Frontend Heroes
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Welcome, citizens of the globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast, where we discuss all things villainous and heroic about the front-end of software development. Co-hosted by Scott Francis and Evan Payne.
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We Interrupt this Program
October 23, 2021 20:17 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBA short episode to announce a big change in the future of the podcast: Evan has decided to leave the show! He's doing so to reduce his own commitments and avoid burnout, but is leaving with a lot of goodwill for the podcast to carry on. Scott will continue to host the show with a new co-host to be announced in the next episode. Thank you all so much for listening, and we're both certain you'll continue to enjoy the episodes still to come.
Ant-man and the Wasp - w/ Debbie O'Brien
October 06, 2021 05:54 - 50 minutes - 46 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ We're joined this time by Debbie O'Brien, Head Developer Advocate at Bit, Github Star, Google Developer Expert, Microsoft MVP, and much more. We talk about starting out in the frontend, how to keep learning and growing, even while switching from one paradigm to another to a...
The Incredibles - w/ Sam Julien
September 21, 2021 13:20 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ We're joined this time by Sam Julien, professional gate-opener, managing DevRel at Auth0, instructor at egghead, and author of the Developer Microskills newsletter. We talk about developer relations, finding your own voice, helping others find their own superpowers (or just ...
X-Ray Vision - w/ Amelia Wattenberger
September 07, 2021 08:37 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ We're joined this time by Amelia Wattenberger, a Staff Engineer at Github Next and Author of the Fullstack D3 and Data Visualization course & book. We talk about data-visualization, using technology to find stories within data, mentorship, how to find a balance between exper...
Fortress of Solitude - w/ Maggie Appleton
August 10, 2021 14:37 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ Tune in for a fascinating discussion with Maggie Appleton, UX designer, art director & anthropologist at egghead.io. We touched on Second Brains and Digital Gardens, talked about her recent collaboration with Dan Abramov and their course Just JavaScript, as well as mental mo...
Agents of A.N.G.U.L.A.R - w/ Brandon Roberts
July 27, 2021 11:22 - 51 minutes - 47 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ Join us for a talk with Brandon Roberts, web dev, Developer Advocate at Nrwl, and a maintainer of NgRx. We touch on working in open source, what it takes to be an empathetic library creator, what monorepo tools like Nx are even for, and more! Show Notes: NgRx ( https://ngr...
Cyclops's Visor - w/ Shaundai Person
July 13, 2021 07:28 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ We're joined by Shaundai Person this time, UI Engineer at Salesloft and an instructor at Egghead. We talk a great deal about TypeScript, what it's like to come into the industry from a non-traditional path, and whether or not all our jobs will be destroyed by advances in AI...
Build Your Own Superpowers - w/ Jason Lengstorf
June 29, 2021 13:31 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ We're joined by Jason Lengstorf this time, VP of Developer Experience at Netlify and host of LearnWithJason.dev. We talked about a lot of things, including continuous learning, developer superpowers with Netlify, paying it forward and teaching, and a lot more. Show Links: ...
The Bizzarro DOM - w/ Cassie Evans
June 15, 2021 05:25 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ In this episode we are joined by Cassie Evans, Lead bestower of animation superpowers at Greensock, speaker, educator, and SVG Magician. We talked about her path into the frontend, working with SVG and animations, and also how to keep yourself balanced when facing the de...
Professor X - w/ Ryan Burgess
June 01, 2021 07:13 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ In this episode we are joined by Ryan Burgess, Engineering Manager at Netflix, and host of the engineering podcast Frontend Happy Hour. We talked about what it's like being an Engineering Manager, whether or not the role is suited for everyone, and also talked in general...
The Danger Room - w/ Stephanie Eckles
May 18, 2021 07:07 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ In this episode we are joined by Stephanie Eckles, author of ModernCSS.dev, Egghead instructor, and creator of styleStage.dev. She joined us to talk about how to start making use of new and modern CSS, as well as just how much new stuff there has been lately. It's an ex...
C.S.S.F.T.W.
May 04, 2021 05:47 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBIn this episode we are joined by Ahmad Shadeed, an independent product designer and frontend developer from Palestine, and author of the book Debugging CSS. He joined us to talk about CSS itself, and how he's able to so consistently break down the complexities of the language on his blog and in his book. We touch a bit on container queries, css custom properties, and more.
C.S.S.F.T.W. - w/ Ahmad Shadeed
May 04, 2021 05:47 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ In this episode we are joined by Ahmad Shadeed, an independent product designer and frontend developer from Palestine, and author of the book Debugging CSS. He joined us to talk about CSS itself, and how he's able to so consistently break down the complexities of the lan...
Performance Returns - w/ Nolan Lawson
April 20, 2021 09:48 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ In this episode we are joined by Nolan Lawson, a Frontend Engineer and web performance expert. He joined us to talk about his blog article JavaScript Performance Beyond Bundle Size, about why we likely focus on bundle size first, and what else is important to consider he...
Performance Returns
April 20, 2021 09:48 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode we are joined by Nolan Lawson, a Frontend Engineer and web performance expert. He joined us to talk about his blog article JavaScript Performance Beyond Bundle Size, about why we likely focus on bundle size first, and what else is important to consider here.
A Bit Like Cerebro
April 06, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode we are joined by Shirley Wu, award winning creative and co-author of the book Data Sketches. We skim the surface of data visualisation and creativity within the frontend.
A Bit Like Cerebro - w/ Shirley Wu
April 06, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ In this episode we are joined by Shirley Wu, award winning creative and co-author of the book Data Sketches. We skim the surface of data visualisation and creativity within the frontend. Guests: Shirley Wu ( https://twitter.com/sxywu ) True Hero: Amelia Wattenberger ( ...
Here's the Plan - w/ Sarah Dayan
March 23, 2021 06:54 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ In this episode we are joined by Sarah Dayan, a Staff Software Engineer at Algolia. We discuss how to approach adoption of new tools such as utility-first CSS, test driven development, or that fancy new framework. Guests: Sarah Dayan ( https://twitter.com/frontstuff_io ...
Here's the Plan
March 23, 2021 06:54 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIn this episode we are joined by Sarah Dayan, a Staff Software Engineer at Algolia. We discuss how to approach adoption of new tools such as utility-first CSS, test driven development, or that fancy new framework.
The Daily Planet
March 09, 2021 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBThis time around, we are joined by Chris Sevilleja, founder of Scotch.io and Dev Advocate at Digital Ocean. We discuss the overlaps between content production, writing and the frontend, as well as being entrepreneurial minded, and the value of sharing knowledge as you learn it.
The Daily Planet - w/ Chris Sev
March 09, 2021 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ This time around, we are joined by Chris Sevilleja, founder of Scotch.io and Dev Advocate at Digital Ocean. We discuss the overlaps between content production, writing and the frontend, as well as being entrepreneurial minded, and the value of sharing knowledge as you le...
The League of Extraordinary Developers - w/ Natalia Venditto
February 23, 2021 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.7 MBWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. This episode marks the beginning of Season 2 of our show, which is now available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQ This time around, we are joined by Natalia Venditto, a talented FE Solution Architect. We discuss how she was brought into the Google Developer Expert (GDE) program, how to foster a community, how the FE has been gro...
The League of Extraordinary Developers
February 23, 2021 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.7 MBThis time around, we are joined by Natalia Venditto, a talented FE Solution Architect. We discuss how she was brought into the Google Developer Expert (GDE) program, how to foster a community, and more!
Frontend Begins
February 07, 2021 11:17 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this episode we kick off a new year and discuss what's in store for the future of the front end with two new guests! Guests: Ines Akrap @InesAkrap Alvaro Saburido @alvarosaburido1 True Hero pick: Anthony Fu @antfu7 Music picks: Scott: Uprise Music Evan: Nhato - Trace of Will Ines: 2CELLOS - Supermassive Black Hole Alvaro: The Kiffness feat. Bilal Göregen - Ievan Polkka (Club Remix)
Great Responsibility
January 22, 2021 09:14 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode we discuss web performance, core vitals, and more with our latest guest! Guests: Fabian Krumbholtz @fabkru True Hero pick: Harry Roberts @csswizardry Music picks: Scott: Black Pumas - Black Pumas Evan: Tiasu - W_hole Fabian: Pauline En La Playa
An Everyday Hero
November 11, 2020 13:36 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode we discuss reactivity, Svelte, and how sometimes it's ok to do things the easy way with our latest guest! Guests: Ignacio Bustos @linkedin True Hero pick: Rich Harris @Rich_Harris Music picks: Scott: Podcast - The Jason & Osi Podcast & Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was Evan: Toumani Diabaté - The Mandé Variations Ignacio: Hoobastank - The Reason
Mask, Gloves, and Cape
September 22, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode we discuss the tools and ticks we use on the frontend related to visual styling and CSS. We talk about grid systems, Tailwind (!), Css design patterns, and more. True Hero pick: Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew Music picks: Scott: David Wenngren - Summer Songs Evan: Hidden Orchestra - Archipelago
Mild Mannered Alter-Ego
August 27, 2020 06:13 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode, we discuss work-life balance, avoiding burnout, and how to switch off when you need to. It's something that we all need to be aware of so that we take care of our mental health. True Hero pick: Adam Wathan @adamwathan Music picks: Scott: Alfa 9 - My Sweet Movida Evan: Photay - Waking Hours
Twelve Monkeys, But With Batman
June 19, 2020 14:30 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode (with an obscure reference in the title), we discuss asynchronous programming, diving into another area that frontenders need to understand: Time. Touching upon Promises, RxJs, NgRx, and somehow avoiding async/await! True Hero pick: Erik Grijzen @ErikGrijzen Music picks: Scott: Tame Impala - The Slow Rush Evan: Disasterpeace - Hyper Light Drifter
Backend Villains
May 27, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBFrontend and Backend are two sides of the same coin, right? Not necessarily! Join us as we discuss the overlap between the two, with special guests from the world of full-stack. Guests: David Pelayo @ddpelayo Pawel Sobolewski True Hero picks: Fabian Krumbholz @fabkru Arnau Vazquez Palma linkedin Music picks: Scott: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions David: Muse - The Resistance Evan: Pomplamoose - En Francais Pawel: John Coltrane - Blue Train && John Coltrane - My Favorite Th...
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
May 15, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutes - 21.6 MBAs Frontend Heroes, one of our super-powers is making websites run fast, aka Performance. In this episode we talk through our own experiences with Web Performance, covering tooling, techniques and pitching the idea to clients. References: https://web.dev/vitals/ True Hero picks: Natalia Venditto @AnfibiaCreativa Addy Osmani @addyosmani Music picks: Scott: The Strokes - The New Abnormal Evan: Joep Beving - Solipsism
Where Do They Get Those Wonderful Toys?
April 21, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBLike any self-made hero, we all have a utility-belt with special tools we reach for. In this episode we discuss those tools, covering things like ResizeObserver, Sass, Typescript and more.
Remote Control Heroes
March 25, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this episode, we discuss not only working remotely (a necessity in these strange times), but also the ways in which we frontenders build the web remotely. Discussed are tools like BrowserStack and VirtualBox. And also referenced is a talk and site by Jeremy Keith, https://resilientwebdesign.com/
Heroes in Training
February 24, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode, we discuss how we handle leadership within the frontend, working with those that are new to coding, and the edge cases that arise of working with people with less experience than you.
To Framework, or not to Framework
February 18, 2020 06:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn our first podcast, we discuss a bit of our own backgrounds with using frameworks, and whether or not they are the right fit for any and all situations.