Jamstack Radio
A show all about the Jamstack, a new way to build fast and secure apps or websites.
Latest episodes
Jan 18, 2024 • 28min
Ep. #140, Accelerating API Development with James Perkins of Unkey
In episode 140 of Jamstack Radio, Brian speaks with James Perkins of Unkey. This talk examines the difficulties developers face when issuing auth keys to end users. James also shares lessons from his firsthand experience scaling an open source side project into a full time startup.
Dec 28, 2023 • 36min
Ep. #139, Navigating Apps with LLMs featuring Matt Dupree of ATLAS
In episode 139 of Jamstack Radio, Brian speaks with Matt Dupree of ATLAS. This talk focuses heavily on LLMs and how they're elevating UX. Additionally, Brian and Matt explore AI hallucinations, tips for predicting where LLMs might be most impactful, and insights on why most code in future apps may be generated by AI.
Dec 14, 2023 • 36min
Ep. #138, What’s New with Next.js Featuring Nick Taylor of OpenSauced
In episode 138 of Jamstack Radio, Brian speaks with Nick Taylor of OpenSauced. This talk explores the improvements and new features developers can expect from Next.js 14, as well as expert advice on choosing a frontend framework and navigating the unique challenges of open source projects.
Nov 16, 2023 • 28min
Ep. #137, Building Sophisticated Functionality with Steven Schkolne of MightyMeld
In episode 137 of Jamstack Radio, Brian speaks with Steven Schkolne of MightyMeld. Steven unpacks MightyMeld’s founding story, objectives, users, and internal team. Additionally, they discuss React development, the state of low-code and no-code tooling, the intersection of design and engineering, and the challenges developers face when integrating new tools.
Oct 26, 2023 • 36min
Ep. #136, Serverless Postgres with Nikita Shamgunov of Neon
In this episode of Jamstack Radio, Brian talks with Nikita Shamgunov of Neon about how Serverless Postgres is revolutionizing the database game. They discuss topics like orchestrating micro VMs, utilizing databases as a service, building a scalable cloud service for Postgres databases, and getting started with Neon.
Oct 5, 2023 • 32min
Ep. #135, Maintainer Funding with Birk Jernström of Polar
In episode 135 of Jamstack Radio, Brian speaks with Birk Jernström of Polar. This talk explores different avenues for supporting maintainers of open source projects and looks specifically at ways to provide better funding for their initiatives.
Sep 21, 2023 • 28min
Ep. #134, Commercializing Open Source with Victoria Melnikova of Evil Martians
In episode 134 of Jamstack Radio, Brian speaks with Victoria Melnikova of Evil Martians. They discuss commercializing open source projects for improved feedback loops and longterm sustainability, as well as the importance of technical marketing.
Sep 7, 2023 • 37min
Ep. #133, React Server Components with Tom Preston-Werner of RedwoodJS
Tom Preston-Werner, founder of GitHub and creator of RedwoodJS, talks about React server components, the origin story of RedwoodJS, the tedious lifecycle of application development, RedwoodJS as a seamless and integrated web application development framework, sending emails in the Redwood application, AI tools and Jelly Beans, and connecting with Redwood builders through spoke.run.
Aug 24, 2023 • 29min
Ep. #132, Open Source Observability with Pranay Prateek of SigNoz
Pranay Prateek, expert in open source observability solutions, discusses the benefits of open-source observability tools like SigNoz, their alignment with open telemetry, the Octern Chip internship program, the effectiveness of Rust for system design, and Figma's developer mode and integration with GitHub.
Aug 10, 2023 • 35min
Ep. #131, Video on WebRTC with Christian Stuff and James Hush of Daily
In episode 131 of Jamstack Radio, Brian speaks with Christian Stuff and James Hush of Daily. This talk explores virtual meetings, WebRTC, and video technology. Christian and James share insights on building a video call experience in the browser and rising to the demand in recent years for world wide virtual events.
