Front-End Fire
TJ VanToll, Paige Niedringhaus, Jack Herrington
A weekly show that helps you stay up to date on the latest and greatest in the front-end world.
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Dec 4, 2023 • 30min
Vercel’s AI building UIs, Nested CSS without Sass, and the Annual State of JS Survey is Live
News:Paige - CSS nesting is supported by all major browsersJack - Streaming components from server actions using the Vercel AI SDK libraryTJ - State of JavaScript 2023 surveyBonus News:The OpenAI debacle (aka Sam Altman’s ousting on Friday and rehiring by Microsoft on Sunday then reinstating at OpenAI by Tuesday)Update on the Prettier & Rust sagaWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Great British Baking Show seriesJack - Godzilla Minus One movieTJ - Wordle board gameJoin Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
Nov 20, 2023 • 40min
Copilot comes to github.com, Blazing-er Faster Next.js, and a Bounty for Code Formatter Prettier
News:Paige - GitHub’s bringing Copilot Chat to github.comJack - Next.js Partial Prerendering featureTJ - The $20k bounty for Prettier to be written in Rust What Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Blue Eye Samurai on NetflixJack - HikingTJ - iPhone 15 usb c power portJoin Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
Nov 13, 2023 • 57min
The Angular Renaissance with Jessica Janiuk
News:Paige - Shots.so a full featured device mockup toolJack - Astro 3.5 releaseTJ - The :has selector has landed in Firefox. CSS nesting is now widely supported.Jessica - Angular 17 debutSpecial Guest:Jessica Janiuk Senior Software Engineer at GoogleJessica’s websiteJessica’s personal GitHub | Jessica’s Google GithubJessica’s LinkedInJessica’s linktreeNew Angular.dev siteWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Instant Pot cookerJack - Kinesis Freestyle2 Split-Adjustable keyboardTJ - Carrying on special family traditions even as the kids grow upJessica - Litter Robot 4 and Petkit Pura Max cat litter boxes
Nov 6, 2023 • 40min
Web Dev Breakdown: Remix joins the Vite Train, Docusaurus 3.0, and an Update on Vercel's AI Code Generator v0
News:Paige - Remix announces support for ViteJack - Docusaurus 3.0 TJ - v0 updateBonus news:Angular event - https://twitter.com/angular/status/1719025621425369267 Stack Overflow is adopting Svelte to enhance their UI - https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/10/31/why-stack-overflow-is-embracing-svelte/ What Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - F1 Racing on Sky TVJack - The Empire Strips BackTJ - Major League Baseball playoff and new rulesJoin Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
Oct 30, 2023 • 35min
The Latest in Web Frameworks: Next.js v14, Angular’s new Analog.js, Plus Updates on the React Compiler React Forget
News:Paige - Next.js 14 just droppedJack - React ForgetTJ - Analog.js and this talkBonus - https://developer.chrome.com/en/blog/hr-in-select/ What Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Archer TV seriesJack - Kinesis Freestyle2 keyboardTJ - GitHub Copilot (again)Join Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
Oct 23, 2023 • 27min
CodeSandbox's Dev Container Magic & TanStack Query V5 Unveiled
News:Paige - TanStack Query hits v5TJ - Dev Container Support in CodeSandboxWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - ILeftMyStuff.comTJ - YouTube TV multiviewJoin Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
Oct 16, 2023 • 31min
Accelerate Your Web Dev with React Aria Components, Optimized Barrel File Imports, and ActivityPub Support in Wordpress
News:Paige - The React Aria team released a new library of unstyled componentsJack - Barrel FilesTJ - WordPress now offers official support for ActivityPubBonus news: Node.js 20 has killed dotenvWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Royal Therapy Memory Foam PillowJack - Godly Design WebsiteTJ - Caraway Non-Stick Ceramic Baking SheetJoin Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
Oct 9, 2023 • 57min
The Future of SolidJS with Ryan Carniato
News:Paige - Web components library Lit 3.0 is about to be releasedTJ - Photoshop is now on the webRyan - The future for SolidJSSpecial Guest:Ryan Carniato the creator of SolidJS.Ryan’s X profile @RyanCarniatoRyan’s YouTube channelSolidJS siteSolidJS on DiscordWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Libby app and All Creatures Great and Small bookTJ - Ember mugRyan - Hiking in Sequoia National ParkJoin Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
Oct 2, 2023 • 30min
ChatGPT for JS Devs, HTML Elements Beyond Divs, and Parallel CI Tasks Made Easy with NX
News:Paige - ChatGPT.js - we knew it was only a matter of time…Jack - Latest Nx updatesTJ - What the State of HTML Survey taught me about HTMLWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Dune, the novelJack - EggrollsTJ - Anker USB Outlet and the Lions winning streakJoin Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
Sep 25, 2023 • 31min
TypeScript’s origin story, Svelte 5 references Knockout.js, and Meta’s CSS-in-JS library Stylex
News:Paige - The first look at Svelte 5Jack - Stylex CSS-in-JS libraryTJ - TypeScript Origins: The DocumentaryWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham TV showJack - Foundation on Apple TVTJ - Scorpio Races and LibbyJoin Us:Blue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fire
