Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat Developer Communities, Career Growth, and Front-End Hot Takes with Madison Kanna
Oct 3, 2024
01:10:14
Madison Kanna joins Robbie and Chuck to discuss her journey as a developer and the creation of CodebookClub, an online community for developers. They dive into hot takes on Tailwind, TypeScript, and the challenges of keeping up with the fast-paced world of web development. They also discuss the importance of mastering foundational skills, developer burnout, and the evolving role of AI tools.
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (02:22) - Whiskey: Smoke Wagon Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- (13:56) - Hot Takes
- (17:42) - Inferred vs explicit types
- (20:14) - Tailwind vs CSS
- (23:39) - Git rebase vs Git merge
- (27:42) - Copilot vs Claude
- (34:18) - Coding journey and early inspirations
- (39:43) - CodeBookClub
- (41:38) - The complexity of front-end development
- (48:12) - Developer job titles
- (52:43) - Whatnot
- (58:30) - The great Pickleball debate
- (01:04:20) - Madison’s plans for React Miami
- CodeBookClub: https://x.com/codebookclub
- H&C Distilling: https://www.nevadadistilling.com
- Taylor Swift: https://www.taylorswift.com
- High West Distillery: https://highwest.com
- Jack Daniels: https://www.jackdaniels.com
- Marker’s Mark: https://makersmark.com
- Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com
- Next Conf: https://nextjs.org/conf
- Seinfeld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld
- Foo Fighters: https://foofighters.com
- Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com
- TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org
- ChatGPT: https://openai.com/chatgpt
- Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com
- Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
- Claude: https://claude.ai
- Next.js: https://nextjs.org
- Hypermedia Systems: https://www.amazon.com/Hypermedia-Systems-Carson-Gross/dp/B0C9S88QV6
- LeetCode: https://leetcode.com
- Ember: https://emberjs.com
- Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink
- Billy Ray Cyrus: https://www.billyraycyrus.com
- Nicolas Cage: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000115
- Con Air: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880
- Face/Off: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119094
- Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler
- All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org
- Clueless: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697
- React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com
- @thedxr: https://x.com/thdxr
- Website: https://madisonkanna.com
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/madisonkanna
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MadisonKanna
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
- Website: https://whiskey.fm
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot
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