Jack Herrington
Special guest
Jack Herrington is a software engineer, writer, and YouTuber based in Happy Valley, OR. He has a diverse background spanning academia, science, finance, e-commerce, social networks, and software security. Over the course of his career, Jack has authored seven books, produced more than 100 YouTube videos, and published numerous technical articles covering a wide range of topics.
His technical expertise includes JavaScript (both Node.js and in-browser), React, Redux, Meteor, and GraphQL. In addition to his engineering work, Jack has experience as a team lead and scrum manager, including responsibilities in hiring and people management.
Jack Herrington has been a guest on 3 episodes.
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GitHub’s Octoverse: TypeScript, Copilot, and Open Source Struggles
November 13th, 2025 | 49 mins 6 secs
octoverse
In this episode of PodRocket, Jack and Paige dive into the latest GitHub Octoverse report, covering trends like shipping faster with AI, the dominance of TypeScript as the top language, the rise of AI-generated pull requests, and the concerning drop in code review comments. They unpack the growing role of Copilot, the tension between OSS contributions and burnout, and the surge in AI infrastructure projects like Ollama. The discussion also touches on open source governance, the docs gap, prompt injection risks, and whether AI-powered browsers can succeed beyond the dev crowd.
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Remix v3, React 19.2, H-1B fees and Firefox fanboys
October 30th, 2025 | 49 mins 49 secs
panel
This months panel dives into Remix v3 without React, exploring its DIY VDOM framework and manual reactivity approach. We discuss the latest React Foundation governance changes and what React 19.2 brings, from the Activity component to useEffectEvent and server streaming support. The conversation also covers how the proposed H-1B $100,000 fee could affect tech hiring, thoughts on Firefox, the Perplexity and Washington Post paywall, and a spicy Tailwind vs CSS debate.
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Server functions don't exist with Jack Herrington
June 5th, 2025 | Season 4 | 21 mins 20 secs
server functions
Jack Herrington, podcaster, software engineer, writer and YouTuber, joins the pod to uncover the truth behind server functions and why they don’t actually exist in the web platform. We dive into the magic behind frameworks like Next.js, TanStack Start, and Remix, breaking down how server functions work, what they simplify, what they hide, and what developers need to know to build smarter, faster, and more secure web apps.