
COMPRESSEDfm
A weekly podcast about web design and development with a little zest from Amy Dutton and Brad Garropy
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Dec 21, 2023 • 55min
163 | UI Development in 2024
Sam joins Brad and Amy to discuss server components, loadting states and getting into UI development.Show Notes00:00 Introduction01:15 Reusable Components07:49 Server Components31:06 Loading States45:46 Getting into UI50:32 Picks and Plugs

Dec 14, 2023 • 60min
162 | Crossover Episode: Frontend Happy Hour
We have ALL the guests on today as Ryan and Jem join Brad, Amy, and James for a crossover episode. They discuss the tech theyre looking forward to in 2024 as well as AI topics and the impact that conferences have on a developers journey.Show Notes00:00 Introduction 00:26 Let’s Kick Off01:14 Tech Coming in 202415:40 Jevons Paradox and AI24:13 AI Pen26:07 Custom GPT30:01 Browsers34:18 Pass Keys38:32 Conference Meet Ups51:58 Picks and Plugs

Dec 7, 2023 • 42min
161 | Better Form Validation with Vest
Evyatar joins Compressed to talk of his love for open source, most importantly his project Vest.Show Notes00:00 Introduction 01:40 Work vs Open Source Balance04:35 Struggles of Being a Maintainer05:24 Community Involvement07:34 Need in Form Validation to Vest11:24 Core Features of Vest13:22 Formulation Libraries17:14 Connection 19:52 Usage*21:29 Full Time Open Source26:28 Emoji Picker30:54 New Projects32:29 Picks and Plugs

Nov 30, 2023 • 58min
160 | Water Cooler Talk and Live Q&A
James and Amy take audience questions and discuss their favorite hot topics talking about frameworks, AI, and jobs.Sponsor###Contenful Contentful is the leading composable content platform that allows developers to build intelligent experiences to drive brand engagement. It gives content creators the tools they need to create, manage, and publish content seamlessly across every channel. Managing content has never been so easy or flexible.Check out ContentfulHashnodeCreating a developer blog is crucial in creating an online presence for yourself. It’s proof of work for your future employer. Hashnode makes it easy to start a blog in seconds on your custom domain for free. It’s fully optimized for developers and supports writing in Markdown, rich embeds, publishing from GitHub repository, syntax highlighting, and edge caching with Next.js blogs deployed on Vercel. On top of these, Hashnode is free from paywall, ads, and sign-up prompts.Hashnode is a community of developers, engineers, and people in tech. Your article gets instant readership from their growing community.Check out Hashnode, and join the community.Daily.devdaily.dev is where developers grow together. It provides a community-based feed of the best developer news, helping you stay up-to-date. daily.dev aggregates hundreds of sources every few minutes and creates a personal feed for you according to your interests, whether it’s web dev, data science, or Elixir. Anything you might be interested in, it has the content for you.Check out daily.devShow Notes00:00 Introduction01:33 Use Cases for AI07:48 Choosing Frameworks10:22 Next and Remix26:31 Money Talk for Frameworks34:45 Knowing Multiple Frameworks39:19 Landing a Job46:46 Leaving Coding51:49 Picks and Plugs

Nov 21, 2023 • 50min
159 | Getting Started in Programming: An Origin Story
It’s Brads first episode as an official co-host! As we welcome Brad we get to know his story, his experience, and how he landed where he is today.Show Notes00:00 Welcome Brad (Officially)01:22 College? 13:!5 Hardest Parts17:50 Content Creation23:22 Adobe to Atlassian to the Future30:50 Interview Experience and Tips34:29 Next Steps and Goals39:48 Picks and Plugs

Nov 16, 2023 • 54min
158 | Going Headless with Astro
Maciek joins James and Brad to get deep into Astro and all the ways to go headless.Show Notes00:00 Welcome Maciek01:33 Landscape of PHP05:41 Wordpress11:15 Gateway to Headless WordPress25:47 Building on Astro27:57 Collection Framework Authors34:36 SSR and Astro37:07 Components42:55 Picks and Plugs

Nov 9, 2023 • 49min
157 | Virtual DOM: Back In Block
Aiden joins us to talk about his project, Million JS, and all the tech he's implementing with it.Show Notes00:00 Intro and Welcome Aiden02:01 Aidens Background 04:36 Expereince With React07:33 Virutal DOM09:57 Sevelte Talk 11:54 Million JS15:51 Representation of Virtual DOM17:39 Block DOM 19:01 Limitations21:18 Static Analysis29:26 Naming MillionJS30:12 Other Frameworks? 33:20 Landing Pages36:14 Marketing Stratedgies 38:27 Teams42:22 What’s Next44:37 Picks and Plugs

Nov 2, 2023 • 48min
156 | Astro Beyond Static Sites: B2B SaaS Kit
Yaroslav joins Compressed to give his tips and tricks on Astro and getting the most out of it.Show Notes00:00 Welcome Yaroslav01:43 Onboarding to Astro18:32 Fat Island21:17 B2B SaaS Kit29:39 Auth Services31:52 Building an App36:03 Learning Curve41:50 Picks and Plugs

Oct 26, 2023 • 43min
155 | Reimagining the Terminal with Warp
The podcast discusses the development of Warp, a new terminal that enhances developers' efficiency. It explores the unique features of Warp, such as collaboration and AI-driven capabilities. The hosts also discuss the future plans for Warp, including expanding support to Linux, Windows, and the web. They explore the reasons why Mac is the preferred choice for web developers and discuss the future of development.

Oct 19, 2023 • 1h 3min
154 | Q & A
Brad and James address their favorite current topics like framework choices and upcoming changes with AI.SponsorShow Notes00:00 Introduction 03:58 What tools and frameworks to use? 08:15 Planning Projects11:54 Managing Jobs and Open Source Projects19:20 How to Go Full Stack23:41 Nest JS34:57 View or Astro37:12 Document Reading and Using AI42:35 Contributing to Open Source49:54 Learning to Code in the Age of AI52:39 Using GitHub to Attract Employers 58:50 Cost of AI