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607: Astro Launches an Integrated Database
Show DescriptionFred K. Schott stops by to talk about Astro announcement of Astro DB. The pluses and minuses of it, and whether you have to always use the database with Astro DB. We get into how to seed your database, upgrading the database, and the almost weirdly generous pricing model.
Listen on Website →GuestsFred K. SchottGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterCo-creator of Astro.
Links
Astro DB: A Deep Dive | Astro
Astro DB
Astro DB: A Deep Dive | Astro
tursodatabase/libsql: libSQL is a fork of SQLite that is both Open Source, and Open Contributions.
StackBlitz | Instant Dev Environments | Click. Code. Done.
Schema.org - Schema.org
Ben Holmes on X: "Astro built a database platform. How does it work?
Clerk
Lucia documentation
PlanetScale forever
Astro DB Just Released
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606: Web Sustainability with Michelle Barker
Show DescriptionWe're talking with Michelle Barker about the idea of paying to support bloggers (and podcasters!) via services like Patreon, drumming as a fun side gig from CSS, how big of an issue digital sustainability is, trying to understand the environmental impact of our websites and digital life, wondering why YouTube embeds are still so large, disabling cookies, and how to build the web in a more sustainable way.
Listen on Website →GuestsMichelle BarkerGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterSenior Front End Developer at Ada Mode, where Michelle works on Windscope, web-based data visualisation and exploration software for wind farm operators.
Michelle also loves playing the drums. Their happy place is where creativity and code intersect
You can also find Michelle writing and speaking about CSS and digital sustainability on the web and around the world.
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Michelle Barker
Ada Mode
Windscope
CSS { In Real Life }
Michelle Barker (@michelle@front-end.social) - Front-End Social
Michelle Barker
Michelle Barker on CodePen
mbarker84 (Michelle Barker)
shoptalkshow.com - Website Carbon Calculator
paulirish/lite-youtube-embed: A faster youtube embed.
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605: Jim Nielsen on Subversive URLs, Blogging + AI, and Design Engineers
Show DescriptionJim Nielsen joins us to about URLs and linking as the new subversive way to maintain the web, paying for news in Canada, should content creators be worried about AI, the case for design engineers, RSS in HTML, and the state of state and UI.
Listen on Website →GuestsJim NielsenGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterDesigner. Engineer. Writer.
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About - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement - Anil Dash
The Subversive Hyperlink - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
More Files Please - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news, Trudeau says
Cite Your Sources, AI - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
For the first few decades of the web, the tacit agreement wa...
The Case For Design Engineers, Pt. II - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
RSS in HTML: A Follow-Up - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Style your RSS feed
UI is a Function of Your Organization - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
UI daverupert.com
Notes from “Why Can’t We Make Simple Software?” By Peter van Hardenberg - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
I Staked Out My Local Domino’s to See Just How Accurate Its Pizza Tracker Is
The Benevolent Deception: When Should a Doctor Lie to Patients? - The Atlantic
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604: VS Code Plugins, Git as a Radical Statement, Tailwind & Arc Drama
Show DescriptionA follow up on jQuery conversation, Microsoft owning all the things, what VS Code plugins are your ride or die, the ability to Git from wherever you want, Tailwind drama, global design system follow up, Arc Search gets roasted, and Frontend Design Conference is back!
Listen on Website →Links
GitHub - tc39/proposal-type-annotations: ECMAScript proposal for type syntax that is erased - Stage 1
Chris Coyier on Embracing Technology and the Future of Web Development - Whiskey Web and Whatnot - Episode 131
Zed
Dracula Official
GitLens
Tower Git Client
GitHub Desktop
“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement - Anil Dash
Sourcetree
Tailwind marketing and misinformation engine
What is Utility-First CSS?: HeydonWorks
A Global Design System | Brad Frost
Thoughts on a Global Design System – Chris Coyier
Arc Search
Can Apple Win Back Music - Brad Frost
Carolina Chocolate Drops
TPAIN - Twitch
Front-end Design Conference - April 25-26, 2024
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603: Deno, React Alternatives, and Copilot Concerns with Triple Threat Josh Collinsworth
Show DescriptionJosh (or Jsoh) stops by to talk about his work at Deno, recent blog posts on Copilot, why Svelte is awesome and React is not, Apple and PWA, and building word games on the web.
Listen on Website →GuestsJosh CollinsworthGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterFrontend Engineer at Deno, the maker and designer of the word games Quina, and Hondo.
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Josh Collinsworth
Deno, the next-generation JavaScript runtime
Deno Deploy | Deno
Fresh - The next-gen web framework.
I worry our Copilot is leaving some passengers behind - Josh Collinsworth blog
How A Small Team of Developers Created React at Facebook | React.js: The Documentary
Vite | Next Generation Frontend Tooling
Screen Recorder for macOS. Beautiful videos in minutes | Screen Studio
CleanShot X for Mac
stitchy - crates.io: Rust Package Registry
Raycast
Home
Squoosh
RunJS - JavaScript Playground
Quina - Menu
Hondo - a word game in 100 words or less
Home / PWABuilder
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602: What Does Accessibility Really Mean?
Show DescriptionVoiceover pays us a visit, we talk about what accessibility really means, the difficulty of closing a dialogue element, web components at work, and jQuery 4 is out.
Listen on Website →Links
Opportunities for AI in Accessibility – A List Apart
the-pastry-box-project.net
An Alphabet of Accessibility Issues by Anne Gibson
Alphabet of Accessibility Deck
Understanding accessibility through ABCs – On the Issues
Frontend Masters Boost – Helping Your Journey to Senior Developer
storage-form Web Component - David Darnes
CodeMirror
FitVids.JS - A lightweight, easy-to-use jQuery plugin for fluid width video embeds.
HTML with Superpowers | HTML with Superpowers
Learn from Dave Rupert's courses | Frontend Masters
jQuery
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