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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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Jul 17, 2023 • 38min
Understanding CSS in 2023 with Kevin Powell
CSS Evangelist, Kevin Powell joins us to talk about container queries, the :has() selector, learning CSS in 2023, and more!
Links
https://www.kevinpowell.co
https://www.youtube.com/kevinpowell
https://www.twitch.tv/kevinpowellcss
https://twitter.com/kevinJPowell
https://discord.com/invite/9Rc6WNhNGJ
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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: Kevin Powell.

Jul 14, 2023 • 13min
Tom Preston-Werner, Next.js, and Zod and tRPC
In this week’s roundup, hear snippets from our discussions with Tom Preston-Werner about React Server Components, our panel on the success of Next.js, and Tejas Kumar on the benefits of Zod and tRPC when working with TypeScript.
Links
Apple
Tom Preston-Werner talks React Server Components and the future of RedwoodJS: https://apple.co/3poFcIk
Stack Overflow survey, React Server Components, and Google Domains: https://apple.co/3PzzCNS
Zod and tRPC with Tejas Kumar: https://bit.ly/46ydKsi
Google
Tom Preston-Werner talks React Server Components and the future of RedwoodJS: https://bit.ly/3CPEPtp
Stack Overflow survey, React Server Components, and Google Domains: https://bit.ly/44fq2Uy
Zod and tRPC with Tejas Kumar: bit.ly/3JHXOd2
Spotify
Tom Preston-Werner talks React Server Components and the future of RedwoodJS: https://spoti.fi/42VdxMM
Stack Overflow survey, React Server Components, and Google Domains: https://spoti.fi/46vH2HW
Zod and tRPC with Tejas Kumar: bit.ly/3CZaiJB
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: Colby Fayock, Jason Lengstorf, Shruti Kapoor, Tejas Kumar, and Tom Preston-Werner.

Jul 13, 2023 • 41min
Server components vs. client components with Atila Fassina
Want to know the difference between how server components and client components work? Atila Fassina, Senior Developer Experience Engineer at Xata, joins the podcast to go in-depth on how each works and how they can actually work in tandem as well as separately.
Links
https://atila.io
https://twitter.com/AtilaFassina
https://www.linkedin.com/in/atilafassina
https://www.youtube.com/AtilaIO
https://mas.to/@atila
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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: Atila Fassina.

Jul 12, 2023 • 38min
Git with Derrick Stolee
Derrick Stolee is a Principal Software Engineer at GitHub working on Git. We talk about Git 2.41, Scalar (a built-in repository manager for large repos), and more.
Links
https://twitter.com/stolee
https://mastodon.online/@stolee
https://git-scm.com
https://github.blog/author/dstolee
https://github.blog/2023-06-01-highlights-from-git-2-41
https://github.blog/2022-10-13-the-story-of-scalar
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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: Derrick Stolee.

Jul 11, 2023 • 42min
Temporal in 2023 with Ryland Goldstein
Temporal is a platform for developers to build highly reliable and scalable applications. Head of Product at Temporal, Ryland Goldstein talks to us about how Temporal helps developers write code that is simple and durable. Listen now to learn more.
Links
https://temporal.io
https://temporal.io/replay
https://twitter.com/taillogs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryland-goldstein
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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: Ryland Goldstein.

Jul 7, 2023 • 30min
Fly.io with Dov Alperin
Dov Alperin joins us to talk about Fly.io, a platform that lets you run full-stack apps and databases all over the world with no ops required. We talk about running applications close to your users, how Fly.io works, and more!
Links
https://fly.io
https://twitter.com/dovunderscore
https://dov.dev
https://fly.io/phoenix-files
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: Dov Alperin.

Jul 5, 2023 • 33min
Zod and tRPC with Tejas Kumar
Our very own PodRocket host, Tejas Kumar, comes onto the show to talk about his latest talk, “Zod and tRPC for the rest of us” from the CanariasJS conference.
Links
https://github.com/tejasq
https://twitter.com/tejaskumar_
https://www.youtube.com/@tejask
https://tej.as/
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: Tejas Kumar.

Jul 4, 2023 • 29min
Zod with Matt Pocock (Repeat)
Originally published on January 17, 2023.
We are taking some time off from production. We will be back with new episodes on July 5th, 2023.
We welcome back TypeScript’s “it” guy, Matt Pocock, onto the podcast to talk about Zod, how it aids in working with TypeScript, and how to use it.
Links
https://totaltypescript.com
https://www.mattpocock.com
https://twitter.com/mattpocockuk
https://github.com/mattpocock
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCswG6FSbgZjbWtdf_hMLaow
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: Matt Pocock.

Jul 1, 2023 • 24min
ICYMI: Making typesafe APIs easy with tRPC with Trash Dev (Repeat)
In this repeat episode picked by host Noel Minchow, Chris Bautista, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, also known as Trash Dev online and to his Twitch community, joins us to go through his recent Next.js Conf talk, “Making typesafe APIs easy with tRPC.”
Links
https://twitter.com/trashh_dev
https://m.twitch.tv/trash_dev/home
https://www.youtube.com/@trash_dev
https://discord.com/invite/WjZhvVbFHM
https://github.com/bautistaaa
https://trpc.io
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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: Chris Bautista.

Jun 30, 2023 • 13min
Svelte 4, Kent C. Dodds, and Matteo Collina
In this week’s roundup, hear snippets of our discussions about the recent release of Svelte 4 with Geoff Rich, Kent C. Dodds explains his newest stack, The Epic Stack, and Matteo Collina explains modular monoliths.
Links
Apple
Svelte 4 with Geoff Rich: https://tinyurl.com/2tht8bu3
Matteo Collina on modular monoliths, Platformatic, and Pino: https://bit.ly/3CFD4id
The Epic Stack with Kent C. Dodds: https://bit.ly/3qMQGFG
Google
Svelte 4 with Geoff Rich: https://tinyurl.com/uw2295f4
Matteo Collina on modular monoliths, Platformatic, and Pino: https://bit.ly/3pib956
The Epic Stack with Kent C. Dodds: https://bit.ly/3p6Lkor
Spotify
Svelte 4 with Geoff Rich: https://tinyurl.com/398dahva
Matteo Collina on modular monoliths, Platformatic, and Pino: https://bit.ly/3CCYQU3
The Epic Stack with Kent C. Dodds: https://bit.ly/3X6GeVD
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: Geoff Rich, Kent C. Dodds, and Matteo Collina.