Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

Hot Takes, React, and WebAssembly with Jack Herrington

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By now we know that an engineer with skin in the game is a senior engineer. Experience teaches wisdom and Jack Herrington, Principal Full Stack Engineer, has plenty of it.

Jack dissects the various programming languages from old school to new school, sharing anecdotes and opinions on PHP, ColdFusion, and React. He explores the ongoing JS fatigue phenomenon and emerging alternatives like Deno and Quick. Though Jack is up to date on the latest in tech, he questions the need for complex toolchains and whether simpler solutions, like HTML and JavaScript, might suffice.

In this episode, Jack talks to Robbie and Chuck about polarizing tech topics, whether React Server Components changed React, and the state of Web Assembly.

Key Takeaways

  • [01:15] - Intro to Jack Herrington.
  • [02:04] - A whiskey review: Barrell Private Release Amaro Cask Finish.
  • [09:53] - Tech hot takes.
  • [19:51] - Did RSCs turn React into PHP?
  • [29:00] - Big architectural changes at Vercel.
  • [30:31] - Jack’s opinion on the future of the web.
  • [36:09] - Jack talks about interesting things happening on Nextdoor.
  • [39:43] - Jack gives Chuck pizza-making tips and tricks.
  • [44:49] - What Jack’s career would be if he weren’t in tech.

    • Quotes

    [14:04] - “If you give somebody else your problem to solve, they’re becoming a better engineer while you are not.” ~ Jack Herrington

    [32:30] - “There’s a whole form validation system right in the browser, and nobody uses it.” ~ Jack Herrington

    [48:05] - “The approach that I have to coding is very practical. I like building stuff for customers, so that's the way I teach it.” ~ Jack Herrington

    Links

    • Jack Herrington
    • Jack Herrington Twitter
    • Jack Herrington LinkedIn
    • The Blue Collar Coder
    • YouTube
    • React
    • Next JS
    • Rust
    • The Primeagen
    • Barrell Private Release Amaro Cask Finish
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Panda CSS
    • Svelte
    • Twitter
    • GitHub
    • Oregon State University
    • ChatGPT
    • WordPress
    • Kindle
    • Deno Fresh
    • Qwik
    • Astro
    • Node JS
    • Redux
    • Elm
    • Lego
    • Ember
    • Tanner Linsley
    • Angular
    • Vercel
    • Apple
    • Nintendo
    • Vue
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Disney
    • National Geographic
    • Nextdoor
    • Ooni
    • Safeway

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      • Chuck Carpenter
      • Ship Shape

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