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LogRocket
PodRocket covers everything you need to know about frontend web development on a weekly basis. Join LogRocket cofounder Ben Edelstein, the LogRocket engineering team, and more, as they interview experienced developers about all the libraries, frameworks, and tech industry issues they deal with every day.
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Dec 7, 2023 • 35min
Opt-in design and React frameworks with Ben Holmes
Ben Holmes, core maintainer at Astro, is back to talk about the new era of React frameworks: opt-in design.
Links
https://wtw.dev
https://bholmes.dev
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bholmesdev
https://twitter.com/BHolmesDev
https://www.tiktok.com/@bholmesdev
https://www.youtube.com/@bholmesdev
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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: Ben Holmes.

Dec 6, 2023 • 25min
Building React Miami on Vercel's stack with Michelle Bakels
Learn how to build an agile conference website using the Vercel stack with React Miami Creator and Co-Organizer, Michelle Bakels.
Links
https://twitter.com/MichelleBakels
https://www.michellebakels.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-bakels-2052687a
https://github.com/michellebakels
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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: Michelle Bakels.

Dec 5, 2023 • 24min
Vite 5 with Bjorn Lu
Bjorn Lu, Vite core team member, joins us to talk about all the new features, deprecations, and more in the recent release of Vite 5.
Links
https://bjornlu.com
https://twitter.com/bluwyoo
https://github.com/bluwy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjornlu
https://m.webtoo.ls/@bluwy
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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: Bjorn Lu.

Dec 4, 2023 • 39min
Next.js 14 with Tim Neutkens
Tim Neutkens, Co-Author and Engineering Manager at Next.js, returns to talk about all the new features in Next.js 14, including the shift from PHP to Next.js, server components in React, TRPC and Next JS in the T3 Stack, and partial rendering and Next.js data cache.

Dec 1, 2023 • 10min
Rendering dilemma, Pinia, and not using Next.js
In this week’s roundup episode, we cover how different frameworks handle reactivity, the differences between Vuex and Pinia, and the TL;DR of why Kent C. Dodds won’t use Next.js.
Links
Apple
The rendering dilemma with Atila Fassina: https://bit.ly/43rBbAN
Mastering Pinia with Eduardo San Martin Morote: https://apple.co/3Gax3Mg
Why I won’t use Next.js with Kent C. Dodds: https://bit.ly/3SDZMjY
Google
The rendering dilemma with Atila Fassina: https://bit.ly/3pMSYEJ
Mastering Pinia with Eduardo San Martin Morote: https://bit.ly/3SSNQv4
Why I won’t use Next.js with Kent C. Dodds: https://bit.ly/3FZ9CWk
Spotify
The rendering dilemma with Atila Fassina: https://bit.ly/3PV64KD
Mastering Pinia with Eduardo San Martin Morote: https://spoti.fi/3T9AB9x
Why I won’t use Next.js with Kent C. Dodds: https://bit.ly/3SBK8Wx
We want to hear from you!
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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 Guests: Atila Fassina, Eduardo San Martin Morote, and Kent C. Dodds.

Nov 30, 2023 • 29min
Deno and Fresh with Luca Casonato
Luca Casonato, creator of Fresh and Software Engineer at Deno, returns to talk about the current state of Deno, Fresh, and more!
Links
https://twitter.com/lcasdev
https://lcas.dev
https://github.com/lucacasonato
https://mastodon.social/@lcasdev
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-casonato-15946b156
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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: Luca Casonato.

Nov 28, 2023 • 39min
Builder.io, Visual Copilot, and Partytown with Misko Hevery
Miško Hevery, CTO of Builder.io and creator of Angular, talks about Builder.io’s new AI tool, Visual Copilot, Partytown, and more in the Builder.io ecosystem. Topics include introducing Builder.io and Mitosis, exploring web component frameworks and the role of Shadow DOM, discussing the functionalities of Builder.io as a powerful drag-and-drop UI tool, and running third-party code in a web worker using Partytown. Quicks, Partition, and the benefits of Builder.io are also discussed.

Nov 27, 2023 • 47min
useWat with David Khourshid
David Khourshid, founder of Stately, talks about the “weird stuff” in React and how developers can better utilize the framework and understand its quirks.
Links
https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano
https://github.com/davidkpiano
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkpiano
https://codepen.io/davidkpiano
We want to hear from you!
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Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com, or tweet at us at PodRocketPod.
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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: David Khourshid.

Nov 25, 2023 • 21min
ICYMI: Vercel Edge Functions, Next.js, and AI apps with Hassan El Mghari
In this repeat episode picked by host Paul Mikulskis, Hassan El Mghari, Senior Developer Advocate at Vercel, joins us today to talk about some of his projects and how he has been using Vercel Edge Functions and Next.js to build them.
Links
https://github.com/Nutlope
https://twitter.com/nutlope
https://www.elmghari.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nutlope
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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: Hassan El Mghari.

Nov 24, 2023 • 31min
Fully typed web apps with Kent C. Dodds (Repeat)
In this repeat episode, Kent C. Dodds has a blog post for everything, and in today’s episode he returns to PodRocket to talk about his blog post, “Fully Typed Web Apps.”
Links
https://www.epicweb.dev
https://kentcdodds.com
https://twitter.com/kentcdodds
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentcdodds
https://github.com/kentcdodds
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?
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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: Kent C. Dodds.