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Join Sathya Gunasekaran and Joe Savona from the React Team as they discuss latest advancements, challenges, and future plans for the React Compiler, an innovative tool designed to simplify and optimize development workflows. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/sathyagunasekaran https://www.recompiled.dev https://x.com/_gsathya https://github.com/gsathya https://react.dev/learn/react-compiler https:/...

Josh Comeau, an indie hacker and educator, delves into CSS in React Server Components, shares his journey in web development, offers insights on server-side rendering, and provides tips on mastering CSS for JavaScript developers. Links https://www.joshwcomeau.com https://twitter.com/joshwcomeau https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshwcomeau https://github.com/JoshWComeau https://css-for-js.dev We want to...

In this repeat episode, Kevin Powell, CSS Evangelist, returns to talk about why CSS can be frustrating to developers and how to make working with it fun and enjoyable. Links https://www.youtube.com/@KevinPowell https://twitter.com/KevinJPowell https://www.kevinpowell.co We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a frie...

In this repeat episode, you asked us your most pressing questions about JavaScript runtimes, so join Matteo Collina, Node.js TSC member and Co-founder and CTO of Platformatic, and Kevin Whinnery, previously Dev Rel at Deno, as they answer those questions. Links https://github.com/mcollina https://nodeland.dev https://fosstodon.org/@mcollina https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteocollina https://www.lin...

Atila Fassina, a GDE for web technologies and SolidJS developer, discusses the exciting release of SolidStart v1.0, its unique philosophy, and the journey behind its development. Links https://atila.io https://twitter.com/atilafassina https://github.com/atilafassina https://www.youtube.com/AtilaIO https://mas.to/@atila https://www.linkedin.com/in/AtilaFassina https://www.solidjs.com/blog/solid-sta...

In this repeat episode, Matias Capeletto, Vite core team member, discusses Vite's history, development process, and its impact on the web development ecosystem, exploring future developments and its current state. Links https://vitejs.dev https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiascapeletto https://github.com/patak-dev https://patak.dev https://twitter.com/patak_dev https://m.webtoo.ls/@patak We want to he...

Ben Ilegbodu, a front-end tech lead at Netflix, explains React rendering in Next.js, covering various rendering strategies. He also discusses the transition from the Pages Router to the App Router. Show Note: At 18:45, Ben discusses how using React Server Components is easy for folks just coming to Next.js, but (for those who have been using Next.js) it could be difficult. However, the remark in p...

Join Emily and PodRocket hosts Noel and Paul as they revisit predictions from last year, dive into the latest announcements from Vercel Ship including React 19 and Next.js 15, explore the merging of Remix into React Router, and share their hot takes on current industry trends. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/noel-minchow https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mikulskis-37a50b4a https://x.com/emily_koc...

On this repeat, we talk to Max Stoiber, Co-founder of Stellate, about his experience working with GraphQL, how devs can understand and manage their data layer, and how to use his open-source project, Fuse, to simplify working in the data layer. Links https://mxstbr.com https://github.com/mxstbr/mxstbr.com https://twitter.com/mxstbr https://linkedin.com/in/mxstbr https://instagram.com/mxstbr https:...

Kent C. Dodds joins the podcast to discuss common user experience pitfalls in web development, emphasizing the unintentional 'lies' developers tell users through various practices. He covers the necessity for honesty in UI designs, covers some real-world examples, and explores strategies to combat these issues. Links https://kentcdodds.com/ https://twitter.com/kentcdodds https://github.com/kentcdo...

Brian Douglas, a seasoned consultant and educator, comes on the podcast to talk about the intricacies of visualizing open source data in React. From his journey starting at Netlify to building OpenSauced and engaging with the developer community at GitHub, Brian shares insights on challenges and innovations in data visualization within the React ecosystem. Links https://briandouglas.me https://twi...

In today’s episode, Sam Selikoff, educator and consultant in modern UI development, explores the depths of React and its place in the ecosystem. He talks about React's evolution, compares it with other frameworks, and discusses the innovative potential of server components and new React primitives. Links https://samselikoff.com https://twitter.com/samselikoff https://www.youtube.com/user/samseliko...

On this repeat episode, The Primeagen, content creator, Twitch streamer, and all-around fun internet guy, gives his take on all the latest trends in web development. Links https://youtube.com/ThePrimeagen https://www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen https://discord.gg/3ujcVMe https://github.com/ThePrimeagen https://www.youtube.com/ThePrimeTimeagen We want to hear from you! H...

Brad Frost dives deep into the world of design systems and AI integration, discussing the maturity of code versus visual design aspects, the power of component generation, the importance of organizational-specific solutions, and the role of human judgment in AI-driven workflows. Links https://bradfrost.com https://twitter.com/brad_frost https://mastodon.social/@brad_frost https://www.youtube.com/@...

We welcome on The React Guy, Dan Abramov, to talk about his time working on the React core team, demystifying React Server Components, how React has evolved, and more! Links https://danabra.mov https://twitter.com/dan_abramov2 https://bsky.app/profile/danabra.mov https://twitter.com/dan_abramov https://overreacted.io https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhEjiCLn2v4MEt3Q4T2iaA We want to hear from you...

We welcome back Aleksandra Sikora, Developer Experience Lead at EdgeDB, and talk to her about the importance of TypeScript-powered backends for frontend developers, focusing on scalability, performance improvements, tools like Redis for caching, and more. Links https://twitter.com/aleksandrasays https://medium.com/@aleksandrasays https://portal.gitnation.org/person/aleksandra_sikora https://github...

Lucas Santos, senior software engineer at OpenVolt, shares his journey about experiencing frustrations with Jest while working at Klarna, to exploring better testing alternatives, and ultimately contributing to the Node.js test runner's core. Links https://www.youtube.com/@lsantosdev https://beacons.ai/lsantos https://twitter.com/_staticvoid https://linkedin.com/in/lhs-santos https://medium.lsanto...

With the recent merger of Angular and Wiz, a Google framework, Minko Gechev, Product and Developer Relations Lead for Angular, returns to talk about the latest news: Angular and Wiz are merging. So we delve into what that means, signals, and how Angular is evolving. Links https://blog.mgechev.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgechev https://github.com/mgechev https://twitter.com/mgechev We want to...

Yagiz Nizipli, Senior Software Engineer at Sentry, talks about how to optimize URL parsing in Node.js, the development of the Ada parsing library, and future plans for enhancing the URL parser in Node.js. Links https://twitter.com/yagiznizipli https://www.yagiz.co https://github.com/anonrig We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were...

On today’s episode, we talk to Ben Holmes, Software Deceloper at Astro, about the new release of Astro DB, Astro’s new database platform for content-driven websites. Links https://astro.build/db https://bholmes.dev https://twitter.com/bholmesdev https://dev.to/bholmesdev https://www.linkedin.com/in/bholmesdev We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter...

We talk to Steven Fabre, Co-founder of Liveblocks, about the concept of React Components as a service, the challenges faced, and the focus on enabling collaborative experiences. Links https://twitter.com/stevenfabre https://stevenfabre.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-fabre-5510bb38 https://github.com/stevenfabre We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a...

Matias Capeletto, Vite core team member, discusses Vite's history, development process, and its impact on the web development ecosystem, exploring future developments and its current state. Links https://vitejs.dev https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiascapeletto https://github.com/patak-dev https://patak.dev https://twitter.com/patak_dev https://m.webtoo.ls/@patak We want to hear from you! How did you...

On this month’s panel episode, PodRocket hosts Paige, Chris, Noel, and Paul talk about the introduction of Devin, the first AI engineer, Google’s rollout of INP, and if the frontend dev is being diminished. Links https://twitter.com/trashh_dev https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mikulskis-37a50b4a https://staging.bsky.app/profile/noel.minc.how We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you se...

Learn about what anti-patterns are, why they’re bad, how to avoid them, and how to deal with them in React with Jonas Herrmannsdörfer, freelance Software Engineer focusing on React. Links https://herrmannsdoerfer.dev/en https://www.linkedin.com/in/herrmannsdoerfer We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Le...

We talk to Kevin Whinnery, Head of DevRel at Deno, about Deno’s new registry for JavaScript and TypeScript, JSR.io. Links https://jsr.io https://github.com/kwhinnery https://twitter.com/kevinwhinnery https://linkedin.com/in/kevinwhinnery https://twitch.com/kwhinnery We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend?...