Front End Happy Hour

The Front End Happy Hour podcast is a panel of engineers from silicon valley companies talking about a range of software engineering topics, from technical to career advice. The discussions are very casual and are often had over happy hour beverages. We hope you'll give us a listen and subscribe to catch our latest episodes.

There are many differences between the public and private sectors. What is it like for engineering roles? In this episode, we are joined by Jasmine Robinson from Netflix to hear about her experience moving from the public sector to a corporate career. Guests: Jasmine Robinson Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Jasmine Robinson - Super-glueing airtags to remotes Jasmine Robinson - Andrew Hubberman Ryan Burgess - The Bear Ryan Burgess - Anatomy of a Scandal Jem Young - The Redeem Team Jem Young - Parental Leave Stacy London - Jungle by Fred again.. Stacy London - Avalanche by Tourist Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/public-sector-tech-public-bar-vs-private-club

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Brian Holt, to learn more about his background and career. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Brian Holt - @holtbt Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with-brian-holt

In this episode, we are joined by Janaki Ramachandran and Benoit Fontaine to talk about how Netflix has approached automated testing at a large scale. Guests: Janaki Ramachandran Benoit Fontaine Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Picks: Janaki Ramachandran - Hidden Brain Janaki Ramachandran - Junior Bake Off Benoit Fontaine - The Sandman Benoit Fontaine - Hero Ranch Kitchen Ryan Burgess - Black Bird Ryan Burgess - Nix Color Sensor Mini 2 Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/testing-cocktails-at-a-robot-bar-automated-testing-at-scale

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Mars Jullian, to learn more about her background and career.

Have you been hearing about the new framework Remix? In this episode, we are joined by Shaundai Person, a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix to talk with us about what Remix is and what are the benefits. Guests: Shaundai Person - @shaundai Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Shaundai Person - Hooked on Phonics Shaundai Person - The Boys Ryan Burgess - Ultimate Bar Book the comprehensive guide Ryan Burgess - The Hill Bombing Skateboarders of San Francisco Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Mini Porsche Stacy London - Baby, We're Ascending by HAAi, Jon Hopkins Stacy London - Drum Glow by Moderat Stacy London - Neon Rats by Moderat Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/(re)mixology

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Shirley Wu, to learn more about her background and career. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Shirley Wu - @sxywu Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with-shirley-wu

With this ever-changing landscape of technologies, we spend this episode talking with Rhian van Esch and Carlos Castro about the current trends of web development in 2022. Guests: Rhian van Esch - @rhianvanesch Carlos Castro - @carloscastrodev Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Rhian van Esch - patterns.dev Rhian van Esch - Google Home Rhian van Esch - Critical Role Carlos Castro - Smashing Magazine Carlos Castro - CSS tricks Carlos Castro - The House Carlos Castro - Pursuit of wonder Ryan Burgess - Vuori clothing Ryan Burgess - Elgato Key Light Air Jem Young - Hannibal and Me Jem Young - Guardians of Justice Stacy London - Bone Mics by Overmono Stacy London - Vocoder by Floating Points Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/building-in-2022-and-tasting-the-beverage-trends

An organization going through a reorg is a normal evaluation to meet the needs of the business, but it can be a lot of change. In this episode, we talk about our experiences with reorgs. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Picks: Ryan Burgess - The Ultimatum Ryan Burgess - Lutron Light Switches Jem Young - Severance Jem Young - Sorry to bother you Stacy London - War by Brutus Stacy London - Beings of Light by Fort Romeau Augustus Yuan - Endgame Augustus Yuan - Architecture Decision Record Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/reorgs-with-a-sip-of-spiced-rum

The tech industry relies a lot on open source software. In this episode, we are joined by Jesse Tomchak to talk with us about open source. Guests: Jesse Tomchak - @jtomchak Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Jesse Tomchak - micro.blog Jesse Tomchak - Killing Eve Ryan Burgess - Tony Hawk - Until the wheels fall off Ryan Burgess - Snak the Ripper - Let It Rip Jem Young - MotoGP Unlimited S1 Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/open-source-software-with-open-liquor