Oxide and Friends

The Frontend of the Computer

Jul 18, 2023

01:03:34

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Importance of TypeScript

2min

TypeScript: A New Language for Web App Development

2min

TypeScript: A New Approach to Programming

2min

The Early Days of JavaScript

2min

The History of Sun

2min

The Evolution of Webpack Configuration

2min

The Bundling Challenge and Problem

3min

The Complexity of the Tooling

2min

10.

How to Get Consensus on Browser Compatibility Issues

2min

11.

The Monoculture of Chromium

3min

12.

The Legacy of Firefox and Mozilla

2min

13.

The Importance of Playwright in Web Development

3min

14.

How I Got Engaged in Open Source for the First Time

2min

15.

How to Test Accessibility in a Web App

2min

16.

Building an Accessible Web Application

2min

17.

Building a Console for a Project That Didn't Exist

2min

18.

How to Avoid Having to Even Run the Real Back End During Development

2min

19.

The Importance of Open API

2min

20.

How to Maintain a Small Team Working on Console

3min

21.

The Importance of an Undefined PropertyException in Open APIs

2min

22.

The Importance of Separation of Powers

2min

23.

Oxide's Small Team

2min

24.

How to Use Mock Service Workers to Test Your App

2min

25.

The Importance of Using a Real API

2min

26.

The Power of Open APIs

2min

27.

The API Philosophy of Console

2min

28.

The Importance of APIs in AWS

1min

29.

The Importance of Documentation in the Code

2min

30.

Google's Conway's Law Problems Are Real Problems

2min

31.

The Importance of API Primacy

2min

32.

The Importance of Having an Open API Spec

3min

Bryan and Adam were joined by Justin and David from the Oxide team to talk about their work on the Oxide Console--the frontend to the Oxide computer. The rigor they've brought to all aspects of the frontend--client/server type safety, test automation, a11y--it's astounding!

We've been hosting a live show weekly on Mondays at 5p for about an hour, and recording them all; here is the recording from July 17th, 2023.

In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, we were joined by Oxide colleagues David Crespo, and Justin Bennett.

Some of the topics we hit on, in the order that we hit them:

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