React Round Up

By Charles M Wood

What's React Round Up about?

Stay current on the latest innovations and technologies in the React community by listening to our panel of React and Web Development Experts.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/react-round-up--6102072/support.

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React Round Up episodes:

04.17.2024
Inside Apache Superset with Evan Rusackas - RRU 255
Evan Rusackas is a UI/UX designer, front-end developer, and data visualizer. They delve into the world of open-source development and commercialization. They explore the differences in managing open source and closed source code bases, the complexities and advantages of selling...
04.10.2024
Designing Your Life - RRU 254
In this episode of React Round Up Charles Max Wood hosts a solo podcast sharing his perspective on designing your perfect life. In this episode he addresses finding your dream job, building your dream life, and staying current. Start by...
04.03.2024
The Impact of Open Source Companies and Industry Insights - RRU 253
Max Stoiber is the CEO at Stellate. They delve into the open-source versus closed source debate, featuring insights from prominent figures in the tech industry. From the challenges and complexities of transitioning from engineering to leadership to the evolution of...
03.27.2024
Building Resilient Architecture with Monica Lent - RRU 252
Monica Lent has been interested in software from a very young age, and made her first domain name when she was 9 years old. She left her job and founded a startup, analytic tool designed for bloggers designed around affiliate...
03.20.2024
Mastering Component Reusability with Gilad Shoham - RRU 251
Gilad Shoham is a developer and open-source leader at Bit. They dive deep into the world of software development. They share insights on the shift from building R&D; structures around applications to focusing on components. Discover the philosophy and methodology...
03.13.2024
Exploring Functional Programming: Tools, Techniques, and Industry Insights - RRU 250
Lucas, Peter, and Chris delve into a fascinating discussion about functional programming, its application in the industry, and personal experiences working with related tools and technologies. From exploring the knowledge gap in functional programming to sharing anecdotes about learning new...
02.28.2024
Exploring Jotai: Atomic State Management in React - RRU 249
Mohammad Bagher Abiyat is a senior full-stack developer & consultant. He is the co-founder of XQuad and Pheno Agency. They engage in a detailed discussion about Jotai, a library designed for atomic state management in React. They also delve into...
02.21.2024
Material UI Matters: Unpacking the Flexibility and Accessibility of the Library - RRU 248
Dmitriy Kovalenko is a software engineer. They explore the practical considerations and implications of using UI systems such as Material UI and Radix for various web applications. They engage in insightful discussions about the delicate balance between time, money, and...
02.07.2024
Gherkin with Chris Frewin from InClub - RRU 247
Today we talk with Chris Frewin, a full-stack software engineer at private experience startup InClub, located in Zurich, Switzerland. Involved with all coding aspects, from the back-end, mobile app, CMS, and everything in-between, we learn about the challenges of being a...
01.31.2024
Assessing UI Libraries for Web Development Flexibility and Accessibility - RRU 246
Chris, Lucas, and Peter dive into the world of UI libraries and the important considerations when selecting one for web development projects. They discuss the pros and cons of using popular libraries, emphasizing the importance of accessibility, internationalization, and long-term...
01.24.2024
Unveiling
Dean Radcliffe is a senior software engineer at Optum. They explore the groundbreaking new library
01.17.2024
React Tooling and Technology Stack Diversity - RRU 244
Chris, Lucas, and Peter engage in a deep technical discussion about package managers, testing tools, and technology preferences in React projects. The conversation emphasizes the extensive tech stacks used in React projects and the importance of functional programming and TypeScript....
01.10.2024
Exploring Reactivity in JavaScript Frameworks - RRU 243
In today's episode, the panel of experts delves into the intricate world of reactivity in JavaScript frameworks. They explore Angular's signal-based approach, React's virtual DOM and hoisting, and how libraries like RxJS and Redux handle reactivity. They also discuss the...
01.03.2024
React Component Tests for Humans with Miroslav Nikolov - RRU 242
On this episode of React Round Up we chatted with Miroslav Nikolov, a UI developer at one.com, about his approach to unit testing React components. Miroslav discussed writing components in a human-friendly way, using the library UnexpectedJS. We also talked...
12.20.2023
Using AI for Web Development - RRU 241
Charles, Lucas, and Peter dive deep into the world of software development and React programming. They explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and the daily work of React developers. They discuss the benefits and challenges of using AI tools such...
12.13.2023
React Codebase Patterns - RRU 240
They delve into the realm of software development, with a focus on React best practices. In this episode, they dissect the intricacies of component structuring and file management, emphasizing the nuances of design patterns and the prudent use of Redux...
12.06.2023
How we Deploy our Apps - RRU 239
Welcome to the new set of panelists for the React Round Up podcast. Chris Frewin is a full-stack software engineer. Peter Osah is a full-stack software engineer. Lucas Paganini is a senior front-end Engineer.They delve into the world of software development...
11.22.2023
Redux, Redux Toolkit, OSS and More with Mark Erikson - RRU 238
Returning guest Mark Erikson joins the React Round Up team to discuss how he found himself in the position of being an open source maintainer for Redux, how he's helped shepherd/author future versions of Redux (and the complete overhauls that...
11.08.2023
How Do I Introduce New Tech at Work? - RRU 237
Today the panel is discussing how to introduce new tech at work. They agree that it’s important to get input from all teams on the decision, although it will primarily affect the development team. One should also consider the different...
10.18.2023
Navigating React Navigation with Zain Sajjad - RRU 236
Zain Sajjad is a frontend developer at his company Peekaboo Guru, an app built in React. The show begins with Zain explaining why he chose to build Peekaboo Guru in React. Ultimately, he chose React for its composability and reusability....
10.10.2023
Using and Teaching React with Kay Plößer - RRU 235
In this episode of React Round Up, the panel talks with Kay Plößer, describing their experiences learning React. Kay is a software developer from Stuttgart, Germany and the author of the book React from Zero. They discuss the best approach to...
10.04.2023
The State Machines in React with David Khourshid - RRU 234
David Khourshid is the author of a library called Xstate, He has been a developer for 7 years, currently works for Microsoft, his passion is frontendTalks a. In college, he actually studied piano performance, and so he talks about how...
09.27.2023
React Best Practices - RRU 233
In this week’s episode of React Round Up the panel works their way through a blog post outlining best practices for React. The first is “keeping components small and function-specific”. The panel discusses the pros of using this best practice...
09.20.2023
Game Development in React & Typescript with Maksim Ivanov - RRU 232
Front-end developer Maksim Ivanov talks about working for Mojang, the company behind the ridiculously popular game Minecraft. As it turns out, Maksim uses React to build different pieces of the game, and runs the code through a custom renderer to...
09.13.2023
All Astro with Fred Schott - RRU 231
Today we talk with Fred Schott, the co-creator of Astro, a web framework focused on improving performance. Built around island architecture, it leverages HTML over javascript where it’s an option. Astro is a great option for those who focus on...
09.06.2023
React Architecture with Tommy Groshong - RRU 230
In today's episode, we talk about state management, dependency injection, react hooks, API access best practices and more with Tommy Groshong a React UI architect.SponsorsChuck's Resume Template Raygun - Application Monitoring For Web & Mobile AppsBecome a Top 1% Dev with...
08.23.2023
Data Visualization at Scale with Andrey Goncharov - RRU 229
Software Engineer Andrey Goncharov joins the React Round Up crew to discuss how his company Hazelcast has approached visualizing hundreds of data points on potentially hundreds of computers in a way that makes sense to users. Dust off your math...
08.16.2023
How to Organize Your React App ft. Tania Rascia - RRU 228
Tania Rascia joins the round up to discuss how to organize your code across files, directories, components, and repos within your React app. The panel chimes in with what they've seen and clarify how these approaches effect the overall application...
08.02.2023
Migrating to React Query from Redux with Pierre Hedkvist - RRU 227
Software engineer Pierre Hedkvist joins the React Round Up panelists to share some spicy (controversial) coding decisions he's made and then written about. The first hot topic is using React state to store filter setting in query parameters with the...
07.20.2023
Jumpstart Your React Career With Collin Pfeifer - RRU 226
Collin Pfeifer, writer, software engineer, and student at Indiana University joins the React Round Up panel to discuss the intricacies and pitfalls in Create React App, the roadmap of being a self-taught developer, and how the computer education system has...
07.05.2023
Figma's Biggest Change - RRU 225
Jack, Paige, and TJ join this week's panelist episode to talk about Figma. Figma is a web-based design tool. Jack takes the lead as he talks about its new exciting features, how this tool benefits the designers, what sets it apart...
06.21.2023
Bootstrapping Application with Bun - RRU 224
Peter Osah is a Fullstack Software Engineer, Technical Writer, and a Biochemist & Bioinformatics Enthusiast. He joins the show to talk about his article, " Bootstrap your next Preact application with Bun". He begins by giving the listeners an introduction to...
06.07.2023
Everything About Firebase - RRU 223
Oluwaseun Raphael Afolayan is the Co-Founder of MyTherapist.ng, Technical Author, Fullstack Mobile Engineer, and eSports Gamer. He joins the show to talk about Firebase. He discusses the services that Firebase offers and why he chose it. SponsorsChuck's Resume TemplateRaygun - Application...
05.31.2023
What It Takes To Be A Web Developer: Part 2 - RRU 222
Hosts from the JavaScript Jabber podcast, AJ O'Neal and Dan Shappir join this week's crossover episode. They begin by giving a brief introduction of themselves. They talk about how to become a web developer and their perspective on being a web...
05.24.2023
What It Takes To Be A Web Developer: Part 1 - RRU 221
Hosts from the JavaScript Jabber podcast, AJ O'Neal and Dan Shappir join this week's crossover episode. They begin by giving a brief introduction of themselves. They talk about how to become a web developer and their perspective on being a web...
05.17.2023
Being a React Developer with Chirag Dugar - RRU 220
Chirag Dugar is a Software Development Engineer - II at Javis. He begins the show by talking about transitioning from being a college student to a Software Developer. He also shares his past learnings in coding and making connections during...
05.03.2023
Using CSS Style Inheritance with Sami Jaber - RRU 219
Sami Jaber is a Software Engineer at Builder.io. He joins the show to discuss "Implementing CSS Style Inheritance in React Native". He starts by talking about the inspiration behind the article's concept. He also talks about Mitosis, how to use...
04.28.2023
Getting to Know Bruce A. Tate - BONUS
Bruce A. Tate is a Founder at Groxio, Elixir Expert, and a Technical Author. He joins the show alongside Charles Max Wood to talk about his book, "Seven Languages in Seven Weeks". He also delves into some of the preparations...
04.19.2023
Blockman with Levan Katsadze - RRU 218
Levan Katsadze is a React.js TypeScript developer and Author of VS Code extension "Blockman". He joins the show alongside Jack, Paige, and TJ to talk about Blockman. He starts off by defining it and describing how it functions. He also talks about...
04.12.2023
How Do You Stop Hating Your Job? - BONUS
Are you dissatisfied with your job? Sam Feeney helps organizations improve employee engagement, increase retention, and reinvent hiring while helping individuals (re)discover career satisfaction in their current roles. He joins the show alongside Chuck Wood to tackle altering the way you...
04.06.2023
Creating Apps with Capacitor and React Native - RRU 217
Simon Grimm is a Creator, Indie Maker & Solopreneur. He is currently working at The Ionic Academy. He joins the panel to talk about React Native and Capacitor. He starts by explaining how a "Capacitor" contributes to your web application. They...
03.29.2023
Comparing React and Angular in 2023 - RRU 216
Hosts of the Adventures in Angular podcast, Chuck Wood and Lucas Paganini, join the React Round Up Panel on this week's episode crossover. They begin the episode by contrasting the two frameworks and offering their own viewpoints on React and...
03.08.2023
An Introduction to Helios With Sean Austin - RRU 215
Sean Austin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Helios. It is pioneering speech analytics for Wall Street. He joins the show to explain more about his company's background, how it got started and some of the factors they consider that have...
02.15.2023
The React Universe - RRU 214
Jack, Paige, and TJ join this week's panelist episode to tackle all things React and their take on different frameworks. They start off by talking about the pros and cons of "Create React App". They also discuss the Typescript 5.0...
02.08.2023
Performance Testing and THREE.js With Giulio Zausa - RRU 213
Giulio Zausa is a Software Engineer at Flux. They build next-generation collaborative tools for hardware design. He joins the show to talk about his projects on Flux. He also shares some of his tips and experiences on how to improve...
02.01.2023
User Authorization With Cerbos - RRU 212
Alex Olivier is a Product Lead at Cerbos. It is a self-hosted, open-source authorization layer that separates your authorization logic from your core application code. He joins the show to talk about the company in more detail and what it can...
01.25.2023
Shifting Away From CSS-in-JS With Sam Magura - RRU 211
Sam Magura is a Software developer at Spot. He joins the show alongside, Jack and TJ to talk about his article, "Why We're Breaking Up with CSS-in-JS". He was the second most active maintainer of Emotion, a widely-popular CSS-in-JS library for React....
01.18.2023
A Shift In Focus With Jack Franklin - RRU 210
Jack Franklin is working on Chrome DevTools as a Frontend Engineer at Google. He joins the show to talk about his article, "Why I don't miss React: a story about using the platform". He explains why he wrote his article and about...
01.11.2023
Predictions For 2023 - RRU 209
Talking about their 2023 Hot Takes and predictions, Jack, Paige, and TJ tackle this week's Panelist episode. They discuss their hopes for this year as well as potential improvements to the various languages and technologies. Additionally, they also dive into...
01.04.2023
Jumpstart Your React Career With Collin Pfeifer - RRU 208
Collin Pfeifer, writer, software engineer, and student at Indiana University joins the React Round Up panel to discuss the intricacies and pitfalls in Create React App, the roadmap of being a self-taught developer, and how the computer education system has...

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React Round Up episodes:

Inside Apache Superset with Evan Rusackas - RRU 255

Designing Your Life - RRU 254

The Impact of Open Source Companies and Industry Insights - RRU 253

Building Resilient Architecture with Monica Lent - RRU 252

Mastering Component Reusability with Gilad Shoham - RRU 251

Exploring Functional Programming: Tools, Techniques, and Industry Insights - RRU 250

Exploring Jotai: Atomic State Management in React - RRU 249

Material UI Matters: Unpacking the Flexibility and Accessibility of the Library - RRU 248

Gherkin with Chris Frewin from InClub - RRU 247

Assessing UI Libraries for Web Development Flexibility and Accessibility - RRU 246

Unveiling

React Tooling and Technology Stack Diversity - RRU 244

Exploring Reactivity in JavaScript Frameworks - RRU 243

React Component Tests for Humans with Miroslav Nikolov - RRU 242

Using AI for Web Development - RRU 241

React Codebase Patterns - RRU 240

How we Deploy our Apps - RRU 239

Redux, Redux Toolkit, OSS and More with Mark Erikson - RRU 238

How Do I Introduce New Tech at Work? - RRU 237

Navigating React Navigation with Zain Sajjad - RRU 236

Using and Teaching React with Kay Plößer - RRU 235

The State Machines in React with David Khourshid - RRU 234

React Best Practices - RRU 233

Game Development in React & Typescript with Maksim Ivanov - RRU 232

All Astro with Fred Schott - RRU 231

React Architecture with Tommy Groshong - RRU 230

Data Visualization at Scale with Andrey Goncharov - RRU 229

How to Organize Your React App ft. Tania Rascia - RRU 228

Migrating to React Query from Redux with Pierre Hedkvist - RRU 227

Jumpstart Your React Career With Collin Pfeifer - RRU 226

Figma's Biggest Change - RRU 225

Bootstrapping Application with Bun - RRU 224

Everything About Firebase - RRU 223

What It Takes To Be A Web Developer: Part 2 - RRU 222

What It Takes To Be A Web Developer: Part 1 - RRU 221

Being a React Developer with Chirag Dugar - RRU 220

Using CSS Style Inheritance with Sami Jaber - RRU 219

Getting to Know Bruce A. Tate - BONUS

Blockman with Levan Katsadze - RRU 218

How Do You Stop Hating Your Job? - BONUS

Creating Apps with Capacitor and React Native - RRU 217

Comparing React and Angular in 2023 - RRU 216

An Introduction to Helios With Sean Austin - RRU 215

The React Universe - RRU 214

Performance Testing and THREE.js With Giulio Zausa - RRU 213

User Authorization With Cerbos - RRU 212

Shifting Away From CSS-in-JS With Sam Magura - RRU 211

A Shift In Focus With Jack Franklin - RRU 210

Predictions For 2023 - RRU 209

Jumpstart Your React Career With Collin Pfeifer - RRU 208