PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket

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.

Redux is alive and well with Mark Erikson

May 4th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  45 mins 58 secs

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

What is modern Redux? What is it with the obsession of declaring Redux dead? In this episode, Ben and Brian interview Mark Erikson to talk about all things Redux.

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.

What you need to know about Wasp with Martin Šošić

April 20th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  20 mins

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

Ben interviews Martin Šošić about Wasp, an open-source, declarative DSL for devs. Learn more about how Wasp works and why it has been getting attention on Product Hunt and Hacker News.

Typesense with Jason Bosco

April 6th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 17 secs

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

Ben interviews Jason Bosco, cofounder of Typesense, an open source search engine that’s optimized for both performance and ease of use. They talk about how Typesense compares to Algolia and Elasticsearch, how to get started using Typesense, and how you can get involved.

Rocket Surgery: Different flavors of frontend

March 30th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 25 secs

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

Should all frontend developers know CSS and HTML like the back of their hand? What about React, Angular, Vue, and webpack? Where does the list end? In this episode, Kaelan and Brian talk about the nature of frontend and what that means for the future of the profession.

Expo with Charlie Cheever

March 23rd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 58 secs

expo, frontend development, mobile development, react native, software engineering, tech, technology, web development

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.

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.

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.

Prisma with Nikolas Burk

February 2nd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 23 secs

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

Today Ben and Kate sit down with Nikolas Burk, Prisma’s Head of Developer Success. They talk about how Prisma helps developers build better web apps, how it works with TypeScript, the Prisma roadmap, and, of course, building an open-source community.