JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development

Nick, and Kball are joined by Mike Hartington to talk about Ionic, the state of web components, developer tooling, and more! Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:AWS Amplify – AWS Amplify is a suite of tools and services that enable developers to build full-stack serverless and cloud-based web and mobile apps using their framework and technology of choice. Amplify gives you easy access to hosting, authentication, managed GraphQL, serverless functions, APIs, machine learning, chatbots, and storage for files like images, videos, and pdfs. Learn more and get started for free at awsamplify.info/JSParty Linode – Get $100 in free credit to get started on Linode – our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Head to linode.com/changelog Changelog++ – You love our content and you want to take it to the next level by showing your support. We’ll take you closer to the metal with no ads, extended episodes, outtakes, bonus content, a deep discount in our merch store (soon), and more to come. Let’s do this! Featuring:Mike Hartington – Website, GitHub, XKevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XNick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Ionic Framework Bootstrap Web Components v0 Web Components v1 Stencil Svelte React Vue Cordova PhoneGap capacitor nvim-typescript Lua Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

What the what is DivOps?! That’s the question Jonathan Creamer is here to answer. In so doing, we cover the past, present, and future of frontend tooling. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 3 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:AWS Amplify – AWS Amplify is a suite of tools and services that enable developers to build full-stack serverless and cloud-based web and mobile apps using their framework and technology of choice. Amplify gives you easy access to hosting, authentication, managed GraphQL, serverless functions, APIs, machine learning, chatbots, and storage for files like images, videos, and pdfs. Learn more and get started for free at awsamplify.info/JSParty Raygun – With Raygun Error and Performance Monitoring you have all the information you need at your fingertips to quickly find and fix errors and performance issues across your tech stack down to the line of code. Get started with a free 14-day trial, head to raygun.com and join thousands of customer-centric software teams who use Raygun every day. DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it simple to launch in the cloud and scale up as you grow. They have an intuitive control panel, predictable pricing, team accounts, worldwide availability with a 99.99% uptime SLA, and 24/7/365 world-class support to back that up. Get your $100 credit at do.co/changelog. Featuring:Jonathan Creamer – Website, GitHub, XAmal Hussein – GitHub, XNick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XDivya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XShow Notes: Announcing DivOps Survey/discussion for divops naming? Bolt Rush Snowpack AST Explorer.net Github Codeowners Link to Ben’s show Kent C Dodds – avoid hasty abstractions David Neal Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Frontend Feud returns! Emma heads up team Boooooleans 👻 and Nick captains the Whiteboard Interviews Millionaires. We played this game for our friends at HalfStack Conf and the full video of the session is on our YouTube channel too. Take the survey! Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 3 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:AWS Amplify – AWS Amplify is a suite of tools and services that enable developers to build full-stack serverless and cloud-based web and mobile apps using their framework and technology of choice. Amplify gives you easy access to hosting, authentication, managed GraphQL, serverless functions, APIs, machine learning, chatbots, and storage for files like images, videos, and pdfs. Learn more and get started for free at awsamplify.info/JSParty Raygun – With Raygun Error and Performance Monitoring you have all the information you need at your fingertips to quickly find and fix errors and performance issues across your tech stack down to the line of code. Get started with a free 14-day trial, head to raygun.com and join thousands of customer-centric software teams who use Raygun every day. DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it simple to launch in the cloud and scale up as you grow. They have an intuitive control panel, predictable pricing, team accounts, worldwide availability with a 99.99% uptime SLA, and 24/7/365 world-class support to back that up. Get your $100 credit at do.co/changelog. Featuring:Jem Young – Website, GitHub, XNeil Roberts – XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XEmma Bostian – GitHub, LinkedIn, XAmal Hussein – GitHub, XDivya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XNick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Take the next Frontend Feud survey! Watch the video on our YouTube channel HalfStack Conf Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

We take up a listener request this week and have an honest conversation about jQuery. Then, it’s time for something new! Our friends at Hot New Tech review tone.js for us. After that, it’s Pro Tip Time! Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Linode – Get $100 in free credit to get started on Linode – our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Head to linode.com/changelog AWS Amplify – AWS Amplify is a suite of tools and services that enable developers to build full-stack serverless and cloud-based web and mobile apps using their framework and technology of choice. Amplify gives you easy access to hosting, authentication, managed GraphQL, serverless functions, APIs, machine learning, chatbots, and storage for files like images, videos, and pdfs. Learn more and get started for free at awsamplify.info/JSParty Featuring:Hot New Tech – Website, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XKevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XNick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XAmal Hussein – GitHub, XShow Notes:jQuery convo umbrella.js You Might Not Need jQuery Project Fugu Alex Russell on Twitter Hot New Tech Like and subscribe! The full episode on tone.js tone.js itself Pro Tip Time Responsively Flexbox Froggy GitHub Refined GitHub CLI Go Time covers GitHub CLI Bash Guide for Beginners Ali Spittel’s tweet about brace expansion Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Ben Ilegbodu joins Divya, Suz, & Amal to talk about introducing TypeScript at Stitch Fix, why TypeScript and React work well together, building component libraries, and more. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 3 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Linode – Get $100 in free credit to get started on Linode – our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Head to linode.com/changelog AWS Amplify – AWS Amplify is a suite of tools and services that enable developers to build full-stack serverless and cloud-based web and mobile apps using their framework and technology of choice. Amplify gives you easy access to hosting, authentication, managed GraphQL, serverless functions, APIs, machine learning, chatbots, and storage for files like images, videos, and pdfs. Learn more and get started for free at awsamplify.info/JSParty Featuring:Ben Ilegbodu – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDivya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XSuz Hinton – GitHub, Mastodon, XAmal Hussein – GitHub, XShow Notes: DefinitelyTyped avrgirl Ben’s minishops ts-migrate Stitch Fix on GitHub Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Gleb Bahmutov, PhD joins the show for a fun conversation around end-to-end testing. We get the skinny on Cypress, find out how it’s structured as both an open source library and a SaaS business, tease apart the various types of tests you may (or may not) want to have, and share a lot of laughs along the way. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Linode – Our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit. You can find all the details at linode.com/changelog AWS Amplify – AWS Amplify is a suite of tools and services that enable developers to build full-stack serverless and cloud-based web and mobile apps using their framework and technology of choice. Amplify gives you easy access to hosting, authentication, managed GraphQL, serverless functions, APIs, machine learning, chatbots, and storage for files like images, videos, and pdfs. Learn more and get started for free at awsamplify.info/JSParty Featuring:Gleb Bahmutov – Website, GitHub, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XChristopher Hiller – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XAmal Hussein – GitHub, XShow Notes: General Cypress docs for everyone Cypress component testing More Cypress component testing Cypress current and future work Component Driven User Interfaces Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Our much anticipated Family Feud rip-off inspired game show is finally here! Emma was joined by Nick and special guest Abenezer Abebe to form the Hypertext Assassins. KBall captained (despite never seeing Family Feud before) the DSL Destroyers with Mikeal and special guest Ali Spittel. Holler if you want MOAR Feud and check the outro for a chance to win some JS Party swag. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Raygun – With Raygun Error and Performance Monitoring you have all the information you need at your fingertips to quickly find and fix errors and performance issues across your tech stack down to the line of code. Get started with a free 14-day trial, head to raygun.com and join thousands of customer-centric software teams who use Raygun every day. AWS Amplify – AWS Amplify is a suite of tools and services that enable developers to build full-stack serverless and cloud-based web and mobile apps using their framework and technology of choice. Amplify gives you easy access to hosting, authentication, managed GraphQL, serverless functions, APIs, machine learning, chatbots, and storage for files like images, videos, and pdfs. Learn more and get started for free at awsamplify.info/JSParty Featuring:Ali Spittel – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XAbenezer Abebe – XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XKevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XEmma Bostian – GitHub, LinkedIn, XNick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XMikeal Rogers – GitHub, XShow Notes:Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Mark Erikson, maintainer of Redux and Redux Toolkit, shares his journey in the React community and the evolution of state management. He discusses the origins of Redux Toolkit, its role in simplifying developer experiences, and details how it addresses common pitfalls. Topics like prop drilling and the innovative 'Entity Adapter' for data handling are explored. Erikson also contrasts Redux with alternatives like Apollo Client and highlights the supportive community around Redux, showcasing the toolkit's relevance in modern development.

Justin Searls from Test Double joins the party to talk about patterns he’s identified that lead to failure, minimalism, and of course, testing! Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Linode – Our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code changelog2019 OR changelog2020. To learn more and get started head to linode.com/changelog. Raygun – With Raygun Error and Performance Monitoring you have all the information you need at your fingertips to quickly find and fix errors and performance issues across your tech stack down to the line of code. Get started with a free 14-day trial, head to raygun.com and join thousands of customer-centric software teams who use Raygun every day. Featuring:Justin Searls – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XNick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XSuz Hinton – GitHub, Mastodon, XChristopher Hiller – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XShow Notes:Help us play Frontend Feud (and enter to win a free t-shirt) by taking the survey! teenytest Test Anything Protocol (TAP) Tape Jest Mocha Canary in the Goldmine Test Double Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

The panelists discuss their thoughts on career progression while sharing some of their own history. They also talk about important considerations to think about when deciding where to go next, and share useful resources. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it simple to launch in the cloud and scale up as you grow. They have an intuitive control panel, predictable pricing, team accounts, worldwide availability with a 99.99% uptime SLA, and 24/7/365 world-class support to back that up. Get your $100 credit at do.co/changelog. Raygun – With Raygun Error and Performance Monitoring you have all the information you need at your fingertips to quickly find and fix errors and performance issues across your tech stack down to the line of code. Get started with a free 14-day trial, head to raygun.com and join thousands of customer-centric software teams who use Raygun every day. Featuring:Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XAmal Hussein – GitHub, XDivya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XKevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XShow Notes:Help us play Frontend Feud (and enter to win a free t-shirt) by taking the survey! Navigating Software Engineering Career Paths How to Create Career Paths at a Small Startup Career Ladders Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!