HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers

In this episode we discuss the tools that help us get the job done, with a specific focus on the hardware. Things like the PCs we use, the headphones we listen to, and some stories behind our hardware decisions. Segment 1 - Desktop Setups Matt's Desktop Setup Custom PC FX-8350 (8 core AMD processor) 16GB RAM DDR3 2x XFX 7970 (GPUs) Windows 10 CM Storm Sentinel Advance 3 Mouse Logitech G15 Keyboard...

In this first mini podcast episode, we record one of the first meetings for planning out the HTML All The Things website. The meeting was unscripted, microphones on and that's it (intro and outro are exceptions). This should give you a good idea what a typical meeting is like for us, specifically how we collaborate on projects with our different talents. You can find us on... Facebook  |  Twitter...

Learning new technologies can be a difficult thing to start, let alone master. In this episode we discuss how we started with new technologies and how to expand those introductions into mastery with a given framework, plugin, or other product. Segment 1 - Getting Started Identify Objectives Ensure that your selected technology cover as many of your objectives as possible Sometimes your objective i...

In this episode we dive into the world of troubleshooting and debugging exploring different methodologies and tools that should help you take out any pesky bugs you might come across. Segment 1 - Troubleshooting Methodologies Process of Elimination Slowly eliminate parts of your code that might be the culprit Narrow down the culprit then perform the process of elimination on the section that is ca...

In this episode we dive deep on how to tackle projects, whether they be something for the company, or something for a client. We take a look at the tools we use to organize it all, and how we stay on top of working in a small team. Segment 1 - Idea Filtering Brainstorming and how to track it all Jot down informal notes, even if ideas are obviously bad Sleep on your ideas - don't develop them too m...

In this episode we discuss our journey from static and CMS driven sites to reactive frameworks, specifically Vue.js. Segment 1 - Static to Reactive Started by creating simple static sites - no need for reactive elements When dynamic/reactive content was needed we would use document.createElement Segment 2 - CMS to Reactive We would use Wordpress, CouchCMS, or Webflow for any content management tha...

In this episode we explore our failures and shortcomings on a variety of our projects ranging from a stock photo resource to a fully-fledged Chrome App game. Show Layout Segment 1 - Starting Up Originally going to be an IT company Opportunity caused us to pivot before the opportunity fell through Decided to continue working in the web development and design field Segment 2 - Lists by Design Produc...

In this episode we discuss our different workflows individually and collaboratively as a company.  Segment 1 - Infrastructure Started out using OneDrive Later started using BitBucket and GitHub Version control was needed more as projects grew in productivity Segment 2 - Mike's Workflow Primary IDE is VS Code Xcode and Android Studio whenever a project calls for it Asana and Todoist Xampp Daily rou...

In this episode we explore how to get started in web development and web design. We discuss some of the methods we used to get up and running and share some stories on our initial experiences in the field. Topics covered in this episode include:  Segment 1 - Mike's Beginnings Original exposure to code & first projects Segment 2 - Matt's Beginnings Original exposure to code & first projects Segment...

In this episode Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan discuss their professional experiences that led them to today. These experiences form a foundation for future podcasts and act as a reference moving forward. Topics covered in this episode include: Personal Introductions Segment 1 - Synopsis of Today Digital Dynasty Design Web design and development business Passive income projects Segment 2 - Education...