In this episode, Adam talks to James Long (creator of Prettier) about building Actual, a local-first Electron application with no central database that syncs data peer-to-peer.

126: James Long - Building Distributed Local-First JavaScript Applications

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In this episode Adam talks to Ben Orenstein about what you can do to stand out if you’re trying to get a job at a small company.

152: Ben Orenstein - How to Stand Out When Applying for a Job at a Small Company

In this episode Adam talks to DHH about using Hotwire to develop Basecamp's new email service HEY while shipping only 40kb of JavaScript to the client.

151: DHH – Building HEY with Hotwire

In this episode, Adam and Jack talk about all the secret tips you need to know to screencast like a pro. Then they go deep into some of the things Adam is working on for Tailwind CSS 2.0, like the new default config file.

150: Secret Screencasting Tips & Behind the Scenes of Tailwind CSS 2.0

Adam and Jack discuss how it sucks when you're forced to change billing platforms, and embark upon a deep dive on the merits of Adam's favorite solutions. We also talk about Jack's recent Radical Icon launch and promotional strategy regrets, which thankfully has a bit of a silver lining, and in Statamic news – the W3C drops WordPress and narrows their next CMS choice down to Statamic and Craft.

149: Choosing a Payment Processor, Radical Icons & W3C Hype

Adam and Jack talk about accessible focus styles, Headless UI, the new Tailwind Labs YouTube channel, Tailwind presets, and the progress on the great Statamic Bug-Fix-a-Thon of 2020. They also kick around what "Tailwind Lite" could be and where it might live, Adam spills the beans on a secret Tailwind project, and they get really excited about ideas they totally plan to do but probably never will happen.

126: James Long - Building Distributed Local-First JavaScript Applications

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