JavaScript Jabber

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditCacheFlyPanelCharles Max WoodJoe EamesChristopher BuechelerAimee KnightAJ O’NealJoined by special guest: Dan ShappirEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, special guest Dan Shappir, Performance Tech Lead at Wix, kicks off the discussion by defining server-side rendering (SSR) along with giving its historical background, and touches on the differences between server rendering and server-side rendering. He helps listeners understand in detail how SSR is beneficial for the web and takes questions from the panel about how it affects web performance in cases where first-time users and returning users are involved, and how does SSR fare against technologies such as pre-rendering. He then elaborates on the pitfalls and challenges of SSR including managing and declaring variables, memory leaks, performance issues, handling SEO, and more, along with ways to mitigate them. In the end, Dan sheds some light on when s

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small planCacheFlyPanelCharles Max Wood Joined by Special Guest: Jeff Hollan Episode SummaryComing to you live from the podcast booth at Microsoft BUILD is Charles Max Wood with Jeff Hollan. Jeff is a Sr. Program Manager for the Azure Functions cloud service. Continuing from where Colby Tresness left off in Adventures in Angular 241: Azure Functions with Colby Tresness LIVE at Microsoft BUILD, Jeff defines what “serverless” really means in developer world. Jeff also talks about various scenarios where Azure functions are extremely useful and explains what Durable Functions are.Jeff and Charles discuss creating and running an Azure function inside a container and the upcoming capabilities of Azure functions they are currently working on.LinksJavaScript Jabber 369: Azure Functions with Colby Tresness LIVE at Microsoft BUILDDurable FunctionsJeff’s GitHubJeff’s TwitterJeff’s LinkedInJeff’s WebsiteJeff’s Medium

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditLinode offers $20 creditCacheFlyPanelCharles Max Wood Joined by Special Guest: Colby TresnessEpisode SummaryComing to you live from the podcast booth at Microsoft BUILD is Charles Max Wood with Colby Tresness. Colby is a Program Manager on Azure Functions at Microsoft. Azure functions are the serverless functions on Azure. Colby explains what the Azure functions premium plan entails, then talks about KEDA – Kubernetes-based event-driven autoscaling, a Microsoft and Red Hat partnered open source component to provide event-driven capabilities for any Kubernetes workload. One of the other cool features of serverless functions they talk about is the Azure serverless community library.Colby and Charles discuss the best way to get started with Azure functions, as well as the non-JavaScript languages it supports.LinksColby’s GitHubColby’s TwitterColby’s LinkedInColby’s BlogMicrosoft Build 2019KEDARed HatAzure Serverless Commu

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditLinode offers $20 creditCacheFlyPanelJoe EamesAJ O’NealEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, Joe Eames and AJ O’Neal talk about what TypeScript is, and their background and experiences with it. They discuss the different kinds of typed languages such as dynamic vs static, strong vs weak, implicit vs explicit casting and the reasons for selecting one type over the other. AJ shares his opinion on not preferring TypeScript in general, while Joe offers a counter perspective on liking it, and both give a number of reasons to support each argument. They talk about some final good and bad points about TypeScript and move on to picks.LinksTypeScriptCoffeeScriptFollow JavaScript Jabber on Devchat.tv, Facebook and Twitter.PicksJoe Eames:CypressWhat if your dev environment was a PWA?

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditLinode offers $20 creditCacheFlyPanelAimee KnightAJ O’NealChris FerdinandiEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, the panelists discuss each one’s definition of the term ‘pairing’ in programming, including factors like being remote or local, having different seniority levels and the various approaches of going about it in general. They talk about how valuable pairing is, in terms of benefiting the individual as well as how productive it is for the company or the overall business.The panel also discuss prototyping, pseudo-coding and the advantages and trade-offs involved in pair programming. They talk about their own experiences in which pairing had proven to be extremely beneficial and the ones where it went completely wrong, thereby helping listeners understand the dos and don’ts of the technique. In the end, they elaborate on what actually happens in pairing interviews and the overall hiring process whil

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditLinode offers $20 creditCacheFlyPanelAJ O’NealChris FerdinandiAimee KnightCharles Max WoodJoined by special guest: Mikeal RogersEpisode SummaryThis episode of JavaScript Jabber starts with Mikeal Rogers introducing himself and his work in brief. Charles clarifies that he wants to focus this show on some beginner content such as node.js basics, so Mikeal gives some historical background on the concept, elaborates on its modern usage and features and explains what “streams” are, for listeners who are starting to get into JavaScript. The panelists then discuss how languages like Go and Python compare to node.js in terms of growth and individual learning curves. Mikeal answers questions about alternate CLIs, package management, Pika, import maps and their effect on node.js, and on learning JavaScript in general. Chris, Charles and AJ also chip in with their experiences in teaching modern JS to new learners and its difficul

SponsorsSentry use code “devchat” for 2 months free Triplebyte $1000 signing bonus LinodePanelCharles Max WoodAimee KnightChris FerdinandiAJ O’NealJoe EamesEpisode SummaryToday the panel discusses the necessity of a front end framework. Overall, there is a consensus that frameworks are not necessary in all situations. They discuss the downsides of using frameworks, such as being restricted by the framework when doing edge development and the time required for learning a framework. They talk about the value of frameworks for learning patterns in programming. The panel delves into the pros and cons of different frameworks available. Joe shares a story about teaching someone first without a framework and then introducing them to frameworks, and the way it helped with their learning. One of the pros of frameworks is that they are better documented than manual coding. They all agree that it is not enough to just know a framework, you must continue to learn JavaScript as well. They talk about the necessity for new

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditLinodeCacheFlyPanelAJ O’NealJoined by special guest: Sam SelikoffEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, Sam Selikoff, Co-Founder at EmberMap, Inc. starts with giving a brief background about himself and his work followed by a discussion with AJ O’Neal about the Ember community. Sam mentions some of the biggest advantages in using Ember, and what it should and should not be used for. He explains the architecture of Ember apps, addresses some of the performance concerns and then dives into Octane in detail. He talks about a bunch of Ember components, compiler compatibility, relative weight of Ember apps compared to other frameworks, the underlying build system, and security considerations. Sam then helps listeners understand the usage of ES6 classes and decorators in Ember at length. At the end, they discuss component rendering and element modifiers and move onto picks.LinksSam’s websiteSam on TwitterSam on

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditLinodeCacheFlyPanelCharles Max WoodAimee KnightAJ O’NealAaron FrostJoe EamesJoined by Special Guest: Gareth McCumskeySummaryGareth McCumskey introduces JAMstack and serverless. He goes into great detail on how it works. Aimee Knight and Aaron Frost voice their concerns about going serverless. Aimee thinks it feels dirty. Aaron has concerns about the code, is it actually easier, what use cases would he use it for, and does it actually save money. Gareth addresses these concerns and the rest of the panel considers the positive and negatives of using JAMstack and serverless. Charles Max Wood asks for specific use cases; Gareth supplies many uses cases and the benefits that each of these cases.Linkshttp://herodev.com/https://thinkster.io/https://jamstack.org/https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/stitchhttps://expatexplore.com/https://serverless.com/https://www.cloud66.com/https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/https://twitter.com/garethm

SponsorsSentry use code “devchat” for 2 months free Triplebyte $1000 signing bonus PanelCharles Max WoodAimee KnightChris FerdinandiAJ O’NealJoe EamesJoined by Special Guest: Chris DeMarsEpisode Summary Special guest Chris DeMars is from Detroit, MI. Currently, he works for Tuft and Needle and is an international speaker, Google developer expert, Microsoft mvp, and web accessibility specialist. He comes from a varied work background, including truck driving and other non-tech jobs.    Today the panel discusses web accessibility for people with disabilities. According to a study done by WebAIM, 97.8% of homepages tested had detectable WCAG 2 failures. The panel discusses why web accessibility is doing so poorly. Chris talks about some of the biggest mistakes he sees and some very simple fixes to make sites more accessible. Chris talks about the importance of manual testing on screen readers and emphasizes that it is important to cover the screen to make sure that it really works with a screen reader. Chris tal

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditCacheFlyPanelAJ O’NealJoe EamesAimee KnightCharles Max WoodChris FerdinandiJoined by Special guest: Nicholas ZakasSummaryNicholas Zakas discusses the overuse of JavaScript and the underuse of HTML and CSS. The panel contemplates the talk Nicholas Zakas gave 6 years ago about this very same topic and how this is still a problem in the development community. Nicholas expounds on the negative effects overusing Javascript has on web applications and the things that using HTML and CSS do really well. The panel talks about the need for simplicity and using the right tool to build applications. Nicholas recommends the methods he uses to build greenfield applications and to improve existing applications.Linkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li4Y0E_x8zEhttps://www.slideshare.net/nzakas/enough-withthejavascriptalreadyhttps://twitter.com/slicknethttps://humanwhocodes.com/https://www.facebook.com/javascriptjabberhttps://twitter.com

SponsorsTriplebyte $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditCacheFlyPanelAaron FrostAJ O’NealJoe EamesAimee KnightChris FerdinandiJoined by special guest: James ShoreEpisode SummarySpecial guest James Shore returns for another episode of JavaScript Jabber. Today the panel discusses the idea of evolutionary design. Evolutionary design comes from Agile development. It is based on the principles of continuous integration and delivery and test driven development. In short, evolutionary design is designing your code as you go rather than in advance.The panelists discuss the difficulties of evolutionary design and how to keep the code manageable.  James Shore introduces the three types of design that make up evolutionary design, namely simple design, incremental design, and continuous design. They talk about the differences between evolutionary design and intelligent design and the correlations between evolutionary design increasing in popularity and the usage of Cloud services. They talk abo

Get Mani's 2x Productivity CourseSponsorsSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditTriplebyteCacheFlyPanelAaron FrostAJ O’NealJoe EamesAimee KnightCharles Max WoodJoined by special guest: Mani VayaEpisode SummaryMani is the founder of a book summary business called www.2000books.com At 2000 Books, Mani studies the world’s greatest business and personal development books.Then he takes the most important ideas from each book and presents them in tight, 9- to 15-minute video summaries.You get the 4-7 most important ideas in a condensed format that's easy to absorb, easy to review, and easy to put into action immediately.To help people with productivity, Mani created an awesome course called “10x Productivity"His “10x Productivity" video course contains summaries of the 50 greatest books ever written on time management, productivity, goal setting, systems, execution, strategy and leverage."10x Productivity" pack includes summaries of all the NY Times Best Sellers on Productivity & Time Management, such as:

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 credit CacheFlyPanelAJ O’NealCharles Max WoodJoined by Special Guest: Anatoliy ZaslavskiySummaryAnatoliy Zaslavskiy introduces pickle.js and answers the panels questions about using it. The panel discusses the automated testing culture and employee retention. The panel discusses job satisfaction and why there is so much turn over in development jobs. Charles Max Wood reveals some of the reasons that he left past development jobs and the panel considers how the impact of work environments and projects effect developers. Ways to choose the right job for you and how to better a work situation is discussed. Anatoliy finishes by advocating for junior developers and explaining the value they bring to a company. Linkshttps://github.com/storybooks/storybookhttps://www.picklejs.com/docs/getting-startedhttps://opencv.org/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapcrap/id1436238261https://tolicodes.com/https://www.facebook.com/tolicodeshttps:

SponsorsTriplebyteSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditClubhouseCacheFlyPanelAaron FrostAJ O’NealChris FerdinandiJoe EamesAimee KnightCharles Max WoodJoined by special guests: Hillel Wayne and Richard FeldmanEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, Hillel Wayne kicks off the podcast by giving a short background about his work, explains the concepts of formal methods and the popular npm package - event-stream, in brief. The panelists then dive into the recent event-stream attack and discuss it at length, focusing on different package managers and their vulnerabilities, as well as the security issues associated with them. They debate on whether paying open source developers for their work, thereby leading to an increase in contribution, would eventually help in improving security or not. They finally talk about what can be done to fix certain dependencies and susceptibilities to prevent further attacks and if there are any solutions that can make things both convenient and secure for users.L

SponsorsTriplebyteSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditClubhouseCacheFlyPanelChris FerdinandiAimee KnightAaron FrostAJ O’NealJoined by special guest: Keith CirkelEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, Keith Cirkel, Senior Application Engineer at GitHub, briefly explains the projects he is working with and moves on to the recent changes done by GitHub to their website, including the decision to remove jQuery, and not choosing a popular framework such as React or Vue. He talks about some problems in using Internet Explorer 11, how these GitHub changes can help with certain browser compatibility issues, and a few challenges the team had to face during the redesigning process.The panelists then discuss event delegation, performance considerations, Polyfill.io and web components. Keith gives some insight into accessibility and they talk about related user concerns.LinksKeith’s websiteKeith’s GitHubKeith’s TwitterGitHub Engineering blogFinancial Times – Polyfill serviceInclude fragment - eleme

SponsorsSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditTriplebyteClubhouseCacheFlyPanelCharles Max WoodJoined by special guest: Aaron GustafsonEpisode Summary This episode of JavaScript Jabber comes to you live from Microsoft Ignite. Charles Max Wood talks to Aaron Gustafson who has been a Web Developer for more than 20 years and is also the Editor in Chief at “A List Apart”. Aaron gives a brief background on his work in the web community, explains to listeners how web standardization has evolved over time, where Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) come from, where and how can they be installed, differences between them and regular websites and their advantages. They then delve into more technical details about service workers, factors affecting the boot up time of JavaScript apps, best practices and features that are available with PWAs. Aaron mentions some resources people can use to learn about PWAs, talks about how every website can benefit from being a PWA, new features being introduced and the PWA vs Electron com

SponsorsKendo UISentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditClubhouseCacheFlyPanelJoe EamesAimee KnightJoined by special guest: Richard FeldmanEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, Richard Feldman, primarily known for his work in Elm, the author of “Elm in Action” and Head of Technology at NoRedInk, talks about Elm 0.19 and the new features introduced in it. He explains how the development work is distributed between the Elm creator – Evan Czaplicki and the other members of the community and discusses the challenges on the way to Elm 1.0.Richard also shares some educational materials for listeners interested in learning Elm and gives details on Elm conferences around the world touching on the topic of having diversity among the speakers. He finally discusses some exciting things about Elm which would encourage developers to work with it.LinksElm in ActionFrontend Masters – Introduction to ElmFrontend Masters – Advanced ElmSmall Assets without the HeadacheElm GuideElmBridge San FranciscoRenee B

Sponsors:NetlifySentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditClubhousePanel:Charles Max Wood Special Guest: Brady GasterIn this episode, Chuck talks with Brady Gaster about SignalR that is offered through Microsoft. Brady Gaster is a computer software engineer at Microsoft and past employers include Logical Advantage, and Market America, Inc. Check out today’s episode where the two dive deep into SignalR topics.Links:VuejQueryAngularC#Chuck’s TwitterSignalRSignalR’s TwitterGitHub SignalRSocket.ioNode-SASSASP.NET SignalR Hubs API Guide – JavaScript ClientSignalR.netReal Talk JavaScriptParcelBrady Gaster’s TwitterBrady Gaster’s GitHubBrady Gaster’s LinkedInPicks:BradyTeam on General SessionKorgSeaHawksBrady’s kidsLogictech spot lightAirPodsCharlesExpress VPNHyper DriveJ5 ports and SD card readersPodwrenchSpecial Guest: Brady Gaster. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spre

SponsorsSentry- use the code “devchat” for $100 creditNetlifyClubhouseCacheFly Episode Summary   In this episode of JavaScript Jabber, the panelists talk with Tommy Hodgins who specializes in responsive web design. He starts with explaining to listeners what it means by a responsive web layout and goes on to discuss the techniques in using JavaScript in CSS in depth.He elaborates on dynamic styling of components, event-driven stylesheet templating, performance and timing characteristics of these techniques and describes different kinds of observers – interception, resize and mutation, and their support for various browsers. He also talks about how to go about enabling certain features by extending CSS, comparison to tools such as the CSS preprocessor and Media Queries, pros and cons of having this approach while citing relevant examples, exciting new features coming up in CSS, ways of testing the methods, caffeinated stylesheets, along with Qaffeine and Deqaf tools.LinksJS in CSS – Event driven virtual styles