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The invisible hand of React performance with Ivan Akulov
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ivan Akulov, Senior Performance Engineer at Framer, discusses optimizing React performance and major advancements in React, including hooks, concurren...
Exploring Node.js with David Neal
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Neal, developer advocate and Asana content creator, discusses his talk, The Illustrated Guide to Node.js. David shares insights from his 10-year...
Fullstack TypeScript with Erik Hanchett
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Hanchett, senior developer advocate at AWS Amplify, explores the world of Fullstack TypeScript. He discusses the significance of end-to-end type ...
Production horror stories with Dan Neciu
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Neciu, technical co-founder and tech lead of CareerOS, shares intriguing production horror stories, discusses the importance of rigorous testing, ...
Mastering durable, event-driven workflows with Joel Hooks
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of PodRocket, Joel Hooks, creator of egghead.io, talks about the power of durable, event-driven workflows, the practicalities and bene...
It's 2024: Let's talk about Atomic CSS with Matheus Albuquerque
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matheus Albuquerque discusses the basics, benefits, and common pitfalls of Atomic CSS, while giving insights into best practices for using utility-fir...
Generative UI and React components with Malte Ubl
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of PodRocket, Matle Ubl, CTO of Vercel, talks about generative UI and React components. He discusses the evolution of AI in UI develop...
Integrating TypeScript into Node.js with Marco Ippolito
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Ippolito, Node.js collaborator and TSC member, discusses the exciting integration of TypeScript into Node.js. He explores the new experimental f...
AI for React developers and beyond with Alexandra Spalato
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Spalato, AI integration specialist and frontend visionary, discusses how AI is revolutionizing the workflow for React developers, the indisp...
Using RSCs in Expo Router with Evan Bacon
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Bacon joins to the pod to talk about the latest advancements in React Native and the Expo Router. He discusses React Server Components, state man...
Navigating the complexities of full-stack development with James Quick
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James Quick, seasoned JavaScript developer, speaker, and teacher, chats about full stack web development. From single-page applicatio...
The future of serverless is WASM with David Flanagan
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Flanagan, founder of Rawdoke Academy, discusses why WebAssembly (WASM) could be the future of serverless technology and explores the evolution, ...
The Rise of Serverless Fullstack with Brian Leroux
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brian LeRoux, co-founder of Begin.com, discusses the evolution and rise of serverless full stack development. Brian shares insights o...
Why you should use Redux in 2024 with Mark Erikson
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Erikson, Redux maintainer and a senior front-end engineer at replay.io discusses why Redux remains a powerful tool for state management in 2024, ...
The State of JavaScript with Sacha Greif
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Sacha Greif, designer, developer, and entrepreneur, talks about the state of JavaScript in 2023 survey results. We discuss trends in ...
React Compiler with Sathya Gunasekaran and Joe Savona
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Sathya Gunasekaran and Joe Savona from the React Team as they discuss latest advancements, challenges, and future plans for the React Compiler, a...
CSS in React Server Components with Josh Comeau
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Comeau, an indie hacker and educator, delves into CSS in React Server Components, shares his journey in web development, offers insights on serve...
How to fall in love with CSS with Kevin Powell [Repeat]
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Your JavaScript runtime questions answered [Repeat]
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
SolidStart v1 with Atila Fassina
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Atila Fassina, a GDE for web technologies and SolidJS developer, discusses the exciting release of SolidStart v1.0, its unique philosophy, and the jou...
Vite's past, present and future with Matias Capeletto (Repeat)
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this repeat episode, Matias Capeletto, Vite core team member, discusses Vite's history, development process, and its impact on the web development ...
50 shades of React rendering in Next.js with Ben Ilegbodu
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Ilegbodu, a front-end tech lead at Netflix, explains React rendering in Next.js, covering various rendering strategies. He also discusses the tran...
Mid-year recap, Vercel Ship, and remixing React Router
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Emily and PodRocket hosts Noel and Paul as they revisit predictions from last year, dive into the latest announcements from Vercel Ship including...
Rethinking frontend architectures with data layers with Max Stoiber [Repeat]
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 da...
Stop lying to your users with Kent C. Dodds
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kent C. Dodds joins the podcast to discuss common user experience pitfalls in web development, emphasizing the unintentional 'lies' developers tell us...
Visualizing Open Source Data in React with Brian Douglas
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Douglas, a seasoned consultant and educator, comes on the podcast to talk about the intricacies of visualizing open source data in React. From ...
Incomplete React with Sam Selikoff
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Web development according to The Primeagen [Repeat]
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
AI and design systems with Brad Frost
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Dan Abramov on React, RSCs, and the future [Repeat]
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
TypeScript-powered backends for frontend devs with Aleksandra Sikora
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome back Aleksandra Sikora, Developer Experience Lead at EdgeDB, and talk to her about the importance of TypeScript-powered backends for fronte...
What’s new with the Node.js test runner with Lucas Santos
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lucas Santos, senior software engineer at OpenVolt, shares his journey about experiencing frustrations with Jest while working at Klarna, to exploring...
The Angular and Wiz merger with Minko Gechev
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the recent merger of Angular and Wiz, a Google framework, Minko Gechev, Product and Developer Relations Lead for Angular, returns to talk about t...
Optimizing URL parsing in Node with Yagiz Nizipli
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Astro DB with Ben Holmes
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 conte...
React Components as a service with Steven Fabre
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Vite's past, present and future with Matias Capeletto
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matias Capeletto, Vite core team member, discusses Vite's history, development process, and its impact on the web development ecosystem, exploring fut...
Devin, INP, and the diminishing frontend dev
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Anti-patterns in GraphQL and React with Jonas Herrmannsdörfer
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 So...
JSR.io with Kevin Whinnery
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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://git...
Partial pre-rendering in Next.js with Delba de Oliveira and Wyatt Johnson
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome on Debla de Oliveira, Developer Advocate at Vercel, and Wyatt Johnson, Software Engineer at Vercel, to talk about partial pre-rendering and...
Next.js App Router migration with Brandon Bayer
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Bayer, CEO and Co-founder of Flightcontrol, talks about how he migrated the Flightcontrol dashboard to the Next.js App Router and all the good...
Rethinking frontend architectures with data layers with Max Stoiber
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ho...
HTMX v2 with Carson Gross
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome back Carson Gross, creator of HTMX, to talk about the upcoming release of HTMX v2 and all its new features and updates. Links https://bigsk...
Your JavaScript runtime questions answered
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Qwik and JavaScript streaming with Tony Alicea
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome on Tony Alicea, Udemy and Pluralsight Instructor and Director of Education at The Smyth Group, who talks about taking a fundamentally diffe...
StyleX with Naman Goel
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With StyleX recently going open source, we welcome on Naman Goel, StyleX lead, to talk about the styling system, how it was created, and what it’s o...
Astro IRL with Eddy Vinck
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eddy Vinck, Senior Software Engineer at FrontValue, shares how he uses Astro in his day-to-day development with practical applications. Links https://...
Stop building synchronous apps with Allen Helton
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Allen Helton, AWS Serverless Hero and Ecosystem Engineer at Momento, about why we should top building synchronous apps. Links https://www.r...
Secure by design with Vanessa Villa
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome on Vanessa Villa, Developer Advocate at Pangea, to explain what the secure by design movement is about and how it shifts security to the be...
How to fall in love with CSS with Kevin Powell
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Architectural cloud design patterns with Keith "Danger" Casey
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When moving to the Cloud, there are plenty of bad habits devs bring with them. In this episode, we talk to Keith “Danger” Casey, Senior Product Ma...
Dan Abramov on React, RSCs, and the future
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
React frustrations, web components, and hot takes
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s panel episode, we talk to Cassidy Williams, Michael Chan, and Atila Fassina about why web components are having a moment, mounting f...
Web development according to The Primeagen
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome on The Primeagen, content creator, Twitch streamer, and all-around fun internet guy, to give his take on all the latest trends in web devel...
HTML web components with Chris Ferdinandi
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Web components are having a renaissance and Chris Ferdinandi, educator and consultant, returns to the podcast to talk about web components, what they ...
Turborepo and Turbopack with Anthony Shew
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Anthony Shew, Turbo DX at Vercel, joins us to discuss Turborepo 1.11, Turbopack in 2024, and more. Links https://www.shew.dev http...
Deno in 2024 with Bert Belder
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bert Belder, Co-founder and CTO of Deno, joins the pod to talk about the state of Deno going into 2024 and what to expect going forward. Links https:/...
Million.js and the virtual DOM with Aiden Bai
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome on Aiden Bai, creator of Million.js, to explain what a virtual DOM is, how Million.js works as a virtual DOM, and how it makes React apps f...
Website performance budgeting with Medhat Dawoud
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do dentistry and performance budgeting have in common? Live tomorrow, Medhat Dawoud, Senior Software Engineer at Miro and Google Dev Expert, come...
Eddie Jaoude on GitHub Stars and MDX documentation
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie Jaoude, open-source GitHub star, educator, and founder of EddieHub, joined us to talk about what it means to be a GitHub Star, open source, and ...
Webpack to Turbopack with Tobias Koppers
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talked with Webpack and Turbopack creator, Tobias Koppers, about the history of Webpack, the evolution of Turbopack, and more! Links https://twitte...
The best of PodRocket in 2023
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the end of the year, so we want to give you a taste of our most popular episodes from 2023, starting with Tim Neutkens and the release of Next....
The React Core team talks React Forget and the future (Repeat)
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this holiday repeat, Joe Savona and Sathya Gunasekaran join us to talk about the React Optimizing Compiler. We talk about design decisions and the ...
Should you use React in 2023? with Tru Narla (Repeat)
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this holiday repeat, Tru Narla, software engineer at Discord and Twitch partner, returns to talk about whether developers should continue to use Re...
ICYMI: The Epic Stack with Kent C. Dodds
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this repeat episode picked by host Noel Minchow, Kent C. Dodds talks about his project, the Epic Stack, a stack curated by Kent aimed at giving dev...
Supabase Launch Week X with Jon Meyers
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Meyers, Developer Advocate at Supabase, returns to talk about Supabase’s most recent launch week, discussing the new AI-powered RLS Editor, Edge...
Rocket surgery: 2023 in review
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our panel of hosts come together for one last episode of 2023, reviewing all the past events of the year, what they loved and what they hated, and wha...
Local-first apps with ElectricSQL with James Arthur
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the rise of the popularity of local-first, James Arthur, Co-Founder and CEO of ElectricSQL, gives a deep dive on local-first development and how ...
Rust’s and React’s unlikely friendship with Sara Vieira
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Live today, Sara Vieira, developer at axo.dev, joined the pod to talk about how Rust and React can work harmoniously by using Tauri. Links https://iam...
Astro 4 with Elian Van Cutsem
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the recent release of Astro 4, we talked to Elian Van Cutsem, Community Engineer at Astro, about all the new features of the release. Links https...
Building on Vercel's stack, opt-in design, and CSS nesting
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s roundup episode, we cover why React Miami’s creator chose to build her conference infrastructure on Vercel’s stack, what opt-in d...
Using WebAssembly for high-performance apps with Ramón Huidobro
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome on Ramón Huidobro, DevRel, speaker, and co-founder of the Bad Website Club, to talk about WebAssembly in-depth and how in...
React Native AI and indie hacking with Nader Dabit
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the newest mobile framework, React Native AI, from creator Nader Dabit, and why he’s focusing on indie hacking. Links https://nader.code...
Building infinitely scalable applications with Alec Chernicki
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alec Chernicki, Web Architect at Disney+ and Hulu, comes on to talk about how developers can use monorepos to effectively scale applications to an ent...
ICYMI: The state of JS frameworks with Chris Ferdinandi
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this repeat episode picked by host Paul Mikulskis, Chris Ferdinandi joins us on PodRocket to talk about JavaScript frameworks, the transitional web...
CSS nesting with Adam Argyle
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the recent announcement that most major browsers support CSS nesting, Adam Argyle, Google Chrome DevRel and part of the CSS Working Group, return...
Opt-in design and React frameworks with Ben Holmes
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Holmes, core maintainer at Astro, is back to talk about the new era of React frameworks: opt-in design. Links https://wtw.dev https://bholmes.dev ...
Building React Miami on Vercel's stack with Michelle Bakels
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to build an agile conference website using the Vercel stack with React Miami Creator and Co-Organizer, Michelle Bakels. Links https://twitte...
Vite 5 with Bjorn Lu
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bjorn Lu, Vite core team member, joins us to talk about all the new features, deprecations, and more in the recent release of Vite 5. Links https://bj...
Next.js 14 with Tim Neutkens
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Neutkens, Co-Author and Engineering Manager at Next.js, returns to talk about all the new features in Next.js 14. Links https://twitter.com/timneu...
Rendering dilemma, Pinia, and not using Next.js
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s roundup episode, we cover how different frameworks handle reactivity, the differences between Vuex and Pinia, and the TL;DR of why Ke...
Deno and Fresh with Luca Casonato
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Luca Casonato, creator of Fresh and Software Engineer at Deno, returns to talk about the current state of Deno, Fresh, and more! Links https://twitter...
Builder.io, Visual Copilot, and Partytown with Misko Hevery
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Miško Hevery, CTO of Builder.io and creator of Angular, returns to talk about Builder.io’s new AI tool, Visual Copilot, Partytown, and more in the ...
useWat with David Khourshid
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Khourshid, founder of Stately, talks about the “weird stuff” in React and how developers can better utilize the framework and understand its...
ICYMI: Vercel Edge Functions, Next.js, and AI apps with Hassan El Mghari
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this repeat episode picked by host Paul Mikulskis, Hassan El Mghari, Senior Developer Advocate at Vercel, joins us today to talk about some of his ...
Fully typed web apps with Kent C. Dodds (Repeat)
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this repeat episode, Kent C. Dodds has a blog post for everything, and in today’s episode he returns to PodRocket to talk about his blog post, “...
Migrating 50,000 lines of code to RSCs with Darius Cepulis
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a daunting task to migrate 50,000 lines of code, specifically when migrating to React Server Components. But Darius Cepulis, Senior Dev Communi...
Mastering Pinia with Eduardo San Martin Morote
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome on Eduardo San Martin Morote, creator of Pinia and Vue.js core team member, to talk about Pinia, his new course about mastering Pinia, and ...
The rendering dilemma with Atila Fassina
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a sea of frameworks, what provides the best way to handle reactivity? Atila Fassina, DevRel Engineer at Crab Nebula and Google Dev Expert, returns ...
ICYMI: Svelte 4 with Geoff Rich
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this repeat episode picked by host Noel Minchow, Geoff Rich and Mike Karan talk about the stable release of Svelte 4 and the next generation of Sve...
Choosing React, Storybook, and native SSR
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s roundup episode, learn why Chance Strickland still chooses to use React, why Amy Dutton uses Storybook for design-driven development,...
Optimizing third-party loading in Next.js with Houssein Djirdeh
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest performance issues in an app stems from using third-party libraries, so Houssein Djirdeh, Senior Software Engineer at Google, talks...
Angular 17 with Minko Gechev
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the latest release and rebrand of Angular 17, Minko Gechev, Angular Engineering Product and DevRel Lead, returns to talk about why Angular rebran...
Why I won’t use Next.js with Kent C. Dodds
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kent C. Dodds returns to explain why he won’t use Next.js, offering insight into what he sees as the issues with using Next, why he uses Remix, and ...
TanStack Query v5 with Dominik Dorfmeister
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TanStack Query v5 is finally available and we sit down with Dominik Dorfmeister, TanStack Query maintainer, to talk about what TanStack Query is, what...
Next.js 13.4 with Tim Neutkens (Repeat)
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this repeat episode, Tim Neutkens is the Next.js lead at Vercel. Tim joins us to talk about the Next.js App Router and some other new features from...
Advocate for your engineering teams with Amanda Martin
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode where Tejas sits down and chats with his friends, we interview Amanda Martin, Developer Advocate at Wix, who talks about how she...
Astro and MDX for digital gardening with Kathleen McMahon
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about how you can easily maintain your websites through digital gardening with the help of Astro and MDX with Kathleen McMahon, engineer, design...
Storybook and design-driven development with Amy Dutton
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Dutton, lead maintainer at Redwood.js and web development educator, returns to talk about the oncept of design-driven development, what it looks l...