Modern Web

Atila Fassina is a devrel engineer at Crabbula and on the Solid DX team. He is passionate about creating content and in this show we talk about his involvement with SolidJS and developer experiences in general. Rob and Atila discuss how to improve DX, performance optimizations, and the nuances behind developer documentation and how to create a comprehensive toolkit for developers. Atila also talks...

Tracy Lee, Adam Rackis, Ben Lesh host Chance Strickland to discuss new web APIs, CSS, Tailwind and Atomic CSS pros and cons, React Server Component implementations, and so much more on this podcast. Sponsored by This Dot Labs Watch this Episode on YouTube. Read more on our blog.

What is the current state of React and its influence from Vercel? What are the challenges of upgrading to React 18 and the impact on testing? The hosts also cover the potential for the runtime Bun to become the default for node development. The conversation explores the future of front-end development, the complexities of modern web development, and the influence of content creators in the industr...

Loren Sands-Ramshaw, Developer Relations Engineer at Temporal joins Rob Ocel to talk about reliable application development. They introduce the topic of durable execution and talk about reliability in systems, unraveling common issues developers face and showcase the benefits that durable execution can bring to software development. They also talk about the challenges of traditional programming an...

Ever been curious about neural networks? Chris Gardner talks neural networks, covering fundamental concepts, historical development, and practical applications. What’s the difference between AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning? Learn about the practical application of neural networks in solving complex problems with large datasets and the importance of understanding underlying concep...

In this episode, James Quick has an in depth discussion with Dustin Goodman about Astro, a static site generator, and its features. The two go deep into the future of Astro, how it competes with the current web landscape, and Astro’s features such as the View Transition API support, the image optimization component, Astro v3. They also discuss island architectures and Astro pulling in other framew...

Rob Ocel and Adam Barrett interview Jason Laster, Co-Founder of Replay, and learn about time travel debugging and how Replay's browser development tool makes debugging easier and faster. One of the hardest issues in debugging is collecting enough information about an issue that you can reliably reproduce it and then validate the fix. In this podcast, Jason discusses how Replay helps capture inform...

In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Ben Lesh (Author, RxJS), Adam Rackis (Senior Software Engineer, Spotify) and Tracy Lee (Google Developer Expert, RxJS Core Team) discuss several hot topics bouncing around the web lately:  Tailwind CSS: Is it a hero or a zero? Is Remix better than Next.js? Should e-commerce sites be using Qwik or Remix? Is React dying? Internal apps vs consumer apps: what...

On this episode of Modern Web Podcast, host Simone Cuomo interviews Alvaro Saburido, a DevRel engineer and open-source developer. Alvaro talks about his project TresJS, a declarative way to create 3D experiences in Vue.js, and the importance of community-driven projects. He also discusses CentOS, Vitepress, the potential for innovation in virtual and augmented reality and the power of open-source....

On this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Dustin Goodman is joined by Ben Ilegbodu and Jonathan Creamer to discuss the role of DivOps engineering. They discuss the “back-end” of front-end development and the complexities of shipping modern front-ends to the web. They discuss the transition from backend engineering to DevOps, explore insights from Jonathan Creamer on managing a fork of Yarn, empha...

On this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Rob Ocel interviews Daniel Roe, a framework lead at Nuxt, Google GDE, and Microsoft MVP. They discuss Daniel's journey into open source, the role of hype and venture capital in the open source ecosystem, and ways to contribute to open source projects. Finally, they discuss the challenges the open source ecosystem faces and why this is an issue that more c...

On this episode of Modern Web Podcast, Rob Ocel interviews Andrea Griffiths, a Senior Product Manager at GitHub. Andrea shares her story of transitioning into tech and product management from a nontraditional path, and how paid internships and open source contributions helped her along the way. They discuss the role of product manager, what they do, and how product managers need to have empathy an...

On this episode of Modern Web Podcast, Rob Ocel interviews Mark Erikson, the Redux maintainer and senior front end engineer at Replay.io. They discuss the arcane complexities of publishing JavaScript packages to NPM today, the balance between developer experience and user experience when it comes to open source libraries, the unique troubles for React/Next library authors, and the responses to Mar...

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, hosts Rob Ocel and Tracy Lee interview Aiden Bai, the creator of the Million.js library, a replacement for the Virtual DOM implementation in ReactJS. They talk about the process of creating Million.js as a high schooler, how the library speeds up React applications using blocks and the Million Compiler, and what the future of the library looks like. The c...

On this episode of Modern Web, Tracy Lee, Ben Lesh, Adam Rackis, and Dax Raad discussed the cloud offerings of SST and the advantages of using AWS. Adam was excited about SST's cloud wrappers and the fact that they were built with Solid instead of React to meet ambitious performance requirements. SST helps people build on AWS by simplifying the hundreds of services available and providing an exper...

In this podcast episode, hosts Rob Ocel, Alyssa Nicoll, and Mark Thompson discuss the "Angular Renaissance." They reflect on Angular's evolution from its early days through the pivotal transition to Ivy to the current trend of biannual releases, highlighting the community's warm and supportive nature. The focus then shifts to the upcoming release of Angular 17, emphasizing the significance of cont...

In this podcast episode, Tracy Lee, Ben Lesh, and guest Adam Rackis talk through the successful fusion of TypeScript and React. They chat about various web frameworks, like Angular and Svelte, emphasizing the impact of TypeScript support on the development process. The episode also highlights the excitement around Svelte's new feature, signals, and speculates on its potential standardization, as w...

In this podcast episode, Jerome Hardaway and Rob Ocel explore AI-powered development. They discuss the importance of active engagement in tech communities and the value of skill development. Jerome highlights the changing landscape for junior developers and the availability of free online resources for learning. The episode also emphasizes AI's practical benefits, such as boosting productivity and...

In this episode, hosts Rob Ocel and Tracy Lee are joined by Chuck Carpenter and Robbie Wagner from the Whiskey Web and Whatnot podcast. They discuss the future of web development, highlighting the industry's shift towards performance-focused development over flashy animations. They explore the longevity of jQuery, the use cases of frameworks like AngularJS and Ember, and the potential for combinin...

In this podcast episode, Rob Ocel chats with Kathleen McMahon, a senior design systems engineer at Northwestern Mutual and a key contributor to the W3C Design Tokens Community Group.   Kathleen McMahon kicks off the conversation by defining design systems as versatile collections of patterns and efficiencies that streamline workflows in design and engineering. She emphasizes that design systems ca...

In this episode of the Modern Web podcast, host Rob Ocel engages in a conversation with Willow, also known as Ghost. Willow is not only one of the co-founders of Svelte Sirens but also an active member of the Svelte community, known for her contributions and expertise. The episode dives into Willow's personal journey into web development. Willow shares how she stumbled upon Svelte through a YouTub...

In this episode, Rob Ocel is joined by Kayla Sween to discuss her tech journey, the conference scene, organizing events, and the trials of managing your own deployments in AWS. Along the way they talk about the benefits and challenges of online, live, and hybrid conferences, why all developers should look to attend conferences, how small teams can grow into more complicated DevOps configurations,...

In this special episode of the Modern Web podcast, Tracy Lee and Ben Lesh are joined by Netflix Engineering Managers Ryan Burgess and Jem Young. They tackle the transition from coding to management roles, debunking myths and shedding light on real challenges. Emphasizing that management isn't a simple promotion, but a unique career track requiring distinct skills. Their candid conversation exposes...

In this episode, Tracy Lee is joined by co-host Jessica Wilkins and guest Chris Coyier, co-founder of CodePen, a company that provides an online code editor. They discuss various topics related to web development and technology. Chris talks about his background and his work at CodePen. They are currently working on CodePen 2.0, a major update to the platform. Chris mentions that although the inter...

In this episode of the Modern Web Podcast, Rob Ocel dives into the intricate world of reliability engineering in software development with Maggie Johnson-Pint, co-founder of Stanza Systems. Uncover the secret behind the stampede effect that can cripple your application during traffic surges and gain insights into the indispensable need for a balanced blend of proactive and reactive strategies to e...