Throwback Frameworks, Tailwind Fandom, and CSS with Jhey Tompkins

Have you ever reflected on the tools that shaped your journey as a developer? Jhey Tompkins, Senior DX Engineer at Vercel, takes a trip down memory lane with Chuck and Robbie, even diving into the topic of Tailwind.

As a CSS experimenter, Jhey is a fan of Tailwind. He explains how, beyond all the debates, its real value of simplifying CSS shines through. Jhey also walks through his experience with a Backbone Marionette app that's still hanging out on GitHub pages, highlighting one of its most memorable features—event handling in strings. He also touches on modern frameworks like Vue, Astro, and Svelte, sharing his experience with each.

In this episode, Jhey talks to Robbie and Chuck about the inspiration behind his bear logo, experimenting with CSS using Tailwind, and the nostalgia for old-school frameworks.

Key Takeaways

[00:53] - Introduction to Jhey Tompkins.

[02:57] - A whiskey review: Eagle Rare 10 Year.

[14:36] - Jhey explains the inspiration behind his bear logo.

[21:28] - Chuck, Robbie, and Jhey discuss old-school frameworks.

[33:20] - Tech hot takes.

[44:27] - Chuck, Robbie, and Jhey discuss restaurants in the U.S. and UK.

Quotes

[18:03] - “That’s one thing I’m driven by. I love learning different stuff.” ~ Jhey Tompkins

[29:37] - “One of the things I always say to people is, just have a go at building from scratch and then reach for stuff later on.” ~ Jhey Tompkins

[56:47] - “Go beyond the documentation, become it.” ~ Jhey Tompkins

Links

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Eagle Rare 10-year
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Inter Milan
Manchester United
Matt Pocock
Waze
Maker’s Mark
Pepsi
Costco
CodePen
Three JS
Angular
App Directory
React
YAML
Astro
Django
American Express
GitHub
National Geographic
Ember JS
JSON
Vue.js
Next.js
Svelte
Tailwind CSS
Roomba
Red Hot and Blue
Taco Bell
Wendy’s
In-N-Out Burger
Jack in the Box
Cornish Pasty Co
Hot Pocket
Open UI
GSAP
DevTools

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