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This episode is all about design systems! Why use them, atomic design, specifics, examples, maintaining, and what to do if you don't have a current system.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

This episode takes a behind-the-scenes look at Advent of CSS and Advent of JavaScript: the planning, technology, struggles, and learnings.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 4:56 Advent of CSS and Advent of JavaScript
• 9:29 Technology Overview
• 10:26 Sponsor: Vercel
• 11:33 Working with SvelteKit
• 15:06 ConvertKit
• 25:15 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 26:09 Podia for Hosting the Course Content
• 28:45 Gumroad
• 31:33 Integrations with Zapier
• 35:06 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 36:00 Marketing and Promotion
• 38:42 Things we would have done differently
• 45:19 Grab Bag Questions
• 45:30 Grab Bag Question #1: Plans for Adding Code in Browser
• 46:44 Grab Bag Question #2: Does Hosting Play a Part in Your Tech Stack Decision?
• 48:03 Grab Bag Question #3: Who is your target audience?
• 50:04 Picks and Plugs
• 50:07 James's Pick: Mistborn Series
• 50:25 James's Plug: James Q Quick on YouTube
• 51:23 Amy's Pick: Balega Socks
• 51:51 Amy's Plug: SelfTeach.me on YouTube

In this episode, Amy and James talk about their experiences on actual development teams and the different processes and workflows that work best.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 2:58 Jobs on a Development Team
• 4:58 What is agile?
• 7:09 Sprints
• 8:32 Deadlines and Milestones
• 10:19 Sponsor: Vercel
• 11:25 Writing Stories
• 15:23 Types of Stories
• 21:26 Version Control and Git within a Team
  • Episode 34 - Getting git
  • Using Git with a Team on YouTube
• 22:55 Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
  • Everything Svelte
• 26:41 Code Reviews
  • Tweet from James / Compressed.fm Codebase
• 28:27 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 29:21 Prioritizing and Pointing Stories
• 34:47 Who writes the stories?
• 36:21 Velocity
• 38:26 Pair Programming
  • Tuple
  • LiveShare through VS Code
• 45:08 Meetings
• 47:46 How Design Fits into the Process
• 49:12 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 50:05 Grab Bag Questions
• 53:10 Amy's Pick: Rainbow Pirates
• 53:27 Amy's Plug: Everything Svelte
• 53:50 James's Pick: Kreg Pocket Hole Jig Pro 720
• 55:53 James's Plug: James Q Quick on YouTube

New year, new you. If you're thinking about getting started or are new to dev, this episode is for you! Amy and James talk about where they started, where they would begin today, and any and all advice for beginners.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

It's 2021 and we all basically live on video. Tella is a browser-based screen recorder for making videos that showcase your work and share your knowledge. You can record your screen, camera, and present slides. And then you can also customize your videos with backgrounds, layouts, and other video clips. When you're done, share your video anywhere on the web, instantly. 

For more information visit tella.tv

• 0:00 Introduction
• 2:39 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 3:24 PSA: Logarithm vs Algorithm
• 5:58 Amy's Learning Process
• 7:31 James's Learning Process
• 10:12 Make Learning Fun
• 12:29 Consistency while Learning Something New
• 13:24 Where's a Good Place for People to Get Started
  • Crossover Episode with Purrfect.dev
• 17:40 Sponsor: Vercel
• 18:46 Where to get started
  • Free Code Camp
  • Learn Build Teach Discord Community
  • Level Up Tutorials Discord Community
  • Jason Lengstorf, Party Corgi Discord Community
  • Colby Fayock, Space Jelly Discord Community
  • Scrimba
  • Scrimba Discord Community
  • Traversy Media on YouTube
  • Ania Kubow on YouTube
  • Ania Kubo - 12+ Hour Boot Camp
  • Jessica Coder Coder
  • Web Dev Simplified
  • Colby Fayock on YouTube
  • Jesse from CodeStackr
  • Colby's Course on Level Up Tutorials: eCommerce on the JAMStack with SnipCart, Next.js, and WordPress
  • Level Up Tutorials
  • Courses by Wes Bus
  • Courses by Chris Sev on Better.dev
  • James Q Quick's Courses
  • James on YouTube
  • Amy on YouTube
  • JavaScript Jabber
  • Syntax.fm
  • CodePen Radio
  • Shop Talk Show
  • Code Newbie
  • Purrfect Dev
  • Web Dev Weekly
  • Compressed.fm - Episode 2 - James's Origin Story
  • Compressed.fm - Episode 3 - Amy's Origin Story
• 27:40 How do you prioritize all the things that someone could learn?
  • Tech Rally on Twitter
  • Danny Thompson
• 29:53 Finding and Reaching out to Mentors
• 34:09 Bootcamps
  • Learn Academy
  • Launch Code
• 38:19 Community
• 40:55 Going Beyond a Tutorial
• 42:26 Sponsor: Tella.tv
• 43:13 Adding on to a Tutorial
  • Advent of CSS
  • Advent of JavaScript
• 45:41 Job Search
  • Taylor Desseyn
• 49:47 Grab Bag Question - Original Tweet
• 52:32 Picks and Plugs
• 52:46 Amy's Pick: Code Names
• 53:43 Amy's Plug: Everything Svelte
• 54:48 James's Pick: Laptop Stand
• 55:40 James's Plug: Building a Dynamic Landing Page with Next.js, Tailwind, and DatoCMS
   

In this episode, Amy and James share all their goals for 2022, including 2 big announcements for Compressed.fm!

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 4:23 12 Projects in 12 Months
• 6:03 Personal Branding
• 7:37 Community
• 9:30 Everything Svelte
• 10:32 Project Files to Sell
• 11:43 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 12:35 Compressed.fm
• 14:13 Open Source Projects
  • Episode 28 - Web Dev Weekly Crossover Episode
  • Brad Garropy - npm Video
• 15:32 Advent of CSS / Advent of JavaScript
• 17:55 Frontend Blitz
• 20:14 Doubling Down on Content Creation
• 25:34 Sponsor - DatoCMS
• 26:27 Compressed.fm Podcast
• 27:47 Non-Tech Goals
  • Illustration Course by The Futur
  • Chris Do on Instagram
  • Building a Brand Playlist on YouTube
  • Copy School
  • Resources by Joana Wiebe
• 35:23 James's Four Core Pillars
• 38:41 Paid Content
• 40:04 Sponsor: Vercel
• 41:10 Building a Domain-ed App
• 42:42 YouTube Content
• 44:18 Grab Bag Questions
• 44:28 Question #1: Guest Speakers, More Live Episodes, and Swag
• 44:39 Question #2: Any Plans for Design Centered Topics: Design Thinking, Typography, UI UX, Design, Design Systems?
• 45:50 Question #3: What recommendations do you have for frontend developers looking to lean the backend to become a full-stack developer?
  • Scott Tolinski
  • Wes Bos
  • beginnerjavascript.com
  • Web Developer Bootcamp by Colt Steele
• 47:49 Question #4: How do you focus on learning with so many resources? How do you vet resources for learning? When do you re-evaluate goals? When you were doing your planning for this year, what kind of thought process did you have from an organization standpoint?
  • Virtual Coffee
  • August Bradley
  • Wandering Aimfully
• 53:26 Picks and Plugs
• 53:36 Amy's Picks: Whooshi Wipes
• 54:04 Amy's Plug: Everything Svelte
• 54:50 James's Pick: Floating Ball
• 55:41 James's Plug: Everything Svelte

In this episode, Amy and James reflect back on 2021, things they accomplished, goals they met, places they fell short, and areas to improve upon.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with real-time updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 5:05 Starting a Podcast: Compressed.fm
• 6:33 Advent of CSS and Advent of JavaScript
• 9:48 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 10:42 Live Streaming
• 12:59 YouTube Channel
• 17:35 TikTok
• 18:40 James's Newsletter
• 20:07 Weaknesses
• 22:13 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 23:07 Promotions and Giveaways
• 25:33 YouTube Segments and Series
• 28:26 Twitter Numbers
• 31:05 Skills to Improve On
• 35:19 Mini-Courses and Lead Magnets
• 37:00 Sponsor - Vercel
• 38:08 Grab Bag Questions
• 38:20 Question #1: Is Vercel going to take over the JAMStack space next year?
• 40:26 Question #2: Has a year of podcasting contributed to you as a tech teacher? What did you learn from it?
• 42:03 Question #3: How do you feel going into 2022 compared to last year?
• 43:41 Picks and Plugs
• 43:48 Amy's Pick: Unstable Unicorns
• 44:48 Amy's Plug: Everything Svelte
• 45:53 James's Pick: Bird Dog, Men's Joggers
• 46:26 James's Plug: Svelte Crash Course on YouTube

In this episode, Amy and James discuss design trends to look forward to in 2022, including gradients with grain, large typography, and interactivity.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

It's 2021 and we all basically live on video. Tella is a browser-based screen recorder for making videos that showcase your work and share your knowledge. You can record your screen, camera, and present slides. And then you can also customize your videos with backgrounds, layouts, and other video clips. When you're done, share your video anywhere on the web, instantly. 

For more information visit tella.tv

• 0:00 Introduction
  • Article on Webflow: Web Design Trends in 2022
• 8:35 #1 Mini-Sites of Delight
• 10:31 Sponsor: Vercel
• 11:38 #2 App Like Experiences
• 12:48 #3 Art Deco
• 13:03 #4 Line Work
• 16:46 #5 and #6 Fewer Images and Oversized Typography
• 18:02 #7 Interactivity
• 18:23 #8 Collages and Abstract Illustrations
• 19:30 #9 Gradients with Grain
  • Charli Marie Podcast, Inside Marketing Design at Stripe
• 21:09 #10 Glass Morphism
• 22:13 Sponsor - Tella.tv
• 23:26 #11 Scrolling Animations
• 25:00 #12 Less Neo Morphism
• 28:13 #13 Inclusive Copy
• 28:19 #14 Gender-neutral Design
• 28:30 #15 Page Speed Prioritization
• 31:24 #16 No Code
• 32:30 #17 More Emphasis on Users
• 32:54 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 33:49 Grab Bag Questions
• 34:00 Grab Bag Question #1: Will we avoid new trends that end with morphism?
• 37:21 Grab Bag Question #2: Trends for Feature Discovery
• 39:02 Grab Bag Question #3: Minimalistic Design
• 42:00 Picks and Plugs
• 42:11 Amy's Pick: Unstable Unicorns
• 42:49 Amy's Plug: Advent of CSS
• 43:25 James's Pick: Mistborn Series
• 44:43 James's Plug: Advent of JavaScript

In this episode, Amy and James discuss the future of web development: Astro, Vite, Supabase, SvelteKit, Redwood.js, Blitz.js, GitHub Co-Pilot, Web Assembly, Blockchain, w3, no-code, and low-code.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
  • Opryland Hotel
• 3:24 Astro.build
• 9:33 Veet
• 13:29 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 14:22 Supabase
• 17:20 Remix.run
• 19:26 MacBook Pro
• 22:57 NAS Drive
• 26:45 Sponsor: Vercel
• 27:54 SvelteKit
• 30:17 Next32:55 Redwood.js and Blitz.js
• 36:52 Blockchain and W3
• 37:58 Web Assembly
• 40:38 TypeScript
  • Episode #32: Getting Started with TypeScript
• 42:05 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 43:36 Automated Testing
• 44:25 No-Code / Low-Code Solutions
  • Episode #13: The Future of Code with No Code
• 47:09 GitHub CoPilot
• 48:45 Go
• 49:55 Grab Bag Questions
• 50:10 Question #1: What has staying power? How do we know what to stay focused on?
• 51:47 Question #2: What do you think about low code platforms?
• 52:53 Question #3: What will the future of JAMstack look like as some of these new libraries and frameworks gain traction?
• 53:40 Question #4: Will Svelte, Rust, Solidity, W3, and React Server components take over?
• 54:57 Question #5: Do you think more technologies like GitHub CoPilot, where AI helps you write code become more prominent?
• 56:15 Picks and Plugs
• 56:25 James's Plug: Heater Lamps
• 57:42 James's Plug: Advent of JavaScript
• 58:09 Amy's Plug: 3 Prong Car Charger
• 58:44 Amy's Plug: Advent of CSS

This episode is full of picks! Amy and James talk about all of their favorite things, just in time for the holidays.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 4:32 Under $5
  • Random Frank P on YouTube
• 5:09 Screen Cleaner
• 5:41 Sidewinder
• 7:01 Animal Cord Clips
• 7:21 Cord Clips
• 7:36 iPhone Case by Thread Wallets
• 8:00 Magsafe iPhone Wallet by MOFT
  • MOFT Laptop Stand
• 9:34 Anker Charger
• 10:21 Car Charger
• 10:37 Power Extension Cord
• 11:22 Charger with Tray
• 12:33 Carabiner with Clips
• 12:48 Gravel Travel Blanket
• 13:07 Water Bottles
• 13:22 Switch Pod
• 13:44 Sponsor: Vercel
• 14:52 Content Creation
• 15:14 Selfie Stick
• 15:45 Phone Mount for Selfie Stick (with Screw)
• 16:04 Ulanzi Ring Light
• 16:26 Lapel Mic
• 17:01 Zoom H1N
• 19:47 LED Accent Lights
• 20:26 Smart Home Device
  • Alexa
  • Google Home
  • HomePod
• 20:45 Cameras from Wize
• 21:24 Game Controller for your Mobile Device
• 21:51 Starbucks, Peppermint Mocha Coffee
• 22:10 Cold Brew
  • James's Cold Brew Maker
  • Amy's Cold Brew Maker
  • Real Good Coffee Co, Coffee Beans
• 24:17 Tech
• 24:22 Air Pods Pro
• 25:45 Ring Security System
• 26:29 Kindle
• 26:59 Smart Bulbs, Hue
• 27:41 Jet Pack Hot Spot
• 28:21 Nord VPN
• 28:25 Digital Photo Frame
• 29:10 Rooster Stand
• 29:36 SanDisk Ruggable Hard Drive
• 29:54 NAS Drive
• 30:34 Backblaze B2 Service
• 30:41 Smart Plugs
• 31:04 Raspberry Pi
• 31:52 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 32:46 Bags
• 32:58 Peak Design
  • Travel Backpack
  • Everyday Carry
  • Sling
  • Tote
  • Tech Pouch
• 34:48 Costco Backpack
• 35:17 Peak Slide: Camera Strap
• 35:27 DJI Osmo
• 35:40 Falcon Eyes Lights
• 35:58 Books
  • Facebook the Inside Story
  • Fast Company
  • Wired Magazine
  • Throne of Glass Series
• 36:51 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 38:22 Clothing
• 38:27 Stitch Fix
• 38:39 Goodr Sunglasses
• 39:33 Patagonia Micro Puff Jacket
• 39:57 Costco Parka
• 40:56 Fabletics
• 41:26 Grab Bag Questions
• 42:56 Picks and Plugs
• 43:12 Amy's Pick: Ultra Learning
• 45:23 Amy's Plug: Advent of CSS
• 45:39 James's Plug: Advent of JavaScript
• 45:48 James's Pick: Christmas Light Clips

In this episode, Amy and James discuss all the things that go into course creation: why? What? How? Where to Host? Building the right audience.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

It's 2021 and we all basically live on video. Tella is a browser-based screen recorder for making videos that showcase your work and share your knowledge. You can record your screen, camera, and present slides. And then you can also customize your videos with backgrounds, layouts, and other video clips. When you're done, share your video anywhere on the web, instantly. 

For more information visit tella.tv

• 0:00 Introduction
• 6:29 Why create a course?
  • Building an audience
  • Generate side income
• 16:29 Sponsor: Tella
• 17:22 What do you create a course about?
• 23:39 How do you plan a course?
• 28:02 Sponsor: Zeal
• 29:33 How do you help people in your courses?
• 30:47 Other components that go into course creation
• 37:12 Where to Host a Course?
  • Podia
  • Udemy
  • Teachable
  • Thinkific
• 43:35 Sponsor: Vercel
• 44:44 Grab Bag Questions
• 45:01 How do you provide support for your course?
• 46:34 How do you determine what to charge?
• 49:24 How do you build the right audience?
• 50:27 Picks and Plugs
• 50:41 James's Pick - Presentation Clicker
• 51:31 James's Plug - James Q Quick on TikTok
• 51:42 Amy's Pick - Sanuk Sandals
• 52:08 Amy's Plug - Advent