ShopTalk

Show DescriptionSven Neumann aka Sven Codes talks with us about SudokuPad, developing a cross-platform app, integrating new puzzles and features, the benefits of being easy to use, building a community, and monetizing an app while not upsetting your user base. Listen on WebsiteGuestsSven NeumannGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialCreator of Sven's SudokuPad. Links Solving “The Miracle Sudoku” SudokuPad Web App - by SvenCodes.com and Cracking The Cryptic Cracking The Cryptic svencodes.com Sven Codes (@svencodes) / X Sven Codes Sven Codes | Creating Sudoku Tools | Patreon Buy Sven Neumann a Coffee Sven's SudokuPad on Steam Sven's SudokuPad on the App Store Sven's SudokuPad - Apps on Google Play

Show DescriptionMatt Visiwig stops by to chat with us about his site, SVGBackgrounds.com, a membership site for copy-and-paste website graphics built around SVG. We talk about why he built the site, how he decided to monetize it, competing with AI garbage on the web, pricing membership options, and how he's running the site. Listen on WebsiteGuestsMatt VisiwigGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialSelf-employed web designer, building SVGBackgrounds.com. Links Customize and apply backgrounds fast | SVG Backgrounds Matt Visiwig Matt Visiwig (@MattVisiwig) / X Purchase the Perfect MemberPress Plan for Your Site Today | MemberPress chroma.js api docs! jscolor: JavaScript Color picker with Opacity (alpha channel) ACF | Advanced Custom Fields Plugin for WordPress Frontend Masters Boost – Helping Your Journey to Senior Developer

Jason Grigsby discusses the impact of economic conditions, AI advancements, and the influence of social media signals on job mobility. Topics include white-collar recession, AI-generated voices, ethical AI frameworks, and the evolution of search engine algorithms.

Show DescriptionLuke Abbott is the creator of Strum Machine, an app that simulates backing tracks by stitching together individual notes, chords, and strums recorded on guitar, standup bass, and mandolin. We talk about what Strum Machine does, why he decided to build it, how bringing on a professional designer helped, pricing thoughts, and the "fun" of building a version on iOS. Listen on WebsiteGuestsLuke AbbottGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialMusician and creator of Strum Machine. Links Strum Machine: customizable backing tracks made from real instruments Tater Joes Old-Time Musical Mercantile Chris Coyier on Strum Machine iReal Pro Practice PG Music SoundJS Library Tone.js Latest Posts - Page 2 Apache Cordova Extensive Song Catalog howler.js A Tale of Two Clocks

Show DescriptionDave's got job news to share, as well as insight into the process of what applying for a job in tech is like in 2024. We also talk about styling, scoping, positioning, and floating UI. Listen on WebsiteLinks Algorithms & Data Structures | Learn Algorithms with TypeScript for Interviews | Frontend Masters Information asymmetry Fluent 2 Design System Font Awesome Web Awesome Icônes Iconify — Search Icons Create Floating UI User App Tour

Show DescriptionAdam Argyle stops by to chat about the conversation that's happening around CSS Grid / Masonry. What do we want? What might Apple's response to Google be? And nitpicking the spec just for fun. Listen on WebsiteGuestsAdam ArgyleGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialCSS DevRel Google Chrome, CSSWG member, host on GUIchallenges, co-host: CSSpodcast and BAD at CSSpodcast, maker of VisBug, OpenProps and GradientStyle. Links ‎Gemini - chat to supercharge your ideas Invent Masonry Layout Feedback on Masonry Layout – Frontend Masters Boost Masonry CSS Masonry What would you call this layout? Web Bloat Impact

Show DescriptionChris bought recording gear off an Instagram ad, our thoughts on WebC, CodePen upgrades Yarn, thoughts on the commercial value of open source, Automattic releases an app to install WordPress locally, IBM buys Hashicorp, income tax software, and a hack for getting Safari to respect background colors used in a pseudo selector. Listen on WebsiteLinks FROSTAPALOOZA - A CONCERT/PARTY/HAPPENING ON AUGUST 17th, 2024 601: Brad Frost on A Global Design System + Frostapalooza – ShopTalk Audigo - The pocket-size recording studio Final Cut Pro Sync iPhone Webcam for Mac Acapella PicPlayPost Eleventy Generator Astro Enhance Transform Plain Text Home page Efficient Package Manager Explore Coding Ideas Code Editor Community Node.js Documentary Goodbye Atom. Hello Zed. Zed is now open source Git Branching, Refined Design System Tracker Local WordPress Development Studio by WordPress.com WordPress Security & Performance Melanie Sumner IBM acquires HashiCorp TurboTax Deceptive Filing TikTok Tax Advice Safari Selection Rendering Val Town

Show DescriptionMatt is here to talk about creating the perfect fantasy CMS for blogging, moderating comments at Metafilter, building sane defaults into programs, how difficult the web is, do we want AI in our CMS, and where is content headed on the internet? Listen on WebsiteGuestsMatthew HaugheyGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialA writer with over 25 years of experience building products. In that time I've worked as a designer, coder, company founder, and senior writer. Links Matt Haughey Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily. MetaFilter | Community Weblog MovableType.org The story of b2, b2evolution and WordPress Ghost: The best open source blogging platform Micro.blog A Whole Lotta Nothing Notes from migrating 24 years of blog posts from WordPress to Ghost Ideas for my dream blogging CMS Embrace the weird The newest episode of Search Engine is incredible Best printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fine - The Verge

Guest chan (@chantastic) discusses career advice in tech, Drupal job prospects, using AI for journalism, alternative to canned air for cleaning keyboards, CSS color spaces, evolving file APIs in web development, and the evolution of lightboxes in web design.

Discussion on the future of TypeScript in 2024, signals for managing state in programming, correcting accessibility in frameworks, web apps for collaborative writing, productivity challenges, email issues, indieweb follow-up, and the controversy over guitar tab apps.