HTML All The Things - Web Development, Web Design, Small Business

The podcast covers practical SEO strategies like technical optimization, content creation, backlinking, and keyword research. They discuss the evolving consumer mindset, the importance of clear and engaging content, and strategies for acquiring quality backlinks. The hosts emphasize implementing SEO tips on your website today, such as writing more content, defining your website, and learning keyword research.

Exploring the significance of hiring junior developers in the AI landscape, challenges with autoplay ads online, and the essential role junior developers play in tech companies for team dynamics, code quality, and innovation.

What is the best way to make a website? Websites can be made with no-code builders, custom code, marketing software, and unique combinations of available tech. Even if we narrow down our choice to custom code, we're still left wondering what our tech stack should be. In this episode, Matt and Mike discussed if there is in fact a best way to make a website. Websites are complex and they're made for humans, whom are also complex. Beyond technical requirements we have to consider the site's audience, who will be editing content, deadlines, and social limitations. Just like many things in life, there may be an objectively best way to make a website...somewhere in the gray area, after you've analyzed your needs, wants, and realities. Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/is-there-a-best-way-to-make-a-website Learn with Scrimba: https://scrimba.com/?ref=htmlallthethings

Today we celebrate this past week's milestone of 300 released episodes. Now we know that this number is a bit wishy-washy because we have some "side episodes" like Tidbits and Web News...and it doesn't help that we changed how we number our episodes in the feed at some point down the line. But despite all that, we're considering the episode that released just this past Tuesday as of recording this, as episode 300! In this special edition episode, we won't be talking so much about web development, but instead of reflecting on the past 300 episodes of the HTML All The Things Podcast and discuss our future goals on where we want HATT to be in the future. Thank you all for listening and here's to another 300! Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/celebrating-300-episodes-whats-next-for-html-all-the-things

This week, creator of MacOS Web, Puru Vijay, discusses how personal projects like MacOS Web can help land a job in web development. Topics include optimizing performance in web projects, transitioning to Svelte, accommodating left and right-handed users in design, and the benefits of contributing to open source projects.

Exploring the use of ChatGPT by junior developers in coding, discussing the ethical implications and benefits of AI assistance. Emphasizing the importance of genuine learning experiences and understanding coding concepts. Delving into the risks of overreliance on AI tools in the competitive developer market and advocating for continuous learning and adaptation in the tech industry.

The podcast discusses the risks and benefits of vendor lock-in in web development, highlighting the challenges of switching vendors and the potential cost implications. It explores the impact of being tied to specific platforms on productivity and decision-making. The episode provides insights on mitigating risks, balancing custom code with existing platforms, and navigating business strategies in the face of vendor lock-in.

Exploring the dangers of relying on free tiers in web development, the hosts discuss financial implications, transitioning to paid services, and the vulnerability of free offerings. They also cover the evolution of website development, the rise of no-code tools, and the potential impact of decentralization on free services.

Kevin Powell, the King of CSS, and Matt discuss the relevance of popular CSS toolkits vs. vanilla CSS, tutorial hell, browser support, educational content absorption, and more. They explore the evolution of CSS naming conventions, mastering vanilla CSS, navigating front-end development tools, and the advantages of using the web development tool Astro. The podcast also touches on Git learning, early CSS layout jobs, and the challenges of web development learning.

The podcast explores WordPress' identity crisis, challenges with custom post types and relationship fields, limitations and solutions in WordPress development, risks of auto-updates, importance of backups, and the platform's evolution towards full site editing. The discussion highlights the impact of WordPress in web development and the community's opinions on its role.