Frontend Greatness

Frontend Greatness

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Frontend Greatness episodes

  • Automated Visual Testing With Kimmo Brunfeldt

    Kimmo Brunfeldt a software developer and an entrepreneur joins Ari Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "Automated Visual Testing."


    In this episode:
    - Common challenges with visual testing
    - Tools for visual testing
    - Discussion on if visual testing worth all the trouble

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Kimmo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimmobrunfeldt
    - Ari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - Swarmia: https://www.swarmia.com/
    - PhantomJS: https://phantomjs.org/
    - CasperJS: https://github.com/casperjs/casperjs
    - SlimerJS: https://github.com/laurentj/slimerjs
    - Puppeteer: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer
    - Playwright: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
    - Squint: https://github.com/kimmobrunfeldt/squint
    - Cypress: https://www.cypress.io/
    - Percy: https://percy.io/
    - Chromatic: https://www.chromatic.com/

    Kimmo's Recommendations
    - Frontend Focus: https://frontendfoc.us/
    - Dan Abramov's blog: https://overreacted.io/

    48 min
  • Cross-Platform Frontend Development with Sallar

    Sallar, an independent software engineer and the co-creator of the open-source Buttercup password manager joins Ari Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "Cross-Platform Frontend Development."


    In this episode:
    - What should every frontend developer know about cross-platform frontend development?
    - Pro-tips for cross-platform frontend development
    - Common cross-platform platform myths busted

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Sallar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sallar
    - Buttercup on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buttercup_pw
    - Ari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - "Building the Future of Our Desktop Apps" from Spotify Engineering: https://engineering.atspotify.com/2021/04/07/building-the-future-of-our-desktop-apps/
    - Electron.js: Ehttps://www.electronjs.org/
    - Expo: https://expo.dev/
    - React Native: https://reactnative.dev/
    - Flutter: https://flutter.dev/

    Sallar's Recommendations
    - Read timeless books
    - Just build something all by yourself

    46 min
  • DX is UX With Evyatar

    Evyatar, a Front End Engineer at Facebook and the author of the Vest validations framework joins Ari Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "DX is UX."


    In this episode:
    - Why developer experience and ergonomics matter?
    - How you build tools and libraries that developers love to use?
    - How are DX and UX principles similar.

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Evyatar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlushEvyatar
    - Ari's Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - Evyatar's blog post on DX: https://medium.com/fiverr-engineering/creating-apis-for-the-human-developer-c0f51a6d9366
    - Vest: https://github.com/ealush/vest
    - Yup: https://github.com/jquense/yup
    - Zod: https://github.com/colinhacks/zod
    - Joi: https://github.com/sideway/joi

    Evyatar's Recommendations
    - "The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald A. Norman: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/1452654123
    - Christoph Nakazawa's blog: https://cpojer.net/


    48 min
  • Better Web Typography with Oliver Schöndorfer

    Oliver Schöndorfer, a UI Designer and Typographer, who helps developers improve their websites through pimped typography joins Ari Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "Better Web Typography."


    Oliver's YouTube Channel “Pimp my Type”: http://pimpmytype.com
    Newsletter with weekly font recommendations for web and app design: https://pimpmytype.com/newsletter

    In this episode:
    - How can you make typography on the web better?
    - Choosing fonts for your next web project
    - Using variable fonts to improve typography and performance

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Oliver's Twitter: https://twitter.com/glyphe
    - Pimp My Type: http://pimpmytype.com
    - Ari's Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - Web Almanac - Fonts: https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2020/fonts/
    - "5 steps to faster web fonts": https://iainbean.com/posts/2021/5-steps-to-faster-web-fonts/
    - Prevent Faux Fonts: https://alistapart.com/article/say-no-to-faux-bold/
    - Avoid Google Fonts: https://wicki.io/posts/2020-11-goodbye-google-fonts/
    - Rasmus Anderssons (@rsms): https://twitter.com/rsms
    - The "Il1 ag" rule.

    Oliver's Recommendations
    - Zack Leatherman: https://twitter.com/zachleat
    - "Web Typography" by Richard Rutter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Web-Typography-designing-typography-responsive/dp/099566420X
    - Typography.guru on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/typographyguru 

    48 min
  • From Redux to XState with David Khourshid

    David Khourshid, the creator of XState, a pianist, and a software developer, joins Ari Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "From Redux to XState."


    In this episode:
    - Which parts of Redux you can replace with XState?
    - Can/should you manage all your state with state machines?
    - How to persuade your colleagues to use state machines?

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano
    - Ari's Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - XState: https://xstate.js.org/
    - XState Visualizer: https://xstate.js.org/viz/
    - XState Catalogue: https://xstate-catalogue.com
    - "Video with Rainbow colored shirts": https://youtu.be/7erJ1DV_Tlo
    - Emmet: https://emmet.io/

    David's Recommendations
    - Statecharts.dev: https://statecharts.dev/
    - Matt Pocock: https://twitter.com/mpocock1
    - XState Discord: https://discord.gg/xstate
    - Keyframers Youtube: https://youtube.com/keyframers
    - Constructing the User Interface with Statecharts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4589003

    40 min
  • Building an Online Network of Peers with Chris Bongers

    Chris Bongers is a digital nomad and the author of daily-dev-tips.com joins A-P Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "Building an Online Network of Peers."


    In this episode:
    - How Christ ended building a network of peers.
    - Why a network of peer outside your current company is so valuable.
    - How to find and connect with peers online.

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    This episode is sponsored by Supermetrics.
    They are hiring Senior React Developers:
    https://careers.supermetrics.com/jobs/1070468-senior-react-developer

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Chris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/DailyDevTips1
    - A-P's Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - Daily Dev Tips Blog: https://daily-dev-tips.com/
    - Blogging for Devs: https://bloggingfordevs.com/
    - Reactiflux: https://www.reactiflux.com/

    Chris' Recommendations
    - Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/
    - Hackathons
    - Instead of consuming, interact with content.
    - daily.dev: http://daily.dev/
    - Hashnode: https://hashnode.com/
    - Dev.to: http://dev.to/
    - freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/
    - The Odin Project: https://www.theodinproject.com/

    41 min
  • Building Complex Forms with Erik Rasmussen

    Erik Rasmussen, the author of two popular form libraries, Redux Form and Final Form, joins A-P Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "Building Complex Forms."


    In this episode:
    - What every frontend developer should know about building forms.
    - How Redux Form led to the birth of Final Form and what issues it solves.
    - Form validation and performance optimization tips.

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Erik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikras
    - A-P's Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - Erik's website: https://erikras.com/
    - Erik's "Happy Hour Podcast": https://twitter.com/happyhourdotfm
    - Final Form: https://final-form.org/
    - Redux Form: https://redux-form.com/
    - React Hook Form: https://react-hook-form.com/
    - Formik: https://formik.org/
    - Yup: https://github.com/jquense/yup/
    - React Select: https://react-select.com/
    - Final Form examples: https://final-form.org/docs/react-final-form/examples/

    Erik's Recommendations
    - Kent C. Dodds: https://twitter.com/kentcdodds
    - Josh W. Comeau: https://twitter.com/JoshWComeau
    - David K: https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano
    - Harry Wolff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdeMp2ZBnovi12THmLc47g

    56 min
  • Sharing Code using NPM Libraries with Eemeli Aro

    Eemeli Aro, an open-source developer and a Software Developer at Vincit, joins A-P Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "Sharing Code using NPM Libraries."


    In this episode:
    - How to make an impact by developing Open Source libraries
    - Pro tips for sharing code within your own organization when using NPM libraries
    - How to get started with building NPM libraries

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Eemeli's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eemeli_Aro
    - A-P's Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - Vincit: https://www.vincit.fi/en/
    - Github Packages: https://github.com/features/packages
    - JFrog Artifactory: https://jfrog.com/artifactory/
    - npm-pack: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-pack
    - Conventional Commits: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/
    - standard-version: https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version
    - Create your own NPM card: https://natterstefan.medium.com/how-to-create-your-personal-npm-business-card-816dfc66ca8
    - Good First Issue: https://goodfirstissue.dev/

    Eemeli's Recommendations
    - Read other people's code: Pick a few libraries with great documentation and see how they're built.

    51 min
  • Overcoming adversity using “Sisu” with Jamon Holmgren

    Jamon Holmgren, the co-founder Infinite Red and the maintainer of mobx-state-tree, joins A-P Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "Overcoming adversity using “Sisu”."


    In this episode:
    - What is "Sisu"?
    - What kind of adversities can you face as a developer?
    - How can you learn to better deal with adversity?
    - Learning to know what motivates you.
    - Learning to ask for help from others.

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Jamon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamonholmgren
    - A-P's Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - Infinite Red: https://infinite.red/
    - Jamon's tractor: https://twitter.com/jamonholmgren/status/1366201301244149762
    - Lasse Virén in Münich Olympics 1972: https://www.riemurasia.net/video/10000-metrin-finaali-Munchenin-kesaolympialaisissa-1972/208200
    - 16 Basic Desires: https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/16_basic_desires_theory_of_motivation
    - Self-determination theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-determination_theory

    Jamon's Recommendations
    - "The Culture Code" by Daniel Coyle: http://danielcoyle.com/the-culture-code/

    54 min
  • Layouts and Spacing with Mark Dalgleish - Part 1/2

    Mark Dalgleish, the co-author of CSS-modules, who currently works at SEEK building Playroom and frontends with the Braid Design System, joins A-P Koponen on the Frontend Greatness podcast to talk about "Layouts and Spacing". The episode is split into two parts for easier listenability.


    In part 1:
    - What is the goal of a good layout and spacing system?
    - Best practices for layouts and spacing.

    In Part 2:
    - Layout Components you should use in your everyday work.
    - How to get started with layout components and consistent spacing.
    - Mark's thoughts on going from good to great as a frontend developer.

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    Episode Notes

    Social
    - Mark's Twitter: https://twitter.com/markdalgleish
    - A-P's Twitter: https://twitter.com/apkoponen

    Show Notes
    - Capsize: https://seek-oss.github.io/capsize/
    - Braid Design System: https://seek-oss.github.io/braid-design-system/
    - "Margin is like side-effect" -tweet: https://twitter.com/wongmjane/status/1242370883320049664
    - Tailwind's Spacing Scale: https://tailwindcss.com/docs/customizing-spacing
    - Mark's talk on design best practices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxbc3wAztl0
    - Chakra UI's layout components: https://chakra-ui.com/docs/layout/aspect-ratio

    Mark's Recommendations
    - Build something in the open.
    - Talk in a meetup or conference.

    43 min

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A podcast that helps frontend developers go from good to great. Hosted by Ari Koponen.