Kate Trahan

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.

Creating content in the JavaScript universe with Ebenezer Don

October 12th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  15 mins 22 secs

developer advocacy, developer experience, devrel, frontend development, frontend engineering, software engineering, web development

We talk to Ebenezer Don, Developer Advocate at JetBrains, about learning new frameworks and creating content. Listen now.

This Dot Media with Tracy Lee

October 8th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  24 mins 56 secs

devrel, frontend development, frontend engineering, software engineering, web development

Tracy Lee is the CEO of This Dot Labs, a Google Developer Expert, a Microsoft MVP, and a member of the RxJS Core Team. She joins us to talk about hiring developers, building community, and some exciting things she has planned for the future.

Creating YouTube tutorials with Leigh Halliday

September 21st, 2021  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 28 secs

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

We interview Leigh Halliday, Senior Engineering Manager at Wrapbook, about his YouTube channel, creating tutorials, and his Next.js course.

GitHub, open source, and pizza with bdougie

September 17th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 10 secs

developer experience, devrel, frontend development, frontend engineering, software engineering, web development

We sit down with the Director of Developer Advocacy at GitHub, Brian Douglas, also known as bdougie, to talk about developer content, Open Sauced, creating a personal brand, and pizza.

Swiz tech with Swizec Teller

September 10th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  42 mins 22 secs

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

Swizec Teller is a Senior Software Engineer at Tia, a healthcare company for women, as well as a speaker, instructor, and author. Swizec created the course React for Data Viz and wrote Serverless Handbook for Frontend Engineers and the Senior Mindset series.

Professional YouTubing with Jessica Chan

August 3rd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 23 secs

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

Jessica Chan joins us for a second interview to talk about her decision to focus on YouTubing full time. Jessica shares the importance of YouTube thumbnails, the future of YouTube tutorials, and more.

DevRel, community management, and marketing with Kim Maida

July 13th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  49 mins 33 secs

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

Which department should DevRel report to? How do you get started in a career in DevRel? Kim Maida, VP of Developer Relations at Ionic, joins us to answer all of your questions about DevRel.

The state of coding bootcamps with Monarch Wadia

July 6th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  51 mins 22 secs

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

In this episode, Brian and Kate talk to Monarch Wadia, cofounder of Mintbean. They talk about challenges bootcamp grads face, what the future of coding bootcamps look like, the process of hiring developers, and more.

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.

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.

Firebase, development, and design in 2021 with David East

April 27th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 4 secs

design, developer relations, firebase, frontend development, frontend web development, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

In this episode, Ben and Kate talk to David East, Developer Relations Engineer at Firebase. They talk about the three tiers of the Firebase product -- Build, Release & Monitor, and Engage. They also get into design vs. development and what that means for web developers in 2021.

Alpine.js with Caleb Porzio

March 2nd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 47 secs

alpinejs, frontend development, javascript, javascript frameworks, software engineering, tech, web development

Ben and Kate talk to Caleb Porzio about Alpine.js and what to expect in 2021. They also get into some of Caleb’s other creations like Laravel Livewire and makevscodeawesome.com.

Feathers with David Luecke

February 23rd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 51 secs

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

Ben and Kate talk to David Luecke, creator of Feathers, a framework for real-time applications and REST APIs. They talk about where Feathers fits in the fullstack framework space, pros and cons of building a modular framework, and what it has been like to maintain a project that needs to keep up with React. Spoiler alert: it’s hard.

RedwoodJS with David Price

February 16th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  42 mins 50 secs

frontend development, javascript, javascript frameworks, open source, software engineering, tech, web development

Today, Ben and Kate interview David Price, a core member of RedwoodJS and developer-in-residence at Preston-Werner Ventures. They talk about what it means to be fullstack JAMstack, how RedwoodJS gives you your time back, and what it takes to create a highly collaborative open-source community.

Supabase with Paul Copplestone

February 9th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 13 secs

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

Today Ben and Kate talk with Paul Copplestone, CEO and cofounder of Supabase, the open source firebase alternative. They discuss how Supabase works, whats in store for 2021, why open source matters, and the role HackerNews played in Supabase’s launch.