Ben Holmes

Put your database in the browser with Ben Holmes

April 3rd, 2025  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 25 secs

local first

Ben Holmes, product engineer at Warp, joins PodRocket to talk about local-first web apps and what it takes to run a database directly in the browser. He breaks down how moving data closer to the user can reduce latency, improve performance, and simplify frontend development.

Learn about SQLite in the browser, syncing challenges, handling conflicts, and tools like WebAssembly, IndexedDB, and CRDTs. Plus, Ben shares insights from building his own SimpleSyncEngine and where local-first development is headed!

Astro DB with Ben Holmes

April 4th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 49 secs

web development

On today’s episode, we talk to Ben Holmes, Software Deceloper at Astro, about the new release of Astro DB, Astro’s new database platform for content-driven websites.

Building on Vercel's stack, opt-in design, and CSS nesting

December 15th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  11 mins 13 secs

css nesting, opt-in design, vercel's stack

In this week’s roundup episode, we cover why React Miami’s creator chose to build her conference infrastructure on Vercel’s stack, what opt-in design is, and the evolution of CSS testing.

Opt-in design and React frameworks with Ben Holmes

December 7th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  35 mins 3 secs

astro, react

Ben Holmes, core maintainer at Astro, is back to talk about the new era of React frameworks: opt-in design.

Deno 2.0, Astro 3.0, and local-first web

September 8th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  12 mins 47 secs

astro, deno, local first web

In this week’s roundup, we talk about the upcoming release of Deno 2.0, view transitions in Astro 3.0, and why local-first web could be the way of the future.

Astro 3.0 with Matthew Phillips and Ben Holmes

August 30th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  33 mins 32 secs

astro

With Astro 3.0 out today, Astro co-creator Matthew Phillips and Ben Holmes, dev on the Astro team, come to talk about the new features, road map, and more.

Svelte compiler, linters, and React Server Components

June 16th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  10 mins 48 secs

linters, react, svelte

In this week’s roundup, hear snippets of our discussions about Svelte’s compiler, the difference between linters and formatters, and what React Server Components actually are. This episode features Svelte core team member, Simon Holthausen, open-source maintainer, Josh Goldberg, and Astro’s Ben Holmes.

Astro 2.0 with Ben Holmes (Repeat)

June 3rd, 2023  |  Season 3  |  38 mins 5 secs

astro

In this repeat episode, Ben Holmes, Software Developer at Astro, joins us to tell us everything you need to know about Astro 2.0.

Your React questions answered

May 31st, 2023  |  Season 3  |  38 mins 59 secs

react, react server components

You sent us your questions about React and our panel of experts answered. Listen to Shaundai Person, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, and Ben Holmes, Software Developer at Astro, answer questions about dealing with issues in React, React Server Components, wishlists, and more.

Astro 2.0 with Ben Holmes

January 31st, 2023  |  Season 3  |  38 mins 5 secs

astro, frontend

Astro 2.0 is here! Ben Holmes joins us to tell us everything you need to know about the latest version. Listen now.

Slinkity with Ben Holmes

February 23rd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 59 secs

11ty, tech, web development, webdev

Ben Holmes joins us to talk about Slinkity -- the simplest way to handle styles and component frameworks on your 11ty site.