Episodes

  • 617: Economic & AI Vibes with Jason Grigsby

    617: Economic & AI Vibes with Jason Grigsby
    May 27 2024
    Show DescriptionWe're chatting with Jason Grigsby about what a white-collar recession means, how the sources and methods of consuming news shape our perspectives, whether the current economic conditions represent a market correction and if a rebound is imminent. We explore the critical decision of whether to embrace AI advancements or risk being left behind. We also talk about AI-generated voices, large language models and ethics, and the impact of social media signals in an AI world. Listen on Website →GuestsJason GrigsbyGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterCo-Founder of Cloud Four. Author of Progressive Web Apps from A Book Apart. Links An Event Apart - Farewell Cloud Four – Responsive web design and development, progressive web apps Jason Grigsby – A resurrected blog on the Indie Web Jason Grigsby (@grigs) / X High-Salary Job Scarcity Code Tests AI Ethical Framework iPhone Personal Voice MacWhisper Progressive Web Apps Decoder Sponsors
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    59 mins
  • 616: Strum Machine with Luke Abbott

    616: Strum Machine with Luke Abbott
    May 20 2024
    Show DescriptionLuke Abbott is the creator of Strum Machine, an app that simulates backing tracks by stitching together individual notes, chords, and strums recorded on guitar, standup bass, and mandolin. We talk about what Strum Machine does, why he decided to build it, how bringing on a professional designer helped, pricing thoughts, and the "fun" of building a version on iOS. Listen on Website →GuestsLuke AbbottGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterMusician and creator of Strum Machine. Links Strum Machine: customizable backing tracks made from real instruments Tater Joes Old-Time Musical Mercantile Chris Coyier on Strum Machine iReal Pro Practice PG Music SoundJS Library Tone.js Latest Posts - Page 2 Apache Cordova Extensive Song Catalog howler.js A Tale of Two Clocks Sponsors
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 615: Dave Goes Windows For Real

    615: Dave Goes Windows For Real
    May 13 2024
    Show DescriptionDave's got job news to share, as well as insight into the process of what applying for a job in tech is like in 2024. We also talk about styling, scoping, positioning, and floating UI. Listen on Website →Links Algorithms & Data Structures | Learn Algorithms with TypeScript for Interviews | Frontend Masters Information asymmetry Fluent 2 Design System Font Awesome Web Awesome Icônes Iconify — Search Icons Create Floating UI User App Tour Sponsors
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 614: CSS Grid Level 3 aka Masonry with Adam Argyle

    614: CSS Grid Level 3 aka Masonry with Adam Argyle
    May 6 2024
    Show DescriptionAdam Argyle stops by to chat about the conversation that's happening around CSS Grid / Masonry. What do we want? What might Apple's response to Google be? And nitpicking the spec just for fun. Listen on Website →GuestsAdam ArgyleGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterCSS DevRel Google Chrome, CSSWG member, host on GUIchallenges, co-host: CSSpodcast and BAD at CSSpodcast, maker of VisBug, OpenProps and GradientStyle. Links ‎Gemini - chat to supercharge your ideas Invent Masonry Layout Feedback on Masonry Layout – Frontend Masters Boost Masonry CSS Masonry What would you call this layout? Web Bloat Impact Sponsors
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    57 mins
  • 613: Recording Live Music, WebC, Open Source, & WordPress Studio

    613: Recording Live Music, WebC, Open Source, & WordPress Studio
    Apr 29 2024
    Show DescriptionChris bought recording gear off an Instagram ad, our thoughts on WebC, CodePen upgrades Yarn, thoughts on the commercial value of open source, Automattic releases an app to install WordPress locally, IBM buys Hashicorp, income tax software, and a hack for getting Safari to respect background colors used in a pseudo selector. Listen on Website →Links FROSTAPALOOZA - A CONCERT/PARTY/HAPPENING ON AUGUST 17th, 2024 601: Brad Frost on A Global Design System + Frostapalooza – ShopTalk Audigo - The pocket-size recording studio Final Cut Pro Sync iPhone Webcam for Mac Acapella PicPlayPost Eleventy Generator Astro Enhance Transform Plain Text Home page Efficient Package Manager Explore Coding Ideas Code Editor Community Node.js Documentary Goodbye Atom. Hello Zed. Zed is now open source Git Branching, Refined Design System Tracker Local WordPress Development Studio by WordPress.com WordPress Security & Performance Melanie Sumner IBM acquires HashiCorp TurboTax Deceptiv
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 612: Matt Haughey on a Fantasy Blogging CMS Setup

    612: Matt Haughey on a Fantasy Blogging CMS Setup
    Apr 22 2024
    Show DescriptionMatt is here to talk about creating the perfect fantasy CMS for blogging, moderating comments at Metafilter, building sane defaults into programs, how difficult the web is, do we want AI in our CMS, and where is content headed on the internet? Listen on Website →GuestsMatthew HaugheyGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterA writer with over 25 years of experience building products. In that time I've worked as a designer, coder, company founder, and senior writer. Links Matt Haughey Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily. MetaFilter | Community Weblog MovableType.org The story of b2, b2evolution and WordPress Ghost: The best open source blogging platform Micro.blog A Whole Lotta Nothing Notes from migrating 24 years of blog posts from WordPress to Ghost Ideas for my dream blogging CMS Embrace the weird The newest episode of Search Engine is incredible Best printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fine - The Verge Sponsors
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 611: React! TypeScript! Jobification! Drupal!

    611: React! TypeScript! Jobification! Drupal!
    Apr 15 2024
    Show DescriptionDave & Chris and thoughts on career advice that worked 3 years ago but isn't as helpful now, marking tests with ChatGPT, is taking a Drupal job in 2024 a good idea, Chris got #gear sniped, P3 color follow up, the confusing File System APIs, and where did all the lightboxes go? Listen on Website →Links chan (@chantastic) / X The Texas Tribune The Coming Wave Book Drupal - Open Source CMS | Drupal.org Electric Air Duster - 130000RPM Compressed Air Duster，3 Gear Adjustable Jet Dry Blower can Reusable Can for Computer Keyboard,Outdoors,Car,Home. : Electronics xScope • Measure. Inspect. Test. The Many, Confusing File System APIs – Cloud Four Sponsors
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    54 mins
  • 610: TypeScript in 2024, Signals, Productivity Sniped, and Follow Up

    610: TypeScript in 2024, Signals, Productivity Sniped, and Follow Up
    Apr 8 2024
    Show DescriptionDave's about to be eclipsed, the state of TypeScript in 2024, signals stage zero proposal, corrections on accessibility in frameworks (thanks!), web apps for better collaborative writing, getting productivity sniped, the problem with email may be you, indieweb follow up, and ultimate guitar tab apps. Listen on Website →Links Streamlining APIs, Databases, & Microservices | Apollo GraphQL Svelte • Cybernetically enhanced web apps Ember.js - A framework for ambitious web developers Web Test Runner: Modern Web Frontend Masters Boost – Helping Your Journey to Senior Developer Notion – The next gen of notes & docs Paper Stashpad - Your streamlined Google Docs alternative ButterDocs | Google Docs Alternative for Serious Writers & Teams Things - To-Do List for Mac & iOS Godspeed Aboard - Collect. Organize. Collaborate. Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking Analog - The original to-do system by Ugmonk CleanShot X for Mac IndieWebify.Me - a guide to getting you o
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    1 hr and 2 mins