Front End Happy Hour

Progressive Web Apps have been hailed as the next big leap forward in building web applications. In this episode we’re joined by Aaron Gustafson from Microsoft to talk all about PWA’s and the future of the web. Guests: Aaron Gustafson - @AaronGustafson Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Aaron Gustafson - Seeing White Aaron Gustafson - Uncivil Aaron Gustafson - Homegoing Ryan Burgess - Ng-Atlanta Ryan Burgess - Culture Code Augustus Yuan - Celeste Augustus Yuan - Bao Jem Young - Supreme Brick Jem Young - LoFi Hip Hop Jem Young - Farfetch Stacy London - Wrong Days by Sun Glitters Stacy London - Atome de danse by Mark Romboy Stacy London - Aaron Gustafson

In this episode, we recorded a special live discussion on ethics in software development. The panel discussion was part of Certified Fresh Events with host Brian Rinaldi.

Static type systems in JavaScript provide a lot of value and have been growing in popularity. In this episode, we’re joined by Lauren Tan and Kunal Bohra to talk with us about the benefits of leveraging a type system in your codebase. Guests: Lauren Tan - @sugarpirate_ Kunal Bohra - @do_i_need_1 Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Picks: Lauren Tan - Marvel's Spider-Man Lauren Tan - Ken Wheeler - Love Songs For your Mother Kunal Bohra - The Seventh Seal Kunal Bohra - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Ryan Burgess - Toddler Tattoos Ryan Burgess - Ozark Ryan Burgess - Stay Here Ryan Burgess - Lauren Tan's talk at React Rally Jem Young - Kill or Cure Jem Young - Luke Cage Ryan Anklam - Infinite Ryan Anklam - Panic Cord Remix

We’ve had a lot of great recruiting discussions on previous episodes. In this episode, we’re joined by 3 recruiters, Matt Stephenson, Zack Skelly, and Chris Ahsing from 3 different startups to talk with us about how to stand out as an engineer, and what questions to ask recruiters about opportunities. Guests: Matt Stephenson Zack Skelly - @zorkary Chris Ahsing Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Matt - interviewing.io Zack - Y Combinator Podcast Zack - Crypto Canon Ryan Burgess - Front End Happy Hour at React Rally Ryan Burgess - Ken Wheeler - Love Songs for Your Mother Jem Young - NDB Jem Young - Godspeed You! Black Emperor Stacy London - Somewhere Else by Elsa Hewitt Stacy London - Visualize your NPM package dependencies

In this episode, we’ll be discussing JavaScript libraries. We talk about when to use a library and when it might not be that practical. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Ryan Burgess - Cleanshot Ryan Burgess - So You Want To Talk About Race Jem Young - Equity Compensation Jem Young - Warframe Jem Young - Chicken Diapers Stacy London - Itty Bitty Stacy London - Dust by Nicolas Bougaïeff Stacy London - Dust - Max Cooper Remix

In this episode, we share our thoughts on IoT and smart devices in the home. We also talk about how JavaScript can be used to create your own smart devices. To talk with us about the smart devices, we’re joined by our guest, Sarah Showers from LinkedIn. Guests: Sarah Showers - @sarahlshowers Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Derrick Showers - @derrickshowers Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Picks: Sarah Showers - Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast Sarah Showers - D’cappella Ryan Burgess - Hannah Gadsby: Nanette Ryan Burgess - Amazing Interiors Jem Young - Hoover Cordless Jem Young - Battletech Derrick Showers - Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain Derrick Showers - Three identical strangers Derrick Showers - NYC Mars Jullian - Amazing Hotels: life beyond the lobby Mars Jullian - SureFeed microchip pet feeder

In this episode, we talk with Ravi Srinivas and Erick Purino from Netflix to share how they are leveraging Web Components to create dynamic advertisements across the web. Guests: Ravi Srinivas - @ducktyped Erick Purino - @superbokbok Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan Picks: Ravi Srinivas - Muzzle App Erick Purino - Osaka, Japan Ryan Burgess - The Gaslight Anthem - God’s Gonna Cut You Down Ryan Burgess - Nest + Yale Smart Lock Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Dyson Fans Ryan Anklam - Jak Jones - Breath Ryan Anklam - Nativefier

The front end ecosystem of build tooling continues to grow and become more powerful over the years. In this episode, we’re joined by Jamie Kyle and Maia Teegarden to talk with us about the power of build tools. Guests: Jamie Kyle - @jamiebuilds Maia Teegarden - @padmaia Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Jamie Kyle - Queer Eye Maia Teegarden - The Break with Michelle Wolf Ryan Burgess - Wild Wild Country Ryan Burgess - Rise Against - House on Fire Augustus Yuan - AllBirds Tree Runners Augustus Yuan - Figma Stacy London - Horizon - Poolside Remix by Tycho, Poolside Stacy London - Echospace Island by Robert Babicz (Bab-itch)

In this episode, we are joined by Shirley Wu and Brian Holt to talk with us about the various experiences we’ve had with startups, large companies, agencies, and freelance work. Guests: Shirley Wu - @sxywu Brian Holt - @holtbt Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Shirley Wu - Team Lab Brian Holt - Kubernetes Ryan Burgess - Evil Genius Augustus Yuan - Model Zoo Augustus Yuan - Human Benchark Jem Young - Google Doubleclick Mozilla Jem Young - The Strong Web Mars Jullian - Hiya Mars Jullian - Explained on Netflix Stacy London - CSS Conf - Laura Schneck algorithms of CSS talk Stacy London - JS Conf EU - Beaker browser by Tara Vancil Stacy London - JS Conf EU - Empathy driven development by Marcy Sutton

In our previous episode, we talked about user testing and to better understand how a product or application resonates with users. In this episode, we’re joined by Lisa Burgess to help talk with us about another great way to get user feedback, A/B testing. Guests: Lisa Burgess - @_lisaburgess Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Lisa Burgess - Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife Ryan Burgess - Safe Ryan Burgess - Hiya Augustus Yuan - The Pudding - Stand Up Augustus Yuan - NYC Buildings Jem Young - Syre Jem Young - American Hero