PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket

Aiden Bai, creator of Million.js, explains what a virtual DOM is and how it makes React apps faster. They discuss common misconceptions about the virtual DOM and compare performance characteristics with Venneljius framework. They introduce MillionJs as a tool to optimize React components and highlight its benefits. Block DOM is introduced as a mechanism to optimize DOM diffing process. They also discuss the process of switching to Million.js from React's Virtual DOM.

Medhat Dawoud, Senior Software Engineer at Miro and Google Dev Expert, discusses website performance budgeting. Topics include the importance of performance budgeting, measuring website performance through synthetic and real user monitoring, the impact of performance on user behavior and business metrics, effective tools for performance budgeting, and emerging trends in web development like INP and LOOAF.

Eddie Jaoude, GitHub star and founder of EddieHub, discusses the value of collaboration in open source, the importance of treating documentation as code, the benefits of using MDX for documentation, and the future of documentation with chatbots.

We talked with Webpack and Turbopack creator, Tobias Koppers, about the history of Webpack, the evolution of Turbopack, and more! Links https://twitter.com/wsokra https://github.com/sokra https://medium.com/@sokra https://webpack.js.org https://turbo.build/pack We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com, or tweet at us at PodRocketPod. Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form, and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Tobias Koppers.

In this episode, Tim Neutkens discusses the release of Next.js 13.4, Chris Ferdinandi explores the transitional web and the future of JavaScript frameworks, and Kent C. Dodds talks about the importance of type safety in fully typed web applications.

The React Core team talks about the React Optimizing Compiler. They discuss the design decisions and approach to building it. They also cover React Server Components, Offscreen Rendering, and more!

Tru Narla, software engineer at Discord and Twitch partner, talks about whether developers should use React in 2023. Topics include decision-making factors, experiences with React, exploring different frameworks, observations on Solid JavaScript, pros and cons of TypeScript in React development, and the future of React.

Kent C. Dodds talks about his project, the Epic Stack, a stack curated by Kent aimed at giving devs the tools they need without overwhelming them with too many options. They discuss the guiding principles behind their tech choices, advantages of using ReMix as a web framework, and the key features of ReMix. They also touch on the future plans for the Epic Stack including encouraging contributions and providing educational content.

Jon Meyers, Developer Advocate at Supabase discusses Supabase's recent launch week, covering topics such as the new AI-powered RLS Editor, Edge Functions, Auth Hooks, benefits of using Supabase for a Next JS app, reverting changes, Supabase's impact on edge functions in apps, exploring Auth Hooks, and session control and authentication updates.

PodRocket's hosts reflect on the highlights and challenges of 2023 in web development, including edge computing, React server components, semantic HTML, and the future of AI. They also discuss the potential of web assembly, future developments in the JavaScript ecosystem, and their predictions for 2024.