ShopTalk

Show DescriptionMatt is here to talk about creating the perfect fantasy CMS for blogging, moderating comments at Metafilter, building sane defaults into programs, how difficult the web is, do we want AI in our CMS, and where is content headed on the internet? Listen on WebsiteGuestsMatthew HaugheyGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialA writer with over 25 years of experience building products. In that time I've worked as a designer, coder, company founder, and senior writer. Links Matt Haughey Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily. MetaFilter | Community Weblog MovableType.org The story of b2, b2evolution and WordPress Ghost: The best open source blogging platform Micro.blog A Whole Lotta Nothing Notes from migrating 24 years of blog posts from WordPress to Ghost Ideas for my dream blogging CMS Embrace the weird The newest episode of Search Engine is incredible Best printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fine - The Verge

Guest chan (@chantastic) discusses career advice in tech, Drupal job prospects, using AI for journalism, alternative to canned air for cleaning keyboards, CSS color spaces, evolving file APIs in web development, and the evolution of lightboxes in web design.

Discussion on the future of TypeScript in 2024, signals for managing state in programming, correcting accessibility in frameworks, web apps for collaborative writing, productivity challenges, email issues, indieweb follow-up, and the controversy over guitar tab apps.

Blake Watson, a frontend dev at MRI Technologies, discusses home-cooked apps, resisting monetization, and CodePen v2. Topics include designing a NASA dashboard, Font changes in Discord, browser extensions, Vue vs Angular, and motivation in creative projects.

The hosts discuss the impact of WordPress on resumes, evolving tech for developers, and exciting advancements like triggered animations and APIs. They also explore preferences in web dev, challenges with software bugs, using PHP for updates, and enhancing HTML with powerful controls.

The podcast discusses the launch of Astro DB, a database platform for Astro framework users. Topics include upgrading databases, seeding data, and the generous pricing model. They also explore using WordPress as a database, managing databases with SQLite, and the ease of Clerk for project development. Additionally, they touch on the frustrations of password management and the importance of designing secure database technology.

Web sustainability advocate Michelle Barker discusses paying to support bloggers, drumming from CSS, digital sustainability challenges, environmental impact of websites, large YouTube embeds, disabling cookies, and building the web sustainably.

The podcast explores subversive URLs, paying for news, AI concerns for content creators, the importance of design engineers, RSS integration in HTML, and the impact of UI on organizational alignment. It also touches on ethical dilemmas in tech, WordPress dynamics, and the challenges of multi-dimensional problems in design engineering.

Topics include VS Code plugins, Git's flexibility, Tailwind CSS debates, global design systems, Arc Search criticism, and the return of the Frontend Design Conference.

The podcast covers Deno features and hosting, AI tools like Copilot, critiquing React and exploring alternatives like Svelte, discussing productivity tools, Apple's policies for developers, and document preparation in web development.