIn the first episode of Season Two, I got to sit down with my good friend, Jason Pamental, and talk about variable fonts. Lots of great discussion about what variable fonts are, favorite fonts, usage, and we talked about Jason's projects and his new role at Chewy as Principal Designer of the Design Systems team! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Sound editing by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions. Transcripts can be found at: https://tod...
19 - End of Season One Wrap-Up
December 26, 2021 21:45 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBEnd of season wrap-up for season one. I thank my guests and all of you that made this first season of the podcast a success! A little bit of what is to come and some final thoughts for the year. Thanks to Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/season1finale Show Notes https://www.patreon.com/frontendnerdery - Front End Nerdery Patreon Page https://ko-fi.com/toddlibby - Bu...
18 - Eric Meyer
December 18, 2021 22:15 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBIn the final episode of season one, I spoke with speaker, author, co-founder of An Event Apart, and developer advocate, Eric Meyer. We talked about the web as we remember, how it is now. We talk about An Event Apart in 2022, his new role at Igalia as Developer Advocate, and much more. I even ask him about those emails that still come in sometimes from people that think he wrote the WordPress theme with his CSS reset in it (HINT: He didn't), and much, much more! Intro/Outro music graciously ...
17 - Joe Natoli (Part Two)
December 06, 2021 12:22 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBIn the second part of a great, two-part episode with UX consultant, teacher, author, speaker, and musician Joe Natoli, we talked about a number of different topics that tie into UX and the web/tech landscape we know today. Misinformation, difficult clients, job interviews, and a host of other topics. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/natoli2 Show Notes https://giveg...
16 - Joe Natoli (Part One)
November 29, 2021 05:15 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIn the first part of a terrific, two-part episode with UX consultant, teacher, author, speaker, and musician Joe Natoli, we talked about a number of different topics that tie into UX and the web/tech landscape we know today. "One-size fits all" methods, advice for people starting out their path into UX, toxicity, self-care, and a host of other topics. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podc...
15 - Erika Hall
November 15, 2021 04:40 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Erika Hall. Co-founder of Mule Design, speaker, and author extraordinaire. We talked a lot about Erika's books, Just Enough Research and Conversational Design, computers, a new book in the works, and much more!. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/hall Show Notes: https://muledesign.com - Mule Design https://twitter.com/mulegirl - Erik...
14 - Marcy Sutton
October 30, 2021 04:29 - 55 minutes - 51 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Marcy Sutton. Owner and Lead Engineer of Modern Sole Design LLC, teacher, speaker, biking and outdoor enthusiast, and Queen of Pies. We talked a lot about Accessibility, aspects of accessibility, internal tools, hiking, pies, self-care, and community. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/sutton/ Show Notes: https://marcysutton.com/ - Ma...
13 - Chris DeMars
October 17, 2021 04:22 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Chris DeMars. Developer Advocate and Front End Developer at Rocket Mortgage, Accessibility Advocate, speaker, Host of Tales From The Script Podcast. We talked a lot about Developer Relations, Accessibility, and a lot of different aspects of accessibility as well as some other chatter, in between subjects. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at: https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts...
12 - Nic Steenhout
September 25, 2021 02:02 - 44 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Nic Steenhout. Independent Accessibility Consultant, speaker/trainer, host of the a11y Rules Podcast and a11y Rules Soundbites. We talked a lot about Accessibility and a lot of different aspects of accessibility. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/steenhout/ Show Notes: https://incl.ca/ - Nic's personal site https://twitter.com/vavroom -...
11- Dan Cederholm
September 11, 2021 04:05 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBIn this episode I spoke with Dan Cederholm. Founder of SimpleBits, co-founder of Dribbble, author, accidental entrepreneur and "cautious advencherer" and we talked about Dan's books, past and present, the web today, web design and development, and fonts and font-making. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/cederholm/ Show Notes: https://www.simplebits.com/ - SimpleBits ...
10 - Miriam Suzanne
August 15, 2021 02:21 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBIn this episode, I chat with co-founder of OddBird, Sass core contributor, and W3C CSSWG Invited Expert, Miriam Suzanne. We talked about CSS and Sass. The work being done in the W3C CSS Working Group, and some conference talk. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/suzanne/ Show Notes: https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/ - Miriam's Personal Site https://www.oddbird.net/ - Odd...
BONUS EPISODE 9 - Rahat Chowdhury
July 27, 2021 21:30 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Cofounder of Whimser.io and Software Developer, Rahat Chowdhury. We talked about creating startups as a junior developer, Whimser.io, a mental health app that uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), self-care and mental health, and other developer related topics! Transcripts can be found at: https://gist.github.com/colabottles/ab98673d805e98380339a01364b4537d Show Notes https://rahat.dev - Rahat's personal site https://twitter.com/rahatcodes - @rahatco...
9 - Rahat Chowdhury
July 27, 2021 21:30 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Cofounder of Whimser.io and Software Developer, Rahat Chowdhury. We talked about creating startups as a junior developer, Whimser.io, a mental health app that uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), self-care and mental health, and other developer related topics! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/chowdhury/ Show Notes https://rahat.dev -...
8 - Preston So
July 13, 2021 19:04 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Senior Director of Product Strategy at Oracle, developer advocate, speaker, and author, Preston So. We talked about Decoupled Days, a conference focused on headless CMS architectures, his new book from A Book Apart on Voice Content and Usability, and his other book on GatsbyJS coming out in the fall as well as a few other important topics in his new book. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be...
7 - Mike Monteiro
June 14, 2021 03:42 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBIn this episode, I talk with designer, one half of Mule Design, speaker and author, Mike Monteiro. We discuss what the hell is going on in design. We talk about his books, the web, why is everything all messed up, and a bunch of other things we ramble on about. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/monteiro/ Show Notes https://muledesign.com - Mule Design https://muledes...
6 - David Dylan Thomas
May 16, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBIn this episode, I talk with David Dylan Thomas, a User Experience expert, speaker, author, and filmmaker about bias and his book available at A Book Apart, "Design for Cognitive Bias". We talk about his book, some different kinds of bias, and what inclusive design is and how inclusive design is important. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/thomas/ Show Notes: https://ww...
5 - Prince Wilson
May 09, 2021 22:21 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIn this episode, I talk with Prince Wilson, a full stack developer, speaker, and Twitch content creator about streaming, the Rust language which he streams his projects, and the Rust community over at Party Corgi. As well as some front end discussion, how we need to do better regarding bias and community! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/wilson/ Show Notes https://prin...
4 - Stephanie Eckles
May 09, 2021 02:04 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this episode I spoke with Stephanie Eckles. Stephanie is a Front End focused developer, mom, creator of Style Stage, 11ty.rocks, SmolCSS.dev and laboratory mastermind of CSS and a11y. We spoke about all of Stephanie's great projects, how she got into web development, and how teaching is one of her favorite things as an instructor at egghead.io! We also talk about CSS and accessibility a bit! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Tran...
3 - Homer Gaines
May 09, 2021 01:59 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBIn this talk with Interactive Designer and Certified Accessibility Professional Homer Gaines, we dive into accessibility, music, have a lot of laughs, and the state of where the web is and how people can leap into accessibility. It was a blast, a lot of laughs, and check out Homer's great music! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/gaines/ Shownotes https://www.homergaine...
2 - Jeffrey Zeldman (Part Two)
January 01, 2021 04:09 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWe're back to finish the inaugural episode of the Front End Nerdery Podcast with Jeffrey Zeldman. We talked about the web of yesterday, web standards, A Book Apart, what makes a good writer and conference speaker, and much more. Enjoy the second half of this very special two-part episode! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/zeldman2/ Shownotes https://zeldman.com - Jeffre...
1 - Jeffrey Zeldman (Part One)
January 01, 2021 03:56 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBFor the inaugural episode of the Front End Nerdery Podcast, I interviewed Jeffrey Zeldman. We talked about the web of yesterday, web standards, An Event Apart, A Book Apart, and much, much more that had to be done in two parts. Enjoy the first half of this very special two-part episode! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/zeldman1/ Shownotes https://zeldman.com - Jeffrey ...
0 - Intro
October 25, 2020 18:52 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MBThis is the inaugural episode of the Front End Nerdery Podcast, this episode is a brief introduction into what I have planned for this podcast and what my hopes are with the Front End Nerdery Podcast. Working with what I have to work with, I hope that this will take off into something big. Until then, please subscribe and stay tuned for Season One to start in January 2021. Transcript for this introduction episode can be found here: https://toddl.dev/podcast/ --- Support this podcast: htt...