Whiskey Web and Whatnot

We all have at least one friend who somehow finds enough hours in a day to have a full-time job and take on several side projects. How can you successfully juggle a career, side hustles, and make time for your passions? Kelly Vaughn, Engineering Manager at Spot AI, has some thoughts. She is leading a diverse, fully remote, global team that spans from California to India. Kelly keeps her management style flexible to account for the quirks and personality types of her team. When she's not steering the ship at Spot AI, she's advising several startups and working as a consultant. Despite doing it all, she finds time for reading, cycling, and her passion for Porsches. In this episode, Kelly talks to Chuck and Robbie about her experience leading diverse global engineering teams from agencies to SaaS companies, juggling several side hustles, and collecting Porsches.  Key Takeaways [01:22] - An intro to Kelly Vaughn. [02:16] - A whiskey review - Barrell Craft Spirits Grey Label Dovetail 15. [09:07] - Kelly's current roles at Spot AI and her projects. [12:23] - The difference between leading teams in an agency versus in a corporate environment. [19:26] - What are the challenges of managing an international team? [22:26] - What's Kelly's favorite leadership book? [26:40] - Kelly speaks about her love of the Porsche Brand. [44:25] - Kelly talks about her cycling challenge for childhood cancer research. Quotes [13:37] - "The speed at which you work at an agency versus a SaaS company is vastly different because of the way that you're working. You're working with multiple clients directly versus having any number of customers." ~ Kelly Vaughn [https://twitter.com/kvlly] [16:26] - "I think what's important to remember is when you're looking for metrics for growth, you need to look beyond just the quantitative metrics and really find a way to measure the qualitative metrics as well." ~ Kelly Vaughn [https://twitter.com/kvlly] [21:59] - "What I'm doing to manage Team A is not going to be what I need to do to manage Team B. Finding out those differences and the personality quirks is what I've been focusing on so I can make sure they get what they need, in the structure they need it." ~ Kelly Vaughn [https://twitter.com/kvlly] Links Kelly Vaughn Twitter [https://twitter.com/kvlly] Kelly Vaughn LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyvaughn/] Spot AI [https://www.spot.ai/] Barrell Craft Spirits Grey Label [https://www.barrellbourbon.com/barrellcraftspirits] Sherwin Williams [https://www.sherwin-williams.com/] Porsche [https://www.porsche.com/] George Stag Jr [https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/stagg/stagg-jr.html] First 90 Days [https://hbr.org/books/watkins] Acotar [https://www.goodreads.com/series/104014-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses] Book of the Month [https://www.bookofthemonth.com/] Barbarians at the Gate [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/781182.Barbarians_at_the_Gate] The Big Short [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26889576-the-big-short] Michael Lewis [https://www.michaellewiswrites.com/] The Premonition [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56790170-the-premonition] The Five Dysfunctions of a Team [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21343.The_Five_Dysfunctions_of_a_Team] Spanish Love Deception [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54189398-the-spanish-love-deception] Astro [https://astro.build/]

Accessibility is like learning a new language, leaving many developers wondering where to start. The answer is pretty simple, start anywhere. But the onus isn’t all on devs. Crystal Preston-Watson has partial sight and uses a screen reader in her day-to-day as a Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst at Salesforce, one of the largest tech companies in the world. As strange as it may seem, she never used a screen reader until she was asked to test one out in her previous role as a quality engineer. Once she got her hands on one, she saw just how much businesses excluded people with disabilities from their target audience. Crystal knows first-hand how quickly the expenses rack up when the burden of accessibility is placed on people with disabilities. In her talks, she addresses this and other lessons on accessibility with a bit of humor to make the conversation more approachable and beginner-friendly. In this episode, Chuck and Robbie talk with Crystal about pitching accessibility to higher-ups, the actual cost of accessibility, and her love for comedy and improv. Key Takeaways [01:31] - An intro to Crystal Preston-Watson. [02:51] - A whiskey review - Johnny Drum Private Stock. [08:51] - Crystal explains accessibility. [11:08] - How to pitch accessibility to company leadership. [20:42] - Crystal’s guide to setting accessibility targets within a company. [30:24] - Crystal explains the cost and some of the challenges of being disabled. [40:41] - Crystal talks about her love for video games. [45:05] - Crystal talks about her love for improv. Quotes [17:07] - “Accessibility is everyone's concern. There are some really specific things that only a developer or tester or content creator can do, but at the end of the day, it's a very holistic thing, and everyone needs to be concerned about it.” ~ Crystal Preston-Watson [21:33] - “If you have users that can't use your application, that is money wasted. And that's the thing, disabled people have money, and if they can't use your product then they're going to take that money somewhere else unless it is something that is very vital.” ~ Crystal Preston-Watson [24:11] - “Everyone will use a mouse if they're not blind and visually impaired and that's just not true.” ~ Crystal Preston-Watson Links Crystal Preston-Watson Crystal Preston-Watson LinkedIn Crystal Preston-Watson Twitter Johnny Drum Private Stock Salesforce Cardi B Wap It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Jaws Screen Reader React Social Security Administration MacBook NVDA Sketch VS Code Figma Photoshop Hitman 3 Lost Judgement Skyrim PS3 Thief Gold Breath of the Wild Switch Offspring Soulsborne Dark Souls Elden Ring Stadia George R.R. Martin Degrassi Odyssey of the Mind Connect with our hosts Robbie Wagner Chuck Carpenter Ship Shape Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Whiskey Web and Whatnot Promos Top-Tier, Full-Stack Software Consultants This show is brought to you by Ship Shape. Ship Shape’s software consultants solve complex software and app development problems with top-tier coding expertise, superior service, and speed. In a sea of choices, our senior-level development crew rises above the rest by delivering the best solutions for fintech, cybersecurity, and other fast-growing industries. Check us out at shipshape.io.

The best way to win over a developer is to make their job simpler. The release of Nuxt 3 promises an even better developer experience than its former versions. That’s music to every developer’s ears. Who doesn’t want faster rendering? Daniel Roe, framework architect at Nuxt Labs has been working to get Nuxt 3 production ready for a stable release. In addition to DX improvements, once N3 is out of release, you can expect hybrid rendering, less JavaScript, and a cross-platform framework that can be used with pretty much any cloud service. This Nuxt release is casting a wide net. Daniel and the team wanted the framework to be suited for everyone from hobby bloggers to enterprises. But the biggest win might be for e-commerce sites that need speed, performance, and personalization. In this episode, Chuck and Robbie talk to Daniel about the features of Nuxt 3, improving the developer experience, and his family vacation to Algarve, Portugal. Key Takeaways [00:38] - An introduction to Daniel Roe. [03:29] - A whiskey review - Laphroig Lore. [11:20] - The new features in Nuxt 3. [19:16] - The best path to convert projects to Nuxt 3. [32:47] - The target audience for Nuxt 2 and Nuxt 3. [45:31] - Daniel’s holiday in Portugal . [51:49] - David’s side project in Magic Regexp. Quotes [12:21] - “Some of the things that Nuxt 3 brings, well, it's been rewritten from the start, so it's given us an opportunity to do what we really wanted to do with Nuxt. And to learn from some of the mistakes we made for Nuxt 2 and adapt Nuxt for a new world. That sounds a bit crap, but more and more I think we're looking to take advantage of different kinds of hardware for rendering HTML.” ~ @danielcroe [13:18] - “Nuxt 2, out of the box, is a bare minimum package. I did some checking on this. The cold start for the server was 300 milliseconds. With Nuxt 3, it is three milliseconds.” ~ @danielcroe [38:48] - “I always like using suppliers that win me over because they have the best of whatever it is. They're able to meet my needs. Whether that's experience or price point or whatever it is. But they've won me over. I don't have to stay with them. I'm not forced or coerced into it. I didn't make an early choice, and now I'm reaping the whirlwind and having to pay the price for it. I'm with them because I want to be. That's the best scenario. You have the power to choose. You're choosing the platform you feel is the best.“ ~ @danielcroe Links Daniel Roe LinkedIn Daniel Roe Twitter Nuxt Vue Bill Bryson Durham University Bill Bryson Library Laphroig Lore Laphroig Pringles Vite Webpack TypeScript React Discord Jest JavaScript Remix Astro Solid Redwood JS Tom Preston Warner DigitalOcean Vercel Netlify Sunderland Manchester United Eric Cantona Old Trafford Vuejs Amsterdam Magic Regexp Regexper Anthony Fu David Tai Connect with our hosts Robbie Wagner Chuck Carpenter Ship Shape Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Whiskey Web and Whatnot Promos Top-Tier, Full-Stack Software Consultants This show is brought to you by Ship Shape. Ship Shape’s software consultants solve complex software and app development problems with top-tier coding expertise, superior service, and speed. In a sea of choices, our senior-level development crew rises above the rest by delivering the best solutions for fintech, cybersecurity, and other fast-growing industries. Check us out at shipshape.io.

Devs have a lot on their plate, but the key is to find time for what's important. Championing accessibility is only possible if devs prioritize it and a good place to start is by knowing your HTML elements. If dogs can learn 50 human words, then devs can learn 50 HTML elements. On another note, not all package managers are made equal. Robbie has been loyal to Yarn for years and is okay with waiting a few minutes for installs. But from Chuck's operations perspective, when you're talking about continuous integration that can eat up a huge chunk of your day, it might be time to look for something that promises speed. In this episode, Chuck and Robbie talk about the importance of knowing your HTML elements, the pros and cons of different package managers, and the Whiskey Web and Whatnot NFT drop. Key Takeaways [02:09] - Why Chuck and Robbie struggle to find time for reading. [04:43] - A whiskey review - Huling Station. [12:27] - How many HTML elements can Chuck and Robbie name. [26:25] - How to choose the right package manager. [41:27] - Chuck and Robbie's eventful trips. [56:14] - Whiskey Web and Whatnot's NFT drop.   Quotes [03:32] - "You can fit in anything that you prioritize, right? If you said working out is the same as eating, it has to be done. You would find time." ~ @rwwagner90 [https://twitter.com/rwwagner90] [26:38] - "I think HTML is real, and it hasn't been the first-class citizen that it deserves in terms of the Internet itself, whose intention was to distribute documents and have that accessible across schools and scientific organizations and whatever else. So let's not forget what it was all about, especially if you have a content site. Give your content first-class citizenship."  ~ @CharlesWthe3rd [https://twitter.com/CharlesWthe3rd] [27:32] - "NPM is the leader in the JavaScript world, although it has its proponents and opponents. Many people have jumped over to Yarn for some of its benefits over a period of time, and some of its features influenced NPM and bring people back and forth a little bit." ~ @CharlesWthe3rd [https://twitter.com/CharlesWthe3rd] Links Charlie Gerard [https://charliegerard.dev/] Java Script [https://www.javascript.com/] Huling Station [https://olddominick.com/spirits/huling-station-bourbon-whiskey/] National Geographic [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/] Siri [https://www.apple.com/siri/] Waze [https://www.waze.com/live-map/] Old Domonic's [https://olddominick.com/] Justin Timberlake [https://justintimberlake.com/] Seelbach's [https://seelbachs.com/] Nuxt [https://nuxtjs.org/] JSX [https://reactjs.org/docs/introducing-jsx.html] React [https://reactjs.org/] NPM [https://www.npmjs.com/] Yarn [https://yarnpkg.com/] Github [https://github.com/] Ember [https://emberjs.com/] jQuery [https://jquery.com/] Vercel [https://vercel.com/] JSON [https://www.json.org/json-en.html] Bun [https://bun.sh/] Supabase [https://supabase.com/] Firebase [https://firebase.google.com/] Redwood [https://redwoodjs.com/] Postgres [https://www.postgresql.org/] DirecTV [https://www.directv.com/] Ron Burgundy [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/] Sea World [https://seaworld.com/]

Building products is hard. And devs can often feel hamstrung by competing priorities. The battle between revenue and quality is ever-present and ongoing. But is it possible to achieve both?  In this episode, Chuck and Robbie discuss some of their frustrations with the tech companies and tech stacks in the modern era, supporting open source projects, and some great TV shows they have been enjoying. Key Takeaways [01:27] - A whiskey review - Barrell Dovetail Whiskey. [08:00] - Why tech companies are reluctant to upgrade dependencies. [18:08] - The importance of supporting open source projects. [30:45] - Why React dominates the landscape. [43:13] - Chuck and Robbie discuss TV shows. [49:36] - Chuck's weekend plans with family. [54:29] - Chuck's Korean fried chicken experience. Quotes [10:48] - "I feel like we've done all of this stuff to be like, let's get everyone Scrum certified, and let's do this whole process. And people really bought into that, and it does not help them." ~ @rwwagner90 [https://twitter.com/rwwagner90] [12:59] - "You read the books. You see the blogs. You get experts to come in and train your teams, and you're still kind of struggling to get it right. But then we keep getting told there's a right way. Who is doing it right?" ~ @CharlesWthe3rd [https://twitter.com/CharlesWthe3rd] [25:27] - "I think in a perfect world, what I would love to see happen is companies kind of take frameworks under their wing and be like, look, we realize how much work you're doing. We realize there are not that many people doing it. Here are these two people we just hired. Teach them the thing that no one knows so we can increase the buzz factor here and at the same time, instead of just telling you to teach them, here's $500,000. Do whatever you think makes the framework better." ~ @rwwagner90 [https://twitter.com/rwwagner90] Links Barrell Dovetail Whiskey [https://www.barrellbourbon.com/dovetail] MGP [https://www.mgpingredients.com/] Dr Pepper [https://www.drpepper.com/] Cherry Coca Cola [https://us.coca-cola.com/products/coca-cola-flavors/cherry] George Dickel Tenessee Whiskey [https://www.georgedickel.com/] Jack Daniels Distillery [https://www.jackdaniels.com/] Green Brier Distillery [https://www.greenbrier.com/] Ember [https://emberjs.com/] Next.js [https://nextjs.org/] GitHub [https://github.com/] NPM [https://www.npmjs.com/] Melaine Sumner [https://melanie.codes/] Sindre Sorhus [https://sindresorhus.com/] Chris Manson [https://ie.linkedin.com/in/realate] Microsoft [https://www.oracle.com/industries/micros/] Jest [https://jestjs.io/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/] Vitest [https://vitest.dev/] Faker  [https://fakerjs.dev/] Java Script [https://www.javascript.com/] Hacker News [https://thehackernews.com/] Reddit [https://reddit.com/] Sqwok [https://sqwok.im/] jQuery [https://jquery.com/] LESS [https://lesscss.org/] Sass [https://sass-lang.com/] Coffee Script [https://coffeescript.org/] TypeScrpit [https://www.typescriptlang.org/] Lodash [https://lodash.com/] Shop Talk [https://shoptalkshow.com/] Electro-Voice [https://electrovoice.com/]

Introducing a new framework can be challenging, especially when developers are loyal to old favorites. But Astro 1.0 is bridging the gap between old and new by staying compatible and familiar with other frameworks. Nate Moore, an engineer at Astro Technology Company and core maintainer on Astro has been working on Astro 1.0 for 16 months. His major focus was launching a new web framework that is sustainable and future-proof. Astro 1.0 is targeted at devs building content-based websites and is compatible with most frameworks out there. In this episode, Nate talks with Robbie and Chuck about the launch of Astro 1.0, its compatibility with other frameworks, frameworks that inspired Astro, and Nate's life goal of visiting every national park. Key Takeaways [00:49] - A quick intro to Nate. [01:36] - A whisky review - Laws Centennial Straight Wheat Whiskey 4 Year. [09:59] - What is Astro? [23:24] - What are the new features in Astro 1.0? [30:32] - Web components Nate has used. [42:10] - The challenges with monorepos. [44:41] - Nate's life goal of visiting every national park. Quotes [12:11] - "I think the ecosystem just goes in circles. But it is funny to see people come into the ecosystem and be like, where's your link component? It's like that's just an anchor tag. You don't need a component." - @n_moore [https://twitter.com/n_moore] [22:39] - "I heard somebody recently described Vite as the United Nations of JavaScript. Everybody is building on top of Vite now, and it's just really cool to see because if you hit a bug and you upstream a fix, then everybody is going to benefit from that, and people are really taking it in a lot of different ways." - @n_moore [https://twitter.com/n_moore] [27:39] - "I think people are really spoiled by how much investment like Microsoft has made into TypeScript and just like all the tooling around that stuff. It is so much work to get your own language up and running." - @n_moore [https://twitter.com/n_moore] Links Nate Moore Twitter [https://twitter.com/n_moore] Astro Twitter [https://twitter.com/astrodotbuild] Astro [https://astro.build/] NASA [https://www.nasa.gov/] Law Whiskey Centennial Wheat Whiskey [https://lawswhiskeyhouse.com/laws-bonded-centennial-wheat-whiskey-turns-five-years-old/] 1787 Coworking Space [https://1787.work/] JavaScript [https://www.javascript.com/] React [https://reactjs.org/] HTML [https://html.com/] JSX [https://reactjs.org/docs/introducing-jsx.html] Stack Overflow [https://stackoverflow.com/] JQuery [https://jquery.com/] Svelte [https://svelte.dev/] Solid [https://www.solidjs.com/] Vue [https://vuejs.org/] Ryan Carniato Twitter [https://twitter.com/RyanCarniato] Redwood [https://redwoodjs.com/] Remix [https://remix.run/] React Router [https://reactrouter.com/] NextJS [https://nextjs.org/] Ember [https://emberjs.com/] Glimmer [https://glimmerjs.com/] Snowpack [https://www.snowflake.com/snowpark/] Skypack [https://www.skypack.dev/] Vite [https://vitejs.dev/] Markdown [https://www.markdownguide.org/] Netlify [https://www.netlify.com/] Vercel [https://vercel.com/] Discord [https://discord.com/]

Like many developers, Mark Steadman began working in web development with just a couple of goals in mind: write something that runs and passes a test. No major thought for those using the interface he created.  Mark's perspective changed when he sat with a few folks who were blind or had low vision, and watched as they used assistive technology for the web and attempted to navigate a site he'd developed. Their struggle to tackle basic web functions against inaccessible code was Mark's wake-up moment and his inspiration to close the gap between emerging developers and accessibility education.  In this episode, Chuck and Robbie talk with Mark about his passion for accessibility, where most web accessibility issues originate, practical tips for incorporating accessibility into developer workflow, and why accessibility means more than checking a box, meeting quota, and passing a test. Key Takeaways [00:44] - A quick intro to Mark.  [02:52] - A whiskey review - Angel's Envy Bourbon Port Finish.  [11:47] - How Mark became an accessibility specialist.  [19:28] - Where the web accessibility issue originates.  [27:41] - How to make data visualization accessible.  [34:29] - The major accessibility complaint we fail to consider with JavaScript frameworks. [36:17] - How to keep developers and frameworks on the right track with accessibility.  [44:22] - A Star Wars-themed whatnot.  [50:37] - Why Mark likes college football (and their stadiums).  Quotes [01:50] - "I feel like there's a gap in the field right now where developers are kind of not being reached out to from the accessibility side of things. So my passion in both my job and on the side too, I write for accessibility as well, is to fill that gap." ~ @Steady5063 [https://twitter.com/steady5063] [38:53] - "That's my biggest advocacy for automation, is it helps developers learn accessibility on the fly." ~ @Steady5063 [https://twitter.com/steady5063] [01:00:08] - "If you are a developer that's listening to this, take the time to put accessibility as a priority. As much as everybody in the world is going to tell you that priority for accessibility is not there, find time." ~ @Steady5063 [https://twitter.com/steady5063] Links Mark Steadman [https://twitter.com/steady5063] Fidelity Investments  [https://www.fidelity.com] JavaScript [https://www.javascript.com] Angel's Envy - Port Wine Whiskey Kentucky Straight  [https://www.angelsenvy.com/us/en/product/port-finish/] Rivian [https://rivian.com] Old Forester  [https://www.oldforester.com] State Farm [https://www.statefarm.com] Deque Systems  [https://www.deque.com] DEV Community [https://dev.to] Jira [https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira] React [https://reactjs.org] Angular [https://angular.io] Vue [https://vuejs.org] Ember.js [https://emberjs.com] ARIA [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA] JSX [https://reactjs.org/docs/introducing-jsx.html] Sarah L. Fossheim [https://fossheim.io] Yahoo Finance [https://finance.yahoo.com] Google Finance [https://www.google.com/finance] Astro [https://astro.build] Melanie Sumner  [https://github.com/MelSumner] axe Accessibility Linter [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=deque-systems.vscode-axe-linter]

There are two types of engineers. The "normal" ones who strive to make their day-to-day lives as easy as possible and the Robbie's of the world who strive to do everything themselves until the last line of code is sealed in a changelog.  On that note, do you prefer conventional commits? Or the tools out there that make organization easier and, sometimes, automated? Chuck and Robbie don't see eye-to-eye on this particular topic so prepare yourself for the mildest smackdown of the century. In this episode, Chuck and Robbie discuss the pros and cons of release-it, the beauty of working system-agnostic, why Robbie prefers the changelog, and an attempt to stay abreast of frameworks like fresh coming into focus.  Key Takeaways [00:33] - A whiskey review - Howler Head Banana Whiskey. [09:12] - A mild smackdown on conventional commits versus release-it.  [15:23] - Why Chuck and Robbie prefer the changelog.  [20:35] - What is fresh? And Robbie leaks some internal R&D. [26:42] - What Robbie thinks about the Chevy Blazer EV and SUVs in general. [44:55] - How Chuck and his family acquired a Recall box.  Quotes [09:55] - "I don't dislike release-it. Let's be clear there. I just don't want to have to physically do anything beyond opening the pull request and closing the pull request." ~ @CharlesWthe3rd [https://twitter.com/CharlesWthe3rd] [13:01] - "I'm not a big fan of conventional commits because it adds a lot of noise to your commit log." ~ @rwwagner90 [https://twitter.com/rwwagner90] [15:06] - "I just think that you [Robbie] are different than a lot of engineers in that you're like, 'I want to touch and do all the things for all 16 jobs, I just want to do it myself and make sure it hits to the end' and other engineers are like, 'what script can I write to never do this again?'" ~ @CharlesWthe3rd [https://twitter.com/CharlesWthe3rd] Links Howler Head Kentucky Banana Bourbon Whiskey [https://www.howlerhead.com] Suggest a Whiskey on Twitter! [https://twitter.com/shipshapecode] UFC [https://www.ufc.com] Dana White  [https://www.instagram.com/danawhite/] Wooler Brands [https://catalyst-spirits.com] Fireball  [https://www.fireballwhisky.com] Coke [https://www.coca-cola.com] release-it  [https://github.com/release-it/release-it] changelog [https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/]  GitHub Actions [https://github.com/features/actions] semantic-release-bot [https://www.npmjs.com/~semantic-release-bot] Hacker News [https://news.ycombinator.com] Microsoft  [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/] GitLab [https://about.gitlab.com] github-changelog-generator  [https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator] Ember.js [https://emberjs.com] fresh [https://fresh.deno.dev] Next.js [https://nextjs.org] Node [https://nodejs.org/en/] Yarn [https://yarnpkg.com] Hooks [https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-intro.html] Starbeam [https://github.com/wycats/starbeam/] Astro [https://astro.build] JavaScript [https://www.javascript.com]  zerojs [http://technohippy.github.io/zero.js/] nojs [https://www.npmjs.com/package/nojs] Preact [https://preactjs.com] React [https://reactjs.org] Optix< [https://www.optixapp.com]

A few years into Preston Sego's coding career, a colleague working on increasing interactivity on the company's interface chose Ember for the endeavor. Years later, when Preston began developing his own project, he took his colleague's advice and began testing the waters with Ember as well.  In 2019, Preston noticed interesting work brewing within Ember. Realizing Ember was adaptable to modern tools, Preston decided to dive back in and start building out a chat app to test the framework. That same year, Preston spoke at EmberConf and eventually landed a job at CrowdStrike where the framework of choice was Ember. In this episode, Preston talks with Chuck and Robbie about comparing Ember to React without angering either side, why he values Ember resources and has worked to create various libraries, what emerging tech Preston's thrilled to be working on, and what tech Preston's violently against.  Key Takeaways [01:13] - The origin of Preston's alias.  [03:13] - A whiskey review - Malahat Rye. [10:14] - How Preston got into Ember. [20:09] - The exciting tech projects Preston's working on. [26:21] - What Preston is looking forward to that's coming out soon. [29:13] - What tech Preston is violently against.  [31:17] - A corn-themed whatnot.  [35:04] - Why Preston loves pinochle and boring cereal.  [43:09] - A deep dive on Starcraft.  [47:54] - What retro games Chuck is playing.  Quotes [15:04] - "I really like clinical comparisons between things because if you have any emotion whatsoever in a comparison article, you're going to upset one of the sides and you don't wanna do that." ~ Preston Sego [https://twitter.com/nullvoxpopuli] [23:10] - "I think the most obvious and beneficial use case [of resources] is for data loading. Just because loading anything Async is a pain." ~ Preston Sego [https://twitter.com/nullvoxpopuli] [26:50] - "The rfc is first-class component templates and it solves the biggest complaint that new hires have at my work where people are just like, 'I don't know how to find this thing, how do you find it?'" ~ Preston Sego [https://twitter.com/nullvoxpopuli] Links Preston Sego [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lprestonsegoiii/] Preston on Twitter [https://twitter.com/nullvoxpopuli] Malahat Spirits Co. Handcrafted 100% Rye [https://www.malahatspirits.com/rye-whiskey] FineCask [https://finecask.com] Sagamore Spirit [https://sagamorespirit.com] Jack Daniels [https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us] React [https://reactjs.org] Glimmer [https://glimmerjs.com] Ember [https://emberjs.com] EmberConf [https://2022.emberconf.com] EmberConf 2022 - Keynote Part 1 by Yehuda Katz [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgpnkR-oKec] Rails [https://rubyonrails.org] Slack  [http://www.slack.com] Angular [https://angular.io] Twitter [http://www.twitter.com] TypeScript  [https://www.typescriptlang.org] CrowdStrike [https://www.crowdstrike.com] EmberConf 2019 - Comparing Patterns in React and Ember by Preston Sego [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1IkKWYszzk] Hooks [https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-intro.html] Starbeam [https://github.com/wycats/starbeam/] SolidJS [https://www.solidjs.com] Vue.js [https://vuejs.org] Remix [https://remix.run] Svelte [https://svelte.dev]

In recent years, accessibility has evolved from a way to avoid legal landmines, to a specialization developers are taking a serious approach to for the sake of their companies, apps, and users. Eric Bailey has been at the forefront of this maturation, working as both an advocate and educator in the accessibility and inclusive design space.  A user experience designer by trade, Eric developed a passion for accessibility that led him to The A11Y Project – an open source, one-stop shop for digital accessibility education. Eric helps maintain the hub while writing and speaking about the intersectionality of code, usability, and disability.  In this episode, Eric talks with Chuck and Robbie about the challenges of improving digital inclusivity, how to work through inclusive design on a budget, what bothers Eric about developers who are afraid to take the accessibility leap, where platforms fall short, and the tools that make implementing accessibility easier.  Key Takeaways [00:39] - A brief intro to Eric.  [01:35] - A whiskey review - Jefferson's Ocean Bourbon. [09:20] - How Eric got involved in accessibility and the A11Y Project. [20:53] - How Eric solves for accessibility despite not being disabled.  [25:55] - How to solicit expertise from the disabled community even with a limited budget.  [28:35] - The best practices for getting started implementing accessibility.  [34:46] - A burgers-themed whatnot.  [37:08] - Comics, Marvel, and streaming culture.  [48:05] - How the gaming industry is going through an accessibility renaissance. [56:35] - A few closing thoughts from Eric.  Quotes [10:34] - "I used to think [accessibility] shouldn't be a job because everybody should be doing it. But the more I explore this space, the more I understand there is a need for specialization like any other kind of technical consideration." ~ @ericwbailey [https://twitter.com/ericwbailey] [22:00] - "This is something that I try to be very cognizant of as I identify as abled but I speak with and interact with the disability community: the last thing I want to do is typecast or tokenize or suggest that this is the one true way to do things." ~ @ericwbailey [https://twitter.com/ericwbailey] [24:16] - "Bringing people in who are daily assistive technology users and having them actually navigate through things is an incredibly compelling, incredibly eye-opening experience." ~ @ericwbailey [https://twitter.com/ericwbailey] Links Eric Bailey [https://twitter.com/ericwbailey] The A11Y Project [https://www.a11yproject.com] An accessibility checklist [https://www.a11yproject.com/checklist/] Accessibility posts  [https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/] Accessibility resources [https://www.a11yproject.com/resources/] Contribute to The A11Y Project [https://www.a11yproject.com/write-for-us/] Git  [https://git-scm.com] Jefferson's Ocean Voyage 24 [https://jeffersonsbourbon.com/jeffersons-ocean-voyage-24/] Old Fitzgerald Whiskey [https://heavenhilldistillery.com/old-fitzgerald.php] Microformats [http://microformats.org] National Geographic  [https://www.nationalgeographic.com] Remix Run [https://remix.run] 11ty [https://www.11ty.dev] JavaScript [https://www.javascript.com] element transition API [https://developer.chrome.com/blog/shared-element-transitions-for-spas/] Velveeta [https://www.kraftheinz-foodservice.com/products/0000070270/velveeta]