HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers

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HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers episodes

September 01, 2021 Is Work-Life Balance Dead?
In this episode Matt and Mike discuss a rather popular topic as of late, work-life balance. With many active discussions going on about the 4-day work week and mental health, the topic of work-life balance is not far behind. The COVID-19 pandemic has made working from home (remote working) has far more common, however, with some employers realizing that employees can be reached virtually any time, work-life balance can take a serious hit. The duo discuss their own work-life balance struggles, the issues that being constantly "plugged in" can cause, and the anxiety of trying not check your work emails/messages.
Thanks to this episode's sponsors CodeCast and Showwcase (Invite Code: JoinHATT)

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1 hr 28 min
August 25, 2021 Scope Creep, Traveling Salesman, 100% Uptime
In this episode Matt and Mike discuss all the ridiculous things that clients ask of us tech professionals with real stories from our Twitter account as well as our own personal accounts. We tackle commonly asked for items like 100% uptime, and the dreaded project scope creep that keeps us working away on something that should have been months ago. It was a funny, enraging, and highly conversational episode that you're not gonna want to miss!

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1 hr 4 min
August 18, 2021 Grow Your Brand as a Developer w/ Dylan Redekop
In this episode Matt and Mike sit down with Dylan Redekop to discuss all things creators, marketing, and branding. Many people and businesses these days rely on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms to bring their message and products to prospective clients. Even if you're not into becoming an influencer, many individuals use social media to find job opportunities and connect with their professional community. Social media, however, is not easy to grow on and that's where Dylan can help!
TWITTER: @growthcurrency
NEWSLETTER: Growth Currency ⚡ (on Substack)
FREE GUIDE: How To Start, Optimize & Grow Your Newsletter For FREE

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50 min
August 11, 2021 Prepare for Your Coding Interview w/ TJ Kinion
In this episode Matt and Mike sit down with TJ Kinion to discuss how to handle, prepare for, and successfully get through coding interviews. As an expert from the recruitment side of things, TJ brings the unique perspective of someone who has seen it all when it comes to interviews. We tap into his wealth of knowledge to bring you a comprehensive guide on how to land that coding job you've always wanted.
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1 hr 4 min
August 04, 2021 Svelte Is Here to Stay
In this episode Matt and Mike discuss Svelte, a JavaScript framework that compiles when you build your app. Other frameworks like Vue and React do a lot of their work in the browser, Svelte's compile step does that work instead. The duo discuss Mike's impressions of Svelte and where it's going in the future, followed by Matt's recent introduction to Svelte and JavaScript frameworks in general.
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58 min
July 28, 2021 The 4 Day Work Week feat. Derek Duncan
In this episode Matt and Mike sit down with Derek Duncan to discuss his company's recent move to a 4 day work week. After the interview, the duo sit down to discuss the matter further, putting their own ideas and opinions together with Derek's first-hand insight. The 4 day work week has been a topic of much discussion lately, giving workers 3 days off to get a proper rest after a hard week's work. Some argue that it is not possible to get 5 days of productivity while others maintain that it is possible, as the extra day off makes the workers more productive all week.
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Instinct Science

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1 hr 39 min
July 21, 2021 Googling Tips for Developers
In this episode Matt and Mike discuss Googling for developers and other tech professionals. If you've ever worked in IT you may have heard the phrase "we are just professional Googlers." Googling all the time can be spun in a negative way as it can be seen as easy, or something that people only do when they don't know what they're doing. This episode tackles this negative stigma, breaking down why tech professionals need to be such good Googlers, and why Googling all the time does not mean you don't know how to do your job, and why having good Googling skills is so valuable.
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49 min
July 14, 2021 Machine Learning & Building a Twitter Community w/ Pratham
In this episode Matt and Mike sit down with Pratham, a Twitter influencer with over 75, 000 followers as well as a passion for coding and machine learning. At only 16 (at time of recording), Pratham has built up quite a bit of experience in the programming field, and filled the show in with a tonne of insights on getting started with programming for passion versus profit, machine learning (even without math!), and building up a Twitter community. With all that and more this is an episode you won't want to miss!
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47 min
July 07, 2021 Why Is React Still the #1 Framework?!
In this episode Matt and Mike discuss why React is still the #1 framework, despite all the praise and admiration that Mike has dished out for Vue in recent episodes. The duo talk about the advantages of Facebook maintaining React, why it has such a big community, JSX, the huge developer ecosystem (ie next.js, Gatsby, etc), and much more!
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1 hr 25 min
June 30, 2021How Modern JavaScript Is Ruining the Web w/ Chris Ferdinandi
In this episode Matt and Mike sit down with Chris Ferdinandi to discuss the current state of JavaScript and more specifically why Chris thinks that it's ruining the web as we know it. JavaScript has exploded in popularity over the past few years and with that a rush of new developer talent has adopted the likes of JavaScript frameworks (ie React, Vue) to spin up projects quickly and easily, even if they're not that big (ie a landing page). In addition to this conversation, the trio discuss the importance of documentation, accessibility, and more!
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Go Make Things (newsletter + Chris' contact details)
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55 min