

PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket
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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Oct 24, 2023 • 34min
Metaframeworks and SolidJS with Ryan Carniato
Ryan Carniato, creator of SolidJS, talks about metaframeworks in web development, including SolidJS and its features. They discuss the migration process, agnostic tools, opinionated frameworks, and the progress of SolidJS and future releases.

Oct 20, 2023 • 15min
SolidJS, Software 3.0, and atomic design
React developer Erik Rasmussen discusses getting started with SolidJS, Shawn "Swyx" Wang talks about Software 3.0 and AI development, and Brad Frost explores the concept of atomic design and its role in creating real products. They discuss the distinctions between SolidJS and React, the emergence of Software 3.0 and foundation models, and the evolution of software and design systems, including atomic design and reusability.

Oct 19, 2023 • 32min
The future of React with Theo Browne
Theo Browne, an expert in React and React Server Components, discusses the future of React, challenges in adopting server components, benefits of componentization, and missing pieces in React like pagination and caching.

Oct 18, 2023 • 21min
The road to Vitest 1.0 with Vladimir Sheremet
Vladimir Sheremet, a member of the Vitest and Vite teams, discusses the process of building Vitest and its benefits. Topics include the use cases and primary users of VTest, difficulties in switching testing frameworks, challenges in releasing version one, and future plans for Vitest.

Oct 17, 2023 • 44min
Modern CSS in real life with Chris Coyier
Chris Coyier, founder of CSS Tricks and co-founder of CodePen, talks about modern CSS features, the impact of CSS on developer and user experience, proposing and implementing changes in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, logical properties and translation in CSS, utilizing different color spaces and models in CSS, and trends in modern CSS and the future of web development.

Oct 14, 2023 • 33min
ICYMI: Building tech for social good with low-code tools with Vic Vijayakumar
Guest Vic Vijayakumar built a low-code admissions system for his daughter's preschool, improving efficiency and cutting costs. The podcast discusses using low-code tools to streamline the preschool application process, the importance of low-code tools in building tech for social good, building a code for preschool enrollment management, releasing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) early, and using programming skills to make a positive impact.

Oct 13, 2023 • 20min
Tejas and friends: Mark Erikson
Tejas Kumar chats with Mark Erikson about his journey in web development, including his involvement in React and Redux. They discuss learning methods, rewriting applications with React and Redux, and the need for more granularity in visualizing timing in React DevTools.

Oct 12, 2023 • 37min
SolidJS for React developers with Erik Rasmussen
Erik Rasmussen, creator of Redux Form and Final Form, discusses his journey with React, exploring SolidJS as an alternative. They compare React and SolidJS syntax, delve into the concept of signals for reactivity, discuss Solid Stores, and compare SolidJS with Angular in terms of data binding. They also touch on the use of context and flow control in SolidJS for more readable JSX output.

Oct 11, 2023 • 33min
You don’t know server state yet with Daniel Afonso
Daniel Afonso, Developer Advocate at OLX, discusses the challenges of managing state in web development and introduces React Query as a solution. They explore the applicability of React Query in different domains, the benefits of using it for data fetching and state management, and the concept of query keys. They also discuss the advantages of TypeScript in a React library.

Oct 10, 2023 • 45min
Angular in 2023 with Minko Gechev (Repeat)
Minko Gechev, Engineering Product and DevRel lead at Google for Angular, discusses the evolution and momentum of Angular. They cover contributing to open source, resumability and hydration in Angular, server-rendered blocks, islands in Angular, and performance improvements with ES build.