The Swyx Mixtape
Swyx
swyx's personal picks pod.
Weekdays: the best audio clips from podcasts I listen to, in 10 minutes or less!
Fridays: Music picks!
Weekends: long form talks and conversations!
This is a passion project; never any ads, 100% just recs from me to people who like the stuff I like.
Share and give feedback: tag @swyx on Twitter or email audio questions to swyx @ swyx.io
Weekdays: the best audio clips from podcasts I listen to, in 10 minutes or less!
Fridays: Music picks!
Weekends: long form talks and conversations!
This is a passion project; never any ads, 100% just recs from me to people who like the stuff I like.
Share and give feedback: tag @swyx on Twitter or email audio questions to swyx @ swyx.io
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 11, 2022 • 16min
What is Deep Work? [Cal Newport]
Listen to Deep Questions: https://overcast.fm/+b1V3EeycY (8mins in)
Jul 11, 2022 • 1h
[Weekend Drop] The Third Age of JS on JSParty
Listen to JSParty: https://changelog.com/jsparty/226Reactathon talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGnlBU3K_eMIn 2020, Shawn (swyx) Wang wrote:Every 10 years there is a changing of the guard in JavaScript. I think we have just started a period of accelerated change that could in thge future be regarded as the Third Age of JavaScript.We’re now in year three of this third age and Swyx joins us to look back at what he missed, look around at what’s happening today, and look forward at what might be coming next.Notes & LinksReactathonswyx’s talk at ReactathonThe Third Age of JavaScriptLydia Hallie’s talk on rendering patternsanalytics.usa.govThe Birth and Death of JavaScriptThe Rise of WebAssembly (Infoworld)Ryan Dahl on JavaScript containersswyx on The Changelog #467The other thing I like about esbuild is that it’s a static Go binary, so I feel more confident that I’ll be able to get it to work in the future than with tool written in Javascript, just because I understand the Javascript ecosystem
Jul 9, 2022 • 17min
[Music Friday] Naya Rivera
Starter: How Will I Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOez2zaLHvgSongsTrouty Mouth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zEd9Zioo2USongbird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJUgLEtA-74Girl on Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DuVml2-BfwRain on my Parade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnxXj9K_74Brave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py3WJIR-N7cSomeone Like You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3BjcKq5w2AIf I Die Young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWHTfrGhoYWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Naya_RiveraCouldn't fit it inDance with Somebody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Q9AH9ou5A
Jul 8, 2022 • 16min
When the Truth Pops Out [Lin-Manuel Miranda]
From the Moth: https://themoth.org/radio-hour/live-from-the-united-palace
Jul 7, 2022 • 16min
How McKinsey Consultants Charge $750 an Hour [Business Breakdowns]
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/business-breakdowns/mckinsey-company-the-first-pAbhz6JnPGv/ (28mins in)
Jul 6, 2022 • 9min
Why Australia Has No Starbucks [Brandon Richard]
Listen to SDT: https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/365
Jul 4, 2022 • 32min
Tech's Role in America [Katherine Boyle, Palmer Luckey]
Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/american-dynamism-with-katherine-boyleAll-in Summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0NfL2M5L4
Jul 3, 2022 • 1h 42min
[Weekend Drop] Swyx interview on FreeCodeCamp podcast
When people ask about how I got started, I send them to this podcast. Here is the audio, edited for ums.source: https://podcast.freecodecamp.org/ep-59-shawn-wang-left-a-350kyear-finance-job-to-learn-to-code
Jul 1, 2022 • 33min
[Music Friday] Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysrHJMxgisAConcerto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7KlnK39Up0
Jun 30, 2022 • 17min
The Levels Endorsement that Can't Be Bought [Betsy McLaughlin]
https://www.levelshealth.com/podcasts/one-ceos-81-pound-weight-loss-using-glucose-monitoring-betsy-mclaughlin-casey-means (from 2min - 18mins)
