Modern Web

S10E09 Modern Web Podcast- Being Yourself, For Fun And Profit ft. Trecia Kat Mar 15, 2023

In this episode, Rob Ocel, is joined by Trecia Kat, to talk about breaking into tech, building a social media following, and finding community. They discuss how to find a niche through being yourself on social media, choosing between DevRel and engineering career paths, CSS, and even their hopes and fears for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Guest

Trecia Kat, Self-Taught Developer and DevRel Engineer

Host

Rob Ocel, Engineering Lead & Software Architect at This Dot Labs

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S10E08 Modern Web Podcast- Understanding Svelte and Ramping Up from React ft. Scott Spence Mar 01, 2023

On this episode of The Modern Web, we catch up with Scott Spence, Developer Relations Engineer at Storyblok, and SvelteSociety London meetup organizer. We dive into the ins and outs of Svelte, ramping up from React, what’s it like to a second career developer, and the importance of paying it forward to developers who are new to the community.

Guest

Scott Spence, Developer Relations Engineer at Storyblok

Host

Jesse Tomchak, Software Architect at This Dot Labs

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S10E07 Modern Web Podcast- Native Apps with Embedded Web Technologies ft. Alyssa Nicoll Feb 15, 2023

This week on Modern Web Alyssa Nicoll from Progress takes the web out of the browser and into native apps. Bringing you the cutting edge of native applications with embedded web technologies, Angular offers the best of both worlds. We take some minor detours into learning backend technology stacks as a long life JavaScript developer, and the awesome communities and friends we’ve made along the way. Join us for a spectacular journey and a couple tangents.

Guest

Alyssa Nicoll, Sr. Developer Advocate at Progress

Host

Jesse Tomchak, Software Architect at This Dot Labs

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S10E06 Modern Web Podcast- Deep Learning about React Native and AI with Gant Laborde Feb 08, 2023

In this episode, Rob Ocel is joined by Gant Laborde (CIO @infinite_red, Author of “Learning TensorFlow.js: Powerful Machine Learning in JavaScript”, Chain React organizer), to talk about React Native, conference organizing, and the promise of AI in development. They discuss the flexibility and power of hybrid native apps, the upcoming new architecture of React Native, the trials and tribulations of organizing conferences, the state of AI tooling and education, and the opportunities and challenges for developers in a future working alongside AI.

Guest

Gant Laborde - CIO at Infinite Red, Author of “Learning TensorFlow.js: Powerful Machine Learning in JavaScript”, Chain React organizer, Google GDE and Microsoft MVP

Host
Rob Ocel - Architect and Engineering Lead ThisDotLabs

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S10E05 Modern Web Podcast- Making Your Websites ”Qwik” with Shai Reznik Feb 01, 2023

In this episode, Rob Ocel, is joined by Shai Reznik, Founder and CEO at HiRez.io and Community DevRel at Qwik, to talk about Qwik. They discuss the history of front-end development and frameworks, what has led to this recent surge in framework development, what architectural principles Qwik values most, how Qwik and QwikCity differ, how to build Qwik apps, and so much more!

Guest

Shai Reznik- Founder and CEO at HiRez.io and Community DevRel at Qwik

Host

Rob Ocel- Software Architect and Engineering Lead at This Dot Labs

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S10E04 Modern Web Podcast- Component Testing with Cypress ft. Jordan Powell Jan 25, 2023

In this episode, Rob Ocel is joined by Jordan Powell, Developer Experience Engineer Cypress, to talk about Component Testing in Cypress. They discuss the explosive recent growth of Cypress, the exciting new features just launched in recent versions, and the changing shape of the testing “trophy”. Then, they dive deeply into component testing in Cypress: motivations, best practices, tips, and so much more!

Guest

Jordan Powell- Developer Experience Engineer at Cypress

Host

Rob Ocel- Software Architect and Engineering Lead at This Dot Labs

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S10E03 Modern Web Podcast- Building a Design System with Paige Kelley Jan 18, 2023

In this episode Jesse Tomchak is joined by Paige Kelley to talk about the ins ad outs of building a design system including the gritty details of coordinating an actual micro frontend. They also talk about the return to conferences, what changes they've noticed in the conference experience, what it's like to speak at a tech event, and more.

Guest

Paige Kelley- Senior Software Engineer at Pax8

Host

Jesse Tomchak- Software Architect at This Dot Labs

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S10E02- Authorization on the Web with Cerbos ft. Alex Olivier Jan 11, 2023

In this podcast, Rob Ocel and Adam L. Barrett talk with Alex Olivier, Product Lead at Cerbos, to discuss Authorization. They discuss how authorization (AuthZ) differs from authentication (AuthN), how Cerbos works and how it makes authorization simpler, what differentiates business logic from authorization logic, how to test authorization logic, and more!

Hosts

Adam L. Barrett - Senior Developer at @thisdotlabs - @adamlbarrett
Rob Ocel - Architect at @thisdotlabs - @robocell

Guest

Alex Olivier - Product Lead at @cerbosdev - @alexolivier

For more information on Cerbos, check out cerbos.dev.

S10E01- Developing an API is Like Building Legos with Ray Gesualdo Jan 04, 2023

In this episode, Rob Ocel is joined by Ray Gesualdo, live at Connect Tech 2022, to discuss API development and how the process is a lot like building with the internationally famous toy, Legos. They share some fond memories of growing up and now raising kids around Legos, talk about the traits and characteristics of the best component and service APIs, and show how some of the great victories and lasting lessons of Lego apply to building more resilient, modular, reusable, and consistent software.

Host

Rob Ocel- Software Architect and Engineering Lead at This Dot Labs

Guest

Ray Gesualdo- Staff Software Architect at SalesLoft

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E24- React: Past, Present, & Future with Cory House Dec 28, 2022

In this episode, Rob Ocel and Jesse Tomchak are joined by Cory House at Connect Tech 2022 to discuss the past, present, and future of React. They talk about: lessons learned from 7 years of React (featuring discussions of coupling, testing, and hooks), how to pick a React meta-framework, and what pillars they think successful developers should prioritize.

Hosts

Rob Ocel- Software Architect and Team Lead at This Dot Labs

Jesse Tomchak- Software Architect at This Dot Labs

Guest

Cory House- Founder of ReactJS Consulting

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E23-Talking Vue Composition Functions with Jess Sachs Dec 21, 2022

In this episode Tracy Lee and Jesse Tomchak are joined by Jessica Sachs to talk about the world of Vue Components and all of the exciting new tools and communities being built to improve and simplify composition. Composables can be as simple as a logic gate or as complex as any renderless component, mixin, directive, or plugin, and in this conversation, our speakers dive into VueUse, which provides a collection of essential composition functions and renderless components.

Hosts

Jesse Tomchak- Software Architect at This Dot Labs

Tracy Lee -Co-Founder and CEO of This Dot Labs

Guest

Jess Sachs- Software Engineer and Open Source Developer

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E22- When the World Ends, We Need Documentation with Jeremy Meiss Dec 14, 2022

In this episode, Rob Ocel and Jesse Tomchak are joined by Jeremy Meiss live at Connect Tech 2022. They talk about the table stakes of CI/CD and having a high performing team, and the vast array of options available to run DevOps and be successful. They also dive into the topic of mentorship and documentation, and how it benefits teams and the industry at large.

Hosts

Rob Ocel- Software Architect and Engineering Lead at This Dot Labs

Jesse Tomchak- Software Architect at This Dot Labs

Guest

Jeremy Meiss- Director of DevRel at CircleCI

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E21- GraphQL, Microservices, Bridging the Programming Language Gap, and Client App Consumption with Roy Derks Dec 07, 2022

In this episode Tracy Lee and Dustin Goodman are joined by Roy Derks- Developer Experience at StepZen ⸱ Tech Entrepreneur ⸱ GraphQL Speaker, Trainer, and Advocate- to discuss microservice design and how GraphQL can help alleviate problems derived from poorly designed microservices. They discuss different strategies teams leverage to best scale their GraphQL APIs whether they use RPC, federated schemas, or REST wrappers. They explore how GraphQL is programming language agnostic and how it’s helping to bridge gaps between different language teams. They discuss how GraphQL can positively impact consumer application usage and how it can possibly help save energy consumption and help with the world energy crisis.

Guest

Roy Derks

Hosts

Tracy Lee

Dustin Goodman

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E20- Building Functional Web Apps with Enhance ft. Simon MacDonald Nov 22, 2022

In this episode Rob Ocel is joined by Simon MacDonald- Head of Developer Experience at Begin- to talk about Functional Web Apps and how Enhance can help to build them. They talk about the value of building with web-standards, HTML, and web components; progressive enhancement; how Enhance works and how it differs from other libraries such as Remix or Next; and how to use Enhance with dynamic web apps and/or legacy systems. They also discuss who are the developers whose experience Simon is the head of, and a discussion of Simon's love of books and recommendations for what you should be reading!

Host

Rob Ocel- Software Architect, This Dot Labs

Guest

Simon MacDonald- Head of Developer Experience, Begin

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E19- The Future of DevRel and Databases with Tejas Kumar Nov 09, 2022

In this episode Rob Ocel is joined by Tejas Kumar - international Keynote Speaker, Angel Investor, Advisor, and also the Director of Developer Relations at Xata - to talk about how DevRel and Databases have changed over the last few years. They talk about how the state of the conference scene, and the challenges of managing a developer relations team through the global pandemic. They also talk about the pain points that developers face when selecting databases and implementing applications on top of those databases. They discuss SQL vs No-SQL, the differences between databases and CMS, schemas and low-code alternatives, branching and data migration.

Host

Rob Ocel- Software Architect, This Dot Labs

Guest

Tejas Kumar- Director of Developer Relations

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E18 Modern Web Podcast- Career Transitioners, Learning Git, and Representation in Tech with Jessie Auguste Oct 26, 2022

In this episode Rob Ocel is joined by Jessie Auguste- Backend Software Engineer at CybSafe, co-host of the Glowing In Tech podcast, and leadership team member for Coding Black Females. They talk about coding as a 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) career, the opportunities and pitfalls for junior developers transitioning from other industries, and telling the stories of underrepresented groups in tech. They also cover the cyber security challenges we face as an industry and how to meet them, learning (and teaching) Git and other difficult technical topics, dealing with ADHD in the workplace, and more!

Host

Rob Ocel- Software Architect, This Dot Labs

Guest

Jessie Auguste- Backend Software Engineer at CybSafe, Co-host of the Glowing in Tech Podcast, Leadership team at Coding Black Females.

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E17 Modern Web Podcast- Hot Takes on Frameworks: React, Solid, Qwik, Svelte, Astro, Fresh, Marko, & More! Oct 12, 2022

In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Tracy Lee and Dustin Goodman join Anthony Campolo and Christopher Burns, hosts of the FSJam Podcast, to talk about the latest evolutions in new frameworks. They discuss "meta frameworks", predict trends in JavaScript, and compare the similarities and differences among newer technologies like Svelte, Solid, Qwik, Astro, Fresh, Marko, and more.

Host

Tracy Lee- CEO and Co-Founder, This Dot Labs

Dustin Goodman- Engineering Manager, This Dot Labs

Guests

Chris Burns- Co-Host of the FSJam Podcast

Anthony Campolo- Co-Host of the FSJam Podcast

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E16 Modern Web Podcast- Thinking About TypeScript for New Users with Josh Goldberg Aug 24, 2022

Join Josh Goldberg, author of the O'Reilly book Learning TypeScript, as he gives listeners a holistic introduction to using TypeScript in modern web development. With Rob Ocel, Josh discusses how he would encourage new developers to learn TypeScript, and strategies team leads can employ to introduce their developers to the language. They also discuss how TypeScript got to where it has, how it relates to and differs from other popular typed languages, and where it (and JavaScript) might be heading in the future!

Host

Rob Ocel- Software Architect, This Dot Labs

Guest

Josh Goldberg- Author, Learning TypeScript

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

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S09E15 Modern Web Podcast- Accessibility in Testing with Adrián Bolonio Aug 10, 2022

"You don't know who's using your product." In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Adrián Bolonio, Accessibility Engineer at Github, sits down with Rob Ocel to talk about the importance of web accessibility in testing. They start by talking about the diverse benefits that teams can enjoy by prioritizing accessibility in their products, and then continue their discussion by reviewing some tools and concepts developers can employ to enable accessibility in their products.

Host

Rob Ocel- Software Architect, This Dot Labs

Guest

Adrián Bolonio- Accessibility Software Engineer, Github

Sponsored by This Dot Labs

S09E14 Modern Web Podcast- Evolution of the React Paradigm and Modern React Development with Jay Phelps Jul 20, 2022

The landscape of modern web development is constantly changing. In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Jay Phelps, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix talks about the evolution of the React paradigm in contemporary web development and what this means for engineers working with the library right now. They talk about where React thrives and in what contexts it may offer less utility than competing web technologies, as well as the impact that emergent meta frameworks have on the role of React for those building web technologies at the enterprise level.

Hosts

Tracy Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of This Dot Labs (@ladyleet)

Jesse Tomchak, Software Architect at This Dot Labs (@jtomchak)

Guest

Jay Phelps, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix (@_jayphelps)

Sponsored by HARMAN & This Dot Labs.

S09E08 Modern Web Podcast- ”If You Can JavaScript, You Can Backend” with Swizec Teller Apr 13, 2022

In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Software Engineer and Author Swizec Teller talks about how JavaScript developers have the tools, knowledge, and ability to write backend code whether they realize it or not. Swizec argues that, in a landscape in which serverless, distributed systems are becoming more common, the traditional line that separates frontend from backend development is steadily dissolving. Rather, an industry may emerge where developers are distinguished by their functional areas of expertise, and not whether they work on the interface or backend. They also talk about the distinction between monoliths, microservices, and serverless, with a focus on the purpose and function of the different architectures.

Guest: Swizec Teller, Software Engineer and Author of Senior Engineer Mindset, Serverless Handbook, & React + D3v4.

Host: Rob Ocel, Software Architect at This Dot Labs (@robocell)

Sponsored by HARMAN & This Dot Labs.

S09E07 Modern Web Podcast- State of Vue.js with Evan You, Creator of Vue.js Mar 31, 2022

In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Evan You, Creator of Vue.js provides updates about the current state of and future road maps for the popular Vue framework. 2021 was an eventful year for Vue, following the release of Vue3 in September of 2020. They discuss new features in Vue3 as well as the community feedback the team received and how they responded, and the development of Vite, including the challenges that the team faced as they integrated the build tool with the core library. They also talk about the plans for Vue2 moving forward, and what to expect for the future of Vue3, including Vue3.3!

Guest: Evan You, Creator of Vue.js (@yuyuxi)

Host: Simone Cuomo, Software Architect at This Dot Labs (@Zelig880)

Sponsored by HARMAN & This Dot Labs.

S09E06 Modern Web Podcast- Managing a Developer Team with Jem Young from Netflix Mar 08, 2022

In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Jem Young, Engineering Manager at Netflix, shares his perspective on engineering team leadership. He talks about his experience going from an individual contributor to leading an engineering team, including some of the roadblocks and challenges new managers often encounter. Jem also describes some of the perspectives on team leadership he's developed by working with and watching other leaders at Netflix. Finally, they talk about the changes in the career trajectories of individual contributors, and how ICs can grow in their careers whether they choose to take the management path or not.

Guest:

Jem Young (@jemyoung), Engineering Manager at Netflix

Host:

Jesse Tomchak (@jtomchak), Architect at This Dot Labs

Sponsored by HARMAN & This Dot Labs.

S09E05 Modern Web Podcast - The State of Angular with Mark Thompson Feb 11, 2022

In this episode, Rob Ocel discusses the present state and future goals of the Angular ecosystem with Mark Thompson, Developer Relations Engineer at Google, and Angular Core Team member. They talk about Angular’s most recent accomplishments, like the advancements afforded by Angular v12, and how the Angular team responds to RFCs and other forms of community feedback. Mark also explains how the community should interpret roadmaps, and the spectrum of stages at which an in-development project might be, and how developers and non-developers can contribute to the ecosystem. Rob and Mark also talk about the relationship between third-party solutions and the Angular team’s attitude toward potentially rolling these solutions into the core framework.

Guest:

Mark Thompson (@marktechson) - Developer Relations Engineer, Google

Host:

Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by HARMAN & This Dot Labs.

S09E04 Modern Web Podcast - The Future of Automotive App Development with Naoki Ogishi Jan 07, 2022

In this episode, Rob sits down with Naoki Ogishi, Director of Product Management at HARMAN International to discuss the present and future of Automotive App Development. They discuss the challenges of developing software in automobiles, how Android Automotive OS is making cross-vehicle app development feasible, how the HARMAN Ignite Store developer portal and template libraries make it easier to build and distribute your automotive apps, and where the future of in-vehicle development might take us.

Guest:

Naoki Ogishi - Director of Product Management, HARMAN International

Host:
Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by HARMAN & This Dot Labs.

S09E03 Modern Web Podcast - Software Development in the Cloud with Mike Nikles & Geoffrey Huntley Dec 10, 2021

In this episode, Rob speaks with Mike Nikles and Geoffrey Huntley of Gitpod about doing software development in configurable environments hosted in the cloud. They discuss the challenges that teams face supporting bespoke development environment across myriad devices, how tools like Gitpod solve for these challenges, how these types of cloud environments can be built and extended with plug-ins, and what the future of cloud-based development (and cloud-based remote computing) might hold!

Guests:

Mike Nikles (@mikenikles) - Developer Advocate, Gitpod

Geoffrey Huntley (@GeoffreyHuntley) - Developer Advocate, Gitpod

Host:
Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by HARMAN & This Dot Labs.

S09E02 Modern Web Podcast - Modernizing React Apps with Paige Niedringhaus & Mark Erikson Nov 23, 2021

In this episode of Modern Web, Dustin Goodman and Jae Anne Bach Hardie sit down with Paige Niedringhaus and Mark Erikson to talk about modernizing react applications! They discuss Paige's new course on Newline and some of the stories and experiences that inspired it and hear about Mark & Paige's stories of implementing these practices in their recent projects.

Guests:

Paige Niedringhaus (@pniedri)- Co-host of React Round-up Podcast, Staff Software Engineer at blues wireless, & Author of the "Modernizing React Apps" Course Mark Erikson (@acemarke) - Maintainer of Redux & Blogger

Hosts:
Dustin Goodman (@dustinsgoodman) - Engineering Manager, This Dot Labs

Jae Anne Bach Hardie (@dulcedejae) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by HARMAN & This Dot Labs.

S09E01 Modern Web Podcast - Partytown with Adam Bradley Nov 12, 2021

In this episode, Rob Ocel (@robocell) sits down with Adam Bradley (@adamdbradley), Director of Technology at builder.io, co-creator of Ionic, and creator of Stencil! They talk about the web performance challenges related to loading and using third party scripts (such as those for Google Analytics), and they discuss Partytown, a new, lightweight library created by Adam and his team to move these scripts off the blocking path and into web workers. They discuss how Partytown accomplishes this feat, what performance benefits this type of approach offers, and why this new library has the whole development community buzzing with excitement!

Guest:

Adam Bradley (@adamdbradley) - Director of Technology, Builder.io & QwikDev, Co-creator of Ionic, & Creator of Stencil

Host:
Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E020 Modern Web Podcast - The Future of the Terminal & Fig with Brendan Falk Oct 29, 2021

In this episode, Rob Ocel sits down with Brendan Falk, co-founder and CEO at Fig, a terminal extension that provides CLI integration and autocomplete support. They discuss the state of the terminal today, how Fig enhances the terminal, how to build tools for both power users and inexperienced users alike, the vision for integrating the command-line with user interface, and more!

Guest:

Brendan Falk (@BrendanFalk) - Co-Founder & CEO, Fig

Host:
Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E019 Modern Web Podcast - The Future of Blockchain & How To Get Involved Today With Nader Dabit Oct 15, 2021

In this episode, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet (she/her) and Nacho Vazquez (@nacho_vazquez14) speak with Nader Dabit (@dabit3) of Edge and Node about web3 and how to get started! We touch on topics that are hot in the blockchain ecosystem that you definitely want to be aware of if you're blockchain-curious. Topics covered:

What does the next few years of blockchain development look like and why you should start looking at layer 2 blockchains
The future of Eth 2 - proof of stake vs proof of work
Why you should watch out for the Solana blockchain
What is Gitpod and why should you care?
Lowering the barrier to entry to new developers exploring blockchain development
Learning about The Graph and Edge and Node

Guest:

Nader Dabit (@dabit3) - Developer Relations, Edge and Node

Hosts:
Tracy Lee (@ladyleet (she/her) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Nacho Vazquez (@nacho_vazquez14) - Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E018 Modern Web Podcast - Staying Curious with Michael Chan Sep 24, 2021

In this episode, Lindsay and Michael talk about Michael's perspective on building communities, and how to stay curious and growing as a developer. They talk about how Michael and Lindsay both started in tech by taking small bits of time to grow and learn, and how that has served them in their tech careers. Michael also talks about his time on React Podcast, and what brought him to hosting the show. They end by discussing curiosity, and how specifically to stay curious in life and in a development career.

Guest:

Michael Chan (@chantastic) - Software Engineer at Chromatic, Creator of lunch.dev

Host:
Lindsay Wardell (@lindsaykwardell) - Software Engineer at This Dot, co-host of Views on Vue

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E017 Modern Web Podcast - Blockchain curious? It‘s easy & JS Developers should start learning! Sep 10, 2021

In this episode, Tracy Lee sits down with Stephen Fluin from Chainlink to talk about blockchain and why JavaScript developers should start learning about it today. We go over the difference between blockchain and cryptocurrency, and how the two work together. We also explore use cases for developers and interesting decentralized applications one can build today. Stephen also shares with us the idea of smart contracts, and how they play into our ecosystem of development. This episode will also teach you what programming language to use, and why and how it is for you as a JS developer to get going with an IDE today. We also talk through resources JS developers have to learn technologies like solidity and explore the different blockchains you might want to consider as you dip your toe in.

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Guest:
Stephen Fluin (@stephenfluin) - Developers Relations at Chainlink Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E016 Modern Web Podcast - Quasar with Luke Diebold Aug 25, 2021

In this episode, Lindsay talks with Luke Diebold, web developer and creator of QuasarCast.com, about Quasar, the amazingly flexible framework for building applications using Vue. They talk about how Luke got into programming from his interest in music, and how he got started using Quasar for personal and professional projects. They discuss what Quasar is, and discuss where it fits into the web ecosystem. They explore some of the basics of using Quasar, including its CLI and the ability to make web, mobile, and desktop apps. They wrap up the discussion talking about how Quasar is one of the first major frameworks to support Vue 3, and what that looks like from the framework.

Guest:

Luke Diebold (@LukeDiebold) - Web Developer, creator of QuasarCast.com

Host:
Lindsay Wardell (@lindsaykwardell) - Software Engineer at This Dot, co-host of Views on Vue

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E015 Modern Web Podcast - RxJS Updates 7.0 - 7.3 in 30 min. with the Core Team! & What's Next for RxJS 8 Aug 13, 2021

In this podcast Tracy Lee and Ben Lesh, core team members of RxJS, talk about the big changes RxJS 7.0 ++ has brought to the community!

Listen to this podcast to hear updates about upcoming deprecations, new performance improvements, typings fixes, improved multicasting, top level exports, the new configurable retry, and what's coming for RxJS 8.

If you're interested in following along with ongoing updates to RxJS, the changelog is here: https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#features-2

Follow the roadmap for RxJS 7 to 8! Issue #6367 on github
https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/issues/6367

Full updates for RxJS 7.0 from RxJS Asia: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-LU7YE3NWw8jHeAgdmLu4CBfG7osCx6MsSIeFs16k60/edit#slide=id.g389cbad6b8_0_36

For documentation, check out rxjs.dev.

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Featuring:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Ben Lesh (@benlesh) - Software Engineer at Citadel & Author of RxJS

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E014 Modern Web Podcast - Elm with Richard Feldman Jul 23, 2021

In this episode, Lindsay Wardell talks with Richard Feldman about Elm, the delightful functional programming language for creating web applications. They discuss how Richard got into programming and his first experiences with Elm, then dive into some of the key features of Elm such as no runtime exceptions and its helpful compiler. They then discuss where Elm is going, and some of the great community tools that exist in the Elm ecosystem.

Guest:

Richard Feldman (@rtfeldman) - Head of Technology at NoRedInk and author of Elm In Action

Host:
Lindsay Wardell (@lindsaykwardell) - Software Engineer at This Dot, co-host of Views on Vue

This episode is sponsored by Progress KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S08E013 Modern Web Podcast - Misko Hevery, Creator of Angular & his new project Builder.io Jun 18, 2021

In this episode, Misko Hevery is featured in an interview with Tracy Lee on leaving Angular, and his new project Builder. He talks about a new way to think about frameworks that our community should start embracing, as well as, why he's so excited about Builder, the space, and what he will be doing next.

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Guest:
Misko Hevery (@mhevery) - CTO, Builder.io & Creator of Angular

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E012 Modern Web Podcast - Modern CSS & Accessibility with Stephanie Eckles Jun 04, 2021

In this episode, Lindsay Wardell talks with Stephanie Eckles about her work with Modern CSS and accessibility. They discuss how Stephanie got into programming, and what drew her to start writing ModernCSS.dev, an excellent resource for learning the latest supported concepts in CSS. They also talk about some of the features in CSS that developers may not be aware of, as well as, some upcoming features that aren't released yet. Stephanie also talks about accessibility, and how CSS can be impacting your site's users' ability to use it. We end talking about Stephanie's upcoming workshop, and how she uses 11ty to build her sites and projects.

Host:
Lindsay Wardell (@lindsaykwardell) - Software Engineer at This Dot, co-host of Views on Vue

Guest:
Stephanie Eckles (@5t3ph) - Author of ModernCSS.dev & Egghead Instructor

This episode is sponsored by Dexecure & This Dot Labs.

S08E011 Modern Web Podcast - Scaling your Impact & Automation Using Cypress with Gleb Bhamutov May 21, 2021

In this episode, Rob Ocel chats with Gleb Bhamutov, a Distinguished Engineer at Cypress IO. They discuss Gleb's PhD, his prolific catalog of OSS libraries, his dream job, and how he works to scale his impact on the world at large. They also talk about the promise and value of end-to-end (E2E) testing using Cypress, and why the traditional testing pyramid might be underselling the power and importance of E2E testing. They also explore some interesting current and upcoming features of Cypress, and highlight some lesser known alternative uses of Cypress that illustrate it's flexibility.

Guest:

Gleb Bhamutov (@bahmutov) - JavaScript ninja, image processing expert, software quality fanatic, & Distinguished Engineer at Cypress IO

Host:
Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by Progress KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S08E010 Modern Web Podcast - Web Components Are Lit with Justin Fagnani May 07, 2021

In this episode, Rob Ocel, Matthew Pagan, and Luis Aviles sit down with Justin Fagnani, staff software engineer at Google and Lit core team lead, to discuss web components and the recent announcement of Lit 2.0. They discuss the new major features of Lit, such as server-side rendering support and reactive controllers, new documentation, the playground site including the TypeScript support, the community around web components, the future of Polymer and LitElement, and how to build applications from Lit and work around the challenges of Shadow DOM.

Guests:

Justin Fagnani (@justinfagnani) - Staff Software Engineer, Google & Lit core team lead

Hosts:

Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot
Luis Aviles (@luixaviles) - Software Engineer, This Dot
Matthew Pagan (@Mastapegs) - Software Engineer, This Dot

This episode is sponsored by Dexecure & This Dot Labs.

S08E09 Modern Web Podcast - Sides Projects with Shawn Wang Apr 21, 2021

In this episode, Lindsay Wardell and Hunter Miller talk side projects with Shawn Wang. We discuss the projects they do on the side, and what kind of side projects they enjoy working on. Shawn also talks about his book, "The Coding Career Handbook", and how it started as a side project as well. We also talk about the importance of writing your own blog posts, and sharing your experience and learning in public to help both yourself and others, rather than blogging for numbers. We wrap up with a discussion on being a part-time creator, and finding a company that supports their employees and match what you're looking to do.

Guests:

Shawn Wang (@swyx) - Developer & Author of "The Coding Career Handbook"

Hosts:
Hunter Miller (@hmillerdev) - Senior Software Engineer, This Dot
Lindsay Wardell (@lindsaykwardell) - Software Engineer, This Dot & co-host of Views on Vue

This episode is sponsored by the Media Developers community & This Dot Labs.

S08E08 Modern Web Podcast - Fireside Chat with Ionic Core Team - Adam Bradley & Liam DeBeasi Mar 31, 2021

The Ionic core team has been on fire the past year! With the release of Ionic Vue and Ionic React, the traction of Ionic adoption has been explosive in the past 12 months.

In this episode, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) interviews Adam Bradley and Liam DeBeasi, core team members of the Ionic Framework, on what Ionic is, how it works under the hood, and why and when to choose Ionic as a technology of choice.

We also discuss what it means to be using web components under the hood with Stencil.js and how that helps enable the Ionic team to provide a more stable framework.

Liam and Adam even slip us a few hints as to what to expect with Ionic V6 and how you can get more involved in their community.

Guests:

Adam Bradley (@adamdbradley) - Director of Open Source Development, Ionic

Liam DeBeasi (@LiamDeBeasi) - Software Engineer, Ionic

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by Progress KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S08E07 Modern Web Podcast - Managing Component Architecture with Debbie O'Brien Mar 24, 2021

In this episode, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) interviews Debbie O'Brien (@deb_obrien) about bit.dev, a new open source tool for helping developer share components. We learn how to use Bit to manage component architecture, think in components, and how this can help you a build more scalable, reusable codebase and work across teams.

Guest:

Debbie O'Brien (@deb_obrien) - Head Developer Advocate, Bit

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by Dexecure & This Dot Labs.

S08E06 Modern Web Podcast - Tailwind JIT and Utility CSS Mar 19, 2021

In this episode, Rob Ocel discusses the recent release of Tailwind's Just-In-Time (JIT) CSS compiler with Hunter Miller and Lindsay Wardell. They discuss the new features the JIT compiler provides, as well as, the performance boost developers can expect on their own projects. They also talk about the benefits of utility CSS compared to other methods, and how Tailwind can be used to build out many types of design systems. They also explore other utility CSS frameworks, including Windi CSS, and discuss the future of utility CSS in the development world.

Hosts:
Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot
Hunter Miller (@hmillerdev) - Senior Software Engineer, This Dot
Lindsay Wardell (@lindsaykwardell) - Software Engineer, This Dot & co-host of Views on Vue

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O_3X7InOw8
https://tailwindcss.nuxtjs.org/
https://windicss.org/

This episode is sponsored by the Media Developers community & This Dot Labs.

S08E05 Modern Web Podcast - Browser Extensions with Simeon Vincent Mar 03, 2021

In this episode, Rob Ocel sits down with Simeon Vincent, a Developer Advocate on the Chrome Extensions Team. They discuss Simeon's unique journey into tech and developer advocacy, the special challenges of doing developer relations for a platform as large as Chrome, the future of browser extensions in Chrome with the new, upcoming Manifest V3, what existing extension authors need to know about the upcoming changes, and the special promise and fun of building your own browser extensions!

Guest:

Simeon Vincent (@DotProto) - Developer Advocate, Chrome Extensions Team

Host:
Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybyYwu9Mpw
https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/intro/mv3-migration/
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/chromium-extensions

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S08E04 Modern Web Podcast - Jamstack is Web 3.0 with Guillermo Rauch Feb 26, 2021

In this episode, our hosts, Jesse Tomchak (@jtomchak) and Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) interview Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg) about the power of javascript, building on top of existing primitives, components, JamStack, + so much more!

Guest:

Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg) - CEO, Vercel

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Jesse Tomchak (@jtomchak) - Senior Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E03 Modern Web Podcast - Black Tech Pros Talk Work Life, Conflicts, & Experiences Feb 19, 2021

This week, we have guest host, Morgan Worrell, leading a conversation with fellow devs Dillion Megida and Adesoji David, along with tech sales rep for This Dot Labs, Darron Smith. They talk about their work-life preferences, both as This Dot Labs employees and in previous roles, plus share some about the experiences they've had as black technologists in the US and in Nigeria.

Host:

Morgan Worrell (@morganistic_) - Senior Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

Guests:

Dillion Megida (@iamdillion) - Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

Adesoji David (@temitopedavid_) - Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

Darron Smith (@Darron_ThisDot) - Sales Representative, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S08E02 Modern Web Podcast - What is the Future of Tech Conferences? With John Allsop Feb 03, 2021

In this podcast episode, we sit down with conference organizer, John Allsopp (@johnallsopp), about taking conferences online and the new way of doing these events. How can conference organizers think about how to reshape their events, and how do conference attendees benefit from it?

Guest:

John Allsopp (@johnallsopp) - Author, Developer, & Co-founder of Web Directions Conferences

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by Dexecure & This Dot Labs.

S08E01 Modern Web Podcast - Meet RedwoodJS: The Full Stack React Framework with David Price Jan 27, 2021

In this episode, our hosts, Jesse Tomchak (@jtomchak) and Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) interview David Price (@thedavidprice) on the new full stack react framework, RedwoodJS! Listen in on why you should learn “yet another framework” and how Redwood is trying to make developer lives easier with the tech stack you already know.

Guest:

David Price (@thedavidprice) - Core team, RedwoodJS

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Jesse Tomchak (@jtomchak) - Senior Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S07E20 Modern Web Podcast - Building State Machines using XState with David Khourshid Jan 20, 2021

In this podcast episode, Rob Ocel (@robocell) chats with David Khourshid (@DavidKPiano), software engineer at Microsoft and creator of XState!

Topics discussed:

What are state machines and why was XState created?
Is XState a replacement for Redux or any other state management libraries?
How to get started with state machines
When to adopt libraries such as XState
What are the advanced features of state charts and how do you learn about them

Guest:

David Khourshid (@DavidKPiano) - Software Engineer, Microsoft & Creator of XState

Hosts:

Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by Syncfusion & This Dot Labs.

S07E19 Modern Web Podcast - Google's Project Fugu, Web Performance, & User Experience with Alex Russell Jan 13, 2021

In this podcast episode, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) sits down with Alex Russell (@slightlylate) from Google to discuss web performance, user experience, & his work at project fugu! We also talk about core web vitals, lighthouse, the chrome user experience report, APIS, webpagetest, & more.

Guest:

Alex Russell (@slightlylate) - Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google

Hosts:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S07E18 Modern Web Podcast - Full Stack JavaScript is here! Blitz.js with Brandon Bayer, Creator of Blitz Dec 30, 2020

With Blitz gaining 6000 stars on Github, over 150 contributors, and nearly 1000 slack members in less than 1 year, the excitement for Blitz.js rings true within the JavaScript community! In this episode, Wes Copeland and Tracy Lee interview Brandon Bayer about what Blitz.js is, and why to start considering using this full stack javascript framework for your projects. Topics covered are forms, testing, styling, and using Blitz with other technologies.

Guest:

Brandon Bayer (@flybayer) - Creator of Blitz.js

Hosts:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Wes Copeland (@wescopeland_) - Senior Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by Pluralsight & This Dot Labs.

S07E17 Modern Web Podcast - Getting LIT (HTML & Element) with Justin Fagnani: What You Should Prepare for 2021 Dec 23, 2020

In this podcast, we talk to Justin Fagnani, Tech Lead for the Polymer team! He gives us an update on what to expect for Lit with new features, SSR, and so much more for 2021. We also talk about new tools such as Tachometer, and touch on new web standards that you should be aware of and how they are changing the web ecosystem for developers.

Guest:

Justin Fagnani (@justinfagnani) - Software Engineer, Google

Hosts:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by Pluralsight & This Dot Labs.

S07E16 Modern Web Podcast - Core Web Vitals, Mobile Dev, Performance & PWAs with Max Firtman Dec 16, 2020

In this podcast, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) and Ben Lesh (@benlesh) sit down with Maximiliano Firtman (@firt) and discuss how performance in development is becoming required for development on the web and mobile, and the implications for not making sure performance is a part of your product strategy. They talk about what’s next after Lighthouse in a developer’s web performance journey, other tools such as Microsoft's webhint, and the new core web vitals that Google has recently published. Plus, they explore the importance (or lack thereof these days) of PWAs and how that is changing on mobile platforms.

Guest:

Maximiliano Firtman (@firt) - Freelance Mobile+Web developer | Author, Speaker, & Trainer

Hosts:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Ben Lesh (@benlesh) - Software Engineer at Citadel & Author of RxJS

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S07E15 Modern Web Podcast - How To: WebPerf with Henri Helvetica Dec 09, 2020

In this podcast, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) and Rob Ocel (@robocell) talk to Henri Helvetica (@HenriHelvetica), your friendly Canadian web performance expert, about optimizing performance, how to become a web performance expert, keeping up with ever changing metrics, and the history of image standards on the web + what you should expect in the coming years.

Guest:

Henri Helvetica (@HenriHelvetica) - Freelance Developer, Web Perf Expert, Conference Speaker

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Architect, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S07E14 Modern Web Podcast - What Does It Take To Be a Principal Engineer? Interview with Stacy Devino Dec 02, 2020

In this podcast episode, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) interviews Principal Engineer at Stitchfix, Stacy Devino (@doesitpew), about being a principal engineer. We cover topics around what it takes to be a principal engineer, how to facilitate your learning within an organization, what a good culture in an engineering team looks like, the considerations one might take to look at to rewrite code or build something from scratch, and the skills needed to be successful at this level of your career.

Guest:

Stacy Devino (@doesitpew) - Principal Engineer at Stitchfix

Host:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S07E13 Modern Web Podcast - The Need for JS Speed | Using Preact - Interview with Jason Miller, Creator of Preact Nov 25, 2020

In this podcast Tracy Lee (@ladyleet), Hunter Miller (@hmillerdev), and Ben Lesh (@benlesh) interview Jason Miller (@_developit), creator and core team member of Preact about Preact - its conception, where it's at today, who's using it, and what's coming up for the library. We also ask Jason about how being on the Google Chrome team has impacted the direction of Preact, and about his current project at Google, ModernJS.

Guests:

Jason Miller (@_developit) - Creator & Core Team Member, Preact | DevRel, Google

Hosts:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Ben Lesh (@benlesh) - Software Engineer at Citadel & Author of RxJS

Hunter Miller (@hmillerdev) - Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S07E12 Modern Web Podcast - How to Pass FAANG Technical Interviews with Sam Saccone Nov 11, 2020

In this podcast episode, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) and Ben Lesh (@benlesh) speak with Sam Saccone (@samccone), a software engineer at Google, about how to prepare for a tech interview.

Topics discussed:

How to approach interviewers
What questions to prepare for
What questions you should be asking the interviewer
What algorithm questions are asked
What questions are NOT asked

Guests:

Sam Saccone (@samccone) - Software Engineer, Google

Hosts:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Ben Lesh (@benlesh) - Software Engineer at Citadel & Author of RxJS

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S07E11 Modern Web Podcast - New CSS & Media Query APIs You Need to Learn Today Nov 05, 2020

In this podcast episode, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) and Ben Lesh (@benlesh) sit down with special guests, Zouhir Chahoud, Stephanie Stimac, and Craig Dunn from Microsoft about new CSS & media query APIs!

Topics discussed:

What is the new CSS & JS primitives
What does this mea for developers and designers?
How can you start experimenting right now?
docs.microsoft.com/dual-screen for more info on designing and developing for these devices

Guests:

Zouhir Chahoud - Program Manager, Edge

Stephanie Stimac - Program Manager, Edge

Craig Dunn - Principle Software Engineer, Microsoft

Hosts:

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Ben Lesh (@benlesh) - Software Engineer at Citadel & Author of RxJS

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S07E10 Modern Web Podcast - RxJS 7 & 8: What to Expect & Prepare For Oct 28, 2020

In this podcast, Luis Aviles (@luixaviles) and Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) interview Ben Lesh (@benlesh), author of RxJS on the most recent updates for RxJS 7 beta and it's targeted release date. We discuss how he made RxJS 7 smaller and where you can find the refactored code. We talk about what's next for RxJS 8, how they're using TypeScript in strict mode, what things to keep in mind while you're working with the reactive programming approach, and what deprecations to start looking out for so you can begin future proofing your code today well before the release.

Hosts:

Luis Aviles (@luixaviles) - Software Engineer, This Dot Labs

Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - CEO, This Dot Labs

Guest:

Ben Lesh (@benlesh) - Software Engineer at Citadel & Author of RxJS

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S07E9 Modern Web Podcast - Opinionated React with Sara Vieira Oct 22, 2020

In this podcast episode, Rob and Jake talk to Sara Vieira, author of Opinionated React, developer at Code Sandbox, and organizer of QueerJS and the Women of React Conference. Together, they discuss Sara's book, "Opinionated React," and how it provides value to teams looking for a more prescriptive approach to building React applications or simply looking for clear and persuasive analysis of alternative approaches to selecting third party React libraries. They also discuss the process of writing a book and share advice for aspiring writers, talk about how to build inclusive communities at scale, and also speak about the importance of mental health in the tech world (especially in the age of COVID).

Hosts:

Rob Ocel - @robocell - Architect, This Dot Labs

Jake Dohm - @JakeDohm - Developer, Good Work

Guest:

Sara Vieira - @NikkitaFTW - Author of "Opinionated React," developer at Code Sandbox, and organizer of QueerJS and the Women of React Conference

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S07E8 Modern Web Podcast - The Journey From Mid-level to Senior Engineers Oct 14, 2020

In this podcast episode, our hosts, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) and Rob Ocel (@robocell), sit down with Christina Yu (@christinayu123) to talk about transitioning from mid to senior level engineers.

Guest:

Christina Yu (@christinayu123) - Software Engineer, Citadel

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S07E7 Modern Web Podcast - Stitches + Modulz, Improving CSS-in-JS for the Future of Web Design Sep 30, 2020

In this episode, we sit down with special guests, Christian Alfoni (@christianalfoni) of CodeSandbox and Pedro Duarte (@peduarte) of Modulz to discuss CSS-in-JS and the future of web design. Christian and Pedro collaborated to make Stitches, a CSS-in-JS library which boasts a near-zero runtime allowing for super performant styling with tooling for variants, utilities, and theming. Stitches’ performance paved the way for Modulz own component system which powers the design tool they’re building. Join our hosts, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) and Hunter Miller (@hmillerdev) as they dive in to this new territory.

Guests:

Christian Alfoni (@christianalfoni) of CodeSandbox

Pedro Duarte (@peduarte) of Modulz

This episode is sponsored by Syncfusion & This Dot Labs.

S07E6 Modern Web Podcast - JAMstack with Angular - Introducing Scully.io with Aaron Frost Sep 16, 2020

In this podcast episode, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) and Ben Lesh (@benlesh) sit down with Aaron Frost and talk about Scully.io!

Guest: Aaron Frost (@aaronfrost) - CEO, Founder, Architect of HeroDevs and ng-conf organizer

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S07E5 Modern Web Podcast - Devrel: Misconceptions of a Developer Relations Advocate Aug 26, 2020

In this podcast, our hosts, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) & Ben Lesh (@BenLesh), interview Tessa Mero, Developer Advocate at Cloudinary about developer relations. We talk about what a day to day in a devrel job looks like, misconceptions about devrel, metrics you are judged on. We also discuss work life balance, traveling at conferences, and how to handle lockdown!

Guest:
Tessa Mero - Developer Advocate at Cloudinary (@TessaMero)

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact, & This Dot Labs.

S07E4 Modern Web Podcast- Learning in Public, Code Education, & Community Building with Christina Gorton Aug 05, 2020

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, our hosts, Rob Ocel (@robocell) & Jake Dohm (@JakeDohm), sit down with special guest, Christina Gorton (@coffeecraftcode), to discuss "Learning in Public, Code Education, and Community Building"!

Hosts:
Rob Ocel - Architect - This Dot Labs (@robocell)
Jake Dohm - Developer - Good Work (@JakeDohm)

Guest:
Christina Gorton - Creative Developer, Technical Writer, and Educator (@coffeecraftcode)

This episode is sponsored by Syncfusion, KendoReact, & This Dot Labs.

S07E3 Modern Web Podcast- Is Redux Dead Yet? (Nope) An Interview with Mark Erikson, Redux Core Team Jul 22, 2020

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, our hosts, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) & Ben Lesh (@BenLesh), sit down with special guest, Mark Erikson (@acemarke), to discuss whether Redux is dead!

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S07E2 Modern Web Podcast - Getting Started with Web Performance with Justin Ribeiro Jun 17, 2020

In this episode, Tracy Lee and Justin Ribeiro talk about how to get started with web performance and things you can do right now as a developer. They discuss devtools released by Microsoft, Mozilla, and Google and what the most productive metrics to focus on are!

Guests: Justin Ribeiro (@justinribeiro) - Executive Vice President, Web Platform Engineering @ This Dot & GDE in Web Technologies

This episode is sponsored by KendoReact & This Dot Labs.

S07E1 Modern Web Podcast - Introducing Vite - Evan You's new project + Vue 3 Updates May 20, 2020

Introducing a new season of our Modern Web podcast with a special episode featuring Evan You (@youyuxi), creator & project lead of Vue!

Evan discusses why he is so excited about Vue 3, and the differences between how the architecture of Vue 3 differs from other frameworks such as Svelte, Ivy, Ember, and React. He also explains the difference between React Hooks and the Vue Composition API and how the Vue Composition API tries to solve some ergonomic issues that React Hooks has.

If you use a bundler like webpack and you’re looking for more speed, you’ll love Evan’s new project, Vite.

Evan explains the problems that Vite is trying to solve for all developers, regardless of if you use Vue, React, Svelte, or Angular. Vite also supports hot module replacement and has a lot of goodies up its sleeve Evan talks about that you should watch out for. Ben and Evan discuss the differences between Snowpack 2 and Vite.

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S06E20 Modern Web Podcast - Why You Should Consider Learning ReasonML with Peter Piekarczyk, CTO of Draftbit Apr 29, 2020

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, our hosts, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) & Ben Lesh (@BenLesh), explore why developers should look to consider learning ReasonML and the benefits of the language with special guest, Peter Piekarczyk (@peterpme). Peter also shares the how Reason works with technologies you may already know like TypeScript and React.

This episode also introduces Draftbit, a new low code solution to help developers and designers build mobile apps from within the browser.

Guests: Peter Piekarczyk (@peterpme) - Co-founder & CTO of Draftbit

This episode is sponsored by Syncfusion & This Dot Labs.

S06E19 Modern Web Podcast - The PAMStack: Building Inclusive Development Teams Apr 10, 2020

In this special episode of the Modern Web podcast, join our our host, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) as she sits down with Rob Ocel (@robocell) to discuss the PAMStack!

Guests: Rob Ocel (@robocell) - Software Architect, This Dot Labs.

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S06E18 Modern Web Podcast - Mastering Web Development through Games with Dave Geddes Apr 03, 2020

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, join our our hosts, Rob Ocel (@robocell) & Jake Dohm (@JakeDohm), as they sit down with special guest, Dave Geddes (@geddski)

Guests: Dave Geddes (@geddski) - Creator of Mastery Games

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S06E17 Modern Web Podcast - Coding the Future - A New Way to Code with Stackblitz Mar 25, 2020

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, join our host, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet), as she sits down with special guest, Eric Simons (@ericsimons40).

Guests: Eric Simons (@ericsimons40) - CEO & Founder, Stackblitz

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S06E16 Modern Web Podcast - A Conversation about GraphQL Adoption and GraphQL 2020 with Eve Porcello Mar 18, 2020

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, join our our hosts, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) & Ben Lesh (@BenLesh), as they sit down with special guest, Eve Porcello (@eveporcello).

Guests: Eve Porcello (@eveporcello) - Co-Founder & Instructor, Moon Highway

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S06E15 Modern Web Podcast - Making Open Source Inclusive With GatsbyJS Feb 12, 2020

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, join our hosts, Rob Ocel (@robocell) & Jake Dohm (@JakeDohm), as they sit down with special guests, Marcy Sutton, Aisha Blake, and Laurie Barth!

Guests:

Marcy Sutton (@marcysutton) - Head of Learning, GatsbyJS

Aisha Blake (@AishaBlake) - Sr. Software Engineer, GatsbyJS

Laurie Barth (@laurieontech) - Software Engineer, GatsbyJS

This episode is sponsored by This Dot Labs.

S06E14 Modern Web Podcast - Web Performance Tips: Images, Video, & Profiling Jan 15, 2020

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, join our our host, Rob Ocel (@robocell), as he sits down with special guest, Douglass Sillars (@Dougsillars).

Guests: Douglass Sillars (@Dougsillars) - Freelance Developer Evangelist

This episode is sponsored by Syncfusion & This Dot Labs.

S06E13 Modern Web Podcast - Investing in Open Source Dec 17, 2019

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, join our our host, Rob Ocel (@robocell), as he sits down with special guests, Moshe Milman (@MosheMilman), Eva Howe (@evahowe), and Chris Whited (@cmwhited) to discuss the the benefits of companies supporting open source!

Guests:

Moshe Milman (@MosheMilman) - Co-founder and COO of Applitools

Eva Howe (@evahowe) - Operations Manager at This Dot

Chris Whited (@cmwhited) - Senior Software Engineer for This Dot Labs

This episode is sponsored by Syncfusion & This Dot Labs.

S06E12 Modern Web Podcast - Vue 3, Code Education, & the Vue Community Oct 29, 2019

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, join our our host, Rob Ocel (@robocell), as he sits down with special guests, Adam Jahr (@AdamJahr) and Gregg Pollack (@greggpollack) from Vue Mastery.

Guests:

Adam Jahr (@AdamJahr) - Instructor at Vue Mastery

Gregg Pollack (@greggpollack) - Instructor at Vue Mastery

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E11 Modern Web Podcast - Mentorship with Ray Gesualdo Sep 17, 2019

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, our host, Rob Ocel (@robocell), discusses mentorship with Ray Gesualdo (@RayGesualdo).

Guests:
Ray Gesualdo (@RayGesualdo) - Staff UI Engineer, SalesLoft

Topics discussed:

- What has mentorship meant to our careers
- What is mentorship and how does it differ from things like sponsorship or instruction?
- Is it really that hard to start mentorship at your company? What does it take to start a mentorship culture?
- Why the ability to be open, vulnerable, and honest is critical to a successful mentorship relationship
- How do you pick a mentor? What should someone look for in a mentor? What should mentors look for from their mentees?
- Why companies and senior developers need junior developers to advance their own careers and solve for their blindspots.
- How important is it to solicit feedback from others? How do you act on that feedback? How do you better ask for feedback?
- The importance of listening in mentorship relationship and not trying to just "solve" things, and how to work around that as a mentor
- How to negotiate boundaries in mentorship relationships and navigate the power imbalance
- Can someone be junior to mentor?
- How do teams where all developers are considered peers set up successful mentorship programs? Do all mentor relationships need a senior and a junior?
- What is radical honesty, Radical Candor, and ruinous empathy? How to be empathetic but also deliver hard truths and actionable feedback

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E10 Modern Web Podcast - NeuroJavaScript Sep 05, 2019

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, our host, Rob Ocel, speaks with Alex Castillo about NeuroJavaScript.

Guests:

Alex Castillo (@castillo__io) - Co-founder @ Neurosity

Topics discussed:

- What is Neural JavaScript, neuroimaging, and how do they relate?
- How can this technology help with increase the accessibility of our sites/technology?
- What is the Notion device that Neurosity created? How does it work?
- How does the Notion device separate intentional thoughts to operate interfaces from other thoughts we might have at any point in time?
- What are the limits of these types of technology? Can it really read your thoughts?
- What is the Notion SDK and how can you use this technology in our code?
- What are intents and how do app authors develop new intents or map to existing known intents?
- How does the SDK help app authors glean meaningful insights without being experts in neuroscience?
- How does Neurosity protect user privacy? How important is privacy and ethics with this type of technology?
- If people are interested, how can they learn more about the science of this technology? How can they learn more about Neurosity and the Notion device? How can they get involved in the SDK development? How can they get involved in the community around this technology and science?

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E9 Modern Web Podcast - Web Platform Standards Fireside Chat Aug 20, 2019

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, our host, Tracy Lee, speaks with Amal Hussein and Jory Burson about the web platform.

Our Guests:

Amal Hussein (@nomadtechie) - Software engineer at Bocoup

Jory Burson (@jorydotcom) -Open Source & Standards Liaison at Bocoup Education

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E8 Modern Web Podcast - Utility-First CSS with Adam Wathan, Sarah Dayan, Jake Dohm, & Rob Ocel Jul 24, 2019

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, our hosts Rob Ocel & Jake Dohm speak with Adam Wathan and Sarah Dayan about Utility-First CSS.

Our Guests:

Adam Wathan (@adamwathan) - Working on Tailwind CSS

Sarah Dayan (@frontstuff_io) - Sr. Software Engineer @ Algolia

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E7 Modern Web Podcast - Animations with Lisi Linhart, Matias Niemelä, Jake Dohm, & Rob Ocel May 15, 2019

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, our hosts Rob Ocel & Jake Dohm speak with Lisi Linhart and Matias Niemelä about animations.

Our Guests:

Lisi Linhart (@lisi_linhart) - Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg in the Multimedia Technology course

Matias Niemelä (@yearofmoo) - Angular Core Team @ Google

Topics covered:

Types of Animations (CSS/JS/etc.)
Web Animation API
Houdini Animation Workout
Framework APIs (Vue/Angular)
Tools for building animations
Animation performance
Micro-interactions
Favorite animations

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E6 Modern Web Podcast - A Look into Node's Mentor Program with Ahmad Bamieh, Benjamin Coe, Jennifer Bland, Princiya Sequeira, and Tracy Lee Apr 17, 2019

In this episode, we speak to Node mentors and mentees about the Node mentor program, an ongoing program focused on helping get more contributors into the Node ecosystem.

Our Guests:

Ahmad Bamieh (@ahmadbamieh), Software Engineer at Elastic who leads the mentor program

Benjamin Coe (@benjamincoe), Developer Programs Engineer Google and Node Collaborator

Jennifer Bland (@ratracegrad), SSR at Stanley Black & Decker

Princiya Sequeira (@princi_ya), Lead front end engineer at smartHelios

Topics covered:

- What is the mentor initiative?

- What have been the experiences you went through as a mentor and mentee?

- How do you get involved in mentor program?

- What are the metrics of success that you track for this?

- What advice do you have for mentees to get the most out of a mentorship?

- What can mentors do to facilitate a great mentor program?

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

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https://princiya777.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/node-js-diagnostics/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjJlQgygxY7e_7FMBvkUFkUwIPC5vg5OL

https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/how-i-got-into-node-jennifer-bland-3060d02654b3

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/contributing-to-open-source-is-not-hard-here-is-my-journey-to-contributing-to-nodejs-d10760e31194

https://princiya777.wordpress.com/2018/10/14/node-js-mentorship/

S06E5 Modern Web Podcast - The Latest Updates in ReactJS with Nate Hunzaker and Philipp Spiess Apr 08, 2019

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, Tracy Lee speaks with Nate Hunzaker and Philipp Spiess, two members of the React DOM team.

Topics covered:

REACT HOOKS What is hooks? Should you use it? Is it critical to your upgrade path for react? Are developers starting to refactor their applications to use hooks? Are hooks easier to learn than the class API? How does this change people learning react for the first time?

COMMUNITY Rachel Nabors joins the react core team

REACT LAZY AND REACT SUSPENSE Code splitting with react.lazy(); and react.suspense REACT FIRE How can you get involved, what is it, and what should you be expecting?

REACT DEVTOOLS Devtool updates : react.warn() and react.error()

DOCUMENTATION Documentation localization efforts - get involved!

For more podcasts, visit https://www.thisdot.co/modern-web

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E4 Modern Web Podcast - Vue Updates with Chris Fitz, Jake Dohm, and Rob Ocel Apr 05, 2019

In this Modern Web podcast, Rob Ocel and Jake Dohm speak about the Vue.js latest updates with Chris Fritz, a Vue Core Team member.

Topics Covered:
- What's new in Vue 2.6?
- The new V-slot directive
- The news Dynamic Directive arguments. Now we can have Dynamic event name and dynamic attribute bindings.
- Why the core team prefers to write templates.
- Backwards compatibility in Vue.
- Differences between big releases like the upcomoing 3.0 version and 2.x versions.
- Migration to newest versions. Migration guides. Documentation
- The development process that the core team follows.
- How the core team tries to hear their users and open the discussions.
- Typescript in Vue
- Vue 3.0: what changes it brings.
- Vue 3.0 performance: why is half the size and twice as fast than prior version.

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E3 Modern Web Podcast - All About Compilers with Minko Gechev, Kristofer Baxter, Radoslav Kirov, Jake Dohm, and Rob Ocel Apr 05, 2019

In this modern web podcast, Rob Ocel and Jake Dohm speak about compilers with Minko Gechev (Angular Team at Google), Kristofer Baxter (Performance expert, a Software engineer at Google) and Radoslav Kirov (TypeScript support team at Google).

Topics Covered:
- What is a compiler?
- WASM
- UX
- CSS
- Accessibility
- Node: Libraries: Express, nest, Ecosystem.
- GraphQ
- Angular Ivy
- TypeScript
- Parcel 2
- Animation
- Utility First CSS
- Performance
- CSS Grid

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E2 Modern Web Podcast - What's Up With GraphQL 2019 with Tracy Lee, Rob Ocel, Tanmai Gopal, and Uri Goldshtein Feb 04, 2019

In this modern web podcast, Rob Ocel and Tracy Lee speak to Tanmai Gopal and Uri Goldshtein about GraphQL.

Uri Goldshtein - Founder The Guild -@UriGoldshtein
Tanmai Gopal - Founder @Hasura - @tanmaigo
Tracy Lee - @ladyleet
Rob Ocel - @robocell

Topics covered:
Why is GraphQL exploding in popularity
Why GraphQL isn't a fad
How to get started with GraphQL
What are the full-stack benefits of GraphQL
How to sell GraphQL to your team
How to migrate to GraphQL
What happens to clients that still use your REST APIs
How does GraphQL help front-end component-based architectures
How can GraphQL help with real-time data
How can you get involved in the GraphQL community

Show Notes:
Immutable User Interfaces (Lee Byron) - Full Stack Fest 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLvrZPSzHxo

https://github.com/chentsulin/awesome-graphql

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S06E1 What is AMP and why you should care with Tracy Lee, Rob Ocel, Ben Morss, Prateek Bhatnagar, and Kristofer Baxter Jan 25, 2019

Welcome to another Modern Web podcast!

In this episode, Tracy Lee and Rob Ocel will be talking with the AMP team about Accelerate Mobile Pages, an open-source library created by Google that to make publishing websites easier than ever.

Ben Morss, Prateek Bhatnagar, and Kristofer Baxter will be our guests in this discussion. We talk about PWA, a11y, performance, AMP with frameworks, AMP Script and upcoming releases.

Notes:

- The AMP Project is an open-source initiative aiming to make web performance better. The project enables the creation of websites and ads that are consistently fast, beautiful and high-performing across devices and distribution platforms.

-AMP pages are just web pages that you can link to and are controlled by you. It focuses on giving the best experience to your users, loading near instantaneously and performing great in mobiles devices.

-AMP builds on existing features and you can render it with user agents you already have set.

AMP official website: https://www.ampproject.org/

This episode is sponsored by NativeScript & This Dot Labs.

S05E20 Browser Standards with Tracy Lee, Rob Ocel, and Dominic Farolino Dec 04, 2018

In this Modern Web podcast, Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) and Rob Ocel (@robocell) interview Dominic Farolino (@domfarolino) about his adventures in getting involved in browser standards and how others can get involved too.

Dominic Farolino is a WHATWG Standards Editor, Chrome Committer, Student and Software Engineer.

Topics covered:
- Actually getting involved - how do you do that? What is the process?
- What is the difference between the different standards bodies?
- How do you get started and why should you choose to contribute to W3C, WHATWG, or TC39?
- How do standards bodies work together?
- Observable proposal

S05E19 Angular Updates with Tracy Lee, Rob Ocel, and Core Team Members Hans Larsen and Ben Lesh Dec 04, 2018

In this modern web podcast, Tracy Lee speaks with 2 core team members of the Angular team - Hans Larsen who leads the CLI team and Ben Lesh, author of RxJS.

Notes:
- Ivy is the biggest focus on the Angular team currently. Ivy is almost done and will make things smaller and tree shakeable.
- Hans is focused on schematics - a library to help you build and generate work flows.
- CLI - Bazel support is a focus right now to make the CLI faster
- Ng update is a smarter way to update dependencies across major versions - it will refactor your project to remove breaking changes and fix breaking changes so you won’t see something is breaking.

Topics Covered:
- What does schematics enable?
- What is ng add and ng update and how are people using them?
- What is the future of the CLI?
- Angular console

You can follow Tracy Lee on twitter @ladyleet, Hans Larsen @hanslatwork, and Ben Lesh @benlesh.

S05E18 Webint with Tracy Lee, Rob Ocel, Stephanie Drescher, and Anton Molleda Quintana Dec 04, 2018

In this Modern Web podcast we will be having Stephanie Drescher and Anton Molleda Quintana talk about webhint with our hosts, Tracy Lee and Rob Ocel.

- What is webhint and how can you use it?
- What are some use cases for webhint?
- What hints does webhint give you that are helpful?
- Webhint is cross browser and cross platform, but it can be used without browsers too
- Contributing to webhint - you can too!
- Webhint is a JS Foundation project
- How to use webhint in the community
- What is coming for webhint 2019?
- How can you get involved?
- Learn about Nellie the Narwhal

To learn more about webhint, visit https://webhint.io/

For more Modern Web podcasts, visit https://www.thisdot.co/modern-web

This podcast is sponsored by This Dot Labs, a framework agnostic JavaScript consultancy that helps companies scale their teams. For JavaScript help, visit http://thisdot.co/labs

S05E17 Houdini with Tracy Lee, Rob Ocel, Surma, Aimee Knight, and Vitalii Bobrov Oct 17, 2018

Join us for the Modern Web podcast featuring one of our favorite topics: Houdini.

Featuring:
Surma @dassurma
Aimee Knight @aimee_knight
Vitalii Bobrov @bobrov1989

Your Cohosts:
Tracy Lee @ladyleet
Rob Ocel @robocell

Houdini is a project that has been around for a few years, but advancements have made this project increasingly interesting this year.

Topics covered:
* What is houdini?
* What are worklets?
* How is the houdini API structured?
* How does houdini work under the hood?
* Where is houdini today? Where are the specs? Where are other browsers with relation to implementing houdini?
* What is available for folks to contribute? The houdini task force meeting.
* CSS Paint API, custom layout API,
* Where is the documentation?
* Where do we keep up to date on houdini apis?
* How stable are the houdini apis?
* Surma maintains a Google Chrome Labs repository for houdini - a great place for samples.
* ishoudinireadyyet.com - great resource for specs, spec ideas, and where they are at.
* Vitaliy has some great demos https://vitaliy-bobrov.github.io/css-... & https://github.com/vitaliy-bobrov/pos...

S05E16 RxJS with Tracy Lee, Rob Ocel, OJ Kwon, and Ben Lesh Sep 26, 2018

In this Modern Web podcast OJ Kwon & Ben Lesh from the RxJS core team will discuss what's new in RxJS with Tracy Lee and Robert Ocel.

Some topics covered:
- What's new in the RxJS latest release
- RxJS testing - what’s available today and coming for tomorrow
- Support for async generators
- RxJS staying framework agnostic
- RxJS and Node - is there support for Node developers?
- RxJS docs
- A marketplace for operators?
- Come contribute to RxJS

If you need RxJS help, visit https://www.thisdot.co/labs

You can follow us on Twitter:
Tracy Lee @ladyleet
Rob Ocel @robocell
Ben Lesh @benlesh
OJ Kwon @_ojkwon

S05E15 NativeScript with Tracy Lee, Nathan Walker, TJ VanToll, and Stanimira Vlaeva Sep 05, 2018

Host:
Tracy Lee, Co-Founder, This Dot Labs, RxJS Core Team, Google Developer Expert

Guests:
Nathan Walker, Co-Founder, nStudio
TJ VanToll, Developer Relations at Progress
Stanimira Vlaeva, NativeScript Core Team

Description:
In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, we discuss with 3 different NativeScript people about NativeScript!

We talk about:
What NativeScript is.
How it compares to technologies like React Native.
Integration with Angular, Vue, and other technologies.
NativeScript and code sharing.
What's coming in the next NativeScript 5.0 release?

S05E14 CSS with Tracy Lee, Jake Dohm, Aimee Knight, and Chris DeMars Aug 29, 2018

Modern Web Podcast on CSS

Hosts: Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) - This Dot Co-founder, RxJS Core Team, Google Developer Expert
Jake Dohm (@jakedohm) - Web Developer, Triangle Javascript Organizer

Guests:
Aimee Knight (@Aimee_Knight) - Software Engineer @ Built Technology, GDE
Chris DeMars (@saltnburnem) - Senior UI Developer, Google Developer Expert

Topics: In this podcast, we discuss the latest features in CSS, CSS careers, and what our guests are excited about in upcoming standards.

You can follow us on twitter @moderdotweb + @thisdotmedia

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