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PodRocket covers everything you need to know about frontend web development on a weekly basis. Join our hosts as they interview experienced developers about all the libraries, frameworks, and tech industry issues they deal with every day.
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Oct 14, 2023 • 33min
ICYMI: Building tech for social good with low-code tools with Vic Vijayakumar
Guest Vic Vijayakumar built a low-code admissions system for his daughter's preschool, improving efficiency and cutting costs. The podcast discusses using low-code tools to streamline the preschool application process, the importance of low-code tools in building tech for social good, building a code for preschool enrollment management, releasing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) early, and using programming skills to make a positive impact.

Oct 13, 2023 • 20min
Tejas and friends: Mark Erikson
Tejas Kumar chats with Mark Erikson about his journey in web development, including his involvement in React and Redux. They discuss learning methods, rewriting applications with React and Redux, and the need for more granularity in visualizing timing in React DevTools.

Oct 12, 2023 • 37min
SolidJS for React developers with Erik Rasmussen
Erik Rasmussen, creator of Redux Form and Final Form, discusses his journey with React, exploring SolidJS as an alternative. They compare React and SolidJS syntax, delve into the concept of signals for reactivity, discuss Solid Stores, and compare SolidJS with Angular in terms of data binding. They also touch on the use of context and flow control in SolidJS for more readable JSX output.

Oct 11, 2023 • 33min
You don’t know server state yet with Daniel Afonso
Daniel Afonso, Developer Advocate at OLX, discusses the challenges of managing state in web development and introduces React Query as a solution. They explore the applicability of React Query in different domains, the benefits of using it for data fetching and state management, and the concept of query keys. They also discuss the advantages of TypeScript in a React library.

Oct 10, 2023 • 45min
Angular in 2023 with Minko Gechev (Repeat)
Minko Gechev, Engineering Product and DevRel lead at Google for Angular, discusses the evolution and momentum of Angular. They cover contributing to open source, resumability and hydration in Angular, server-rendered blocks, islands in Angular, and performance improvements with ES build.

Oct 6, 2023 • 13min
Bun vs. Node, CSS containers, and complex UIs
Miriam Suzanne, a CSS containers expert, discusses the concept of container queries and their potential expansion. Vitaly Friedman, a designer specializing in complex UIs, shares advice on handling challenges posed by complex UIs, data manipulation, and lack of understanding. The potential for a new JavaScript runtime to overtake Node.js is also explored, considering past projects and limitations.

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Oct 4, 2023 • 39min
Software 3.0 and the AI engineer with Swyx
Shawn Wang discusses Software 3.0, the role of AI engineers, and the impact of foundation models on AI product creation. They explore model architectures, the challenges of putting foundation models into production, and the evolving landscape of AI developers. They also highlight the role of an AI engineer, OpenAI's recent innovations, and the potential of AI technology.

Oct 3, 2023 • 43min
Is atomic design dead? with Brad Frost
Brad Frost, design system consultant, discusses the evolution of design systems and the role of atomic design in bridging the gap between design and product teams. He explores the concept of a global design system and addresses the issue of duplicative work. The podcast also touches on the lack of standards for higher order primitives in web development and explores the layers of a design system ecosystem.

Sep 29, 2023 • 38min
State of CSS, Bun 1.0, and v0
Back with our monthly panel episode, we discuss the State of CSS 2023 results, the Bun 1.0 release, if Vercel’s v0 is all hype, and more with panelists Cassidy Williams, Chris Bautista, Paul Mikulskis, and Noel Minchow.
Links
Cassidy Williams
https://twitter.com/cassidoo
https://cassidoo.co
https://github.com/cassidoo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidoo
Chris Bautista
https://twitter.com/trashh_dev
https://m.twitch.tv/trash_dev/home
https://www.youtube.com/@trash_dev
https://github.com/bautistaaa
Paul Mikulskis
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mikulskis-37a50b4a
Noel Minchow
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noel-minchow
https://bsky.app/profile/noel.minc.how
Related resources
https://2023.stateofcss.com/en-US
https://twitter.com/jaredpalmer/status/1702356555218506070
https://v0.dev/faq
https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen/status/1702733449545519497
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What does LogRocket do?
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guests: Cassidy Williams and Chris Bautista.

Sep 28, 2023 • 29min
CSS containers with Miriam Suzanne
Learn all about CSS containers and their capabilities with CSS superstar, Miriam Suzanne, co-creator of OddBird and Sass core member.
Links
https://www.miriamsuzanne.com
https://front-end.social/@mia
https://github.com/mirisuzanne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fw8GSksUIo
We want to hear from you!
How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend?
Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com, or tweet at us at PodRocketPod.
Follow us. Get free stickers.
Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form, and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers!
What does LogRocket do?
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Mia Suzanne.


