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November 21, 2022Standup - "The Rage Room"
On this standup, Ryan & I discussed options for the new version of the nystudio107.com website: Nuxt, Next, Astro, Svelte, or Remix, and the pros and cons of these various options.

We go on to talk about a surprise birthday trip to NYC for a Billy Joel concert for Andrew’s son, and how Ryan “Swiftie” Irelan is to blame for it. We also discuss the insane MMO Star Citizen game, 10 years in development, community funded to the tune of $500m+!

Then we talk about the Code Field plugin for Craft CMS, and the Code Editor package on which it is based. This essentially brings VS Code to the Craft CP, but with even better Twig & Craft API autocomplete than VS Code itself.

Finally, we debate the merits of a rage room vs. a limousine tour of the city for children’s birthdays and adroitly switch over to discussing VitePress, and how fantastic it is for doing documentation… or even as a general-purpose static site generator.
Nuxt.js

Next.js

Astro.build

Remix.run

Svelte Kit

Billy Joel @ MSG

Ticketmaster apologizes to Taylor Swift and her fans for ticketing debacle

Swifties

Code Field plugin

craft-code-editor

Star Citizen

Star Citizen just absolutely blew me away...

iSmash USA

Rage Rooms

VitePress

VitePress docs
54 min
September 12, 2022DDEV for Local Development
On this episode, we have Randy Fay, the maintainer and benevolent dictator of the DDEV project, which aims to make local development for PHP-based projects a breeze for individuals and teams.

We talk about the origins of DDEV, as well as its benefits over local development environments that are monolithic in nature. Due to how DDEV leverages Docker behind the scenes, it’s ideal for PHP-based CMS projects like Drupal, Typo3, WordPress, and app development frameworks like Laravel as well.

We go in depth on what those advantages are, and how DDEV has ambitions to bring the shrink-wrapping of project devops to outside the PHP world as well.

And there’s a special little treat at the end for Craft CMS users who want to leverage DDEV, so tune in!
Getting Started with DDEV

DDEV Quickstart for many CMSs

DDEV Support

DDEV Discord chat

DDEV repo on GitHub

Docker

Colima

DDEV Advisory Group notes 2022.09.07

platform.sh

DDEV and Craft CMS Quick-Start Guide

DDEV & WSL2: getting started

DDEV Add-Ons

PhpStorm DDEV Integration plugin

ddev-ui (defunct)

Craft CMS project type PR

Migrating from Craft Nitro to DDEV

Audit Documentation issue

Explore GUI and TUI options for DDEV

3/4

❤️ Sponsor DDEV
59 min
August 29, 2022Advocating for Devrels
On this episode, we talk with Shawn “swyx” Wang all about developer relations aka devrels, and what their critical role at a tech-based company entails.

Is it just marketing for developers? Are they YouTube creators who like tech? Programmers who like teaching? Super fans who want to get paid to work on the product they already love?

We answer all of these questions, and also delve into the duality of the devrel role, where they benefit the company and also the developers in the community.

Don’t miss this real talk with Shawn about important but often misunderstood role in the tech business!
About Devrel

Manscaped

Airbyte

Netlify’s Jason Lengstorf

AWS Amplify

Webflow

Developer Marketing: Engage and convert

Developer marketing is the inverse of traditional marketing

Measuring Developer Relations

What is Developer Relations?

Dealing with Honne and Tatemae in Japan

Fireship on YouTube

CraftQuest
56 min
July 18, 2022Inside Vite.js 3.0 with core team member Patak
On this episode, we talk with Vite.js core team member Matias Capeletto aka “Patak” about the next generation frontend tooling Vite 3.0!

We’re joined by guest co-host Michael Thomas, lead dev from Percipio, to talk about what makes Vite.js so loved in the developer community that it’s had a stratospheric rise in popularity.

We delve into all the shiny new things in the newly released Vite 3.0, and get a peek into the massive community behind the scenes that helped make it all happen.

Patak also drops the news that StackBlitz is sponsoring the first Vite Conf, free online October 11–12th, and will feature speakers from all facets of the Vite ecosystem.
Vite.js

Vite 3.0 is out!

webpack

TypeScript

Anders Hejlsberg Tech Talk on Typescript

VitePress

Vitest

Migration from Vite 2.0

feat(dev): added assets to manifest

Laravel + Vite

Nuxt 3 + Vite

Svelte + Vite

Astro + Vite

Craft CMS + Vite

Docker

vitejs-docker-dev

Vite Playground on StackBlitz

Vite Conf

Viteland Discord

vite-plugin-pwa
52 min
April 25, 2022Leverage the web platform with Remix
On this episode, we talk with Michael Jackson (no, not that one) about Remix, the “center stack” web framework that embraces the web platform, rather than attempting to replace it.

We discuss how Remix is an outgrowth of the work that he and Ryan Florence did on React Router, and how Remix attempts to bring balance back to the web world by being a stack that spans the frontend and the backend.

Remix is a web framework built in TypeScript, which allows you to use as much (or even zero!) JavaScript on the frontend as you like, balanced with SSR JavaScript on the backend.

It’s a refreshing take on web development that harkens back to PHP and Ruby-based frameworks, but using the isomorphic superpowers that only JavaScript has!
Remix.run

Remix on GitHub

Remix on Twitter

The Basics of the Cockpit

Remix Quickstart

Is “Isomorphic JavaScript” a good term?

Universal JavaScript

There’s a chance I believe client side routing on the web is usually not preferred.

React JS

React usage statistics

Laravel

Remix goes open source

Remix OSS

Application Holotypes

What is Trepanation?

deno

JSX

MDN Docs

Next.js
1 hr 2 min
April 11, 2022Standup - "Signal to Squirrel Ratio"
On this standup, we have Ben Croker from Put Your Lights On to discuss the ongoing war with squirrels that Andrew has been engaged in.

Far from the cute, cuddly little plushies that Ben thinks they are, squirrels are actually insidiously evil little monsters that eat your house down one shingle at a time.

We then also discuss pressing topics like the proper plural of € “Euro”, and have a chat about Craft CMS 4, the work we’ve needed to do on our plugins to get them updated, and what the new yearly versioning scheme means to you.

We then go on to talk about PHP benchmarks, and how to keep motivated with content creation.
Ben Croker on Twitter

Why do squirrels chew on roofs?

Roma Gans

A coffee costs €2: The plural of euro

Language and the Euro

Craft CMS 4 Beta blog post

Craft CMS 3 as an Application Platform devMode episode

Craft CMS Roadmap

VuePress

VitePress

GitHub Actions

Template Comments plugin diff

Craft CMS 3 PHP version benchmarks

Common Security Vulnerabilities in Craft CMS Plugins
52 min
March 14, 2022You Can't Lose: Joe Rinaldi on Biz Dev
On this episode hosted by Ryan Irelan, we talk to industry veteran Joe Rinaldi, founder of That Was Clutch about the business development side of running an agency or consultancy.

Joe talks about how it’s important to be true to yourself and your agency’s strengths, so you don’t turn into a chameleon consultant that ends up with ill-fitting projects. If you do that, you can’t lose.

He goes on to expound on how selling is not the same thing as just closing inbound leads, and you should be driving your company’s growth by selling clients rather than just catching the softballs they throw you.

We also discuss the dangers of evolving into a platypus by virtue of working in an insular manner; instead, talk to your clients, talk to your users.
That Was Clutch

Joe Rinaldi on Twtter

Mike Monteiro

Stop Adopting Other People’s Anxiety

Nate Silver

The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-But Some Don't
55 min
February 28, 2022Standup - "Tourist Devs"
Grab your go-bag, folks! Ryan Irelan & Andrew record another devMode standup where we talk about the nexus between all-inclusive resorts, and “Tourist Devs”.

You see it on tech Twitter all the time: how realistic is the ever-changing parade of shiny new technologies you see touted? Do you need to keep up with the Joneses?

We explain in simple terms what a “reverse proxy” is, and how it differs from a regular old proxy, how to make learning web development easier, then segue into talking about hiking & running!

We also go on to discuss the benefits of contributing to OSS projects, even if you’re a little hesitant or getting your feet wet as a contributor.

Ryan also discusses the most weighty problem he has: the dreaded yellow dot!
Avocado

What is the difference between Proxy and Reverse Proxy?

Forward Proxy vs. Reverse Proxy Servers

Proxy definition

Making Web Development Easier

Recording Indicator Utility

YellowDot
46 min
February 14, 2022Life in the Fast Lane 🏎 with Partytown 🎉
On this episode, we talk with Adam Bradley from Builder.io about using Partytown to improve website performance while still allowing marketing to use a plethora of tracking scripts.

Partytown is a way to run all of your third-party tracking scripts (or “tags”) in a separate web worker thread, so the main thread is free to render the page without jank or white screen loading delays.

It is super simple to set up & get running, and all of your tracking scripts work as before… they are just sequestered in a separate thread so they don’t impact frontend performance.

Special co-host John Morton joins us to talk about his experience setting up and using Partytown, and also implementing a similar service from Cloudflare called Zaraz.

Join us for the party! 🎉
Partytown Github

Partytown Documentation

Partytown Integrations

Tags Gone Wild! Managing Tag Manaders

Using Web Workers

CanIUse Web Workers

Google Tag Manager

Comlink

Worker-DOM

Service Worker API

SEOmatic Partytown Update

Creating a Reverse Proxy for Partytown with AWS Cloudfront

Module / Nomodule pattern

"Serving Resources Locally" PR

devMode.fm changes to add Partytown

Atomics in Partytown

Atomics Documentation

Why Cloudflare Bought Zaraz

Zaraz use Workers to make third-party tools secure and fast
56 min
January 31, 2022Standup - "Craft CMS 4: Rector? Damn Near Killed 'Er!"
Ryan Irelan & Andrew record another devMode standup where we discuss the impending release of Craft CMS 4.

We delve into why this update won’t be as much work as the Craft 2 to Craft 3 update, but we talk about the work plugin & module developers will need to do, and what you can do to prepare for Craft 4 now.

We also talk about Pixel & Tonic’s likely release dates for the beta and general release, and how a tool called Rector may ease the process for everyone.

We also then talk about how to do long reports or exports well using batches without PHP falling over, a memoization memory leak in Commerce, and Ryan tells us about stakeholder-appropriate workflows.
Craft CMS 3 release blog

PHP Release Cycles

PHP Type Declarations

Laravel Forge

Servd.host

Arcus Tech hosting

What even is PHP?

Rector

Cutting the Cord: Removing Craft CMS 3 Plugins

Getting Ready for Craft CMS 4

Preparing for Craft 4

Rectum? Damn Near Killed 'Em

Throw Exceptions for Deprecation Errors

Query Batching with Db::batch() + Db::each()

PHP Generator Functions

Memoization

Memoization Memory Leak in Commerce

Matrix Façades GitHub Project

A Table UI for a Matrix Field??

Updating Craft CMS Without Headaches

WebAssembly: The Definitive Guide: Safe, Fast, and Portable Code
52 min

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