

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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Jun 29, 2023 • 37min
Stack Overflow survey, React Server Components, and Google Domains
We’re back with our panel episode to talk about the recent release of the Stack Overflow developer survey, issues with React Server Components and how they’re shaping the development landscape, and the recent acquisition of Google Domains. We’re joined by panelists Shruti Kapoor, Colby Fayock, and Jason Lengstorf.
Links
Shruti Kapoor
https://twitter.com/shrutikapoor08
https://www.youtube.com/@shrutikapoor08
https://shrutikapoor.dev
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrutikapoor08
Colby Fayock
https://www.colbyfayock.com
https://www.youtube.com/colbyfayock
https://www.linkedin.com/in/colbyfayock
https://twitter.com/colbyfayock
Jason Lengstorf
https://www.jason.af
https://www.learnwithjason.dev
https://twitter.com/jlengstorf
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlengstorf
Related resrouces
Stack Overflow Survey
RSCs will make frameworks need to become more specialized
Recent issues with RSCs creating breaking changes for libraries like Apollo
Bytes, “REACT SERVER COMPONENTS IN THE WILD”
Alphabet Selling Google Domains Assets to Squarespace
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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!
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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: Jason Lengstorf and Shruti Kapoor.

Jun 28, 2023 • 25min
Speed up React apps with less JavaScript with Miško Hevery
Miško Hevery, creator of Angular, Qwik, and CTO of Builder.io, comes on to talk about how too much JavaScript can slow apps down and how to rectify it.
Links
http://misko.hevery.com
https://twitter.com/mhevery
https://www.linkedin.com/in/misko-hevery-3883b1
https://qwik.builder.io
https://stackblitz.com/edit/qwik-starter?file=README.md
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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: Misko Hevery.

Jun 27, 2023 • 40min
Tom Preston-Werner talks React Server Components and the future of RedwoodJS
Tom Preston-Werner talks to us about how the Redwood team is going all in on React Server Components.
Links
https://twitter.com/mojombo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mojombo
https://tom.preston-werner.com/2023/05/30/redwoods-next-epoch-all-in-on-rsc.html
https://www.redwoodjsconf.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: Tom Preston-Werner.

Jun 26, 2023 • 30min
Web Platform Baseline with Rachel Andrew
Baseline helps you to see whether a feature or API is safe to use in your site or web applications. Rachel Andrew joins us to talk about Baseline, browser support, CSS, and more.
Links
https://rachelandrew.co.uk
https://twitter.com/rachelandrew
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelandrew
https://gradient.style
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: Rachel Andrew.

Jun 23, 2023 • 30min
Svelte 4 with Geoff Rich
Geoff Rich and Mike Karan talk about the stable release of Svelte 4, the new version of svelte.dev, and the future of Svelte.
Links
https://svelte.dev/
https://svelte.dev/blog/svelte-4
https://twitter.com/htmleverything
https://twitter.com/geoffrich_
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: Geoff Rich.

Jun 22, 2023 • 20min
GitHub Copilot with Rizèl Scarlett
Rizèl Scarlett joins us to talk about GitHub Copilot, how it works, what it has been trained on, and more.
Links
https://github.com/features/copilot
https://twitter.com/blackgirlbytes
https://github.com/blackgirlbytes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizel-bobb-semple
https://www.twitch.tv/blackgirlbytes1
https://hachyderm.io/@blackgirlbytes
https://dev.to/blackgirlbytes
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: Rizèl Scarlett.

Jun 21, 2023 • 30min
Matteo Collina on modular monoliths, Platformatic, and Pino
Matteo Collina, Co-Founder and CTO of Platformatic, Node.js TSC member, and Lead Maintainer of Fastify, joins us again to talk about modular monoliths, his new backend development platform Platformatic, and many of his other projects including Pino.
Links
https://nodeland.dev
https://platformatic.dev
https://getpino.io
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteocollina
https://twitter.com/matteocollina
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: Matteo Collina.

Jun 20, 2023 • 27min
Should you use React in 2023? with Tru Narla
Tru Narla, software engineer at Discord and Twitch partner, returns to talk about whether developers should continue to use React in 2023 as she delves into her latest talk from React Summit.
Links
https://twitter.com/trunarla
https://www.mewtru.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/mewtru
https://www.tiktok.com/@mewtru
https://www.linkedin.com/in/trushithanarla
https://github.com/tnarla
https://www.twitch.tv/mewtru
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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!
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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: Tru Narla.

Jun 17, 2023 • 32min
Deno with Ryan Dahl (Repeat)
Originally published on December 14th, 2022.
We sit down with Ryan Dahl, creator of Deno and Node.js, to talk about his experience in web development, why he created Node.js, and why he sees Deno as the next step for JavaScript runtimes.
Links
https://twitter.com/deno_land
https://deno.com/deploy
https://deno.land
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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: Ryan Dahl.

Jun 16, 2023 • 11min
Svelte compiler, linters, and React Server Components
In this week’s roundup, hear snippets of our discussions about Svelte’s compiler, the difference between linters and formatters, and what React Server Components actually are. This episode features Svelte core team member, Simon Holthausen, open-source maintainer, Josh Goldberg, and Astro’s Ben Holmes.
Links
Apple
The future of Svelte with Simon Holthausen - https://bit.ly/3Cv6CPE
React, TypeScript, and ESLint with Josh Goldberg - https://bit.ly/3MRkTef
Your React questions answered - https://bit.ly/3ONleRD
Google
The future of Svelte with Simon Holthausen - https://bit.ly/43rEDMC
React, TypeScript, and ESLint with Josh Goldberg - https://bit.ly/45MsP9j
Your React questions answered - https://bit.ly/3C1eKqO
Spotify
The future of Svelte with Simon Holthausen - https://bit.ly/3qlqZMf
React, TypeScript, and ESLint with Josh Goldberg - https://bit.ly/43IFkkf
Your React questions answered - https://bit.ly/3qloGsM
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: Ben Holmes, Josh Goldberg, and Simon Holthausen.