Front End Happy Hour

We’ve all been there, coding interviews always have their challenges. In this episode, we are joined by Emma Bostian to talk with us about the technical coding interview. We share our experiences and thoughts on what we like and dislike about the various coding interviews. Guests: Emma Bostian - @EmmaBostian Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Emma Bostian - The Developer's Guide to Book Publishing Emma Bostian - Launch Emma Bostian - Bus Simulator Ryan Burgess - De-Coding The Technical Interview Process Ryan Burgess - Nomad List Ryan Anklam - Pixel Buds 2 Ryan Anklam - The Last Dance Playlist Stacy London - MagicaVoxel Stacy London - Leicester by Lambert Stacy London - I Feel Better by Ghost Culture & Kiwi

Whether you’re giving a presentation to a large audience at a conference, your team, or articulating an idea, public speaking is an important skill set. In this episode, we are joined by Anne Ricketts to talk with us to share ways to be a strong presenter. Guests: Anne Ricketts Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Picks: Anne Ricketts - Unorthodox Anne Ricketts - Fresh Air Ryan Burgess - How to Make Clear and Concise Points Ryan Burgess - Blue Yeti Mic Jem Young - The Midnight Gospel Jem Young - What do executives do? Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Suvie Mars Jullian - Companion Wine Company Skin Contact Pinot Gris

Writing CSS is quick to learn, but writing strong CSS patterns that can scale is a lot more challenging. In this episode, we are joined by Brad Frost to discuss useful patterns in CSS and the future of CSS. Guests: Brad Frost - @brad_frost Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Brad Frost - ModernCSS.dev Brad Frost - Seals singing Seal by kiss from a rose? Brad Frost - Radiooooo (A musical time machine) Ryan Burgess - Atomic Design Ryan Burgess - SMACSS Augustus Yuan - Deno Augustus Yuan - 10 Things I Regret About Node.js - Ryan Dahl Mars Jullian - Theonline.town Mars Jullian - Paint the Void Stacy London - This is Responsive - Resources (by Brad Frost!) Stacy London - Does Masonry belong in the CSS Grid specification Stacy London - Retrospective mix (1993 - 2019) by Orphx

In previous episodes, we’ve talked a lot about bundling JavaScript, but we haven’t talked a lot about Parcel. In this episode, we are joined by Maia Teegarden, Will Binns-Smith, and Devon Govett to talk with us about Parcel JS. Guests: Maia Teegarden - @padmaia Will Binns-Smith - @wbinnssmith Devon Govett - @devongovett Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Maia Teegarden - Don’t Let Get You Down by Wajatta Maia Teegarden - It Is What It Is by Thundercat Will Binns-Smith - Take a break - PTO WFH Will Binns-Smith - Dokku Devon Govett - Breville Bambino+ Devon Govett - Fork Ryan Burgess - Kim's Convenience Ryan Burgess - Master Class Augustus Yuan - The Half of It Augustus Yuan - Parcel T-Shirt Stacy London - Uunnrreeaall by Sun Glitters Stacy London - Breathtaker by Geotic

Instead of listening to an episode of Front End Happy Hour this week, we want to encourage you to use the hour to listen to, watch, and read educational materials about the long history of structural racism and injustice Black people have & continue to face as well as learn how you can be actively anti-racist to affect real change. In our show notes, we’ve provided a list of picks that includes podcasts, videos, books, and articles available for you to learn more. The list of resources will be in the show notes. Simply put, Black lives matter. Picks: Video - 13th(Netflix) - Explained: The Racial Wage Gap (Netflix) - Who Killed Malcolm X?(Netflix) - When They See Us (Netflix) - TED Playlist - Talks to help you understand racism in America Books - Stamped from the Beginning - The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Free on Spotify) - So You Want to Talk about Race - The Colors of Us - Waking Up White Podcasts - 1619 (NYTimes) - Code Switch (NPR) - Pod Save the People - Our National Conversation About Race Articles - The Death of George Floyd, In Context - How to Make This Moment the Turning Point for Real Change - For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies

In this episode, we learn more about Ecosystem Engineering from Netflix engineers, Michael James, and Shravan Heroor. Guests: Michael James Shravan Heroor - @shravanheroor Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Michael James - Giri / Haji Michael James - Netflix DVD Subscription Shravan Heroor - The Last Kingdom Shravan Heroor - Tiger Belly podcast Ryan Burgess - Apple Thunderbolt Display replacement glass Ryan Burgess - Gorilla Super Glue Gel Jem Young - The Great Canadian Baking Show Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Ultimate “treehouse”

We’ve all been there, a project starts off simple, but quickly becomes more complex. In this episode, we are joined by Sarah Drasner to talk with us about how to deal with complex codebases and systems. Guests: Sarah Drasner - @sarah_edo Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Sarah Drasner - Handmaid’s Tale Ryan Burgess - Don’t F**K with Cats Ryan Burgess - Spotify: Failed #SquadGoals Jem Young - The Last Dance Jem Young - On Being a Senior Engineer Ryan Anklam - Effective TypeScript Ryan Anklam - Powerblock weight set Stacy London - Leaving the Grid by Ital Tek Stacy London - Video for Leaving the Grid by Ruben Fro Stacy London - Under the Table by Fiona Apple

We all focus a lot of our time on engineering work for large companies, but we’ve each had our side projects we’ve worked on in our careers. In this episode, we share our side projects we’ve done in the past. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Ryan Burgess - Remington Hc6550 Cordless Vacuum Haircut Kit Ryan Burgess - NetSpot Ryan Burgess - #blackAF Augustus Yuan - Broken picture phone Jem Young - Cognitive Biases in Software

This is our 100th episode, it’s an exciting milestone for the podcast. In this episode, we talk about the history of the podcast and talk about some of our favorite moments and episodes. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung - @jemyoung Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Brian Holt - @holtbt Derrick Showers - @derrickshowers Picks: Ryan Burgess - Ozark Season 3 Ryan Burgess - La Casa De Papel Season 4 Augustus Yuan - The Wuhan I know Augustus Yuan - Stations by Spotify Jem Young - Jupiter Jem Young - Rhythm + Flow Ryan Anklam - Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing Ryan Anklam - My Brother Rabbit Mars Jullian - Simple Habit Mars Jullian - Backgrounds.win Stacy London - United We Stream Stacy London - Pius in Tacet by Pantha Du Prince Derrick Showers - Lovevery Derrick Showers - Masterclass: Thomas Keller Brian Holt - Magdalena Bay - A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling Brian Holt - Peloton Trial Brian Holt - UW CoVID19 Emergency Response Fund

In this episode, we are joined by Shruti Kapoor to talk with us about GraphQL and why your company could benefit from leveraging GraphQL on the front end and the back end. Guests: Shruti Kapoor - @shrutikapoor08 Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Shruti Kapoor - Complete developers guide to GraphQL - Udemy Shruti Kapoor - GraphQL playground + Graphical Shruti Kapoor - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Shruti Kapoor - Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer & Volumizer Shruti Kapoor - Dark Ryan Burgess - Heist Podcast Ryan Burgess - Oh crap I have a toddler Augustus Yuan - USB Switch selector Augustus Yuan - GoReplay Jem Young - Dev Jokes Jem Young - This foot does not exist Jem Young - Valley Silicon - Iniegogo Stacy London - Song For The Passing by Shelf Nunny Stacy London - Meneerea by Erased