NotesBrad and Richard recap their first year of podcasting. They review the top five episodes, share a bit about the numbers, and talk about future plans.Web Dev Weekly will be going on a break in December 2021 to recharge for 2022!Links
NotesRichard shares how his early adoption of technology and his college professor father raised him to be a successful programmer at an early age. He then goes on to share his varied career path to his current job at a FAANG company.Links
NotesBrian Morrison joins Richard and Brad to talk about his Destiny 2 item manager app, GuardianForge. He introduces them to Destiny 2, shares the motivation behind building the project, and describes the tech stack that powers the app.Li
NotesBrad shares his story on how he was introduced to technology through gaming, gravitated towards coding in college, and taught himself web development to get him to where he is today.Linkshttps://www.utexas.edu/ (The University of Tex
NotesRichard shares what he's been learning about Web3 as he and Brad discuss what Web3 really is. The current buzz around NFTs and the coin of the week just scratches the surface. It turns out, Web3 is more than pennies and pixel art!Link
NotesBrad shares his onboarding experience at Atlassian with Richard. While onboarding can be tough, especially remotely, they share tips to get the most out of your first few weeks, and lament previous bad new hire experiences.Linkshttps
NotesJames Perkins joins Brad and Richard to share everything about Roll Your Tweet, his brand new SaaS product. He goes into the origin story of the product, shares his tech stack, and covers his costs and profits since launch. If you're an a
NotesBrad and Richard talk about their wildly different approaches to testing, and compare it to making PB&J sandwiches. Yum. They explain the testing triangle and suggest technologies to use to implement each layer of the triangle.Linksh
NotesOn this week's episode, Brad and Richard discuss Hacktoberfest. It's a spooky time of year for maintainers, but a treat for contributors.Linkshttps://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/ (HacktoberFest)https://github.com/features/codespa
NotesBrad and Richard talk about how to effectively separate work hours from personal time to stay happy and productive in all aspects of life.Linkshttps://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692 (Cal Newport | D
NotesOn this crossover episode, https://twitter.com/jamesqquick (James) and https://twitter.com/selfteachme (Amy) from https://www.compressed.fm/ (Compressed.fm) join Brad and Richard to talk about their favorite things in web development. It'
NotesIn this episode, Brad and Richard cover the benefits, tools, and workflows for version control.Linkshttps://git-scm.com/ (git)https://github.com/ (GitHub)https://about.gitlab.com/ (GitLab)https://bitbucket.org/product/ (Bitbucket)
NotesBrad teaches Richard how to make his own NPM package. Along the way they talk about local development, publishing, and the importance of semantic versioning in NPM packages.Linkshttps://www.npmjs.com/ (NPM)https://www.npmjs.com/~bra
NotesIn this episode, Brad and Richard talk about how to approach learning new things, what resources to use, and how to cement your newfound knowledge. There's tons of link drops in this episode, so get your bookmarks ready!Linkshttps://
NotesBrad and Richard talk about when it's time to leave your current job, where to look for a new one, and the role of engineering managers.Linkshttps://webdevweekly.captivate.fm/episode/006 (Todd Austin | How To Break Into Engineering M
NotesBrad and Richard talk about GitHub Copilot, an AI powered code suggestion tool. They discuss its effectiveness, it's impact on developers and the ecosystem, and some possible security concerns.Linkshttps://copilot.github.com/ (GitHub
NotesBrad and Richard give an introduction to Svelte by covering what makes it different and what it offers out of the box. They share their personal feelings on the framework and their experiences building apps and sites with Svelte.Links
NotesBrad and Richard talk about the new wave of build tools, and compare their experiences with Snowpack and Vite. They also share their strategies on when and how to adopt new technologies.Linkshttps://vitejs.dev/ (Vite)https://esbuild
NotesThis week Brad and Richard talk about their personal websites and the tech used to build them. They compare content and implementation, and discuss different options for getting your site out there for the world to see.Linkshttps://b
NotesBrad and Richard dive into the (poorly named) world of serverless functions. They talk about the benefits of using them, the varying cost models, and different services that make creating serverless functions easy.Linkshttps://aws.am
Noteshttps://twitter.com/jamesqquick (James Quick) joins Brad and Richard to talk about developer relations at https://auth0.com/ (Auth0), personal branding, and the blurry line between them. They talk about emerging social platforms and how t
NotesBrad and Richard cover the differences between static generation, client side rendering, and server side rendering. They lay out the pros and the cons of each option, and suggest some scenarios where each would be applicable.Linkshtt
NotesBrad and Richard share what hardware they use to get their work done. From their jobs, to this podcast, and even some gaming, they cover what computers, monitors, and accessories power their lives.For Brad and Richard's full gear list, c
NotesBrad and Richard talk about the pros and cons of remote work, and how working from home during COVID is vastly different than normal remote work. They think about the future of remote work, and discuss how it will change companies and tea
NotesBrad and Richard share their experiences with technical interviews, give advice on how to prepare and succeed, and offer some criticisms of the process.If you want any help or advice on the technical interview process, join our https://d