

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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Aug 18, 2023 • 27min
How React 18 improves application performance with Lydia Hallie
Vercel DevRel Lydia Hallie returns to talk about React 18 and how it can improve app performance using features like Transitions, Suspense, and React Server Components.
Links
https://www.lydiahallie.io
https://twitter.com/lydiahallie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-hallie
https://medium.com/@lydiahallie
https://github.com/lydiahallie
https://youtu.be/g5BGoLyGjY0
https://vercel.com/blog/how-react-18-improves-application-performance
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We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card!
If you’re interested, schedule a call with us or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com
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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: Lydia Hallie.

Aug 16, 2023 • 40min
JavaScript rendering patterns with Matheus Albuquerque
Matheus Albuquerque, Senior Software Engineer at Medallia, discusses JavaScript rendering patterns including hydration, islands, streaming, resumability, and edge compute. The podcast explores the challenges of hydration, the uncanny valley in JavaScript rendering, and different types of JavaScript hydration methods. It also delves into resumability, progressive hydration, and streaming server-side rendering, and their potential impact on React 18.

Aug 15, 2023 • 32min
GPT-4 and OpenAI with Logan Kilpatrick
Logan Kilpatrick, Developer Advocate at OpenAI, joins us to talk about GPT-4, ChatGPT, LangChain, Whisper APIs, the future of AI, and more! They discuss filtering user feedback at OpenAI and the interplay between for-profit and non-profit entities. They also explore the concept of parameters in GPT models and highlight Langchain, an open source project simplifying the usage of large language models. They express excitement for fine tuning and future check-ins at OpenAI.

Aug 11, 2023 • 15min
Matt Pocock, Minko Gechev, and next-gen React
In this week’s roundup episode, Matt Pocock answers listener TypeScript questions about design systems, Minko Gechev talks about how Angular becomes better with competition, and Mikael Brevik shares how React architectures have evolved and will continue to evolve.
Links
Apple
Matt Pocock answers your TypeScript questions: http://bit.ly/3ZIy2M7
Next-generation React architectures with Mikael Brevik: https://apple.co/44WhoLl
Angular in 2023 with Minko Gechev: https://bit.ly/43VUP85
Google
Matt Pocock answers your TypeScript questions: http://bit.ly/3CWarhg
Next-generation React architectures with Mikael Brevik: https://bit.ly/45fJ4e1
Angular in 2023 with Minko Gechev: https://bit.ly/3Ko9AJZ
Spotify
Matt Pocock answers your TypeScript questions: http://bit.ly/3iQItg5
Next-generation React architectures with Mikael Brevik: https://spoti.fi/3qgwQD0
Tell us what you think of PodRocket
We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card!
If you’re interested, schedule a call with us or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com
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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: Matt Pocock, Mikael Brevik, and Minko Gechev.

Aug 9, 2023 • 33min
typescript-eslint with Josh Goldberg
Josh Goldberg returns to talk about the tool typescript-eslint, and how it makes using ESLint with TypeScript easier.
Links
https://www.joshuakgoldberg.com
https://twitter.com/JoshuaKGoldberg
https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaKGoldberg
https://fosstodon.org/@JoshuaKGoldberg
https://bsky.app/profile/joshuakgoldberg.com
https://www.twitch.tv/JoshuaKGoldberg
https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg
https://typescript-eslint.io
https://typescript-eslint.io/blog/announcing-typescript-eslint-v6
Tell us what you think of PodRocket
We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card!
If you’re interested, schedule a call with us or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com
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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: Josh Goldberg.

Aug 8, 2023 • 38min
Your next component with Dan Mall
Learn about design systems as we talk to Design System University founder Dan Mall about his Config 2023 talk, “Your next component.”
Links
https://danmall.com
https://twitter.com/danmall
https://linktr.ee/danmall
https://www.youtube.com/c/danmallteaches
https://designsystem.university
Tell us what you think of PodRocket
We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card!
If you’re interested, schedule a call with us or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com
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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: Dan Mall.

Aug 5, 2023 • 24min
ICYMI: Svelte and modern frontends with Scott Spence
In this repeat episode picked by host Paul Mikulskis, Scott Spence, the Svelte Society London Meetup Organizer and a Developer Relations Engineer at Storyblok, joins us to talk about building with SvelteKit, advice for teams who want to get started with Svelte, and more!
Links
https://twitter.com/spences10
https://scottspence.com
https://mas.to/@spences10
https://github.com/spences10
https://svelte.dev/blog/svelte-3-rethinking-reactivity
https://twitter.com/dummdidumm_
https://www.youtube.com/scottspenceplease
https://www.twitch.tv/spences10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Xr6ygI0VE
https://scottspence.com/posts/gradient-animations-in-tailwindcss
https://scottspence.com/posts/instagram-image-filters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ijSarsHfN0&t=940s
Tell us what you think of PodRocket
We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card!
If you’re interested, schedule a call with us or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com
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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: Scott Spence.

Aug 4, 2023 • 34min
Using valid HTTPS certificates in local development with Linda Ikechukwu
Learn about HTTPS certificates and how they affect development with Linda Ikechukwu.
Links
https://smallstep.com/docs/step-cli
https://twitter.com/_mslinda
https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-ikechukwu
https://www.codewithlinda.com
https://www.everythingtechnicalwriting.com
https://github.com/Linda-Ikechukwu_
Tell us what you think of PodRocket
We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card!
If you’re interested, schedule a call with us or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com
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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: Linda Ikechukwu.

Aug 2, 2023 • 39min
Next-generation React architectures with Mikael Brevik
While JavaScript hasn’t changed much on a macro level, Mikael Brevik, CTO of Variant, joins us to talk about what changes he’s seeing in both JavaScript and React, as well as what he’s predicting for the next generation of architectures.
Links
https://twitter.com/mikaelbrevik
https://mib.im
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaelbrevik
https://github.com/mikaelbr
Tell us what you think of PodRocket
We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card!
If you’re interested, schedule a call with us or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com
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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: Mikael Brevik.

Aug 1, 2023 • 45min
Angular in 2023 with Minko Gechev
Minko Gechev, Engineering Product and DevRel lead at Google for Angular, returns to talk about how Angular has evolved over the years and how its momentum has not let up in 2023.
Links
https://twitter.com/mgechev
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgechev
https://blog.mgechev.com
https://github.com/angular/angular/discussions/categories/rfcs
https://twitter.com/angular
Tell us what you think of PodRocket
We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card!
If you’re interested, schedule a call with us or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com
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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: Minko Gechev.