Front End Happy Hour

We often talk a lot about growth path as engineers. One of those growth paths could be a tech lead engineer. In this episode, we are joined by Tony Edwards to help talk with us about what the role and responsibilities of a lead engineer are. Guests: Tony Edwards - @tedwards947 Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Tony Edwards - Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell Tony Edwards - The Indicator from Planet Money Tony Edwards - Steve1989MREInfo Ryan Burgess - Everybody Matters Ryan Burgess - Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Ryan Burgess - Abstract Season 2 Jem Young - Great British Baking Show Jem Young - Duer Jeans Jem Young - Frontend Masters - Full Stack Mars Jullian - Airbnb open homes program Mars Jullian - catalogchoice.org Stacy London - Fear Inoculum by Tool Stacy London - Blood Year by Russian Circles Stacy London - Unending by Cloudkicker

As engineers we have a lot of excellent tools and resources to help us do our jobs well, one of those resources is open source code. In this episode, we will be talking about all things open source. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Picks: Ryan Burgess - Hyperdrive Ryan Burgess - Unbelievable Jem Young - The Boys Jem Young - Hamilton Mars Jullian - Queer Eye - Japan Mars Jullian - Blue Star Donuts Portland

We’ve all faced some form of code migration in the past and wanted to share some of the things we’ve learned. In this episode, we’re joined by Micah Ransdell, a Software Engineering Manager at Netflix to talk with us about migrating a codebase. Guests: Micah Ransdell - @micahransdell Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Picks: Micah Ransdell - React Rally Ryan Burgess - Wemo light switches Jem Young - How Brokerages Make Money Jem Young - Managing Yourself Jem Young - Forge Ryan Anklam - Conditional types in TypeScript Ryan Anklam - Roomba

In this episode, we are joined by a returning guest, Shirley Wu to talk with us about the combination of code and art. Guests: Shirley Wu - @sxywu Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Shirley Wu - Team lab Tokyo crystal universe Shirley Wu - Misaki Nakano Shirley Wu - Matt DesLauriers Shirley Wu - Tyler Halves Shirley Wu - Matt’s Frontend Masters creative coding Ryan Burgess - Joshua Davis Ryan Burgess - Nikka Coffey Grain Whiskey Ryan Burgess - Like-so app Augustus Yuan - @beesandbombs Augustus Yuan - Zdog Mars Jullian - A Single Div Mars Jullian - Aphantasia Stacy London - Simon Stålenhag Stacy London - make8bitart.com by Jenn Schiffer Stacy London - Once Upon a Forest by Maruto (aka Joshua Davis)

There are quite a few ways to organize a team to build out a new feature. Two of the most talked-about are Waterfall and Agile. In this episode, we’ll be talking through the pros and cons of some of the development processes we’ve encountered. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Ryan Burgess - Lacasa De Papel (Money Heist) Ryan Burgess - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Augustus Yuan - Karat Augustus Yuan - FoodieLand Night Market Jem Young - This toaster Jem Young - Dark season 2 Jem Young - Pock Stacy London - Anima - Thom Yorke Stacy London - Anima Stacy London - Holly H

In this episode, we are joined by Ujjwal Tyagi and Eric Eiswerth to talk with us about how Backend and Frontend engineers can be most effective collaborating. Items mentioned in the episode: Growth Engineering at Netflix — Accelerating Innovation Guests: Ujjwal Tyagi - @urstyagi Eric Eiswerth - @eeiswerth Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Ujjwal Tyagi - Chicago Ujjwal Tyagi - Spicy chicken at Peri Peri Eric Eiswerth - Free Solo Eric Eiswerth - Montana M28 Guitar Eric Eiswerth - Expack Ryan Burgess - Google Home Hub Ryan Burgess - Hawkins Cheezies Ryan Burgess - Bad Blood Season 2 Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Toaster Jem Young - Mechanical movements Jem Young - It’s Bruno

In this episode, we’re joined by product managers, Michael Spiegelman, Cathy Conk, and Eddy Wu from Netflix to talk with us about the relationship between engineers and product managers. Guests: Michael Spiegelman - @mspiegelman Cathy Conk - @CathyConk Eddy Wu Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Cathy Conk - Everybody Matters Cathy Conk - Severance Cathy Conk - The OA Eddy Wu - Gully Boy Eddy Wu - Campfire Stout Eddy Wu - Rust: the longest war Michael Spiegelman - Thinking Fast and Slow Michael Spiegelman - Predictably Rational Michael Spiegelman - Sapiens Michael Spiegelman - The world until yesterday Ryan Burgess - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Ryan Burgess - React Day New York Jem Young - Fast Fourier Transform Jem Young - Vite Ramen Jem Young - Chewie IPO

In this episode, we are joined by Tyler Childs, a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix to talk with us about building out scalable CSS and share some of the exciting new features in the latest version of CSS. Guests: Tyler Childs - @TylerChilds Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Picks: Tyler Childs - Fantasy Survivor Game.com Tyler Childs - Laphroaig Triple Wood Whisky Tyler Childs - Marvel 1602 Tyler Childs - Batman Hush Tyler Childs - The Wake Ryan Burgess - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Jem Young - Pathfinding with A* Jem Young - Writing a game loop Ryan Anklam - Hooka Speedgoat Ryan Anklam - Milwaukee Bucks

In this episode, we are joined by Randall Koutnik, a Senior Software Engineer at Slack to talk with us about how we should be thinking about ways to build better user experiences. Guests: Randall Koutnik Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Randall Koutnik - Swords on Amazon Randall Koutnik - Factorio game Ryan Burgess - The Highwaymen Ryan Burgess - Santa Clarita Diet Season 3 Augustus Yuan - Svelte 3: Rethinking Reactivity Augustus Yuan - Parable of the blender - Randall Koutnik Augustus Yuan - Personas and Jobs-to-be-Done Jem Young - Build Reactive Websites with RXJS Jem Young - The Dream Podcast Mars Jullian - 2019 Front-end developer handbook Mars Jullian - Litter robot Mars Jullian - Xkcd comic Stacy London - Schitt’s Creek Stacy London - May Day by Mike Slott

In this episode, we are joined by Katie Sylor-Miller, a Staff Software Engineer from Etsy, to talk with us about ways to help build and foster a frontend culture within your companies. Guests: Katie Sylor-Miller - @ksylor Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Katie Sylor-Miller - The Fascinating Chimera Project Katie Sylor-Miller - Karbon.now.sh Katie Sylor-Miller - Tiki bar - Pagan Idol Katie Sylor-Miller - Tiki bar - Tonga room Katie Sylor-Miller - Tiki bar - Smugglers Cove Katie Sylor-Miller - Tiki bar - Last Rites Katie Sylor-Miller - Tiki bar - Frankie’s Tiki room Ryan Burgess - Skywalk.er Ryan Burgess - Humza Deas Jem Young - Spiderman: Into the spider-verse Jem Young - Deadpool 2 Jem Young - Plus codes Mars Jullian - Inside deals Mars Jullian - Routing with React hooks Stacy London - Stimulation by Ellen Allien Stacy London - Pour by Recondite