Intro

Drew McLellan is on this week to talk about Perch – the CMS built for web professionals – and the upcoming 24Ways.

Q & A

30:40 What was the hardest thing about turning Perch into a steady income stream, what you did to overcome it and what tips would you have for someone that wants to start a side project, but doesn’t even have an idea yet?

35:10 As an agency, a lot of our sites are too image heavy and it is hurting performance for mobile. What is the best practice for responsive images as content (not background images)?

39:00 Picture having to format every single page, paragraph, roll over, drop down, chart, graph; basically anything with text as a separate PSD file/layer comp. Am I alone thinking that this method of content development insane? Or, is this a lot more common than I think?

45:50 I’m looking to catch up with the times and use Github in my workflow for client projects, but I don’t really know how I should actually use it. Like should I create a separate repo for each client? Or should I make one repo and have multiple folders or branches, since Github only allows a set amount of private repos?

55:28 I am a developer for a site with a community of 200 000+ users. We have decided that we want to migrate to a sparkly new modern system! What software/system should we migrate to?

Links

All in the Head: Drew’s Website

Drew McLellan on Twitter

Perch CMS

Perch Runway

Perch Demos

24ways

TextPattern

Beanstalk

Bitbucket

Gitlab

Wildbit

Deploybot

BBPress

PHPBB

Vanilla Forums

Discourse

Laravel.io

Sponsors

Braintree 21:32

This episode of Shop Talk is brought to you by Braintree. Code for easy online payments. If you’re building a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree.

The Braintree v dot zero SDK makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types. Start accepting PayPal, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Venom, cards, and more— all with a single integration.

Perch CMS Summit 44:09

Perch CMS Summit is a virtual, live conference that celebrates the lightweight, user-friendly PHP content management system. Spend a day with the Perch CMS team to learn tips and tricks, templating ideas, Q+A with the Perch CMS team and much more. If you register now, use code SHOPTALK to get $10 off.

Show DescriptionDrew McLellan is on this week to talk about Perch - the CMS built for web professionals - and the upcoming 24Ways.

⭐️BraintreePaymentsThis episode of Shop Talk is brought to you by Braintree. Code for easy online payments. If you’re building a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree.

The Braintree v dot zero SDK makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types. Start accepting PayPal, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Venom, cards, and more— all with a single integration.

⭐️Perch CMS Summit[Perch CMS Summit](http://synd.co/20Pcfil) is a virtual, live conference that celebrates the lightweight, user-friendly PHP content management system. Spend a day with the Perch CMS team to learn tips and tricks, templating ideas, Q+A with the Perch CMS team and much more. If you register now, use code SHOPTALK to get $10 off.

Intro

We’ve got a panel discussion from A List Apart’s The State of Front End Dev hangout featuring Jina Bolton, Una Kravetz, Rebecca Murphy, Marco Rogers, and our own Chris Coyier. Job tiles, recruitment, what it means to be a senior developer.

Links

The State of Front-End Dev on A List Apart Events

Watch the video on Youtube

Jina Bolton / Jina on Twitter

Lightning Design Systems

The Mixin SF

Open Design Foundation

Una Kravets / Una on Twitter

JS Assessment

Bazaar Voice

Rebecca Murphey / Rebecca on Twitter

Marco Rogers

Clover Health

Sponsors

Braintree

Code for easy online payments. If you’re building a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. Braintree gives you an easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next — all with a single integration.

The Braintree v dot zero SDK makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types. Start accepting PayPal, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and more—all with a single integration. One small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes.

To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, click here.

Perch Summit

Perch CMS Summit is a virtual, live conference that celebrates the lightweight, user-friendly PHP content management system. Spend a day with the Perch CMS team to learn tips and tricks, templating ideas, Q+A with the Perch CMS team and much more. If you register now, use code SHOPTALK to get $10 off.

Rachel Andrew on ShopTalk

Job Mention

Clock Software Engineer

Show DescriptionWe've got a panel discussion from A List Apart's The State of Front End Dev hangout featuring Jina Bolton, Una Kravetz, Rebecca Murphy, Marco Rogers, and our own Chris Coyier. Job tiles, recruitment, what it means to be a senior developer.

⭐️BraintreePaymentsCode for easy online payments. If you’re building a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. Braintree gives you an easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next — all with a single integration.

The Braintree v dot zero SDK makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types. Start accepting PayPal, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and more—all with a single integration. One small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes.

To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, [click here](http://synd.co/1KPEJRh).

⭐️Perch Summit[Perch CMS Summit](http://synd.co/20Pcfil) is a virtual, live conference that celebrates the lightweight, user-friendly PHP content management system. Spend a day with the Perch CMS team to learn tips and tricks, templating ideas, Q+A with the Perch CMS team and much more. If you register now, use code SHOPTALK to get $10 off.

[Rachel Andrew on ShopTalk](http://shoptalkshow.com/episodes/100-rachel-andrew/)

Intro

We’re joined by Whitney Hess, UX and empathy coach, and she helps us answer your questions about jobs, leveling up skills, finding a mentor, and becoming a freelance designer.

Q & A

24:00 I am looking to change careers. I just find things I like on dribble and build them on my own using sass through the command line. I understand git. Is it time to man up and apply. Is there always a feeling of I don’t know enough?

26:18 I don’t want to work with advertisement for the rest of my life, so I still want to build my web-development skill-set. Moreover, I like it. I want to be a web-developer. So what to you guys think I should do?

30:42Do you guys know of ways that older developers looking to move into a new technology can get mentoring on this new technology, besides Googling like a madman?

40:34 I’ve been a web designer for a while, and have always wanted to use it. Do you have any tips on becoming a Freelance Designer?

Links

Whitney Hess

@WhitneyHess

Whitney’s blog

Pay What You Wish Sessions with Whitney

Designing Yourself Podcast

Marshall Goldsmith

Resources and Books on Whitney Hess’ website

Sponsors

Sass Summit 21:10

Bring the experts to your desktop for an all-new, two-day only online conference, the Sass Summit 2015! This Nov. 18 and 19th, deep dive into Sass sessions about web typography, attribute driven styles, games, linting, and much much more. Visit SassSummit.com to register now!

Lynda.com 39:00

Challenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to lynda.com!

Check out some super great courses like:

Illustrator CC for Web Design: Wireframing

Android Studio Essential Training

Up and Running with Java

Bootstrap Layouts: Responsive Single-Page Design

Localization for Developers

Up and Running with Android Wear

Growth Hacking Fundamentals

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Job Mention

Clear Space

Show DescriptionWe're joined by Whitney Hess, UX and empathy coach, and she helps us answer your questions about jobs, leveling up skills, finding a mentor, and becoming a freelance designer.

⭐️Sass SummitBring the experts to your desktop for an all-new, two-day only online conference, the [Sass Summit 2015](http://synd.co/1OVZMUP)! This Nov. 18 and 19th, deep dive into Sass sessions about web typography, attribute driven styles, games, linting, and much much more. Visit [SassSummit.com](http://synd.co/1OVZMUP) to register now!

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Check out some super great courses like:

* Illustrator CC for Web Design: Wireframing

* Android Studio Essential Training

* Up and Running with Java

* Bootstrap Layouts: Responsive Single-Page Design

* Localization for Developers

* Up and Running with Android Wear

* Growth Hacking Fundamentals

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Intro

We’ve got a panel discussion around ad blocking. Three guests, each on slightly different sides of the debate, join us to talk about the controversial topic of ad and content blockers.

Links

Lydia Laurenson / website

Vitaly Friedman / website

Todd Garland / website

Acceptable Ads

Adblock

Adblock Plus

Ghostery

Lifehacker: The Best Ad Blockers for iOS 9

AppleInsider: Top iOS Ad Blocker Lets Advertisers Pay to Bypas Restrictions

CSS Tricks: Discussion Around Ad Blocking

CSS Tricks: Thoughts on Advertising Ecosystem

SethGodin on Ad Blocking

Anil Dash Tweetstorm

The Awl: Welcome to the Block Party

Pagefair.com: The Cost of Ad Blocking

Sponsors

Sass Summit

Bring the experts to your desktop for an all-new, two-day only online conference, the Sass Summit 2015! This Nov. 18 and 19th, deep dive into Sass sessions about web typography, attribute driven styles, games, listing, and much much more. Visit SassSummit.com to register now!

Lynda.com

Challenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to lynda.com!

Check out some super great courses like:

illustrator CC for Web Design: Wireframing

Android Studio Essential Training

Up and Running with Java

Bootstrap Layouts: Responsive Single-Page Design

Localization for Developers

Up and Running with Android Wear

Growth Hacking Fundamentals

Whether you want to set new financial goals, find work/life balance, invest in a new hobby, ask your boss for a raise, find a new job or improve upon your current job skills in 2015, lynda.com has something for everyone! Get a free 10 day trial now!

Job Mention

Full Time at Rebelmail

Show DescriptionWe've got a panel discussion around ad blocking. Three guests, each on slightly different sides of the debate, join us to talk about the controversial topic of ad and content blockers.

⭐️Sass SummitBring the experts to your desktop for an all-new, two-day only online conference, the [Sass Summit 2015](http://synd.co/1OVZMUP)! This Nov. 18 and 19th, deep dive into Sass sessions about web typography, attribute driven styles, games, listing, and much much more. Visit [SassSummit.com](http://synd.co/1OVZMUP) to register now!

⭐️Lynda.comChallenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to [lynda.com](http://synd.co/1WHLYQZ)!

Check out some super great courses like:

* illustrator CC for Web Design: Wireframing

* Android Studio Essential Training

* Up and Running with Java

* Bootstrap Layouts: Responsive Single-Page Design

* Localization for Developers

* Up and Running with Android Wear

* Growth Hacking Fundamentals

Whether you want to set new financial goals, find work/life balance, invest in a new hobby, ask your boss for a raise, find a new job or improve upon your current job skills in 2015, [lynda.com](http://synd.co/1WHLYQZ) has something for everyone! [Get a free 10 day trial now!](http://synd.co/1WHLYQZ)

Intro

RAPIDFIRE 53 Sass on remote servers, Dave’s rysnc workflow, styling tooltips, leveling up as quick as Dave and Chris, archiving annual sites, poor performance with JS, minimizing requests in WordPress, modernizing legacy CSS, SEO, and more!

Q & A

3:40 I’ve never considered running Sass on the remote server – but is this the optimal way to go about it? Do people really process their Sass files on the remote server? What are the pros and cons of this workflow?

12:20 I was interested in hearing more about Dave’s rsync workflow to deploy his site.

17:20 What is the best way of styling tooltips? Google doesn’t come up with much. Have things moved on at all since the last CSS Tricks article about it in 2011? It seems very complicated for a much needed and simple effect.

23:24 How do you guys seem to level up so quickly? I have been focused on learning JavaScript, jQuery, and PHP for a while now and, for whatever reason, I cannot get to that next level of understanding.

28:55 I work at a public library where we help put on an annual event that runs for a few months. Each year the event has a different theme. The site gets a few thousand visits during the course the event, so I’m weighing how much time/effort I should really put into this.

34:38 I have some JS running on a page every 300ms to do…stuff. I’m worried that it’s going to result in some kind of poor performance, but I’m not sure what to look for. Buffer Chrome Timeline

38:13 I’ve had a problem keeping the navigation in place when dealing with items with slightly different heights, I think this make for a better UX do you have any advice on keeping the pagination in place?

41:00 We use WordPress for all client sites and have pretty efficient gulp setup with sass compiling and concatenation. But as soon as you start to use a few wordpress plugins that all come with their own scripts and stylesheets the whole “Limited http requests” is out the window. Is there a way to get our theme to intercept the plugin scripts and stylesheets and combine them with my own and that way limit the amount of http requests?

43:19 We have a ton of legacy CSS. Is it worth the time to reverse engineer any of this to Sass? Are the CSS to Sass tools good at this? What is your experience modernizing legacy CSS?

50:48 How much of SEO do you take on, how much do you contract out?

58:50 How can I build a portfolio of websites that show that I’m a capable front-end dev when most job listings seem to have an endless list of requirements that I feel I’d never be able to encapsulate alone as one person?

Links

Dunning Kruger effect

CodePen Radio

Beanstalk

Acrosync

Deploybot

Digital Ocean

Media Temple

Handy Manny

Digg Reader

ComingTogether.in

Paul Lewis

WP Minify

Minqueue WordPress Plugin

Google Page Speed insights

Moz

Sponsors

Sass Summit 32:10

Bring the experts to your desktop for an all-new, two-day only online conference, the Sass Summit 2015! This Nov. 18 and 19th, deep dive into Sass sessions about web typography, attribute driven styles, games, listing, and much much more. Visit SassSummit.com to register now!

Lynda.com 46:44

Challenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to lynda.com!

Check out some super great courses like:

Illustrator CC for Web Design: Wireframing

Android Studio Essential Training

Up and Running with Java

Bootstrap Layouts: Responsive Single-Page Design

Localization for Developers

Up and Running with Android Wear

Growth Hacking Fundamentals

Whether you want to set new financial goals, find work/life balance, invest in a new hobby, ask your boss for a raise, find a new job or improve upon your current job skills in 2015, lynda.com has something for everyone! Get a free 10 day trial now!

Job Mention

Front End Designer at WaterFurnace

Show DescriptionRAPIDFIRE 53 Sass on remote servers, Dave's rysnc workflow, styling tooltips, leveling up as quick as Dave and Chris, archiving annual sites, poor p[...]

Intro

It’s a two-person on the street report coming from CSS Dev Conf 2015 aboard the Queen Mary Hotel. What it’s like to attend a conference in 2015 and why you should consider going. Dave sings! Chris has deep thoughts in the morning! Dave invents a new game!

p.s. the static at the beginning doesn’t last.

Links

Sara Soueidan on ShopTalk Show

Smashing Book 5

ShopTalk Show with Sarah Drasner

Twillio

Brenda Storer / Brenda on Twitter

Brenna O’Brien / Brenna on Twitter

Heather Migliorisi

Estelle Weyl

Charlie Park

Philip Walton / Philip on Twitter

Marcelo Somers / Marcelo on Twitter

Gregor Adams

Stacy Kvernmo/ Stacy on Twitter

Jina Bolton

Philip Zastrow

Michah Godbolt / Michah on Twitter

Codeship

Travis CI

Mina Markham on ShopTalk Show / Mina.is/here/ / Mina on Twitter

Grommet

ShopTalk #185 This Idea Must Die

CSS-Tricks: Toggles on CodePen by Natalya

The Octopus

Twitter poll: “inwine styles” vs “the cascade

How many times Dave yelled boat!

Sponsors

Braintree

Code for easy online payments. If you’re building a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. Braintree gives you an easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venom, cards, and whatever’s next — all with a single integration.

The Braintree v dot zero SDK makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types. Start accepting PayPal, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Venom, cards, and more—all with a single integration. One small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes.

To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, click here.

UX Rebels Summit

UX Rebels Summit is a one-day, virtual conference about leveling up your UX design skill set. Learn what should go into your UX portfolio to help land clients, what tools and gadgets you should use for field research, and much much more to help inspire you. Register at UXRebelsSummit.Ccom.

Job Mention

ShopTalk Show Job Board

Show DescriptionIt's a two-person on the street report coming from CSS Dev Conf 2015 aboard the Queen Mary Hotel. What it's like to attend a conference in 2015 and why you should consider going. Dave sings! Chris has deep thoughts in the morning! Dave invents a new game!

p.s. the static at the beginning doesn't last.

⭐️BraintreePaymentsCode for easy online payments. If you’re building a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. Braintree gives you an easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venom, cards, and whatever’s next — all with a single integration.

The Braintree v dot zero SDK makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types. Start accepting PayPal, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Venom, cards, and more—all with a single integration. One small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes.

To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, [click here](http://synd.co/1KPEJRh).

⭐️UX Rebels Summit[UX Rebels Summit](http://synd.co/1LAHDur) is a one-day, virtual conference about leveling up your UX design skill set. Learn what should go into your UX portfolio to help land clients, what tools and gadgets you should use for field research, and much much more to help inspire you. Register at [UXRebelsSummit.Ccom](http://synd.co/1LAHDur).

Intro

Rapidfire #52 includes questions about Jekyll, Team Foundation Server, server performance, design training, minimum touch size, cascade vs cascade, estimating projects and as usual – a whole lot more.

Q & A

3:11 What can I get with Jekyll that is more superior? Is it just the ability to able to write in markdown?

10:35 When Paravel worked on Microsoft.com were you using Team Foundation Server (TFS) for version control or Git? Since this is a Microsoft product I was wondering if they were using it. Also concerning #davegoeswindows, did you/are you moving from Git to TFS? If so how is it going with TFS?

13:25 I understand performance basics like minimizing requests, gzip, and browser caching, but I’d like to learn more about how servers work because I feel like I’m missing out on a big part of the performance picture.

21:00 Are there specific courses geared towards web design that you guys would recommend? Or, do you know what a good starting point for an intermediate designer would be?

25:00 What minimum size do you find most comfortable for touch events?

30:40 What does the term “cascade” mean in regards to CSS? There seem to be two commonly used but different definitions. So which is it? Or is it both? Or does it even matter?

34:34 I have been learning a lot about keyboard accessibility lately and am trying to be more proactive in using this best practice. Any advice on controlling focus (specifically within dropdown menus or otherwise hidden elements)?

44:00 Is there a great place to go for learning how to master WordPress’ functions.php file? I feel like my template development would be a lot stronger/easier if I only understood what could go in that file.

50:32 Do we still need to create a site map for a site? I don’t think anyone typically used them except for circumstances where they can’t find what they’re looking for. Does Google need it?

53:17 I’ve landed the role of PM in a 3-man startup, and I was hoping you both could give some insights into what methods have worked for you when it comes to budget estimates, particularly as it pertains to time.

Links

ShopTalk Show FAQ

Jekyll

Team Foundation Server

Git

Bitbucket

Github

Puma Web Server

Brad Frost

HTML5 Boilerplate

NGinx

Illya Grigorik

Android Material Design

Sitepoint: Cascade Specificity Inheritance

WPFunction.me

Value Based Pricing by Dan Mall

The Businessology Show

Bizcraft

AIGA

Sponsors

Sass Summit 40:40

Sass Summit is a two-day, virtual conference about leveling up your Sass and CSS skill set. Topics include Sass (of course) but also how to create your own personal CDN, PostCSS, web typography, animation, and more. Register now at Sass Summit dot-com.

Lynda.com 21:00

Challenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to lynda.com!

Here’s some of the great courses that caught our eye as interesting for ShopTalk listeners: Localization for Developers, Apple watchOS 2 New Features, Illustrator CC Power Shortcuts, Amazon Web Services Data Services, and Up and Running with React.js.

Whether you want to set new financial goals, find work/life balance, invest in a new hobby, ask your boss for a raise, find a new job or improve upon your current job skills in 2015, lynda.com has something for everyone! Get your free 10 day trial now.

Show DescriptionRapidfire #52 includes questions about Jekyll, Team Foundation Server, server performance, design training, minimum touch size, cascade vs cascade, estimating projects and as usual - a whole lot more.

⭐️Sass SummitSass Summit is a two-day, virtual conference about leveling up your Sass and CSS skill set. Topics include Sass (of course) but also how to create your own personal CDN, PostCSS, web typography, animation, and more. Register now at [Sass Summit dot-com](http://synd.co/1OVZMUP).

⭐️Lynda.comChallenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to [lynda.com](http://synd.co/1WHLYQZ)!

Here’s some of the great courses that caught our eye as interesting for ShopTalk [...]

Intro

It’s RAPID-FIRE time again and this week we’re A’ing your Q’s about local WordPress configs, feeling like an imposter, Atom’s packages, file paths on Windows, style guide dictatorships, and so much more.

Q & A

2:28 One thing I’m finding difficult is to be able to read other people’s code which is pretty much unavoidable.

9:53 I have a question about managing your local WordPress setup. For awhile, I have used just one WordPress install and one database and then I switch to whatever theme I am working on at the time. Do you have separate installs and databases for each project?

14:10 What is the cure for imposter syndrome?

20:45 I am enjoying my time with Atom’s text editor. But one thing that has me a little confused is adding syntax highlighting. I have read some tutorials but it seems a little complicated. I am looking to add syntax highlighting for HAML. Any advice?

27:40 Dave, what are you doing about managing file paths in your applications? Have you run into any problems with Node dependencies choking on trying to find a file using ‘/‘ instead of ‘’?

32:40 I’m the lead developer at my small shop of 14 people so I’m always trying to come up with cool ways to make the team for efficient and bring everyone’s skill up. I recently was thinking about implementing coding style guides to help unify our code.

40:00 What are you thoughts on declaring a language in an HTML document? I’m fairly new to web design and I am trying to determine how important it is. Also, where should it be declared?

45:06 Could you briefly talk about the different apps that you can use to install Sass?

49:48 I have a client that is pushing for there site to have the top scores on PageSpeed Insights. It calls the CSS BEFORE the head tag. Is this some way of improving speed or tricking Google Insights from throwing the “CSS above the Fold” issues?

55:55 What do you think about open source JavaScript photo galleries around? Which are the best? Galleria or maybe new PhotoSwipe?

Links

WP Migrate DB Pro

Beanstalk

You Don’t Have Imposter Syndrome

Lara Hogan On having a totally reasonable amount of self-confidence

HAML Highlighting for Atom

Language attributes

Codekit

PrePros

Grunt

Understanding Critical CSS

Filament Group Critical CSS

Adactio: Inlining Critical CSS

Photoswipe

Flickity

Isotope

Should I Use a Carousel

Sponsors

UX Rebels Summit 25:10

UX Rebels Summit is a one-day, virtual conference about leveling up your UX design skill set. Learn what should go into your UX portfolio to help land clients, what tools and gadgets you should use for field research, and much more to help inspire you. Register at UXREBELSSUMMIT dot COM.

Braintree 37:30

Code for easy online payments. If you’re building a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. Braintree gives you an easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next — all with a single integration.

The Braintree v dot zero SDK makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types. Start accepting PayPal, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and more—all with a single integration. One small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes.

To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, click here.

Job Mention

Spider Strategies

Show DescriptionIt's RAPID-FIRE time again and this week we're A'ing your Q's about local WordPress configs, feeling like an imposter, Atom's packages, file paths on Windows, style guide dictatorships, and so much more.

⭐️UX Rebels Summit[UX Rebels Summit](http://synd.co/1LAHDur) is a one-day, virtual conference about leveling up your UX design skill set. Learn what should go into your UX portfolio to help land clients, what tools and gadgets you should use for field research, and much more to help inspire you. Register at[...]

Intro

Dave has gone to Windows! And Chris has questions! Can you even develop websites on Windows? (Saved you a listen: Yes you can.) Listen to the internet’s favorite fart podcast!

Links

ShopTalk Show

Dave Rupert.com

gs.statcounter.com

CrossBrowserTesting.com

Git for Windows SCM

Github Desktop for Windows

Cygwin

Chocolatey for Windows

Atom Editor

Using Subl Command Line

Visual Studio Code

MAMP for Mac or Windows

NodeJS

Scott Hanselman

Developing on Windows

Docker for Windows

Rdio.com

Clink for Windows

AMAZON REFERRAL LINK TO CRAZY MONITOR DAVE MENTIONED

CAPTAIN HATS

The Dash.com

Sponsors

Lynda.com 42:20

Challenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to lynda.com!

Here’s some of the great courses that caught our eye as interesting for ShopTalk listeners: Localization for Developers, Apple watchOS 2 New Features, Illustrator CC Power Shortcuts, Amazon Web Services Data Services, and Up and Running with React.js.

Whether you want to set new financial goals, find work/life balance, invest in a new hobby, ask your boss for a raise, find a new job or improve upon your current job skills in 2015, lynda.com has something for everyone! Get your free 10 day trial now.

CSS Dev Conf * 1:03:42

It’s almost too late, but there’s still time to see one of the best web conferences of the year. CSS Dev Conf aboard The Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Yes, the hotel is the ship is the venue: 3-in-1! Head to CSS Dev Conf dot-com now to register!

Job Mention

Spider Strategies

Show DescriptionDave has gone to Windows! And Chris has questions! Can you even develop websites on Windows? (Saved you a listen: Yes you can.) Listen to the internet's favorite fart podcast!

⭐️Lynda.comChallenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to [lynda.com](http://synd.co/1WHLYQZ)!

Here’s some of the great courses that caught our eye as interesting for ShopTalk listeners: Localization for Developers, Apple watchOS 2 New Features, Illustrator CC Power Shortcuts, Amazon Web Services Data Services, and Up and Running with React.js.

Whether you want to set new financial goals, find work/life balance, invest in a new hobby, ask your boss for a raise, find a new job or improve upon your current job skills in 2015, [lynda.com](http://synd.co/1WHLYQZ) has something for everyone! [Get your free 10 day trial now.](http://synd.co/1WHLYQZ)

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Intro

This idea must die – ideas that exist that are so absurd so seemingly unlikely that you can’t believe it even exists at all?

Ideas That Need to Die

The web is a continuum. Brad Frost

Sidebars must die. Jen Simmons

Stop demonizing those with whom we disagree. Jeffrey Zeldman

The current favicon system must die

Browser pre-fixes

Good design can’t also be performant Sarah Dranser

Modal signup boxes implying you’re an idiot if you don’t

Stop treating users like idiots

Pop-up ads must die. Again.

Make a website that looks different.

Links

Edge.org

CSSLint

The Story of the Blind Men and an Elephant

Thriving in Unpredictability by Tim Kadlec

Radiolab episode: The Rhino Hunter

Marco Arment on Why He Removed His Content Blocker

Cruelest Opt Outs

Sponsors

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Job Mention

Hiring Front-end UI Engineer at ALT VR

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Show DescriptionThis idea must die - ideas that exist that are so absurd so seemingly unlikely that you can't believe it even exists at all?

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The Braintree v dot zero SDK makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types. Start accepting PayPal, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and more—all with a single integration. One small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes.

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