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Let's replace your kidney with React Sep 11, 2020

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Ahmad Nassri returns to the party for a deep, nuanced discussion around the thoughts he shared in a recent blog post called Solving Solved Problems. We hear about the common issue Ahmad’s seen at software shops of all sizes, learn the anatomy of the total cost of software ownership, and debate what to build and what to buy.

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Horse JS speaks! Sep 04, 2020

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We kick off with some exciting TypeScript news, follow that with some exciting JavaScript news, then finish off with an exciting interview. Key word: EXCITING

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Content is QUEEN 👑 Aug 28, 2020

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In this episode, we dive into the role of communication as a developer, how clarity is driving impact and how to self publish as an independent writer. Join us, as we chat with Stephanie Morillo author of The Developers Guide to Content Creation about how to write better as developer and how writing can take you from good developer to great.

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What's happening in TC39 land Aug 21, 2020

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KBall MCs as Jordan tells us about exciting JavaScript updates that are on the way, Amal takes us all to school digging into the details, and Emma makes a surprise on-air proposal.

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Segment 1

Segment 2

Segment 3

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Best practices for Node developers Aug 14, 2020

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Node.js development began a bit like the Wild West, but over time idioms, anti-patterns, and best practices have emerged. Yoni Goldberg’s Node Best Practices repo on GitHub collects, documents, and explains the best practices for Node developers. On this episode, Yoni joins us to discuss.

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Nick loves Tom Holland — **Amal joins the party 🎉** Aug 07, 2020
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The gang officially welcomes Amal Hussein as a panelist! After that it’s *Pro Tip Time*, then we finish up by attempting to demistify CSS Sweeper and the Space Toggle Trick.

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Welcoming Amal

Amal talks ASTs on The Changelog

Amal on JS Party #58

Amal on JS Party #100

Pro Tip Time

Presentify

Vidrio

Snap camera

Boss turns herself into a potato

Godot Engine

Aseprite for pixel art

Jenn Schiffer’s pixel art

Console.trace

Copy object in console

Copy network responses

More on the overall Dev Console Utilities API’s

https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle (and Spectacle)

Gifox

Demystifying CSS Sweeper

CSS Sweeper

The Space Toggle Trick

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Migrating to ES Modules Jul 31, 2020

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Mikeal and Chris welcome (back) special guest Fred K. Schott, who you may recall from our episode on Pika. This time, we’re talking ESM: what it is, what’s new about it, why it’s the future, writing libraries with it, and much more.

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Mikeal Rogers – GitHub, X
Christopher Hiller – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X

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Deep in the WebRTC deep end Jul 24, 2020

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Jerod assembles a team of WebRTC experts (Suz, Feross, Mikeal) for a deep, deep dive on this practically-ubiquitous yet still-complicated web API.

We review its history, share really cool applications using the tech, provide an excellent primer on what you need to know about it, and details some production gotchas. ALSO we celebrate how Feross single-handedly “upgraded the internet”! 🙌

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Feross Aboukhadijeh – Website, GitHub, X
Mikeal Rogers – GitHub, X

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Giveaway details!! Check this blog post for all the details to win a free copy of Dracula PRO && 14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

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Where the Prolog version of Vue died Jul 17, 2020

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An amalgam of interest on this week’s episode starting with a peek at what’s finally coming in Vue 3. We talk about the process of change in the Vue ecosystem and what interesting features are coming either very soon or not for a while depending on how you view time right now. Then, the panelists share what they’ve learned recently, and finish off with shout outs to the projects, ideas, and people we’re appreciative of.

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Divya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Kevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
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"GraphQL is the bacon that'll make everything better" Jul 10, 2020

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KBall, Jerod, and Nick Nisi dive into GraphQL – what it can do, what the challenges are, and how it differs from REST – all with a generous helping of metaphor about buffets, restaurants, and of course bacon.

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