Front End Happy Hour
Episodes
Episode 018 - Shotgunning websites: web performance
29 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Users are extremely sensitive to web performance. The slightest change in a website’s load time can impact a user staying or going. In this episode ...
Episode 017 - Managing our drinks
14 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Chris Saint-Amant from Netflix to help discuss what it’s like to transition from being an engineer to becoming an ...
Episode 016 - Spilled beer and epic fails
26 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As an engineer we build things, but we also make mistakes or introduce bugs into the software we write. In this episode, we share horror stories of th...
Episode 015 - A flight of JavaScript frameworks
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the JavaScript community, we have a lot of amazing frameworks that help us in our day to day work. It can be at times overwhelming to understand wh...
Episode 014 - Hangovers and hotels: engineer conferences
28 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Conferences continue to be a great way to learn and grow as an engineer. In the 14th episode of the Front End Happy Hour podcast we discuss the value ...
Episode 013 - Drinking in the present to learn future JavaScript
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 13 of the Front End Happy Hour podcast, we’re joined by Jafar Husain from Netflix to talk with us about the future of JavaScript. Jafar i...
Episode 012 - Ninja rockstar whiskey drinker with 10 years IPA experience
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As an engineer or developer we currently fortunate enough to have a wide selection of amazing jobs and companies to work for. Although we have a wide ...
Episode 011 - Transpilers - slow down and drink
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Leveraging transpilers is extremely helpful in allowing us to extend the JavaScript language in ways JavaScript engines cannot. There are a lot of ama...
Episode 010 - Raise your glass to women in tech
13 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the technology industry we’re continually trying to grow the diversity of people who are working in the space. Most recently there have been a lo...
Episode 009 - Scotch makes us animated
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we learn about animating with JavaScript. We’re joined by a special guest, Sarah Drasner, who is an expert in JavaScript and SVG ani...
Episode 008 - A Shot of Silicon Valley
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Working in Silicon Valley is very unique. We work in a bubble, immersed in technology. There are billboards about frameworks, technology, and gadgets....
Episode 007 - a11y Cocktail
15 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have a special guest joining us to talk about digital accessibility, Jennison Asuncion who is a leader in the accessibility commun...
Episode 006 - Unit testing and whiskey tasting
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all heard unit testing is good, but how do you get started writing unit tests? In this episode of Front End Happy Hour we share our experience...
Episode 005 - Interviews make us drink
15 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In order to work professionally as a front end developer, there is always an intense interview process. In this episode, we share our experiences and ...
Episode 004 - ES6 and a Six Pack
05 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
ECMAScript 6 was a major release for the JavaScript language. There’s a lot of great new features that have been added. In this episode we discuss h...
Episode 003 - From head to footer
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this ever changing industry of front end development, developers are constantly learning. In this episode of Front End Happy Hour we discuss everyt...
Episode 002 - RxJS - Async and Drink
16 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of the Front End Happy Hour podcast, our special guest, Ben Lesh joins us to talk about all the great things in RxJS 5. Items m...
Episode 001 - The state of web development
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
For our very first episode of the Front End Happy Hour podcast, we have our panelists (Augustus Yuan, Derrick Showers, Jem Young, Ryan Anklam and Ryan...