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**Web Rush**

Dive into JavaScript and Web development stories with hosts John Papa, Ward Bell, Craig Shoemaker, and Dan Wahlin. Web Rush is a weekly podcast where we tackle the challenges facing Web developers today and invite expert guests on the show to share their experience solving concrete problems while building real Web applications. Listen for practical insights and honest talk about the topics you are facing today, with Web Rush. Sponsored by AG Grid and Nrwl.io

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Episode 130: Irish Soda Bread and Shipping Web Apps with Kelly Vaughn Apr 22, 2021

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Recording date: 03/18/2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Kelly Vaughn @Kvlly

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01:22:00 Deploying regularly
02:52:00 Guest introduction
04:16:14 What's Irish soda bread?
08:05:01 Sponsor: Ag Grid
09:12:23 Naming The Taproom
11:36:21 Running The Taproom
13:54:12 Advice for launching ecommerce stores
16:35:23 What is the stack like for developing Shopify themes or apps?
19:21:12 How does Node fit in?
21:03:00 What's your cycle time for pushing to production?
23:24:12 How do you handle Shopify data?
29:52:07 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
30:53:12 Working with small data vs the world's data
36:25:22 How do you use log managers in development?
42:30:19 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 129: Shipping What You Use - Open Source Chronicles - with Brandon Roberts Apr 15, 2021

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Recording date: 03/16/2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Brandon Roberts @BrandonRoberts

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02:11 Guest introduction
03:38 Proven development practices
07:53 Sponsor: Nrwl
08:28 How did you get started?
14:17 What is NgRx and what was the business need?
22:17 NgRx Effects and Sagas differences
25:11 How can it be used with other frameworks?
27:30 Sponsor: Ag Grid
28:38 Shipping what you use
33:53 What's your current role?
35:44 Any advice for people getting into developer relations?
38:08 John's journey into developer relations
40:10 What's wrong with developer relations?
43:25 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 128: Building apps with React and Nx with Jack Hsu Apr 08, 2021

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Recording date: 03/11/2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Jack Hsu @Jay_soo

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01:07 Guest introduction
01:43 Introduction to Nx
03:45 What are the benefits of mono repos?
09:04 Sponsor: Ag Grid
10:10 Why should someone check out Nx?
12:26 What's the process to get started with Nx?
18:02 Nx Cloud details and pricing
19:29 How do I know if I need to use Nx?
30:56 Can you cut your build time down?
31:46 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
32:42 What's new for the developer experience?
34:55 Are you limited to Javascript or Typescript?
38:42 What's the learning path?
41:13 Final Thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 127: TikTok React with Ania Kubów Apr 01, 2021

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Recording date: March 9, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Ania Kubow @Ania_Kubow

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02:19 Guest introduction
02:53 Deciding to build a TikTok clone
04:43 How do you use React hooks?
06:28 Sponsor: AG Grid
07:28 What tech stack are you using?
13:11 What did you use to build your API?
21:49 MERN stack
23:41 Sponsor: Nrwl
24:21 What is Astra Collection?
28:16 How do Netlify functions work?
31:46 What do you do on your YouTube channel?
34:43 Coding bootcamp
38:54 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 126: A Tale of Two Topics - Mentoring and NgRx with Kate Sky Mar 25, 2021

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John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Kate Sky @Katesky8

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02:06 Guest introduction
02:53 Mentoring
05:07 Best practices as a mentor
12:04 Sponsor: AG Grid
13:14 What is State Management?
19:41 How did you decide what to refactor?
22:48 How would you mentor someone entering NgRx?
26:40 What about NgRx data?
28:56 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
30:03 How do you help people understand RxJS?
33:55 Do people struggle with immunability?
43:46 What are conditions that led to state management issues?
53:37 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 125: Working with JavaScript on TVs and Xbox's with Todd Spatafore Mar 18, 2021

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John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Todd Spatafore @Spatacoli

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03:01 Guest introduction
04:04 How do you write for tvs and media devices?
05:58 Do you want to switch to a framework?
08:43 Sponsor: Nrwl
09:20 What sort of matrix of devices do you have?
10:58 How do you use feature detection?
13:41 What does it feel like having to write everything?
21:20 What did it look like before / after a refactor?
23:33 How are devices updated?
26:18 Sponsor: AG Grid
27:33 What worries you about JavaScript?
29:17 What's the hardest thing to get around?
32:44 What sort of testing infastructure do you use?
38:19 How does this fit in to your career path?
42:35 Final Thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 124: Angular Updates with Minko Gechev Mar 11, 2021

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John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Minko Gechev @mgechev

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01:59 Guest introduction
05:36 What changes have happened with debugging?
07:34 Sponsor: AG Grid
08:44 What kinds of errors will people be able to see?
13:22 What are the goals for Angular?
22:40 Progressive hydration
25:12 Is Ivy the present of Angular?
27:09 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
28:17 How is server side rendering handled?
30:58 How do you learn new things?
35:59 Are you working on ease of use for Angular?
39:46 Is RxJS as important in Angular?
44:21 What's on your Angular roadmap wishlist?
46:21 Angular usage at Google
51:23 Final Thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 123: Sketchnoting in Tech with Mike Rohde Mar 04, 2021

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Recording date: Feb 16, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Mike Rohde @rohdesign

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02:34 Guest introduction
03:52 What is sketch noting?
10:53 Creating an organic movement
12:17 Sponsor: Nrwl
12:57 How do you attend a conference and take good notes?
16:55 How do you balance words vs pictures?
18:20 How would you use this in an Agile process?
24:53 How should someone start using sketch notes?
29:47 What about people who can't draw?
33:02 Should you use paper or iPad?
40:50 Sponsor: AG Grid
41:50 What tools do you recommend?
48:10 What will people get out of sketchnotes?

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 122: Modern Web with Chris Coyier Feb 25, 2021

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Recording date: 2021-02-11

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Chris Coyier @ChrisCoyier

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01:31 Guest introduction
03:46 What should we be paying attention to?
07:40 When should you use web assembly?
11:54 Sponsor: Ag Grid
12:50 Technology moves too fast
16:13 What tech have you used that was worth it to get into?
19:35 Flexbox or CSS Grid?
23:48 Cloud functions and serverless
32:24 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
33:20 What do you think about bundling?
40:37 Is there anything better than HTML coming?
44:51 Any new developer tools to be aware of?
50:01 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

Episode 121: Building React Apps on the Jamstack with Colby Fayock Feb 18, 2021

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John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Colby Fayock @ColbyFayock

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01:40 Guest introduction
02:29 What is Jamstack?
08:39 Storage for static hosting
10:05 Sponsor: Nrwl
10:47 How do Jamstacks handle forms?
15:45 What's the difference between Jamstack and service side rendering?
18:40 What might be the elevator pitch for Jamstack?
21:04 Do I need to build on Jamstack from the start?
31:02 Sponsor: Ag Grid
32:01 What's the developer experience like with Jamstack?
35:40 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

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