JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development

Eric Simons and the StackBlitz team recently announced WebContainers which let you run Node.js **natively** in your browser! This has BIG implications and leaves us with many BIG questions like: _how_ did they do it, _why_ did they do it, and _where_ does it go from here? Tune in! Keyword: BIG

Brian LeRoux has been building the web long enough to see many ways we produce HTML come in and go out of fashion. On this episode, he joins Amal & Nick to discuss the past, present, and potential future of rendering patterns on the web. SSR, ISR, & DSR (oh my!)

This week Emma and Adam are joined by Una Kravets to discuss difficult parts of CSS.

Ever wanted a language like JavaScript, but without the warts, with a great type system, and with a lean build toolchain that doesn't waste your time? Patrick Ecker from the ReScript Association sits down with Jerod and Feross to tell us all about this "JavaScript-like language you have been waiting for".

Paul Bakaus from Google Web Creators joins Amal, Nick, & Jerod to talk about this new initiative to promote, educate, and equip people to create on the web. Along the way we discuss Web Stories, AMP, RSS, Google Reader, and more, of course. Join us: for a more dope web!

KBall, Amal, and Feross are joined by special guest Jenn Creighton to talk about all things Apollo. How does Apollo fit into the GraphQL ecosystem, what's the next big thing, and when would you choose to use it?

The gang talks about thier favorite software and hardware as developers. Brian Douglas joins to share his unique and open GitHub Actions flow.

Jerod & Feross learn all about htmx (a pragmatic approach to web frontends) and \_hyperscript (an experimental scripting language inspired by HyperTalk) with special guest Carson from Big Sky Software. Thanks to Rajasegar Chandran for requesting this episode!

Jerod and Nick discuss the big Deno news, play a ridiculous new game in honor of April Fool's Day, then give shout outs to some awesome software projects we love.

KBall, Amal, and Nick dive into key dimensions of what makes a developer work environment good -- or bad. They discuss systemic factors, individual factors, what you can do about it, and a proposed scoring system for good work environments.

In which Jerod, Nick, and KBall play the most preposterous round of "Explain it Like I'm 5" in human history. Then we dig in to Vite a little further than is advisable on a podcast. Finally, we talk about our Quiz Show app that powers JS Danger. You're welcome!

Spotify's Tryggvi Gylfason joins Emma & Nick to discuss common accessibility mistakes and tips for avoiding them!

The wonderful folks behind CSS-Tricks (maybe you've heard of it?) face off in our much beloved _don't-call-it-jeopardy_ game show. Can you out smart our intrepid contestants? Play along while you listen (or watch). It's JS Danger time, y'all!

The week we talk about the new Open Web Docs initiative and the future of MDN.

Go Time's Mat Ryer joins Jerod, KBall, and Nick to play _Story of the Week_, _Today I Learned_, _Unpopular Opinions_, and _Shout Outs_!

Eric Normand (long-time FP advocate and author of Grokking Simplicity) joins Jerod and KBall for a deep conversation about Functional Programming in JavaScript. Eric teaches us what FP is all about, details the functional side of JS, and reviews the good/bad/ugly of React. Oh, and join us in the #jsparty channel of our community slack where we're giving away three FREE e-book copies of Eric's new...

Our debate format returns! Divya & Feross take the "Nope" side while Amal & Nick represent the "Yep"s. Whose side will you take?

Benjamin Coe joins Amal and Divya to discuss his wide-ranging open source projects, test coverage with Istanbul, and the future of testing in JavaScript.

KBall hangs with Nick and Jerod to analyze and discuss the trends of the web world according to the latest State of CSS and State of JS survey results.

Kamran Ahmed, creator of Developer Roadmaps, joins Jerod to talk through his 2021 roadmaps to becoming a web developer. We cover why Kamran created these resources, who they're for, how to interpret them, and then take a stroll down the paths to becoming a frontend and backend developer. Which path are you on in 2021?

Preact creator Jason Miller joins Jerod and Nick to discuss WMR– the tiny all-in-one development tool for modern web apps. We ask Jason what "modern web app" means, how WMR fits in to the JS tooling landscape, why the Preact team created it in the first place, and dig into all it has to offer. _Where's My Roomba_?

KBall, Amal, Chris, Divya, Jerod, and Emma discuss 2020: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Then they change direction and discuss their 2021 resolutions and wishes!

Amal and Divya turn our spotlight inward and interview our very own Christopher "Boneskull" Hiller about maintaining Mocha.js. Mocha has been a mainstay in the JavaScript testing community for ten (!) years now! They discuss the secret to Mocha's success, what it's like to maintain it, and how to make maintainers (and users) happy!

Tailwind CSS creator Adam Wathan joins Jerod, Nick, & Feross for an in-depth discussion of his trending utility-first CSS framework. We cover why everyone complains about CSS, how Tailwind began and how it gained popularity, how developers use with Tailwind and integrate it into their workflows, and how Adam has managed to build a business around the project. Thanks, Bette Midler!

Suz, Amal, and Chris join Jerod to discuss what APIs are all about, share some APIs they admire, and lay out principles and practices we can all use in our APIs.