PodRocket covers everything you need to know about frontend web development on a weekly basis. Join LogRocket cofounder Ben Edelstein, Director of Content Brian Neville-O'Neill, and PodRocket producer Kate Trahan, as they interview experienced developers about all the libraries, frameworks, and tech industry issues they deal with every day.

Is atomic design dead? with Brad Frost

October 03, 2023 42:30 51.01 MB Downloads: 0

Learn about the past, present, and future of design systems with Brad Frost, design system consultant, and about the design methodology he calls “atomic design.” Links https://bradfrost.com https://twitter.com/brad_frost https://github.com/bradfrost https://codepen.io/bradfrost https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-design-system-ecosystem We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Brad Frost.

State of CSS, Bun 1.0, and v0

September 29, 2023 38:23 47.24 MB Downloads: 0

Back with our monthly panel episode, we discuss the State of CSS 2023 results, the Bun 1.0 release, if Vercel’s v0 is all hype, and more with panelists Cassidy Williams, Chris Bautista, Paul Mikulskis, and Noel Minchow. Links Cassidy Williams https://twitter.com/cassidoo https://cassidoo.co https://github.com/cassidoo https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidoo Chris Bautista https://twitter.com/trashhdev https://m.twitch.tv/trashdev/home https://www.youtube.com/@trash_dev https://github.com/bautistaaa Paul Mikulskis https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mikulskis-37a50b4a Noel Minchow https://www.linkedin.com/in/noel-minchow https://bsky.app/profile/noel.minc.how Related resources https://2023.stateofcss.com/en-US https://twitter.com/jaredpalmer/status/1702356555218506070 https://v0.dev/faq https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen/status/1702733449545519497 We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com (emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guests: Cassidy Williams and Chris Bautista.

CSS containers with Miriam Suzanne

September 28, 2023 29:28 35.37 MB Downloads: 0

Learn all about CSS containers and their capabilities with CSS superstar, Miriam Suzanne, co-creator of OddBird and Sass core member. Links https://www.miriamsuzanne.com https://front-end.social/@mia https://github.com/mirisuzanne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fw8GSksUIo We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Mia Suzanne.

Rebuilding in Rust with Eve Porcello

September 27, 2023 35:05 42.1 MB Downloads: 0

Learn about why major frameworks are building in Rust and how you can get started working with the language with Eve Porcello, co-founder of Moon Highway. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/eveporcello https://twitter.com/eveporcello https://www.moonhighway.com https://codepen.io/miriamsuzanne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHSE5t5CzU8 We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com, or tweet at us at PodRocketPod. Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Eve Porcello.

Designing for complex UIs with Vitaly Friedman

September 26, 2023 43:17 53.13 MB Downloads: 0

We talk to UI expert and Smashing Magazine founder and Editor-in-Chief, Vitaly Friedman, about how to tackle complex web environments to make UIs usable and seamless. Links https://twitter.com/vitalyf https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalyfriedman https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hlQqMigGZg Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Vitaly Friedman.

Building marketable apps with Eleftheria Batsou

September 25, 2023 31:47 38.14 MB Downloads: 0

Learn how to create a UX and UI that is not only marketable, but also usable with Eleftheria Batsou, Community Manager at Crab Nebula. Links https://twitter.com/BatsouElef https://github.com/eleftheriabatsou https://www.youtube.com/c/eleftheriabatsou https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleftheriabatsou https://limey.io/batsouelef https://blog.eleftheriabatsou.com Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr)

PHP, web components, and reusable components

September 22, 2023 12:15 29.4 MB Downloads: 0

In this week’s roundup, we talk about why PHP doesn’t suck, when to use web components, and the trade-offs of using reusable components. Links Apple PHP doesn't suck (anymore) with Aaron Francis: https://apple.co/3PITVrH What web components are good at with Nolan Lawson: https://apple.co/3LLBOzl Creating reusable components with Cory House: https://apple.co/3sYO20A Spotify PHP doesn't suck (anymore) with Aaron Francis: https://spoti.fi/46kaWhF What web components are good at with Nolan Lawson: https://spoti.fi/3PgTZ0I Creating reusable components with Cory House: https://spoti.fi/44SLM8u Google PHP doesn't suck (anymore) with Aaron Francis: https://bit.ly/48ngIk6 What web components are good at with Nolan Lawson: https://bit.ly/3PezxgV Creating reusable components with Cory House: https://bit.ly/45M0WxO Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guests: Aaron Francis, Cory House, and Nolan Lawson.

HTMX with Carson Gross

September 21, 2023 19:11 23.02 MB Downloads: 0

HTMX has become increasingly popular in the web dev community, so we sat down with creator Carson Gross to talk about what HTMX is, why developers should use it, and what’s on the horizon for the tool. Links https://bigsky.software/cv https://www.linkedin.com/in/1cg https://github.com/bigskysoftware https://twitter.com/htmxorg https://htmx.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA5FcgsviU&ab_channel=Theo-t3%E2%80%A4gg Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Carson Gross.

Weird CSS with Stephanie Eckles

September 20, 2023 32:12 39.82 MB Downloads: 0

CSS can be weird and tricky, but Stephanie Eckles, software engineer at Microsoft and author of Modern CSS, returns to talk about how to work with the quirky parts of CSS. Links https://thinkdobecreate.com https://moderncss.dev https://twitter.com/5t3ph https://www.linkedin.com/in/stepheckles https://github.com/5t3ph Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Stephanie Eckles.

React concurrency with Ivan Akulov

September 19, 2023 35:22 43.63 MB Downloads: 0

Learn about the intricacies of React concurrency and performance features, specifically in React 18, with Ivan Akulov, web performance engineer and consultant at PerfPerfPerf. Links https://twitter.com/iamakulov https://github.com/iamakulov https://iamakulov.com https://3perf.com https://3perf.com/talks/react-concurrency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDJ8vCtiQA Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Ivan Akulov.

ICYMI: Zero-dependency CLIs with Node.js with Ian Sutherland

September 16, 2023 30:10 73.94 MB Downloads: 0

In this repeat episode picked by PodRocket host Paul Mikulskis, Ian Sutherland, Node.js core contributor and Architect and Developer Experience Lead at Neo Financial, joins the pod to talk about zero-dependency CLIs, why they’re fun to build, and what they can teach us about developing other applications. Links https://twitter.com/iansu https://github.com/iansu https://iansutherland.ca Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Ian Sutherland.

PHP doesn't suck (anymore) with Aaron Francis

September 15, 2023 32:59 39.59 MB Downloads: 0

PHP used to suck, but Aaron Francis, content creator and developer at PlanetScale, is on a mission to change the narrative. We talk about why PHP doesn’t suck anymore and the features that have improved it. Links https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis https://www.youtube.com/@aarondfrancis https://aaronfrancis.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarondfrancis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRV3pBuPxEQ&ab_channel=AaronFrancis Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Aaron Francis.

What web components are good at with Nolan Lawson

September 14, 2023 27:03 33.64 MB Downloads: 0

Web components can be divisive, but Nolan Lawson, Web Developer at Salesforce, talks about why and when developers should use web components. Links https://github.com/nolanlawson https://toot.cafe/@nolan https://nolanlawson.com/2023/08/23/use-web-components-for-what-theyre-good-at Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Nolan Lawson.

AI solutions need good UX with Chris Heilmann

September 13, 2023 34:50 41.8 MB Downloads: 0

With AI on the rise, Chris Heilmann, Director of DevRel at WeAreDevelopers, comes on to talk about how AI has impacted how developers work and how it can improve with good UX in the future. Links https://twitter.com/codepo8 https://christianheilmann.com/2013/02/11/hello-it-is-me-on-twitter https://github.com/codepo8 https://toot.cafe/@codepo8 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianheilmann Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Chris Heilmann.

Creating reusable components with Cory House

September 12, 2023 48:30 59.38 MB Downloads: 0

Want to know how to create a reusable component you can actually reuse? Cory House, founder and principal consultant at reactjsconsulting.com, comes on to talk about how to create reusable components, and how to create effective design systems and reusable component libraries. Links https://twitter.com/housecor https://www.bitnative.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/coryhouse https://www.reactjsconsulting.com https://www.pluralsight.com/authors/cory-house https://github.com/coryhouse https://stackoverflow.com/users/26180/cory-house https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7YstJ5eF8g&ab_channel=CoryHouse Tell us what you think of PodRocket We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to see on the show? Our producers want to know, and if you talk with us, we’ll send you a $25 gift card! If you’re interested, schedule a call with us (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us) or you can email producer Kate Trahan at kate@logrocket.com (mailto:kate@logrocket.com) Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Cory House.