Hot Takes, Remix, and Next.js with Chance Strickland

Chuck and Robbie catch up with Chance Strickland, Senior Software Engineer at Replo, at the RenderATL conference. Chance kicks off the conversation by sharing that he is now working at a small startup after leaving the Remix core team.

The trio discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using signals, a tool that helps manage asynchronous JavaScript. They explore how signals can enhance code readability and simplify complex workflows, but caution against potential performance issues and the learning curve involved. The conversation shifts to rebasing, with Chance providing insights into its usage and advantages. He explains how rebasing can help maintain a clean Git history and enable seamless collaboration in a team setting.

In this episode, Chance talks to Robbie and Chuck about his experiences with tools like Tailwind, rebasing in Git, and the pros and cons of using signals in web development.

Key Takeaways

[01:57] - Introduction to Chance Strickland.

[04:11] - A whiskey review: Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

[12:25] - Tech hot takes.

[19:17] - Chance’s opinion on Tailwind CSS.

[37:07] - What Chance loves about Next.js.

[45:59] - Why Chance is skipping leg day.

Quotes

[18:55] - “You can’t just come in and swing a hammer at everything because you read someone somewhere said this. You have to think about all of that context and understand.” ~ Chance Strickland

[20:47] - “Tailwind really is just a tool built on a CSS Principle.” ~ Chance Strickland

[28:28] - “The thing that keeps me coming back is the very simple promise that React has always given, which is, your UI is a function of your state.” ~ Chance Strickland

Links

Chance Strickland Twitter
Chance Strickland LinkedIn
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RenderATL 2023
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React
Radix UI
Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Nike
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey
DoorDash
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
Fireball
Maker’s Mark
Kent C. Dodds
Tailwind CSS
Twitter
BEM
Astro
GitHub
Jason Miller
Preact
Next JS
Vercel
Ember
WordPress
GoDaddy
AWS
Shopify
Deno
Cloudflare
Shake Shack
In-N-Out
Taco Bell
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Gus’s Fried Chicken
Cracker Barrel

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