JavaScript Jabber
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Qwik Part II With Misko Hevery - JSJ 563
January 02, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBMisko Hevery is the Chief Technology Officer at Builder.io. He is also the creator of Angular.io, known for zone.js, and helped co-create karma. He returns to the show to discuss "Qwik" in greater detail alongside AJ and Steve. No matter how complex your website is, Qwik provides the fastest possible page load times. In contrast to other frameworks, Qwik has special features that make it more user-friendly. About This Episode How Qwik addresses any issue Different Qwik features that make ...
WebAuthn With Dan Moore - JSJ 562
December 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBDan Moore is the Head of DevRel at FushionAuth. He joins AJ and Chuck to talk about the new API called, “WebAuthn”. Using biometric, secure authentication techniques, WebAuthn is a new approach for confirming your users' identities. He goes into detail about the usage of this API and how this is a good choice for users to validate web applications with ease and convenience. About this Episode Features and benefits of WebAuthn Registration process of WebAuthn WebAuthn With Dan Moore - JS...
Astro with Fred K. Schott - JSJ 561
December 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBSteve and A.J. welcome Fred K. Schott to the show to talk about Fred's latest project, Astro. After initially discussing some of Fred's previous projects (Snowpak, Pika) and the joys of esbuild, they dive into Astro, including how it works, its use cases, and the newly finalized dynamic SSR capability. They finish with some picks going back to the very early web, and, as always, Steve's fabulous dad jokes. JSJ 561 - Youtube Sponsors "Wrangle, who helps with Slack approval workflows." C...
The State of WASM - JSJ 560
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBWebAssembly (WASM) is a core technology of the Web and supported by all browsers as well as various other runtimes. Yet despite this fact most Web devs don't use it and have little or no familiarity with it. This week we are joined by Istvan Szmozsanszky "Flaki" to discuss some of the significant transformations currently taking place with this tech, which could make it much more mainstream. Sponsors Chuck's Resume Template Developer Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C...
All Things TypeScript with Maina Wycliffe - JSJ 559
November 29, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBMaina Wycliffe is a Full-stack Software Engineer, Google Developer Expert, and Mentor who currently works at Flanksource. He is a Typescript Enthusiast and is the author of All things Typescript. He joins Chuck and Steve as he shares the reason behind starting his newsletter. His main goal is to teach developers to learn more about it and its typing system. About this Episode How Maina handles and future plans in his newsletter All about Typescript Features of Typescript Transitioning...
How To Recession Proof Your Job - BONUS
November 24, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBGet the Black Friday/Cyber Monday "Double Your Productivity by 5pm Today" Deal Coupon Code: "THRIVE" for a GIANT discount Are you looking at all the layoffs and uncertainty going on and wondering if your company is the next to cut back? Or, maybe you're a freelancer or entrepreneur who is trying to figure out how to deliver more value to gain or retain customers? Mani Vaya joins Charles Max Wood to discuss the one thing that both of them use to more than double their productivity on a ...
Wix Velo with Yoav Abrahami - JSJ 558
November 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBWe are joined by Yoav Abrahami, Chief Architect and Head of Velo to discuss the transformation of Wix from a Website builder to an application development platform. Wix Velo enables developers to implement code that runs either on the client-side or on Wix hosted Node server, while constructing the UI using a WYSIWYG page editor. In this way, Wix provides an interesting alternative to app development frameworks such as NextJS and Nuxt. Sponsors "Request Metrics, who does performance monit...
What Is Functional Programming and What It's Not With Lane Wagner- JSJ 557
November 15, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBLane Wagner is the founder of a startup company called Boot.dev. He teaches backend development online in Go, Python, and JavaScript. Lane joins Chuck and Steve as they talk all things Functional Programming. They also talk about its importance and share their thoughts about it. Moreover, Lane also shares his experience with creating boot.dev and the different teaching strategies he uses on his online learning platform. About this Episode The difference between Functional Programming V...
Stories From The Trenches - JSJ 556
November 08, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBIn this episode the panelists share war stories from their career and the lessons they have learned from them. They discuss things they have done back in their early days in tech, and how they now behave differently given those experiences. Sponsors Chuck's Resume Template Developer Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. Martin Become a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs Membership Picks AJ - Duratech 8mm-22mm COMPLETE wrench set AJ - ATV Body Armor / Adventure Jackets ...
Writing Change-Proof Software with Tests - JSJ 555
November 01, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBShai Yalin is a freelance software architect and mentor. He specializes in teaching organizations and individuals how to use Test Driven Development (TDD) and other development methodologies and best practices. In this episode Shai joins us to explain how to use these methods in order to create software that is resilient to change, and how to refactor existing brittle code in order to clean out the rot. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Chronomatic: my side-project st...
Remix and EpicWeb.dev with Kent C. Dodds - JSJ 554
October 25, 2022 10:06 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBKent C. Dodds is a well-known JavaScript developer who has done myriad development courses and training. He's also done outreach for Remix. He's spoken at tons of conferences and his now working on creating EpicWeb.dev which helps developers become epic web developers. The Jabber crew starts out talking about learning, teaching, and EpicWeb.dev before going into the changes in the web platform and progressive enhancement and eventually Remix. Links: TestingJavaScript.com EpicWeb.dev Ep...
Being a New Developer with Diego Moura - JSJ 553
October 18, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBDiego Moura is a newer developer who has recently joined the ranks of professional developers. The panel talks to Diego about his career as a fashion designer and how he moved to Canada and go into programming. He initially got into digital marketing and figured out that he could modify and manage pages and picked up development as a function of doing UI work on his marketing pages. From there he fell in love with web development. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Architect...
Dan Shappir's Failed Predictions - JSJ 552
October 04, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBThe panel goes back a few years and reviews some technology predictions that Dan made a few years ago on Quora. These include WASM, Progressive web apps, and others. Most were wrong, but one did end up being sort of accurate. Along the way, they go into some deep rabbit holes but manage to pull themselves out. As always, they end with picks, and Steve's stupendous dad jokes. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Apple iOS browser grip loosened under latest draft EU rules ...
Software Development as a Craft with Netta Bondy - JSJ 551
September 27, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBToday we talk with Netta Bondy, a front end developer at Twang and dive into a discussion about when software development becomes a craft. We discuss the challenges of practicality vs. art, and the challenges of properly crafting code vs. working with popularly adopted methods. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links The Story of Mel with Tomer Lichtash and David Frankiel - JSJ 544 Creeds of Craftsmanship · Issue #18 · BeyondCodeBootcamp/beyondcodebootcamp FRONTEND CON 20...
Partytown with Adam Bradley - JSJ 550
September 20, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBToday we talk with Adam Bradley, the Director of Technology at Builder.io. He previously worked at Ionix as a creator of Ionic Framework, a mobile UI interface builder for web applications, and StencilJS which powers Ionix. Currently he works on both Qwik and Partytown at Builder.io. In today’s episode we dive into Partytown, discussing the unique ways it improves website performance. When there are so many third-party scripts injected into the average website, you can quickly lose control...
Qwik with Misko Hevery - JSJ 549
September 13, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBToday we talk with Misko Hevery about solving the loading speed issue for websites constructed using JavaScript frameworks. Such websites are often slow to load, which is detrimental to their ability so succeed. After 16 years at Google, where he created Angular, he now works on the Qwik framework at Builder.io, a headless visual CMS. We learn how Qwik dramatically improves page speed metrics through an innovative architecture that enables resumability instead of hydration. We talk about ho...
Web Performance and the Google WordPress Team with Felix Arntz - JSJ 548
September 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBToday we talk with Felix Arntz, a developer relations engineer at Google. Hired on the Google WordPress team, and involved with the Sidekick plugin, we discuss some of the challenges and approaches of improving performance on WordPress sites, as well as other open source CMS’s. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links Core Performance Slack WordPress + Slack Twitter: @DanShappir Twitter: @wonder95 Twitter: @...
Supply Chain Security with Stephen Chin - BONUS
September 02, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBThere is no question that the volume, sophistication, and severity of software supply chain attacks is on the rise. How do you navigate your supply chain security? Stephen Chin joins the show today to discuss various strategies and action plans for how to best prevent and address these types of attacks. In this episode… Where do you start with supply chain security? Spotting attackers and prevention How do you know who to trust? Dependency injections and malicious packages Network ...
Even More JavaScript Features You Should Avoid - JSJ 547
August 30, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBToday’s episode is a continuation of the previous JavaScript Jabber Episode 543, where we discuss JS language features to avoid. Do you agree with the list? Today we talk about: for in forEach else null object.create A named function using the arrow operator switch labels Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Charles- Orbis Charles- Diablo Immortal Charles- Richard Paul Evans Charles- JavaScript Remote Conference 2022 Charles- - Top End Devs Dan- John Car...
Vue Courses, Top End Devs, and More... Oh, My! - JSJ 546
August 23, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.8 MBToday Steve and Charles talk about the many updates and events coming to Top End Devs, from upcoming conferences to new courses and content. Check out the conference lineup at https://topenddevs.com/conferences. If you are interested in building courses or would like to speak at any of the conferences, contact Charles. We also dive into a conversation about what it really means to be a 10x developer and a top 1% developer. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Overview...
Vue Courses, Top End Devs, and More... Oh, My! - JSJ 546
August 23, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBToday Steve and Charles talk about the many updates and events coming to Top End Devs, from upcoming conferences to new courses and content. Check out the conference lineup at https://topenddevs.com/conferences. If you are interested in building courses or would like to speak at any of the conferences, contact Charles. We also dive into a conversation about what it really means to be a 10x developer and a top 1% developer. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Overview...
JavaScript and IoT with Nick Hehr and Peter Hoddie - JSJ 545
August 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBSteve, Dan and A.J talk with Nick Hehr and Peter Hoddie about using JavScript with IoT devices. They cover a wide range of topics, including the XS JavaScript Engine, the only complete ECMAScript 2018 engine optimized for embedded devices (created by Moddable), and even get into the nitty gritty of how it is built and how it works. They also cover TC53 - the standards committee for JS in embedded systems, a committee that Nick and Peter are part of. In picks, they get into a great discussio...
The Story of Mel with Tomer Lichtash and David Frankiel - JSJ 544
August 09, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBToday we have special guests Tomer Lichtash and David Frankiel, a web developer and programmer behind the epic hacker folklore project The Story of Mel, a comprehensive guide to The Story of Mel. This story, which has survived through all the changes in the internet since its birth in 1983, and has morphed through all its iterations into something almost poetic in nature. This allegory tells the story of the birth of of high-tech culture as we know it today, and creates some heated deba...
Splatty-doo and Other JavaScript Features You Should Avoid - JSJ 543
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBToday in this all panelist episode, we talk about JS features you should avoid using. However opinions don't always align, and some come with much debate! Although we couldn’t cover them all, today we discuss: eval with arguments do while for I ++ continue classes prototypes this var with let delete Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links JavaScript Remote Conference 2022 Twitter: @cmaxw Picks...
Upcoming Performance Metrics for the Web - JSJ 542
July 26, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBToday we have three guests on the show, Annie Sullivan, Yoav Weiss, and Michal Mocny, all of who are engineers who work for Google on the Chrome Web platform. Looking forward to Google’s new developments for measuring web performance, we dive deep into upcoming performance metrics Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and Interaction to Next Paint (INP), a full page lifecycle metric. We discuss what user page interactions we can measure successfully and which we cannot. We discuss the challenge...
Navigating Online Events and Conferences - JSJ 541
July 19, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBToday, in this all-panelist episode we talk about upcoming online events and conferences. With upcoming Top End Devs meetups and conferences, starting in August, we talk about all the benefits of being in person at an event, and the camaraderie at and after the event. We talk about the ways that Airmeet allows for a good connection between the speakers and audience. You’ll also pick up some tips on becoming a speaker at one of these events. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to...
Builder.io and Qwik - JSJ 540
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBToday we talk with Steve Sewell, co-founder and CEO of Builder.io, about their visual editor and designer which connects to many open source systems. Running within a website wysiwyg, it integrates with most modern front end frameworks, such as React, Due and Svelte. We discuss how it functions and connects to various systems. We also dive into the backstory of how and why builder.io created their framework called Qwik. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Steve - Bui...
Builder.io and Qwik - JSJ 540
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBToday we talk with Steve Sewell, co-founder and CEO of Builder.io, about their visual editor and designer which connects to many open source systems. Running within a website wysiwyg, it integrates with most modern front end frameworks, such as React, Due and Svelte. We discuss how it functions and connects to various systems. We also dive into the backstory of how and why builder.io created their framework called Qwik. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Steve - Bui...
Hydrogen and Oxygen - JSJ 539
July 05, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBToday we talk with Josh Larson a senior staff developer at Shopify who is front and center in development of Hydrogen. We learn how Hydrogen addresses the varying needs of shop owners to build storefronts quickly and effectively. With rendering on the server only, this metaframework provides a toolkit helping customers build a more customized web presence. We learn about Oxygen, which allows customers to host and deploy Hydrogen. We also discuss the decision behind the decision to use R...
To TypeScript or Not to TypeScript - JSJ 538
June 28, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBToday we talk with Matt Pocock, who comes from Oxfordshire, England. As a big fan of TypeScript and maintainer of the Xstate library, we discuss the benefits and downsides of TypeScript. As the discussion gets a bit heated, we debate the true value of TypeScript, and where it holds value to the programming community. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Advanced TypeScript - Become a TS Wizard TypeScript Error Translator Podcast Hosting and Analytics - Welcome to Fir...
Core Web Vitals and Whatnot - JSJ 537
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBToday’s guest Annie Sullivan, a software engineer on the Chrome Platform team, focussing on core web vitals metrics which is all about performance and user experience metrics for websites. We discuss topics such as Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), and how it works behind the scenes. We also touch on Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) and things that impact browser experience. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links ...
Gal Schlezinger and Edge Functions - JSJ 536
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBToday we talk with Gal working on developer tooling for the last decade. Previously working at WIX, and now working at Vercel, he has created an open source FNM fast node version manager within that operates within Rust. We talk about Vercel’s Edge Functions, which allows users to insert routing strategies with user code without having performance hits. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Develop. Preview. Ship. For the best frontend teams - Vercel Edge Functions ...
A Deep Dive Into Some Nooks and Crannies of JavaScript - JSJ 535
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIn today’s all-panelist episode, we take a deep dive into some of the nooks and crannies of JavaScript. We discuss and debate the benefits and problems of various methods such as getter and setter, Const, Freeze and Proxy. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Picks AJ - Valley Forge Flags AJ - Frog Chess AJ - Beyond Code Bootcamp AJ -Creeds of Craftsmanship Dan - JSConf Budapest Dan - Stock Market / Tech Stoc...
Preventing Fraud on Your Payment Website - JSJ 534
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBToday we talk with Paul Asjes, a developer advocate at Stripe. We get some insight into creating a more secure site for credit card transactions. We also discuss card testing, or account stealing, techniques that are used to gain access to active credits cards. This topic is very important because it can have big financial consequences, and if serious enough, could cause a business to close. Paul gives us some techniques and strategies to discourage and prevent this activity. Sponsors ...
TC39 and Upcoming Proposals for ECMAScript (PART 2) - JSJ 533
May 24, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBToday we chat with Thomas Randolph from GitLab, to discuss his Top 10 list of the upcoming TC39 proposals. The list… Temporal Proposal Import Assertions JSON Modules Built-In Modules Observable Proposal Partial Application UUID Pipeline Operator Module Blocks Emitter Proposal +1 Records and Tuples +2 Reverse and Sort Methods on Arrays Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Twitter: Thomas Randolph ( @rockerest ) JSJ 425: The Evolution of JavaScript Temporal ...
TC39 and Upcoming Proposals for ECMAScript (PART 1) - JSJ 532
May 17, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBToday we chat with Thomas Randolph from GitLab, to discuss his Top 10 list of the upcoming TC39 proposals. The list… Temporal Proposal Import Assertions JSON Modules Built-In Modules Observable Proposal Partial Application UUID Pipeline Operator Module Blocks Emitter Proposal +1 Records and Tuples +2 Reverse and Sort Methods on Arrays Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links Twitter: Thomas Randolph ( ...
Using Storybook and Nuxt To Quickly Build Websites - JSJ 531
May 10, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBSteve, AJ, and Dan talk to Drew Baker, co-founder of Los Angeles based digital agency Funkhaus about Storybook and Nuxt. After a discussion of various server side rendering methods, Drew talks about how they use Storybook, how it integrates tightly with Nuxt, and how it helps Funkhaus quickly and cleanly spin up sites for large customers. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Funkhaus UI / Badges / Funkhaus - Default Songs from Scratch AI Foundation Picks AJ - The Lo...
NoSQL and RavenDB - JSJ 530
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBToday we talk with Dejan Miličić, a consultant with more than 20 years of experience as a professional software developer with RavenDB. His areas of expertise are designing, writing, and maintaining applications, with a focus on software architecture and backend development. Dejan discusses the challenges and benefits of NoSQL databases, and what he has learned along the way to simplify and reduce the time required to make changes. We also talk about ways to approach different types of NoS...
Blockchain with Max Kordek - JSJ 529
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIn this episode, we talk with Max Kordek of Lisk, a leading expert on Blockchain. You’ll learn about what a Blockchain is, how it works, and the benefits of using it. There is also discussion on the opportunities that blockchain presents for the JavaScript developer. How does blockchain work as a decentralized ledger accessed across the world? We discuss how it operates without a central authority - everyone who participates in the network has the financial incentive that no one lies. This...
SolidJS with Ryan Carniato - JSJ 528
April 19, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBSolidJS is a web development framework that focuses on using reactivity and carries forward several ideas from Knockout.js. https://javascriptjabber.com/13 Ryan Carniato, the creator of SolidJS breaks down the history and ideas behind SolidJS and compares it to React and other frameworks. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Picks AJ- Creeds of Craftsmanship Follow CoolAJ86 Live Streams: YouTube: https://youtub...
What's New with Elm? ft. Lindsay Wardell - JSJ 527
April 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBElm is a functional language that compiles to JavaScript and runs in the browser. Lindsay Wardell from NoRedInk joins the JavaScript Jabber panel this week to discuss her background with Vue and Elm. The discussion ranges into how Lindsay got into Elm and how it differs and solves some of the issues that crop up when people build apps with JavaScript. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links elm-vue-bridge GitHub...
React Component and State Management - JSJ 526
March 29, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThis episode is Part 3 of the Dan Shappir trilogy. Today, he’s laying out the deets on components and state management inside of React, plus some exciting developments coming later this year. In This Episode 1) Why you ought to know the “ideal” situation for React components (and how to get there!) 2) These new “front-end paradigms” that are going to CHANGE how we approach React and others 3) SUPER exciting developments coming for React in 2022 Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top En...
Supply Chain Security - Part 2 - JSJ 525
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBThere’s always more to learn about security, especially nowadays. In this episode, the Jabberers continue their conversation with Feross Aboukhadijeh about supply chain security. You can never be too careful! (Well…maybe.) “The most important thing you can do is have a mindset shift around dependencies.” _ _- Feross Aboukhadijeh In This Episode 1) How the BEST way to keep your security tight is NOT done on the computer 2) Why we’re seeing a trend toward THESE kinds of packages in 2022 ...
Supply Chain Security - Part 1 - JSJ 524
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBMalware attacks are scary, so preparation is keys. In this episode, the Jabberers talk with Feross Aboukhadijeh, a developer who’s redefining malware detection to help you prepare for the next assault. “It’s awesome that such small teams can make complex code, but it’s not enough to just scan for vulnerabilities.” -Feross Aboukhadijeh In This Episode 1) This SCARY trend in supple chain malware attacks (and how to prepare) 2) Why tools like Socket are VERY different from common malware ...
OAuth Explained - JSJ 523
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBIs OAuth all it’s cracked up to be? In this episode, the Jabberers sit down with Dan Moore, an expert in the OAuth world. They discuss the GIANT perks of OAuth (even if you’re a beginner), how to fix OAuth’s biggest issues, and what you NEED to watch out for in OAuth if you’re a prospective client. “The end goal of OAuth is let someone else handle authentication, and based on tokens you get, you have the insurance that the authentication was valid.” - Dan Moore In This Episode 1) The HU...
Front End Architecture - JSJ 522
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBIn this episode, the Jabberers sit down with Gil Fink, a Microsoft vet and Google developer who’s gonna convince why having front architecture is a no-brainer. They discuss what differentiates it from components, how “memory floods” are washing away developers (and why they’re causing them!), and the BEST way to move between architectures without losing your mind. “You need to understand all the moving parts in your architecture.” - Gil Fink In This Episode 1) What makes front end archi...
How to Become a Senior Developer with Shem Magnezi - JSJ 521
February 15, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBWant to know what makes a senior developer? We know a thing or two. In this episode, the Jabberers sit down with Shem Magnezi, a senior developer at Wilco who shares what he’s learned over his seasoned career. They talk about the do’s and don’ts of being a manager, why small and large companies share this ONE feature, and a HUGE mindset reset that will keep you ahead of the game. “It’s important for people to understand where they can make an impact.” - Shem Magnezi In This Episode 1) T...
Web3 with Nik Kalyani - JSJ 520
February 08, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 80 MBFeel like you don’t know enough about Web3? Don’t worry, neither do we. That’s where these podcasts come in! In this new episode, the Jabberers sit down with Nik Kalyani, the founder of Decentology and overall Web3 expert. The gang discusses the “big D” of Web3 (and why you need to understand it), how Web3 changes the game for blockchain and the like, and how Web3 is going to make gaming bigger AND more lucrative. “For developers, Web3 equals a green field of opportunity!” - Nik Kalyani ...
Sorting through the Script (AJ vs. Dan Shappir) - JSJ 519
February 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBWant to watch AJ and Dan Shappir do battle LIVE? You’re in the luck! In this episode, the jabberers go deep on the nuances of var, what we can all learn from C++ about coding, and Dan’s go-to remedies for keeping your Script nice, neat, and not-chaotic. In This Episode The ONE rule you need know about var (and how it affects the future of JavaScript) Why C++ allows variables to execute the code while JavaScript doesn’t (and what we learn from this difference The biggest drawback to all ...
Virtual DOM and the React Way, Part Deux - JSJ 518
January 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBThis episode is a continuation of Javascript Jabber 512, so head over there before tuning into this one! In this Part 2, the Jabberers and Dan Shappir discuss THE difference between Svelte vs. virtual DOM and React, the most noticeable pros and cons of React when a DOM’s around, and how “partial rendering” is changing the game. Per usual, Steve’s dad jokes are 100% funny. _“This separation that the VDom creates between the representation of the UI and the actual UI is a really powerful one...