PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

543 episodes of PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket since the first episode, which aired on November 11th, 2020.

  • Migrating to Next.js with Cory Etzkorn

    December 10th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  43 mins 40 secs
    frontend development, frontend web development, js, nextjs, notion, software engineering, tech, technology, vercel, web development

    Have you been thinking about migrating to Next.js? Cory Etzkorn joins us to talk about how his team migrated the Notion marketing site to Next.js. He covers why they wanted to migrate, why Next.js was the best solution for them, and the results of the migration.

  • Vue and Vite with Evan You

    December 7th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 9 secs
    frontend development, frontend web development, javascript, software engineering, tech, technology, vite, vue, web development

    Evan You joins us on PodRocket to talk about Vue and Vite. What motivated the shift to Vue 3? What is Vite? Do you think Vite will replace Nuxt's webpack default at some point? If you had to start over what would be the biggest rework you would do? Evan answers all of these questions in this episode. Listen now.

  • Philosophical CSS discussions with Adam Argyle

    December 3rd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 4 secs
    css, frontend development, frontend web development, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    Adam Argyle, Chrome CSS Developer Advocate at Google and co-host of the CSS podcast, joins us to talk about CSS, design, edge case wrangling, and more.

  • Work-life balance with Jason Lengstorf

    November 30th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 28 secs
    developer experience, developer relations, devrel, frontend development, frontend web development, marketing, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    Jason Lengstorf joins us to talk about his role as VP of Developer Experience at Netlify, building corporate communities, live streams, and how to avoid burnout. Listen now.

  • Blitz.js with Brandon Bayer (Repeat)

    November 26th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 16 secs
    blitzjs, frontend development, frontend web development, javascript, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    Originally published on January 12, 2021 -- Ben and Brian talk to Brandon Bayer, creator of Blitz.js. We take a deep dive into everything Blitz has to offer. More specifically, we address how Blitz compares with other fullstack frameworks and how Blitz balances being opinionated with being flexible for each aspect of the toolchain. We also talk about community building and beyond.

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    Expo with Charlie Cheever (Repeat)

    November 23rd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 56 secs
    expo, mobile development, react native, software engineering, tech, technology

    Originally published March 23, 2021. Ben interviews Charlie Cheever, CEO and cofounder of Expo. They talk about the difficulties of building a cross-platform app and what Expo is doing to make that easier for developers. They also get into the state of React Native and more.

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    Learning CSS with Josh Comeau

    November 19th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 27 secs
    content creation, css, frontend, frontend engineering, technology, web development

    Josh Comeau joins us to talk about all things CSS and why it doesn't suck (no matter what web dev Twitter says)!

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    HTML All The Things with Mike Karan

    November 16th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 55 secs
    frontend development, frontend web development, marketing, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    We talk to Mike Karan, frontend engineer and host of HTML All The Things podcast, about podcasting, freelancing, and his Svelte course.

  • Vanilla JavaScript with Chris Ferdinandi

    November 12th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 21 secs
    frontend development, frontend web development, marketing, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    We talk to Chris Ferdinandi about vanilla JavaScript, the modern web, newsletters, and more.

  • Qwik, Partytown, and builder.io with Misko Hevery

    November 9th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  47 mins 29 secs
    frontend development, frontend web development angular, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    Misko Hevery, the creator of Angular, joins us to talk about his latest projects at builder.io including Qwik, the HTML first framework, and Partytown, a lazy-loaded 6kb library to help relocate resource-intensive scripts into a web worker, and off of the main thread. Learn more in this episode.

  • React Podcast with Chantastic

    November 5th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 21 secs
    frontend development, frontend web development, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    If you are a React developer, you're probably familiar with the React Podcast. Chantastic joins us today to talk about his experience working on the React Podcast for two and a half years, how he is now spending his time building the React Podcast Discord, and much more.

  • Progressive web apps with Aaron Gustafson

    November 2nd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 28 secs
    frontend development, frontend web development, progressive web apps, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    We talk to Aaron Gustafson, author, speaker, Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Edge team, and long-time web standards advocate, about progressive web apps. Listen now.

  • Founder Friday: Matan Mishan of Livecycle

    October 29th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 41 secs
    business, frontend development, software engineering, startup, tech, technology, web development

    Livecycle is a real-time collaboration platform between coders and other stakeholders with a mission to eliminate the friction in the feedback loop. We talk to one of the founders of Livecycle, Matan Mishan to learn more.

  • Becoming a manager, career growth, and the evolution of content with Harry Wolff

    October 26th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  43 mins 11 secs
    frontend development, frontend web development, management, software engineering, tech, technology, web development, youtube

    We talk to Harry Wolff, writer, YouTuber, and Director of Engineering at MongoDB, about Rust content, clickbait, creating a YouTube channel, why engineering managers fail, and so much more.

  • RocketJam: A PodRocket/FSJam Mashup

    October 22nd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 2 mins
    developer experience, devrel, frontend development, frontend engineering, software engineering, web development

    This is a PodRocket/FSJam Mashup. Members from both PodRocket and FSJam talk about some of their favorite episodes, how the podcasts got started, what it's like creating a podcast in the web dev space, what trends they have seen, and more.

  • Elder.js with Nick Reese

    October 19th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  27 mins 27 secs
    frontend development, frontend engineering, javascript, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

    After trying multiple static site generators, Nick Reese taught himself JavaScript and built his own known as Elder.js. We talk about how Elder.js works, how it helps with SEO, and some other projects Nick is working on.