Sunny Commutes
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsI've been writing code and building startups for over a decade. Join me on the journey to success by learning from my failures. This podcast will show you how to build products that people love.
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78: Moving to New York (part 2)
September 18, 2020 12:47 - 24 minutes - 45 MBI recently moved to New York with my fiancée Tanya! In part 1 of this episode, we share our process of moving and share some advice for anyone wishing to move to a big city like New York. Want to see an awesome tour video of our NYC Manhattan apartment? Let me know on YouTube, Twitter, or Instagram! Links from this episode: SpotHero The Minimalists Tanya's Instagram profile Watch the episode on my YouTube channel or catch behind the scenes on my Instagram story.
77: Moving to New York (part 1)
September 16, 2020 13:02 - 27 minutes - 51.3 MBI recently moved to New York with my fiancée Tanya! In part 1 of this episode, we share our process of moving and share some advice for anyone wishing to move to a big city like New York. Want to see an awesome tour video of our NYC Manhattan apartment? Let me know on YouTube, Twitter, or Instagram! Links from this episode: StreetEasy Coming to NYC Podcast Tanya's Instagram profile Watch the episode on my YouTube channel or catch behind the scenes on my Instagram story.
76: Women in Tech with Tanya
March 09, 2020 01:32 - 21 minutes - 40.7 MBCelebrating International Women's Day with a discussion on Women in Tech. Joined by my special guest Tanya. Links from this episode: Fleurix Conference Girls Who Code Tanya's Instagram profile Tanya's LinkedIn profile Watch the episode on my YouTube channel or catch behind the scenes on my Instagram story.
75: Got paid $0 for a 3 months client project
January 22, 2020 04:31 - 10 minutes - 20.3 MBI share a story of how I did not get paid for doing a 3 months long project for a client. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZL9YD6PCAZQ My website: https://sunnysingh.io Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnysingh
74: Building open source with Erik Rasmussen
July 18, 2019 12:23 - 30 minutes - 57.1 MBI met up with Erik to discuss his open source projects (Redux Form and Final Form), his personal experience with the open source community, and some key React concepts. Note that this was recorded outside on my phone, so apologies for the background noise and overall audio quality. Mentioned in the episode: Shawn Wang's Hooks Talk: https://youtu.be/KJP1E-Y-xyo Michael Jackson's Hooks Talk: https://youtu.be/nUzLlHFVXx0 Prognosticast: https://prognosticast.com Happy Hour Podcast: https:/...
73: Branding & indie making with Sergio Mattei (from Shipcast)
July 03, 2019 12:36 - 55 minutes - 103 MBThis is a repost from The Shipcast, a live streamed podcast by Sergio Mattei. We talked about and shared some useful knowledge/advice around these topics: 🤑 Strategies to get SaaS customers 🚨 Reducing friction for user onboarding 🥰 Advice for new makers 🔥 Growing your personal brand ✅ Maintaining a creation discipline You can also watch a recording of the live stream, but keep in mind the video lag and early sound issues: https://youtu.be/Gi9QJK-r_jw Sergio's links: Makerlog: https:/...
72: Continuous learning
June 19, 2019 11:46 - 11 minutes - 21.3 MBDon't stagnate with your learning! I explain why continuous learning is important, and how to continue enhancing and adding upon your current skills. 📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/2s80blzu0o0 📰 Weekly content and resources in my Sunday newsletter: https://sunny.link/news 🎵 Music by Niko Naman: https://soundcloud.com/nikonaman Follow me on other platforms: 📝 Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SunnySinghTV 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram....
71: Annoyance as a marketing strategy
June 05, 2019 12:25 - 7 minutes - 13.3 MBMarketing should not be annoying, and yet many companies still employ annoyance as their primary marketing strategy. 📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/M1GAAuixj4w Mentioned in the episode: - Makerlog: https://getmakerlog.com - Sergio's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sergiomattei - Clip of Sergio's annoyance: https://www.twitch.tv/sergiomattei/clip/HappyPlausibleButterflyMcaT 📰 Weekly content and resources in my Sunday newsletter: https://sunny.link/news 🎵 Music by Niko Naman: https://s...
70: Lessons in podcasting with Pradip Khakhar
May 22, 2019 07:31 - 32 minutes - 61.1 MBPradip and I share what we learned from both of our podcasting journeys. 📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/ijO6cJRNt0A Mentioned in the episode: - https://podcaststuffnotebook.com/ - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tagr/id903733783?mt=12 - https://anchor.fm/ If you enjoyed Pradip on the podcast, go follow him: 📝 Twitter: https://twitter.com/pradipcloud 🌐 Website: https://pradipcloud.com/ 🎙 Podcast: https://theproductangle.com/ 📰 Want to stay up to date on my content, products, and co...
69: My biggest product launches 🚀
May 16, 2019 06:10 - 14 minutes - 26.3 MBIt's always amazing to see an idea come to fruition, but these launches were my biggest and most exciting ones. 📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/Mydh0aszqj0 Mentioned in the episode: - IronMic: https://ironmic.fm - CodeBee: https://codebee.io 📰 Want to stay up to date on my content, products, and cool stuff I come across? Subscribe to the newsletter! No spam, I promise: https://sunny.link/news 🎵 Music by Niko Naman: https://soundcloud.com/nikonaman Follow me on other platforms: 📝 Twit...
68: My thoughts on copying code
April 24, 2019 07:17 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MBCopying and pasting code is something that every developer does, but there is a misconception around not being a "real developer" by doing so. Also, if you do copy code, what's the best way to do it to keep proper maintainability of your codebase? I provide my thoughts on everything in this episode! 📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/p2WtPyytJ1k Mentioned in the episode: - StackOverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/ - GitHub: https://github.com/ - MIT License: https://opensource.org/licenses...
67: Beyond the basics of SEO - With guest Leon Hitchens
April 17, 2019 05:44 - 21 minutes - 40.2 MBI'm joined with my second guest, Leon Hitchens. Join us as we discuss Search Engine Optimization (SEO) beyond the basics of what most developers are familiar with. 📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/g03jWI6IG0k Mentioned in the episode: - Google Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-console/about - Google My Business: https://www.google.com/business/ - Moz: https://moz.com/ - Lighthouse: https://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthouse/ If you enjoyed Leon on the podcast, go...
66: Providing a good developer UX
March 27, 2019 11:00 - 8 minutes - 16.6 MBUX typically refers to regular everyday users, but what happens when you build an app for developers? I tackle this topic in terms of misconceptions, benefits, and ways to provide good developer UX. 📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/k6G5rr0XYBU 📰 Want to stay up to date on my content, products, and cool stuff I come across? Subscribe to the newsletter! No spam, I promise: https://sunny.link/news 👨🏫 New to web development? I made a course for you: https://skl.sh/2okjvGm 🎵 Music by Niko Nam...
65: Are websites still important? - With guest Kyle McDonald
February 20, 2019 07:58 - 17 minutes - 33.1 MBI'm joined with my very first guest, Kyle McDonald. Join us as we discuss websites and whether they're still important in the world of social media. 📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/j-vglWmeYjs If you enjoyed Kyle on the podcast, go follow him: 📝 Twitter: https://twitter.com/designbykyle 🌐 Website: https://kylemcd.com 📰 Want to stay up to date on my content, products, and cool stuff I come across? Subscribe to the newsletter! No spam, I promise: https://sunny.link/news 👨🏫 New to web de...
64: Ditching jQuery
February 13, 2019 05:17 - 8 minutes - 15.7 MBWhy you should ditch jQuery, and how. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qgi-21q3xyA 🎨 I also redesigned my personal website! Go to https://sunnysingh.io and give me some feedback. That is also where you will easily be able to find all my projects, articles, and links. 📰 Want to stay up to date on my content, products, and cool stuff I come across? Subscribe to the newsletter! I promise I won't spam you: https://sunnysingh.io/news 👨🏫 New to web development? I made a course for you: h...
63: Why communication is an important skill
February 06, 2019 13:13 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBLearn why and how to improve your communication skills, whether you're a developer or not. Note: Sorry for the high pitched background noise in part of the episode! It was coming from outside and I didn't realize until editing. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zgZddlkSHC4 🎨 I also redesigned my personal website! Go to https://sunnysingh.io and give me some feedback. That is also where you will easily be able to find all my projects, articles, and links. 📰 Want to stay up to date on ...
62: Why is everyone using React?
January 24, 2019 07:12 - 11 minutes - 21.7 MBIf you are in the tech software industry, then you may have heard of a UI framework called React. In this episode, my goal is to provide a non-technical overview of React and explain why so many people are deciding to use it. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J1FO-2pRGDE 🎨 I also redesigned my personal website! Go to https://sunnysingh.io and give me some feedback. That is also where you will easily be able to find all my projects, articles, and links. 📰 Want to stay up to date on my ...
61: Building a brand with content
January 09, 2019 04:54 - 8 minutes - 15.6 MBOver time, I learned that it takes more than just posting some links on social media to build a reputable brand. You have to release content that is also native to the platforms that your audience actually uses. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9zwrbWcWm9g 🎨 I also redesigned my personal website! Go to https://sunnysingh.io and give me some feedback. That is also where you will easily be able to find all my projects, articles, and links. 📰 Want to stay up to date on my content, produ...
60: My most successful year 🎉
December 31, 2018 06:04 - 18 minutes - 33 MB🎆 2018 has come to a close, so I review my most successful year ever with both my accomplishments and hardships. I also talk about new year goals and how I plan to execute mine. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KQlk77AVOD4 🎨 I also redesigned my personal website! Go to https://sunnysingh.io and give me some feedback. That is also where you will easily be able to find all my projects, articles, and links. 📰 Want to stay up to date on my content, products, and cool stuff I come across?...
59: DevOps sucks but how I still deal with it 😎
December 19, 2018 06:14 - 11 minutes - 21.1 MBDevOps, short for developer operations, is the process that includes everything needed to launch a website or app. On this episode, I talk about why I hate managing servers and how I deal with deploying my apps. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/M2d4kziPSVo 💡 Vote on the next episode topic: https://ideascratch.com/sunnycommutes Links from this episode: - https://www.netlify.com/ - https://m.do.co/c/8ffaa9c63efa (Digital Ocean referral) - https://flynn.io/ - http://dokku.viewdocs.io/dok...
58: Benefits of Server Side Rendering
December 12, 2018 13:49 - 5 minutes - 11 MBServer Side Rendering is a commonly confused topic, so I'm back with a new episode to explain the benefits and a bit on how it works. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fP7Clzkwknc 💡 Vote on the next episode topic: https://ideascratch.com/sunnycommutes Links from this episode: - https://nextjs.org/ - https://nuxtjs.org/ - https://www.gatsbyjs.org/ Follow me on other platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SunnySinghTV Instagram: https://ww...
57: Running a software business for free
December 04, 2018 07:03 - 18 minutes - 34.8 MBI'm back! This time I share how you can host your websites and apps absolutely for free and what services I used. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/X4ETvIyoQU8 💡 Vote on the next episode topic: https://ideascratch.com/sunnycommutes Follow me on other platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SunnySinghTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnysingh.io/ 📖 New to web development? Check out my course on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/2okjvGm ...
56: How I built a SaaS to solve my own problem
August 20, 2018 00:53 - 15 minutes - 29.6 MBOn this episode I talk about IronMic, a new service that I built to solve my own problem and hopefully others' as well. IronMic: https://ironmic.fm New podcast site: https://sunnycommutes.fm Music by Niko Naman: https://soundcloud.com/nikonaman New to web development? Check out my course on Skillshare: skl.sh/2okjvGm
55: Revisiting burn out
July 12, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 41.8 MBDiscussing the topic of burn out and how I've learned to handle it. Video version: https://youtu.be/gXvAvvrxmhY First episode when I initially talked about burn out: https://anchor.fm/sunnysingh/episodes/Burn-out-e10hg0 Follow me on other platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SunnySinghTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnysingh.io/ New to web development? Check out my course on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/2okjvGm
54: Microsoft acquires GitHub
June 05, 2018 04:19 - 13 minutes - 25.9 MBMicrosoft recently acquired GitHub, an open source software platform, for $7.5 billion. With lots of developers "freaking out", I wanted to share my opinion on why I don't think this acquisition is necessarily a bad thing. Video version: https://youtu.be/ggTDiWNvoss Episode Links: News article from The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17422788/microsoft-github-acquisition-official-deal Charged article by Owen: https://char.gd/blog/2018/why-microsoft-acquiring-github-is-a-good-thing ...
53: Building APIs
May 30, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBRecently I've been working on building an API in Node. On this episode I want to explain what APIs are and my transition from building them in PHP to Node. Video version: https://youtu.be/XoRtu5M9AiY Episode Links: Feathers: https://feathersjs.com/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Taylor Otwell's Twitter: https://twitter.com/taylorotwell Follow me on other platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SunnySinghTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/su...
52: Q&A - Overcoming excuses & Finding creators
May 07, 2018 03:56 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBOn this episode I feature some call-ins and talk about overcoming excuses and finding creators. My review episode of Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuck: https://anchor.fm/sunnysingh/episodes/50-Review-of-Crushing-It-by-Gary-Vee-e1b7db Tweet me feedback: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio Daily featured creators: https://twitter.com/slkmediaco Website: https://sunnysingh.io/
51: CSS in JS - Benefits, issues, and libraries.
April 24, 2018 02:08 - 23 minutes - 37.7 MBOn this episode I talk about CSS in JS, a fairly new concept where you write your CSS inside of JavaScript. Why would you want to do this, what are some common issues, and which libraries should you use? Tweet me questions for the next Q&A episode: @sunnysinghio Follow @slkmediaco on Twitter for daily featured creators. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/SunnySinghTV Episode Links: styled-components: https://www.styled-components.com/ glamorous: https://github.com/paypal/glamorous Aph...
50: Review of Crushing It by Gary Vee
April 16, 2018 04:37 - 18 minutes - 30.2 MBI recently listened to the Crushing It audio book by Gary Vaynerchuk (Gary Vee). I provide my thoughts and recommendations. Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/2JMooBi Tweet me feedback @sunnysinghio or call me on the Anchor app.
49: How we used Gatsby to relaunch Ninjality
April 12, 2018 03:26 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBThis episode is about Gatsby, a static site generator, and how we used it to relaunch ninjality.com Learn to build a site - course on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/2okjvGm Tweet me feedback @sunnysinghio: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio Send a call-in using Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sunnysingh Gatsby: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/ GraphQL: https://graphql.org/ JAMstack: https://jamstack.org/ styled-components: https://www.styled-components.com/ Feather icons: https://feathericons.com/ Ninjality...
48: Teaching and video workflow
March 02, 2018 13:50 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBMy thoughts on teaching, benefits from teaching, and documenting your learning instead of being an expert. I also share my workflow in making videos and screencasts. Watch my Skillshare class: http://skl.sh/2okjvGm You'll get 2 free months with my special link. ScreenFlow: https://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm Let's connect: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnysingh.io YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SunnySinghTV Website: https:...
47: State management in UI
February 06, 2018 05:15 - 9 minutes - 5.38 MBTalking about two different ways of managing state in a user interface. The traditional imperative way, and the new declarative way. This is helpful in learning modern JavaScript frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular. Like the episode? Tweet me your feedback and other topic suggestions @sunnysinghio and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Google Play.
46: Componetize everything
January 29, 2018 23:20 - 10 minutes - 5.44 MBTalking about components, and the concept of componetizing everything. What problems do components solve in design and code, and what popularized them? Tweet me feedback and topic suggestions @sunnysinghio.
45: My CES trip to Vegas
January 23, 2018 15:22 - 10 minutes - 5.72 MBI went to the CES tech conference this year. I explain what it is, why I went, and what I saw. Check out Digital Bounds: http://digitalbounds.com My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SunnySinghTV
44: Evergreen content
January 06, 2018 12:53 - 5 minutes - 3.09 MBWhat is evergreen content and how can it benefit you?
43: Goodbye 2017
December 29, 2017 20:41 - 7 minutes - 3.85 MBAn update episode. Thanking everyone that listened, and I also share my goals in personal branding. Subscribe to my YouTube: http://youtube.com/SunnySinghTV
42: Net neutrality
December 18, 2017 15:02 - 6 minutes - 3.34 MBTalking about the recent repeal of net neutrality. What is it, and how does this affect how we use and build for the Internet? Tweet me what you think @sunnysinghio.
41: Crypto and blockchain
December 13, 2017 14:33 - 10 minutes - 6.01 MBLet's learn together about cryptocurrency and blockchain. I share my experience in making a profit off Litecoin.
40: Cross-browser development
December 08, 2017 22:32 - 13 minutes - 12 MBResponding to some call-ins today. Talking about some tools that can help.with Cross-browser development. Check out these stations/podcasts who called in: - https://anchor.fm/anchortalk - https://anchor.fm/patrick-sweetman Links from this episode: - https://autoprefixer.github.io/ - https://babeljs.io/ - http://getbootstrap.com/ - https://polyfill.io/v2/docs/ Tweet me @sunnysinghio for topic suggestions and feedback. Call-in or leave comments by downloading the Anchor app and searching Sun...
39: Build for all browsers
December 05, 2017 15:23 - 5 minutes - 2.75 MBA PSA on why you shouldn't just optimize for Google Chrome. Article from TNW: https://thenextweb.com/dd/2017/11/28/please-build-websites-web-not-just-google-chrome/
38: Releases
November 29, 2017 23:54 - 5 minutes - 2.85 MBThree tips that help you release software smoothly. Tweet me feedback and new topics: @sunnysinghio or @sunnycommutes
37: Giving thanks
November 21, 2017 15:23 - 5 minutes - 2.78 MBIn honor of this upcoming Thanksgiving, I give thanks to some of the things that have happened and the people that helped me. I'll get back to regular episodes after i recover from this cold. Let me know what you're thankful for @sunnysinghio on Twitter.
36: Featured on Product Hunt!
November 07, 2017 15:26 - 5 minutes - 2.66 MBWe just launched a new product at Ninjality, and it was featured on Product Hunt today! It's a search engine for brands where you can easily find colors, style guides, and logos. Site: https://brand.sh Twitter: https://twitter.com/branddotsh Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/brandsearch Tweet me feedback @sunnysinghio
35: What makes a good UI?
November 02, 2017 14:18 - 5 minutes - 2.69 MBI share my small list of things that I follow when building a UI. Tweet me @sunnysinghio for your suggestions.
34: No pre-roll ads!
October 30, 2017 21:34 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBI'm late on the news, but apparently Anchor has removed pre-roll ads! I talk about why I think it's important and the story of how I came to know. Tweet me @sunnysinghio
33: Value in HTML/CSS
October 23, 2017 14:16 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBIs there value in people that only know how you write HTML and CSS? Should you look for JavaScript developers? Some of my thoughts on this topic in this episode. Tweet me @sunnysinghio
32: Question everything
October 17, 2017 13:36 - 5 minutes - 2.76 MBQuick spurt of thoughts about why you should question even when talking to experts.
31: Accessibility in depth
October 11, 2017 14:08 - 8 minutes - 8.33 MBDaily implementation tips for web accessibility. Tweet me suggestions at @sunnysinghio
30: Web accessibility
October 05, 2017 14:27 - 5 minutes - 2.7 MBTalking about accessibility on the web. Mistake on the URL, it's http://a11yproject.com. Tweet me @sunnysinghio and call in on the Anchor app.
29: 🍁Fall
October 02, 2017 14:10 - 4 minutes - 2.38 MBI love the fall season! Some updates and what I'll be doing.