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By Chris Coyier & Dave RupertTechnology

ShopTalk episodes

November 10, 2025690: Steve Ruiz and tldraw
Show Description
Steve Ruiz talks about what tldraw is and who it's for, how they've dealt with data on all the computers, what's new in the tldraw SDK, ideas for building on top of tldraw, tldraw's business model, and what the future holds for tldraw the company.
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GuestsSteve Ruiz
Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social
A developer, designer, and now startup founder in London. I build lots of prototypes. Sometimes those prototypes turn into products.
Links
tldraw • very good free whiteboard
tldraw computer
makereal
Docs • tldraw
tldraw - Visual Studio Marketplace
Globs Designer
ClickUp | The everything app for work
Steve Ruiz
steveruizok (Steve Ruiz)
tldraw (@tldraw) / X
1 hr 13 min
November 03, 2025689: Tyler Sticka on Colorpeek 2 and Awesome CSS
Show Description
In this episode we sit down with Tyler Sticka to discuss upgrading his project, Colorpeek. We explore the practical applications of web components and CSS, and how they are shaping the future of web development. Tyler shares his experiences with prototyping and the challenges of maintaining simplicity in design.
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GuestsTyler Sticka
Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social
I work with organizations to create and ship expressive, delightful and performant responsive experiences. I often design in the browser and I love to draw.
Links
Wirecutter: New Product Reviews, Deals, and Buying Advice
Zojirushi SM-KHE48AG Stainless Steel Mug, 16-Ounce, Smoky Blue : Amazon.ca: Home
Tyler Sticka (@[email protected]) - social.lol
Tyler Sticka (@tylersticka.com) — Bluesky
Colorpeek 2 – Tyler Sticka
Colorpeek · Simply Share Colors
Emmet — the essential toolkit for web-developers
AI Browsers, ad nauseam – Tyler Sticka
ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web - Anil Dash
David Darnes - Designer, Front-end Developer & Writer specialising in Design Systems, Eleventy, Ghost & Jamstack
David Bushell – Freelance Web Design & Front-end Development (UK)
1 hr 5 min
October 27, 2025688: Modern CSS Round-Out Tabs, OpenUI, and Why Websites?
Show Description
Dave and Chris discuss the transition of QuietUI's license to open source, the creative process behind blogging, modern CSS techniques, and the features of QuietUI, a new design system with unique components.
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Links
CodePen
50 Reasons to Build a Website – Frontend Masters Blog
"Why would anybody start a website?" - daverupert.com
Clues By Sam
Inkwell Games
wip: terminal (initial commit)
Modern CSS Round-Out Tabs – Frontend Masters Blog
Quiet UI
Web Awesome
Lots to shout about in Quiet UI - daverupert.com
56 min
October 20, 2025687: Ben Frain on Responsive Design
Show Description
Ben's got an updated edition of his book, Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, to chat about as well as how much AI is being inserted into writing, layers, scope, color contrast vs contrast color, shouldn't AI bots pay for data they slurp, iFrames permissions issues in Chrome, anchor positioning, and where have all the bloggers gone?
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GuestsBen Frain
Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social
I write web development books, make online courses, and publish YouTube videos.
Links
Ben Frain – author and web developer
Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS available at Amazon
benfrain (GitHub)
Ben Frain - YouTube
JavaScript for Everyone - Piccalilli
BCD Watch
SponsorsAtomic Design Certification CourseMaster tokens AND atomic design to elevate your design systems game. Get access to both courses, which include hours of comprehensive video lessons, sample token architecture for Figma & Code, process diagrams, exercises, and exclusive Slack!
1 hr 7 min
October 13, 2025686: Todd Libby on Deceptive Patterns
Show Description
Todd Libby is on the show to talk with us about deceptive patterns on the web, what WCAG is and who it's for, and 5 deceptive patterns in use on the web today.
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GuestsTodd Libby
Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social
Web developer and developer advocate from Portland, Maine now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I had been a developer for most of my 25 years professionally in tech before moving to accessibility.
Links
Front End Nerdery
Trump used dark patterns to trick supporters into donating millions more than intended | The Verge
Death to Bullshit | Brad Frost
Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010
The Architecture of Anxiety and Shame, Part One
1 hr 1 min
October 06, 2025685: Fix My Home Tech, What’s Up with Firefox, and the MVP Car
Show Description
Who's the person to hire when your home network isn't working as reliably as it should? And while we're at it - can you also fix Dave's Find My notifications? What's the plan with Firefox in 2025? And Dave blogs (and mouth blogs) about his struggles with the MVP car.
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Links
Why I hate the MVP car - daverupert.com
TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards - Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat - Episode 212
SponsorsAtomic Design Certification CourseMaster tokens AND atomic design to elevate your design systems game. Get access to both courses, which include hours of comprehensive video lessons, sample token architecture for Figma & Code, process diagrams, exercises, and exclusive Slack!
1 hr 7 min
September 29, 2025684: What Motivates Chris to Keep Working on CodePen?
Show Description
Listener questions about CSS ruby-position, crafting adaptive layouts using a responsive component, what keeps Chris motivated to work on CodePen, why are there no positive issues on GitHub., tech support in the age of AI, and a semi-regular segment of inbox therapy.
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Links
Crafting adaptive layouts using a responsive component | by Michael Trilford | Bootcamp | Medium
CodePen Radio – CodePen
Introduction - Tree-sitter
Design for Community: The Art of Connecting Real People in Virtual Places
SponsorsAtomic Design Certification CourseMaster tokens AND atomic design to elevate your design systems game. Get access to both courses, which include hours of comprehensive video lessons, sample token architecture for Figma & Code, process diagrams, exercises, and exclusive Slack!
1 hr 10 min
September 22, 2025683: iOS 26 Safari, Material Support on the Web, and Fixing The Button Problem
Show Description
Dave and Chris discuss the release of Safari in iOS26, the aesthetics of Liquid Glass in CSS, the importance of material design, and the role of TypeScript in modern web development. The conversation also touches on when to consider rebuilding a tech stack, the significance of user experience, and how to know when to choose a new tech stack.
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Links
Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content
Syntax - Web Development Podcast
Theo - t3․gg - YouTube
Gina Trapani
Foursight
Omakub — An Omakase Developer Setup for Ubuntu 24.04+ by DHH
55 min
September 15, 2025682: Whiskey, Security, Antitrust, and Fun with CSS Functions
Show Description
Dave's got a Whiskey related content warning, recent security vulnerabilities in NPM, challenges with password management, and the complexities of digital security. They delve into Google's antitrust issues and the dynamics of the browser market, before transitioning to innovations in CSS, including custom properties and functions. The conversation wraps up with thoughts on the future of CSS and web development.
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Links
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
Storybook: Frontend workshop for UI development
Largest NPM Compromise in History - Supply Chain Attack : r/programming
We all dodged a bullet - Xe Iaso
Post by @cabel.panic.com — Bluesky
Special: One on One with a Hacker – ShopTalk
1Password Watchtower
This 25-minute video is the most riveting sudoku puzzle you will ever watch | The Verge
Many years on the job and I still don't get it. - daverupert.com
if() - CSS | MDN
CSS at-rule functions - CSS | MDN
CSS color-scheme-dependent colors with light-dark() – Bram.us
Matthias Ott
58 min
September 08, 2025681: CSS Reset Update, Arc Gets Bought, and Why Websites?
Show Description
Chris is updating us on the progress of his CSS reset, thoughts on The Browser Company and Arc being bought by Atlassian, and in 2025 why would anyone build a website?
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Links
Bend Old-Time Jams and Events
Join or Die
Join or Die on Netflix
Bowling Alone - Wikipedia
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on the Birth of the Agentic Web - The Verge
Chris' CSS Starter
1 hr 8 min