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  • 016: President Qwerty

    016 - President Qwerty

    This week, Albert and Greg talk ergonomics. Greg holds down the turbo button for too long. Albert describes proper programmer seating position. We talk expensive chairs, computer mice, distractions, and more!

    Contact:

    • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

    • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

    • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

    • Web: publicfunction.show

    • Music:

      DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

      Links:

      • Computer Ergonomics: How to Protect Yourself from Strain and Pain | University Health Service
      • Herman Miller Embody Chair: Fully Adj Arms - Graphite Frame/Base - Translucent Casters: Electronics — (affiliate)
      • Herman Miller Aeron Task Chair: Tilt Limiter/Seat Angle - PostureFit SL - Fully Adj Arm + Armpad Depth - Black Vinyl Armpad - Carpet Caster: Electronics — (affiliate)
      • Anker 2.4G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse, 800 / 1200 /1600DPI, 5 Buttons - Black: Gateway — (affiliate)
      • Vortexgear Race 3 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — (affiliate)
      • Observable Notebooks
      • zzzev/observable-press: An opinionated way to publish Observable (observablehq.com) notebooks.
      1 hr 26 min
    • 015: Dan the Homie

      015 - Dan the Homie

      This week, Albert and Greg talk about Redux. Greg makes a friend by being wrong on the internet. Albert tells you why not to use Redux. We talk Redux alternatives, middlewares, arrow keys, and more!

      Contact:

      • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

      • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

      • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

      • Web: publicfunction.show

      • Music:

        DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

        Links:

        • Apple Wireless Keyboard with Bluetooth - Silver (Refurbished): Electronics — (affiliate)
        • Dan's gives us feedback
        • Deductive Reasoning vs. Inductive Reasoning
        • Mobx
        • js.la - JavaScript Los Angeles
        1 hr 20 min
      • 014: The One with the Hooks

        014- The One with the Hooks

        This week, Albert and Greg discuss all things React Hooks. Greg teaches us how to avoid infinite loops. Albert uses hooks to avoid Redux. We talk render priority, React suspense, dangerously set flags, and more!

        Contact:

        • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

        • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

        • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

        • Web: publicfunction.show

        • Music:

          DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

          Links:

          • Hooks API Reference – React
          • React Today and Tomorrow and 90% Cleaner React With Hooks - YouTube
          • React Hooks: What's going to happen to react context?
          • Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium Edition 250 Ohm Over-Ear-Stereo Headphones. Open design, wired, high-end, for the stereo system: Home Audio & Theater
          • Squoosh
          • Generative.fm
          1 hr 31 min
        • 013: Albert's Guitar Strings

          013- Albert’s Guitar Strings

          This week, Albert and Greg are talking devops! Greg gives an oral history of webmasters. Albert helps you translate devops tech to business talk. We talk server rooms, load balancers, acts of God, and podcasting Pulitzers!

          Contact:

          • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

          • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

          • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

          • Web: publicfunction.show

          • Music:

            DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

            Links:

            • DigitalOcean
            • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
            • Visual Studio Code Insiders
            • Gatsby vs Next — Syntax Podcast 120
            • Rework: Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
            • Libby, by OverDrive - an app for library ebooks and audiobooks
            • The Art of Monitoring - James Turnbull
            • Vortex Race 3 TKL Dye Sub PBT Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Brown, Blue, Black, Red, Clear, Silent Red, or Silver switches
            • Varmilo VA87M CMYK
            1 hr 54 min
          • 012: Dumb and Optimistic

            This week, Albert and Greg are hangin’ loose! Greg works on a personal project. Albert hates on Apple for no reason (surprise!). We talk portfolio sites, GraphQL, and our favorite podcasts. Stick around for the post show!

            Contact:

            • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

            • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

            • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

            • Web: publicfunction.show

            • Music:

              DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

              Links:

              • gatsby-source-github-feed - npm
              • Podcast Hosting and Analytics - Fireside
              • This Is Fireside - YouTube
              • Jupiter Broadcasting
              • 5by5 | Podcast Method
              • Public Function Episode 002: Open Sourcery
              • Apple has acquired Workflow, a powerful automation tool for iPad and iPhone | TechCrunch
              • Use Siri Shortcuts - Apple Support
              • The Geek Digest Podcast
              • Disney's Aladdin
              1 hr 17 min
            • 011: Editor Wars

              011 - Editor Wars

              This week, Albert and Greg talk code editors. Greg tells us about his one true love. Albert gets particular about colors. We talk paying for software, Electron apps, keybindings, and strongly-typed languages.

              Contact:

              • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

              • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

              • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

              • Web: publicfunction.show

              • Music:

                DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

                Links:

                • Adobe Brackets
                • Smultron - Peter Borg Apps
                • Sublime Text
                • Atom
                • Retiring the Nuclide Open Source Project | Nuclide
                • IntelliJ IDEA
                • Visual Studio Code
                • Material Theme, the most epic theme for Sublime Text 3
                • Fantastic (Ayu, Darcula, Gruvbox, Material, Monokai, Slime, Oceanic, One) - Visual Studio Marketplace
                • Hyper Term Theme
                • Aptana Studio
                • CodeSync
                • NBA 2K19 on Steam
                • Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Steam
                1 hr 45 min
              • 010: Edge Case Machine

                010 - Edge Case Machine

                This week, Albert and Greg discuss dev tooling. Greg wants to organize his files. Albert focuses on localhost. We talk boilerplate code, unit testing, page performance, and mechanical keyboards.

                Links:

                • Wallaby

                • Prettier

                • Laravel Mix

                • Laracasts

                • Lighthouse by Google

                • Ducky One Two Keyboard

                • The Expanse (affiliate)

                • Quiet, by Susan Cain (affiliate)

                • Contact:

                  • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

                  • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

                  • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

                  • Music:

                    DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

                    1 hr 28 min
                  • 009: CSS is Hard

                    009 - CSS is Hard

                    This week, Albert and Greg talk about CSS. Greg thinks about Bootstrap. Albert declares his CSS House. We talk styled components, CSS modules, and the full stack developer myth. Be sure to check out the post show!

                    Links:

                    • CSS Tricks Flexbox Bible

                    • Bulma CSS

                    • Atomic Design

                    • House CSS Modules

                    • Classnames library

                    • House Styled Components

                    • Material UI

                    • CSS Visual Dictionary (affiliate)

                    • Jon Duckett’s HTML & CSS, Javascript & jQuery “Brown Books” (affiliate)

                    • Polar

                    • Contact:

                      • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

                      • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

                      • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

                      • Music:

                        DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

                        1 hr 52 min
                      • 008: Data Jiu Jitsu

                        008 - Data Jiu Jitsu

                        This week, Albert and Greg are back! The guys deep dive on content management systems and building web apps around them. Greg has complex data problems. Albert is afraid of schemas. We talk Linux updates, Gatsby CMS integrations, learning data modelling, and searching for the One.

                        Links:

                        • Stephen Grider’s Udemy courses

                        • Headless CMS options

                        • October CMS

                        • Titan class in Destiny 2

                        • Choose Linux Podcast

                        • Linux Community Challenge

                        • WhatsFaceGram

                        • Contact:

                          • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

                          • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

                          • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

                          • Music:

                            DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

                            1 hr 41 min
                          • 007: Super Blood Wolf Moon

                            007 - Super Blood Wolf Moon

                            This week, @alpark and @gregorskii talk photography and cameras. Greg and Albert are going in different directions. Albert ponders podcast competition. Greg worries about lefties. We talk iPads, Moment gear, and lens flares.

                            Links:

                            • Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera (affiliate)

                            • Fuji X-T2 (affiliate)

                            • Moment Lenses and Cases

                            • Adobe addresses Linux support

                            • Apple photo contest

                            • Yellowtec Mika Boom Arm

                            • Blue Boom Arm (affiliate)

                            • Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse

                            • They Shall Not Grow Old

                            • Contact:

                              • Albert on Twitter: @alpark

                              • Greg on Twitter: @gregorskii

                              • The show on Twitter: @aPublicFunction

                              • Music:

                                DarkSunn - “I Can See it”

                                1 hr 37 min

                              About Public Function

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                              Public Function is a weekly show talking all things technology, software, development, gaming and related topics. Your hosts are Albert Park and Greg Parsons.