Noel Minchow

Make the web weird again with Elian Van Cutsem

January 16th, 2025  |  Season 4  |  22 mins 38 secs

web development

Elian Van Cutsem, leader of dev relations at React Bricks, talks about making the web fun and weird again! In this episode, we discuss quirky APIs like the Battery API, WebHID, and WebMIDI, balancing productivity with creativity, and share tips on how to inject joy into web development projects.

8 things you should know about microfrontends with Florian Rappl

January 9th, 2025  |  Season 4  |  29 mins 12 secs

microfrontends

Florian Rappl, solutions architect at smapiot GmbH, joins the podcast to give insights on micro frontends, discussing the misconceptions, architectural patterns, challenges, and exciting benefits of using micro frontends over traditional monolithic applications.

Rocket Surgery 2024: Year in review

December 19th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  38 mins 12 secs

rocket surgery

Join us on PodRocket's yearly wrap-up episode as Emily and our hosts— Paige, Noel, Josh, and Paul—discuss significant tech trends of 2024 and predictions for 2025. Topics include AI advancements, React development, the potential impact of Void0, and the controversy surrounding Oracle's JavaScript trademark.

Mastering Dependency Management with Carmen Huidobro

December 5th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  29 mins 28 secs

Carmen Huidobro shares her journey and insights on effectively managing dependencies in React project, discussing the challenges and strategies for keeping a codebase up-to-date, including auditing and upgrading dependencies. She also talks tools and techniques that can simplify the process!

TanStack and TanRouter with Tanner Linsley [Repeat]

November 28th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  30 mins 34 secs

tanstack

In this Thanksgiving repeat episode, Tanner Linsley, creator of TanStack and co-founder at Nozzle, dives into the evolution and philosophy behind TanStack, his work on TanRouter, and shares insights on the importance of type safety in routing within web development.

Component composition with Dominik Dorfmiester

October 24th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  19 mins 3 secs

react

In this episode, Dominik Dorfmeister, TanStack maintainer, joins us to discuss component composition in React. He discusses breaking components apart, managing conditional rendering, and the benefits of early returns in improving code readability and maintainability.

Cloudflare Workers, OpenNext with Brendan Irvine-Broque

October 10th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  33 mins 31 secs

cloudflare

Brendan Irvine-Broque, Director of Product at CloudFlare, about the latest updates to CloudFlare Workers, including persistent logging, service bindings, and the cutting-edge Hyperdrive. Discover how these innovations are shaping the future of web development and deployment.

Astro 5 with Matt Kane

October 9th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  31 mins 22 secs

astro

Matt Kane, core maintainer for Astro, discusses the exciting new features in Astro 5. He talks about the content layer API, server islands, and the future developments that Astro users can look forward to.

SSR performance, Remix and ChatGPT, and favorite new tools

September 26th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  37 mins 34 secs

ai, remix, ssr performance

In this panel episode, our hosts dive into the latest tools and frameworks, AI integration, the performance bottlenecks of server-side rendering, and more. Tune in to hear hot takes and insights from our industry experts.

TanStack and TanRouter with Tanner Linsley

September 19th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  30 mins 34 secs

tanstack

Tanner Linsley, creator of TanStack and co-founder at Nozzle, dives into the evolution and philosophy behind TanStack, his work on TanRouter, and shares insights on the importance of type safety in routing within web development.

The invisible hand of React performance with Ivan Akulov

September 4th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 23 secs

react

Ivan Akulov, Senior Performance Engineer at Framer, discusses optimizing React performance and major advancements in React, including hooks, concurrency, and the crucial invisible performance enhancements that make modern web applications smoother and faster.

Exploring Node.js with David Neal

August 29th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  27 mins 29 secs

node.js

David Neal, developer advocate and Asana content creator, discusses his talk, The Illustrated Guide to Node.js. David shares insights from his 10-year journey with Node.js, discussing its origins, use cases, and why it remains a vital tool for developers, giving insights into JavaScript's evolution and practical tips for navigating the Node.js ecosystem.

AI for React developers and beyond with Alexandra Spalato

August 7th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  29 mins 37 secs

ai

Alexandra Spalato, AI integration specialist and frontend visionary, discusses how AI is revolutionizing the workflow for React developers, the indispensable tools making development faster and more efficient, and the exciting possibilities AI opens up for the entire software development process.

The future of serverless is WASM with David Flanagan

July 25th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  34 mins 15 secs

wasm

David Flanagan, founder of Rawdoke Academy, discusses why WebAssembly (WASM) could be the future of serverless technology and explores the evolution, benefits, and potential of WASM in transforming server-side applications across various environments.

The Rise of Serverless Fullstack with Brian Leroux

July 24th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 50 secs

serverless fullstack

In this episode, Brian LeRoux, co-founder of Begin.com, discusses the evolution and rise of serverless full stack development. Brian shares insights on the history and future of JavaScript, the benefits of serverless architecture, and how front-end developers can leverage these technologies to build scalable and maintainable applications.

How to fall in love with CSS with Kevin Powell [Repeat]

July 4th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  31 mins 30 secs

css

In this repeat episode, Kevin Powell, CSS Evangelist, returns to talk about why CSS can be frustrating to developers and how to make working with it fun and enjoyable.