Episodes

  • 669: Peter Pistorius on Developing RedwoodSDK
    Jun 16 2025
    Show Description

    We're chatting with Peter Pistorius about the change they made from RedwoodJS to RedwoodSDK, how it's going to handle routing, some new marketing ideas for RedwoodSDK, how RedwoodSDK's principles are informed by where Peter's from, choosing to go all in on Cloudflare, how the community has responded, and plans for monetization.

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    GuestsPeter Pistorius

    Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social

    Working on RedwoodSDK

    Links
    • peterp (Peter Pistorius) · GitHub
    • GitHub - peterp/Blackspace: Add blank spaces to OS X's Dock
    • Billable: Billing Made Simple. Period.
    • RedwoodJS
    • RedwoodSDK | The React Framework for Cloudflare
    • Miniflare · Cloudflare Workers docs
    • Plugins | Vite
    • HTMLRewriter · Cloudflare Workers docs
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 668: Jake Archibald on Native HTML Includes
    Jun 9 2025
    Show Description

    Jake Archibald joins us to discuss HTML includes, potential solutions, and the implications of introducing such a feature. We talk about security concerns, performance implications, and community feedback regarding HTML imports.

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    GuestsJake Archibald

    Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social

    Engineer at Shopify. Once swam to the end of an infinity pool.

    Links
    • Off The Main Thread podcast
    • blink-dev - Google Groups
    Sponsors
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 667: Jen Simmons on Declarative Web Push, Form Control Styling, & More
    Jun 2 2025
    Show Description

    Jen Simmons stops by to talk about new CSS and Safari features like Form Control Styling, Declarative Web Push, Typography, contrast-color(), and more.

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    GuestsJen Simmons

    Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social

    Safari & WebKit Evangelist. Member of the CSS Working Group. Webmaster since 1996.

    Links
    • webkit.org
    • Safari Release Notes
    • WCAG 2.0
    • contrast-color() function
    • APCA Color Contrast Tool
    • Color.js Release
    • Lea Verou’s page on color contrast
    • Declarative Web Push
    • Web Push for Web Apps on iOS and iPadOS
    • CSS Forms Level 1 Specification in Progress
    • line-height units
    • Home | Open UI
    • text-wrap: pretty
    • margin-trim
    • CSS shape() function
    • Two Lines of Cross-Document View Transitions Code
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 666: What Are the Evils of the Web Platform?
    May 26 2025
    Show Description

    How it all comes back to the why column, dark patterns, privacy and tracking, getting emails forever from one purchase, how to be bold with communication while still being respectful, HTMHell, CSS mistakes, are we anti-JSON, and the state of FitVid in 2025.

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    Links
    • Markup from hell - HTMHell
    • Incomplete List of Mistakes in the Design of CSS [CSS Working Group Wiki]
    • JSON Editing
    • Douglas Crockford on JSON
    • Fluid Video Plugin
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 665: JavaScript Educator and Twitch Streamer Mat Marquis
    May 19 2025
    Show Description

    Fresh off his Megaman Streamathon, Mat Marquis joins us to talk about becoming a professional Twitch streamer, creating a JavaScript course, his thoughts on the design and content of said course, a brief moment on Linux in 2025, and attempts to make the web weird and fun again.

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    GuestsMat Marquis

    Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social

    My goal is to ensure that your content can reach any user, in any browsing context—regardless of the size of their screen, the speed of their internet connection, the age of their device, or the combination of browsers and assistive technologies they use to experience the web.

    Links
    • I’m Mat. I make websites.
    • Wilto (Mat Marquis) · GitHub
    • Mat “Wilto” Marquis (@Wilto@front-end.social) - Front-End Social
    • Mat “Wilto” Marquis (@wil.to) — Bluesky
    • WiltoStreams - Live Streaming
    • JavaScript for Web Designers
    • Learn JavaScript
    • CodeMirror Text Editor
    • JavaScript Playground
    • JavaScript for Everyone
    • Premium Courses
    • Paul Irish Profile
    • Robin Sloan
    • Framework Laptop 16 DIY
    • Johnny Mnemonic
    • Johnny Mnemonic Trailer #1
    Sponsors
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 664: Figma Sites, CSS Carousels, and Internship Prep
    May 12 2025
    Show Description

    How much would you pay for new users, initial thoughts on Figma's announcements, CSS carousel follow up, favicon easter eggs, how do you prepare for an internship, and why aren't more developers using logical properties?

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    Links
    • Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor
    • Figma Sites
    • Figma Make
    • Figjam
    • Are CSS Carousels Accessible?
    • Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor
    • Figma Sites: Design, Prototype & Publish Your Next Website
    • Creative Design Tools
    • Collaborative Whiteboard
    • Presentation Creation
    • AI-Powered Design Tools
    • Learn to Code Faster
    • Introducing Web Awesome
    • Prioritization Advocacy
    • axe Accessibility Tools
    • Todoist Task Management
    Sponsors
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 663: HBD Dave, Silly Web Fun, Color-Mix Tips
    May 5 2025
    Show Description

    Do we sound drunk on Shorts? What speed do you listen to your podcasts at? Happy Birthday to Dave, Roblox scams, having silly fun on the web, Crashlands 2 released, a Balatro moment, non-standard browser use testing, and color-mix follow up.

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    Links
    • The Adventure Zone | Maximum Fun
    • Don't let your voice be flattened by the über theme - daverupert.com
    • Crashlands 2
    • Adam Coster: Crashlands 2
    • Balatro University
    • jQuery Reunion
    SponsorsWebflow x GSAP Community ChallengeGSAP and ALL the plugins are now FREE for everyone thanks to Webflow (even for commercial projects)! The SplitText plugin has had a complete rewrite (half the size, accessible, and smarter text splitting). To celebrate: a community challenge all through May. Make something fun and win merch! One prompt each week featuring a different (previously paid) plugin.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 662: Alternative Browsers, Discord vs Circle, and AI in the Browser
    Apr 28 2025
    Show Description

    We're talking browsers and discussing alternative options like Vivaldi and Brave, the implications of Chrome's potential sale to OpenAI, the impact of AI on browser functionality, Discord vs Circle, and building with Hotwire.

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    Links
    • Newfangled Browser Alternatives – Frontend Masters Blog
    • Zen Browser
    • Horse Browser
    • Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser
    • Opera GX | Gaming Browser | Opera
    • Thorium Browser
    • Mullvad Browser
    • Fast and Private Web Browser
    • DuckDuckGo
    • Microsoft Edge Download
    • OpenAI Chrome Acquisition
    • Mozilla on U.S. v. Google
    • HTML5 CSS3 Support
    • Opera Air | Mindful Browser
    • Opera Mini Download
    • Hotwire Drawer Component
    • CodePen
    • Circle
    • Discord
    • Zulip
    • Netlify Support Forums
    • Retro Photo app
    • Media Diet – Chris Coyier
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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