Taming Complexity for Users
In this episode we cover "Where Does Complexity Go?" by Al Tenhundfeld. This article starts with the premise of Tesler's Law - all applications have a certain amount of complexity that can't be remove...
27 Dec 202355min
The One About Platform Engineering
In this episode, we go deep on "How Platform Engineering Works" with a real life platform engineer - Joe! If you have ever wondered what platform engineering is, or more likely, if you've ever wondere...
19 Dec 20231h 3min
AI vs Joe - A Coding Battle For The Future of Programming
In this very special episode, we bring you a battle-royale between Evan, powered by ChatGPT, and Joe, powered by Lavazza Espresso. We both set out to build a chrome extension to highlight text on web...
12 Dec 20231h
Asking Good Questions
In this episode your two favorite frontenders cover "How to Ask Good Technical Questions" from the excellent FreeCodeCamp blog. Make no mistake - asking good questions is a critical skill to develop i...
5 Dec 20231h 1min
The One About Not Using NextJS
In this episode, we talk all about "Why I Won't Use Next.js" by Kent Dodds. Yes, the title is clickbait, but the content delivers. We cover NextJS stability issues, deployment difficulties, "too much ...
27 Nov 20231h 3min
All About Visual Regression Testing
In this episode, we talk all about visual regression testing! Today's article, Upgrading frontend dependencies with confidence, is a case-study in using visual regression testing to catch UI issues i...
20 Nov 202349min
The Myth of Learning Styles
In this episode, we dive into The Myth of the Myth of Learning Styles by Ned Batchelder. This is a short but thought provoking article on how to find the right way to learn for you. We go through a se...
13 Nov 20231h 4min
The One About the Job Search
We're back everybody! After a multi-month hiatus, we've finally returned with a whole episode on Joe's (successful) job search. This is end-to-end coverage on the current job market for Frontend. We c...
6 Nov 20231h
