In this episode Rob Ocel is joined by Simon MacDonald- Head of Developer Experience at Begin-  to talk about Functional Web Apps and how Enhance can help to build them. They talk about the value of building with web-standards, HTML, and web components; progressive enhancement; how Enhance works and how it differs from other libraries such as Remix or Next; and how to use Enhance with dynamic web apps and/or legacy systems. They also discuss who are the developers whose experience Simon is the head of, and a  discussion of Simon's love of books and recommendations for what you should be reading!   Host Rob Ocel- Software Architect, This Dot Labs   Guest Simon MacDonald- Head of Developer Experience, Begin   Sponsored by This Dot Labs