PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket

About the show

PodRocket covers everything you need to know about frontend web development on a weekly basis. Join LogRocket cofounder Ben Edelstein, the LogRocket engineering team, and more, as they interview experienced developers about all the libraries, frameworks, and tech industry issues they deal with every day.

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Episodes

  • Dan Abramov on React, RSCs, and the future

    February 1st, 2024  |  Season 4  |  35 mins 45 secs
    react

    We welcome on The React Guy, Dan Abramov, to talk about his time working on the React core team, demystifying React Server Components, how React has evolved, and more!

  • React frustrations, web components, and hot takes

    January 31st, 2024  |  Season 4  |  37 mins 30 secs
    react, web components, web development

    In this month’s panel episode, we talk to Cassidy Williams, Michael Chan, and Atila Fassina about why web components are having a moment, mounting frustrations with React, and our guests’ hottest takes on web development.

  • Web development according to The Primeagen

    January 25th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  36 mins 34 secs
    web development

    We welcome on The Primeagen, content creator, Twitch streamer, and all-around fun internet guy, to give his take on all the latest trends in web development.

  • HTML web components with Chris Ferdinandi

    January 24th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  27 mins 44 secs
    web components

    Web components are having a renaissance and Chris Ferdinandi, educator and consultant, returns to the podcast to talk about web components, what they are, and why devs should consider using them.

  • Turborepo and Turbopack with Anthony Shew

    January 18th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 35 secs
    turbopack, turborepo

    In today's episode, Anthony Shew, Turbo DX at Vercel, joins us to discuss Turborepo 1.11, Turbopack in 2024, and more.

  • Deno in 2024 with Bert Belder

    January 17th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  37 mins 37 secs
    deno

    Bert Belder, Co-founder and CTO of Deno, joins the pod to talk about the state of Deno going into 2024 and what to expect going forward.

  • Million.js and the virtual DOM with Aiden Bai

    January 11th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  14 mins 20 secs
    virtual dom

    We welcome on Aiden Bai, creator of Million.js, to explain what a virtual DOM is, how Million.js works as a virtual DOM, and how it makes React apps faster.

  • Website performance budgeting with Medhat Dawoud

    January 10th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  39 mins 3 secs
    web performance

    What do dentistry and performance budgeting have in common? Live tomorrow, Medhat Dawoud, Senior Software Engineer at Miro and Google Dev Expert, comes on to talk about how developers can maintain and improve website performance by comparing it to going to the dentist.

  • Eddie Jaoude on GitHub Stars and MDX documentation

    January 4th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  36 mins 48 secs
    open source, react

    Eddie Jaoude, open-source GitHub star, educator, and founder of EddieHub, joined us to talk about what it means to be a GitHub Star, open source, and why MDX is a game changer for React documentation.

  • Webpack to Turbopack with Tobias Koppers

    January 3rd, 2024  |  Season 4  |  35 mins 25 secs
    turbopack, webpack

    We talked with Webpack and Turbopack creator, Tobias Koppers, about the history of Webpack, the evolution of Turbopack, and more!

  • The best of PodRocket in 2023

    December 29th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  11 mins 38 secs
    next.js 13.4, transitional web, type safety

    It’s the end of the year, so we want to give you a taste of our most popular episodes from 2023, starting with Tim Neutkens and the release of Next.js 13.4, followed by Chris Ferdinandi talking about the transitional web, and ending with Kent C. Dodds talking about type safety.

  • The React Core team talks React Forget and the future (Repeat)

    December 27th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  40 mins 47 secs
    react

    In this repeat episode, Joe Savona and Sathya Gunasekaran join us to talk about the React Optimizing Compiler. We talk about design decisions and the approach to building it. We also cover what the React team has been working on including React Server Components, Offscreen Rendering, and more!

  • Should you use React in 2023? with Tru Narla (Repeat)

    December 26th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  27 mins
    react

    In this holiday repeat, Tru Narla, software engineer at Discord and Twitch partner, returns to talk about whether developers should continue to use React in 2023 as she delves into her latest talk from React Summit.

  • ICYMI: The Epic Stack with Kent C. Dodds

    December 23rd, 2023  |  Season 3  |  30 mins 6 secs
    dev tools

    In this repeat episode picked by host Noel Minchow, Kent C. Dodds talks about his project, the Epic Stack, a stack curated by Kent aimed at giving devs the tools they need without overwhelming them with too many options.

  • Supabase Launch Week X with Jon Meyers

    December 22nd, 2023  |  Season 3  |  35 mins 3 secs
    supabase

    Jon Meyers, Developer Advocate at Supabase, returns to talk about Supabase’s most recent launch week, discussing the new AI-powered RLS Editor, Edge Functions, Auth Hooks, and more!

  • Rocket surgery: 2023 in review

    December 21st, 2023  |  Season 3  |  39 mins 42 secs
    javascript, web development

    Our panel of hosts come together for one last episode of 2023, reviewing all the past events of the year, what they loved and what they hated, and what they’re looking forward to in 2024.