PODCAST · technology
The Frontside Podcast
by Charles Lowell & the Frontside Team
It's like hanging out at our software studio in Austin, Texas with Charles Lowell and the Frontside Team. We talk to smart people about how to make the world of software better for the people who make and use it. Managed and produced by @therubyrep.
Episodes
-
OpenTelemetry with Austin Parker
In this episode, Austin Parker, Principal Developer Advocate at Lightstep talks about the OpenTelemetry Framework, which is an observability framework for cloud-native software and a collection of tools, APIs, and SDKs. You use it to instrument, generate, collect, and export telemetry data...
-
Paying Open Source Contributors with Puneet Lath
In this episode, Puneet Lath, Director of Research and Development at Expensify, talks about the unique way Expensify is using open source with their products by not just open-sourcing software tools but also open-sourcing the front end of the product itself. They are rebuilding their products on...
-
Product Roadmaps and Tooling Planning with Steve Pereira
In this episode, Steve Pereira—the founder of Visible—talks about how his unique approach to mapping helps customers get products out of the door fast and efficiently. Maps flow to build alignment, clarity, and confidence, and Steve focuses on two primary areas to drive exceptional business...
-
Data, Trust, and Transparency: A COVID-19 Vaccine Story
Data is at the center of everything we do. Yet, how can we trust it in a world where more "organic" food is consumed than produced? In this episode, Jason Kelley—the Global General Manager for Blockchain Services at IBM—talks about how data trust and transparency are applied to COVID-19 vaccines.
-
Type systems with ReasonML London organizer Marcel Cutts and Shane Wilson
"Java has done an excellent job at ruining types for everyone for quite a while—explains Marcel after describing the tech pub scene in London—but it's important to know there's more than one kind of type system." Along with Shane, they outline what's exciting about ReasonML and their experience...
-
Intro to Rush.js with co-author Pete Gonzales
Monorepos are the new muse of library maintainers, but what happens when your project grows past 100 packages in the same repo? What about thousands? Rush.js was created for those cases, and Pete—who started the project while working at Microsoft—is here to tell us about it. SPECIAL GUEST: Pete...
-
Big Ideas & The Future at The Frontside
In this episode, Charles and Taras discuss "big ideas" and all the things they hope to accomplish at The Frontside over the next decade. Please join us in these conversations! If you or someone you know would be a perfect guest, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. Our goal is to...
-
Transparent Development
In this episode, Charles and Taras discuss "transparent development" and why it's not only beneficial to development teams, but to their clients as well. Please join us in these conversations! If you or someone you know would be a perfect guest, please get in touch with us at…
more -
Svelte and Reactivity with Rich Harris
Rich Harris talks about Svelte and Reactivity. Rich Harris: Graphics Editor on The New York Times investigations team. Resources: Svelte Please join us in these conversations! If you or someone you know would be a perfect guest, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. Our goal is to...
-
Security with Philippe De Ryck
Philippe De Ryck joins the show to talk all things security: the importance and why you should be taking active steps, how to do it in your codebase effectively, and what can happen during a breach. Philippe De Ryck: Pragmatic Web Security Resources: OWASP Top 10 OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls...
-
An Analysis of NativeScript Mobile Platform
In this internal Frontside Podcast episode, Charles, Taras, and Jeffrey analyze the NativeScript Mobile Platform. Please join us in these conversations! If you or someone you know would be a perfect guest, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. Our goal is to get people thinking on...
-
Deployment with Luke Melia, Aaron Chambers, and Mattia Gheda
Luke Melia, Aaron Chambers, and Mattia Gheda john Taras and Charles to discuss all things deployment! Luke Melia: Luke has been working with Ember since it was under early development as Sproutcore 2.0. Ember.js powers a SaaS company he co-founded, Yapp, and they funded their business for a…
more -
Pull Requests with Joe LeBlanc
Joe joins the panelists to talk about pull request etiquette. Joe Leblanc: Joe first learned to code on a Zenith computer his dad brought home from work. It had this built in blue LCD monitor and ran on 5 1/4" floppy disks. He used spreadsheets for work and Joe was interested. They spent about an...
-
Frontend/Backend Team Collaboration with Sam Joseph
Sam joins the panelists to talk about frontend and backend team collaboration. Resources: Worse is better The Tao of Microservices by Richard Rodger Sam Joseph is a CoFounder of AgileVentures, a charity that helps groups of volunteers gather online to develop open source solutions for other...
-
Team Collaboration with Jacob Stoebel
Jacob joins the panelists to talk about team collaboration based on his RubyConf 2017 talk, Code Reviews: Honesty, Kindness, Inspiration: Pick Three. Jacob Stoebel is a software developer living in Berea, KY. He spends his days writing web applications in Ruby, JavaScript, and Python, working…
more -
What’s in a UI platform?
Here it is, folks! The first episode of our newly rebranded "Frontside Platform Podcast". In this episode, we talk about why platform? What is going to come out of these conversations over time? Our goal is to get people thinking on the platform level which includes tooling, internalization…
more -
117: The Frontside Podcast 2019 Reboot Preview
We're rebooting The Frontside podcast with a focus on JavaScript platforms. We'll zero-in on what it takes to build, maintain and grow web applications using popular JavaScript frameworks and tools. Join us for deep architectural conversations, interviews with fascinating speakers and stories…
more -
116: Styled Components and Functional CSS with Kris Van Houten
Special Guest: Kris Van Houten: @krivaten | krivaten.com In this episode, we are joined by Kris Van Houten to chat about Functional CSS and Styled Components: pros and cons, the problems that they are trying to solve, and how to choose between one or the other. This show was produced by Mandy...
-
115: Testing Issues and BigTest Solutions
In this internal episode, Charles and Wil talk about testing issues and BigTest solutions. Pieces of the testing story are discussed, such as the start and launch application, component setup and teardown, interacting with the application and component, convergent assertions, and network. Then…
more -
114: The Business Case for Experimentation with Elm with Dillon Kearns
Guest: Dillon Kearns: @dillontkearns | GitHub | Incremental Elm In this episode, Dillon Kearns joins the show to talk about techniques for experimentation with Elm, making those experiments safe, the concept of mob programming, why you would want to experiment with Elm in the first place, and how...
-
113: There and Back Again: A Quest For Simplicity with Philip Poots
Guest: Philip Poots: GitHub | ClubCollect Previous Episode: 056: Ember vs. Elm: The Showdown with Philip Poots In this episode, Philip Poots joins the show again to talk about the beauty of simplicity, the simplicity and similarities between Elm and Ruby programming languages, whether Elixir is a...
-
112: Language Formation with Amanda Hickman and Amberley Romo
Guests: Amanda Hickman: @amandabee | GitHub Amberley Romo: @amberleyjohanna | GitHub | Blog In this episode, Amanda Hickman and Amberley Romo talk about how they paired up to get the safety pin, spool of thread, and the knitting yarn and needles emojis approved by the Unicode Committee so that…
more -
111: Accessibility in Single Page Applications
In this episode, Robert, Charles, and Wil talk about the whys and hows of accessibility, as well as what makes single page applications special, why they are they harder for accessibility, and frameworks that can do this for you. Resources: #SkyQ app on #iOS from a #VoiceOver user's Perspective...
-
110: Mentorship 3.0 with Saron Yitbarek
Guest: Saron Yitbarek: @saronyitbarek | bloggytoons | CodeNewbie | @CodeNewbies In this episode, Charles and Sam talk to Saron Yitbarek about her idea of mentorship, ideas for distributed learning for businesses to promote individual and company growth, and why it's important to take "digital...
-
109: What Do You Need in a JavaScript Framework?
Guests: Brandon Hays: @tehviking | Blog Chris Freeman: @15lettermax In this episode, former Fronsiders, Brandon Hays and Chris Freeman join Charles and Taras to talk about the difference between a framework and a library, whether or not React + Redux a framework in itself, red flags to signal…
more -
108: Running an Online-Only, Free Conference on Twitch with Kristian Freeman
In this episode, Kristian Freeman tells us about ByteConf React: why he decided to start the conference, unique challenges of putting an online conference together, what he expects in terms of viewership and his hope for sponsors, and supporting speakers who haven’t recorded videos or maybe…
more -
107: Microstates Part II
In the last episode, we spoke a lot about the "why?" behind microstates. This time we wanted to cover how ideas in Microstates map to different patterns used to build JavaScript applications using frameworks like React, Ember, Vue and Angular. We discussed what you need to know about Microstates…
more -
106: Microstates
In part I of The Frontside's microstates series, Charles Lowell, Taras Mankovski, and David Keathley talk about state management that’s easy and fun and transactionality. This show was produced by Mandy Moore, aka @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. Upcoming Conference Talks: Toronto.js - July 30th...
-
105: Automating GitHub with Probot
Special Guests: Brian Douglas and Bex Warner of GitHub. In this episode, the panelists talk about automating GitHub with Probot. The origins of Probot are discussed, as well as making GitHub apps with the GitHub API, automating workflows with Probot, must-have Probots for every repo, and GitHub’s...
-
104: Blockchain Development with Chris Martin
In this episode, Chris Martin of Type Classes and Joe LaSala of The Frontside talk about blockchain development. Do you have opinions on this show? Want to hear about a specific topic in the future? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on Twitter at @thefrontside. This show was produced by...
-
103: React Components with Michael Jackson
In this episode, Michael Jackson of React Training and Rob DeLuca and Taras Mankovski of The Frontside talk about what is a component, and what a component is specifically in the context of React. They also discuss when it stops being a component and becomes something larger, how it has changed…
more -
102: FOLIO with Harry Kaplanian
In this episode, Harry Kaplanian of EBSCO joins the show to talk about the FOLIO project: a community collaboration to develop an open source Library Services Platform (LSP) designed for innovation. He discusses the why behind the the decision made to embark on this project, the benefits it…
more -
101: Fullstack / Backend / Frontend: What’s the Difference?
In this episode of The Frontside Podcast, panelists Charles Lowell, Rob DeLuca, and Sam Keathley, discuss how much the distinction between frontend, backend, and fullstack developers matter in both personal and professional senses. The differences in mindset between these categories are also...
-
100: 100th Episode Celebration with Brandon Hays
Frontside alum and original podcast host, Brandon Hays, makes a special guest appearance to talk with Charles about the evolution of The Frontside as a company: where it's been, where it's going, and more hopes, dreams, and goals for the future! Transcript CHARLES: Hello everybody. Welcome to The...
-
099: Funcadelic with Taras Mankovski
Taras Mankovski: tarasm In this episode, Taras and Charles talk about a project that they work on together: Funcadelic - a Functional Programming and Category Theory for Everyday JavaScript Development. Funcadelic takes the simple idea that a single function can operate on many different data...
-
098: Experience First Development
This Frontsider panel episode explores what virtues go into making quality software, such as having tests, making sure software is performant and accessible, and why you should try to avoid technical debt. Transcript: CHARLES: Hello everybody and welcome to The Frontside Podcast Episode 98. My…
more -
097: Language Server Protocol with Erich Gamma and Dirk Baeumer
Erich Gamma: @ErichGamme Dirk Baeumer: @dbktw Show Notes 01:11 - The Design Patterns Book 02:45 - The Eclipse Project 09:24 - Language Server Protocol: Overview 15:16 - What can you do with a server that implements the LSP? Incremental usage? 20:12 - Keeping the Tools in Sync and Refactoring...
-
096: Outside-In Development
Show Notes: 01:02 - Why outside-in development? 05:50 - Best Practices and Implementation 09:35 - API Iteration and Design 18:31 - Is outside-in development a timeless approach to software development? 24:10 - Outside-in Creation 28:37 - Summarizing Outside-in Development and What it means to the...
-
095: Connected Coffee with Kevin Nater and Chas Studor of Briggo
Kevin Nater, CEO & Co-Founder | Chas Studor, Founder & CTO Show Notes: 02:43 - The Evolution of Briggo 04:23 - “The Briggo Experience” 08:22 - Quality Control 12:44 - Source Origin 15:13 - Growth Plan 16:40 - Ramp Up Time 17:37 - Operation, Supply, and Usage Patterns 21:51 - Customer Feedback…
more -
094: Machine Learning with Katharine Beaumont
Katharine Beaumont: @katharinecodes Show Notes: In this episode, we hit the topic of machine learning from a 101 perspective: what it is, why it is important for us to know about it, and what it can be used for. Transcript: CHARLES: Hello everybody and welcome to The Frontside Podcast, Episode…
more -
093: Monoids, Monoids Everywhere! with Julie Moronuki
Julie Moronuki: @argumatronic | argumatronic.com Show Notes: This episode is a follow-up episode to the one we did with Julie in September: Learn Haskell, Think Less. We talk a whole lot about monoids, and learning programming languages untraditionally. Transcript: CHARLES: Hello everybody and...
-
092: Venture Capital and Investing with Sam Cates
Sam Cates: @SamCates | GE Ventures Show Notes: 02:01 - What Corporate Investing Looks Like 03:48 - Presenting Ideas For Funding 09:01 - Democratizing Venture Capital 10:17 - ICOs and Cryptocurrency 13:53 - Evaluating Companies to Fund 21:09 - Investing in Potential Competitors 24:42 - Looking For...
-
091: RxJS with Ben Lesh and Tracy Lee
Tracy Lee: @ladyleet | ladyleet.com Ben Lesh: @benlesh | medium.com/@benlesh Show Notes: 00:50 - What is This Dot? 03:26 - The RxJS 5.5.4 Release and Characterizing RxJS 05:14 - Observable 07:06 - Operators 09:52 - Learning RxJS 11:10 - Making RxJS Functional Programming Friendly 12:52 - Lettable...
-
090: Big Testing in JavaScript
How do we ensure a high level of quality and maximize the refactorability of our code? Frontsiders, Wil and Charles, talk about their battle tested techniques for testing web applications, not only in React JS, but in any JavaScript framework. Links Acceptance Testing Integration Testing jest...
-
089: glimmer-redux with Toran Billups
Toran Billups: @toranb | GitHub | Blog Toran Billips joined us for an insightful conversation regarding glimmer-redux: Predictable state management for Glimmer apps. Resources: Glimmer Redux Demystified Talk from Tom Dale on glimmer internals (contrast with Preact made in this talk) ember-redux...
-
088: The Craft of Developer Experience with Kaylie Kwon
Kaylie Kwon: kaylieEB | [email protected] Show Notes: 02:14 - Kaylie’s Journey Into Software Development 09:25 - Implementing a Design System and Attacking Higher-level Workflows 15:43 - EDS Collaboration and Public Availability 19:07 - Getting Involved with The Yarn Project 20:57 - Selective...
-
087: The JSON API and Orbit.js with Dan Gebhardt
Dan Gebhardt: @dgeb | Cerebris Show Notes: 01:33 - The JSON API Spec and Pain Points it Solves 08:40 - Tradeoffs Between GraphQL and JSON API 19:33 - Orbit.js 26:30 - Orbit and Redux 32:22 - Using Orbit 37:24 - What’s coming in Orbit? Resources: orbitjs.com (Guide Site) ember-orbit Transcript:...
-
086: Routing in Ember with Alex Matchneer
Alex Matchneer: @machty | FutureProof Retail Show Notes: Charles and Alex Matchneer have a great discussion that centers around routing in Ember.js: what they want to see in a router, what problems it solves, what’s wrong with the routing solutions we currently have, and what the ideal future…
more -
085: WebAssembly with Jay Phelps
Jay Phelps: @_jayphelps | jayphelps.com Show Notes: 01:11 - Why is WebAssembly exciting? 02:17 - What is WebAssembly? 05:03 - Efficient Parsing 06:41 - Why didn’t they just use JVM, CLR, LLVM IR, etc.? 11:35 - Using WebAssembly: The Development Process 20:30 - WASM, WAT, WAST File Formats 25:22 -...
-
084: redux-observables with Jay Phelps
Jay Phelps: @_jayphelps | jayphelps.com Show Notes: 01:25 - RxJS 10:09 - Observers 17:49 - Back Pressure 22:11 - Async Iterators and Generators 31:30 - Mapping Resources: The Observer Pattern Hot vs Cold Observables IxJS redux-observable Transcript: CHARLES: Hello everybody and welcome to The...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
It's like hanging out at our software studio in Austin, Texas with Charles Lowell and the Frontside Team. We talk to smart people about how to make the world of software better for the people who make and use it. Managed and produced by @therubyrep.
HOSTED BY
Charles Lowell & the Frontside Team
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does The Frontside Podcast have?
The Frontside Podcast currently has 133 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Frontside Podcast about?
It's like hanging out at our software studio in Austin, Texas with Charles Lowell and the Frontside Team. We talk to smart people about how to make the world of software better for the people who make and use it. Managed and produced by @therubyrep.
How often does The Frontside Podcast release new episodes?
The Frontside Podcast publishes regularly with 133 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
Where can I listen to The Frontside Podcast?
You can listen to The Frontside Podcast on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts The Frontside Podcast?
The Frontside Podcast is created and hosted by Charles Lowell & the Frontside Team.
URL copied to clipboard!