Frontend Heroes

In this episode we discuss the tools and ticks we use on the frontend related to visual styling and CSS.  We talk about grid systems, Tailwind (!), Css design patterns, and more.

True Hero pick:

• Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew

Music picks:

• Scott: David Wenngren - Summer Songs
• Evan: Hidden Orchestra - Archipelago

In this episode, we discuss work-life balance, avoiding burnout, and how to switch off when you need to.  It's something that we all need to be aware of so that we take care of our mental health.

True Hero pick:

• Adam Wathan @adamwathan

Music picks:

• Scott: Alfa 9 - My Sweet Movida
• Evan: Photay - Waking Hours

In this episode (with an obscure reference in the title), we discuss asynchronous programming, diving into another area that frontenders need to understand: Time.  Touching upon Promises, RxJs, NgRx, and somehow avoiding async/await!

True Hero pick:

• Erik Grijzen @ErikGrijzen

Music picks:

• Scott: Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
• Evan: Disasterpeace - Hyper Light Drifter

Frontend and Backend are two sides of the same coin, right?  Not necessarily!  Join us as we discuss the overlap between the two, with special guests from the world of full-stack.

Guests:

• David Pelayo @ddpelayo
• Pawel Sobolewski

True Hero picks:

• Fabian Krumbholz @fabkru
• Arnau Vazquez Palma linkedin

Music picks:

• Scott: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
• David: Muse - The Resistance
• Evan: Pomplamoose - En Francais
• Pawel: John Coltrane - Blue Train && John Coltrane - My Favorite Things && Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

As Frontend Heroes, one of our super-powers is making websites run fast, aka Performance.  In this episode we talk through our own experiences with Web Performance, covering tooling, techniques and pitching the idea to clients.

References:

• https://web.dev/vitals/

True Hero picks:

• Natalia Venditto @AnfibiaCreativa
• Addy Osmani @addyosmani

Music picks:

• Scott: The Strokes - The New Abnormal
• Evan: Joep Beving - Solipsism

Like any self-made hero, we all have a utility-belt with special tools we reach for.  In this episode we discuss those tools, covering things like ResizeObserver, Sass, Typescript and more.

In this episode, we discuss not only working remotely (a necessity in these strange times), but also the ways in which we frontenders build the web remotely.  Discussed are tools like BrowserStack and VirtualBox.  And also referenced is a talk and site by Jeremy Keith, https://resilientwebdesign.com/ 

In this episode, we discuss how we handle leadership within the frontend, working with those that are new to coding, and the edge cases that arise of working with people with less experience than you.

In our first podcast, we discuss a bit of our own backgrounds with using frameworks, and whether or not they are the right fit for any and all situations.