Front End Happy Hour

We all approach learning in different ways. In this episode, we are joined by Madison Kanna to discuss ways we continue to learn as software engineers. Guests: Madison Kanna - @Madisonkanna Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Madison Kanna - CS Primer Madison Kanna - CodeTutor.ai Ryan Burgess - Smart Brevity Jem Young - alt-J - An Awesome Wave Jem Young - Changing Minds Jem Young - Woodworking class Stacy London - Algorithmic by Spotlights Shirley Wu - Three.js Journey Shirley Wu - ITP Physical Computing Shirley Wu - Alice Lee’s weekly ceramic foxes Shirley Wu - wonder & hope art show Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/learning-time-to-wine-down-and-learn

We typically don't talk enough about building internal tools. In this episode, we are joined by Jason Palmer to talk with us about Spotify's open-source internal developer portal, Backstage. Guests: Jason Palmer - @palmerj3 Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Jason Palmer - Diablo IV Jason Palmer - Tidbyt Ryan Burgess - Lakrids Bulow Ryan Burgess - Lego Masters Jem Young - Vestaboard Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/backstage-behind-the-bar

Estimating software development is a challenging task. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss ways to approach estimating and how to produce more accurate estimates for your work. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Picks: Ryan Burgess - What is ChatGPT doing… and why does it work? Ryan Burgess - Elgato Mic Arm LP Jem Young - Physical 100 Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Ringo Stacy London - Bala Rocky by Minihi Stacy London - Glycerine by Allison Lorenzen, Midwife Augustus Yuan - Windows XP logos Augustus Yuan - Web Push for Web Apps on iOS and iPadOS Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/the-art-of-estimates-how-many-drinks-have-we-had

What do engineering levels mean at companies in Silicon Valley? In this episode, we discuss our experiences with levels and promotion criteria. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Picks: Ryan Burgess - Levels.fyi Ryan Burgess - BriteBrush Jem Young - Insider guide to tech interviews Jem Young - Promotion driven development Jem Young - Induction cooking Stacy London - Wall of Sleep by Daniel Avery, HAAi Stacy London - A Model of Reality - Sebastien Veyan Remix by Max Cooper, Kotomi, Sebastien Veyan Augustus Yuan - Defcon 18 Pwned By The Owner Augustus Yuan - Amazon Leveling Progress Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/engineering-levels-our-glass-level-is-full

August and his team at Twitch were recently awarded a patent for their work. In this episode, we will learn more about what patents are and the process for a software patent in a company. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Picks: Ryan Burgess - You - Season 4 Stacy London - EFF whitepaper “Defend Innovation: How to Fix Our Broken Patent System” Stacy London - Still Life by ALASKALASKA Augustus Yuan - Riot Games Tech Blog Augustus Yuan - Physical 100 Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/patents-drinks-pending

There has been a lot of buzz about micro frontends. In this episode, we are joined by Ruben Casas to talk with us about the pros and cons of leveraging micro frontends. Guests: Ruben Casas - @Infoxicador Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Ruben Casas - Building Microfrontends Ruben Casas - Micro-frontend dev Ruben Casas - The Last of Us Ryan Burgess - The Risks of Micro-Frontends - Ruben Casas Ryan Burgess - The Pez Outlaw Ryan Burgess - Beanie Mania Jem Young - Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Lomi Food Composter Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/micro-frontends-micro-brewing

AI has been around for awhile but has really exploded in the last few months. We are seeing AI that creates art, code, and all forms of writing. In this episode, we discuss how AI has impacted our industry and share our thoughts on where we think it will go. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Ryan Burgess - Kaleidoscope Ryan Burgess - Flame Jem Young - Non-consensual AI use Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Moonwalker shoes Stacy London - Jeremy Is Not Painting Stacy London - Expert In A Dying Field by The Beths Augustus Yuan - Artist banned from art Reddit Augustus Yuan - How we built React Devtools with Replay routines Augustus Yuan - Encore Shirley Wu - Yuko Shimizu Shirley Wu - Ani Liu Shirley Wu - Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/engineering-with-ai-always-intoxicated

It's a new year, a new you. How do you stay productive in 2023? In this episode, we discuss how we are productive and what tools we leverage to help us. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Ryan Burgess - Ken Block - Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco Ryan Burgess - Engineering Management for the Rest of Us - Sarah Drasner Stacy London - Stacy’s favorite new songs of 2022 Stacy London - Dreading by Plastician Stacy London - 2022 UK Bass Favorites Augustus Yuan - Tin Tran Augustus Yuan - Edward Tian Augustus Yuan - Clockwise Shirley Wu - Hobonichi planners & Lofi lol Hobonichi planner Shirley Wu - Planet Word Shirley Wu - MIT Museum Arthur Ganson& Andy Cavatorta Shirley Wu - Turning Red Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/efficient-drinks-staying-productive-in-2023

It has been a while since we've done a live episode on stage at a conference. In this episode, we were on stage at Jamstack in San Francisco with our special guest, Jason Lengstorf, discussing specialization in software engineering. Guests: Jason Lengstorf - @jlengstorf Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/drinks-on-stage-live-at-jamstack-2022

It has been a tough few weeks for the tech community to deal with company layoffs. In this episode, we speak about the layoffs and our experiences with past layoffs. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Picks: Ryan Burgess - White fudge covered Oreos Ryan Burgess - Drink Masters Jem Young - Jungle Jem Young - Pointer Instruments Stacy London - layoffs.fyi Stacy London - To Feel Again / Trois by Jon Hopkins, Kelly Lee Owens, Sultan + Shepard, Jerro Augustus Yuan - Evolve Game (it’s back!) Augustus Yuan - Moderator Toolbox for Reddit Mars Jullian - Mars Jullian - Shirley Wu - Shirley Wu - Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/layoffs