PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket

Rome and Rome Tools, Inc. with Sebastian McKenzie and Jamie Kyle

June 29th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 30 secs

frontend development, frontend web development, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

It's pretty common to see a fair amount of skepticism when open-source projects raise venture money and Rome was certainly not immune from the skepticism.

In this episode, Ben and Kaelan talk to Sebastian McKenzie and Jamie Kyle about Rome Tools, Inc., the roadmap for Rome, and the experience of getting funding as an open-source tool.

Founder Friday: Fred Schott of Astro

June 25th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 53 secs

frontend development, open source, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

Why is it still difficult to build a website that's fast? Fred Schott returns to PodRocket to talk about Astro, a new kind of static site builder that delivers lightning-fast performance with a modern developer experience. Learn more in this episode.

Gatsby with Kyle Mathews

June 22nd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 30 secs

cms, frontend development, frontend web development, gatsby, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

In this episode, Ben interviews Kyle Mathews, Founder and CTO of Gatsby. They cover v3, Functions, Gatsby Cloud, and Gatsby's goals for the future (including faster builds).

How to use Wormhole for simple, private file sharing with Feross Aboukhadijeh

June 15th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  29 mins

encryption, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

In this episode, Ben interviews Feross Aboukhadijeh about Wormhole. Wormhole is a file sending tool that lets you quickly share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires. So you can keep what you share private and make sure your stuff doesn't stay online forever.

Rocket Surgery: Kaelan and Chris Coyier compare notes

June 8th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 5 secs

css, frontend development, frontend web development, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

Are you up to speed on all of this new CSS stuff? Chris Coyier and Kaelan compare notes on CSS and frontend development (they also discuss MDN plus).

Continuing education with Eve Porcello

June 1st, 2021  |  Season 1  |  40 mins 50 secs

frontend development, frontend web development, graphql, react, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

In this episode, we talk to Eve Porcello about her experience teaching web development and Moon Highway, a training and curriculum development company she runs with her husband, Alex Banks.

Founder Friday: Johan Eliasson of Nhost

May 28th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 50 secs

computer programming, database, open source, software engineering, startup, tech, technology, web development

Johan Eliasson joins us to talk about Nhost, an open-source, Backend-as-a-service with a GraphQL API. How does Nhost compare to Firebase and Supabase? Learn more in this episode.

The middle-end and subtweeting with Laurie Barth

May 25th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 45 secs

software engineering, tech, web development

In this episode, Brian interviews Laurie Barth, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, about what it means to be a middle-end developer, job titles, and Web Dev Twitter.

GraphQL 101 with Anthony Campolo

May 18th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  40 mins 27 secs

frontend development, graphql, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

We sit down with Anthony Campolo to talk about the history, common misconceptions, and increased popularity of GraphQL.

Open source at Facebook with Dmitry Vinnik

May 11th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 8 secs

developer advocate, developer relations, open source, open source technology, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

Facebook Open Source now has over 600 publicly available projects in its portfolio including some well-known projects like React, React Native, PyTorch, Docusaurus, GraphQL, Jest, and more.

Listen to this episode of PodRocket to hear Dmitry Vinnick, a Developer Advocate at Facebook Open Source, talk about what it means to be open source at Facebook, how to manage such a large portfolio, and what it's like to engage with a community remotely.