Episodes

  • David Blass, - ArkType, better runtime type validation
    Feb 17 2025

    This week we talk to David Blass, the creator of ArkType, a runtime validation library for TypeScript. ArkType goes against the mold of other TypeScript validation libraries by using a syntax that is as close to native TypeScript as possible. It's packed with interesting features and has made David a TypeScript performance expert.

    • https://bsky.app/profile/ssalbdivad.dev
    • https://arktype.io/
    • https://github.com/ssalbdivad
    • https://arktype.io/docs/blog/2.0

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    57 mins
  • Aaron Boodman - Replicache and Zero, Building Sync Engines for the Web
    Feb 11 2025

    This week we talk to Aaron Boodman, a founder of Rocicorp, the company behind Replicache and Zero. They have been innovating in the sync engine space for years and have been working on Zero for a while now. Zero is a sync engine that is designed to be a general purpose sync engine for the web with a focus on DX and UX.

    • https://rocicorp.dev/
    • https://replicache.dev/
    • https://zero.rocicorp.dev/
    • https://x.com/aboodman
    • https://aaronboodman.com/


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    47 mins
  • Ryan Carniato - SolidJS, Marko.js, and the Future of Frontend Development
    Feb 3 2025

    This week we talk to Ryan Carniato, the creator of SolidJS. SolidJS is a modern frontend framework that is designed to be simple, fast, and reactive. It work in almost the exact opposite way of React, but with very familiar patterns. Learn how it's been behind the scenes influencing things for years.

    • https://bsky.app/profile/ryansolid.bsky.social
    • https://www.youtube.com/@ryansolid
    • https://markojs.com/
    • https://dev.to/ryansolid
    • https://www.solidjs.com/
    • https://github.com/ryansolid


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    1 hr
  • Jeff Dickey - Mise, Usage, and Pitchfork and the Future of Polyglot Tools
    Jan 27 2025

    This week we talk to Jeff Dickey, the creator of Mise, Usage, and Pitchfork. You might know him from his work on Oclif, a CLI framework for Node.js. With his latest tools he is focused on making development easier and faster.

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdxcode/
    • https://jdx.dev/
    • https://github.com/jdx/mise
    • https://github.com/jdx/usage
    • https://github.com/jdx/pitchfork
    • https://github.com/oclif/oclif

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    41 mins
  • Artem Zakharchenko - Mock Service Worker
    Jan 20 2025

    This week we talk to Artem Zakharchenko, the creator of Mock Service Worker (MSW). MSW is a library that allows you to mock network requests in your tests and demos. We talk about the evolution of MSW, the technical details of how it works, and the future prospects of the library.

    • https://bsky.app/profile/kettanaito.com
    • https://mswjs.io/
    • https://www.epicweb.dev/


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    57 mins
  • Darcy Clarke - npm, vlt and the Future of JavaScript Package Management
    Jan 13 2025

    This week we talk to Darcy Clarke, formerly at npm and now at the helm of VSR, a new package manager. VLT aims to be the package manager we all want in the JS ecosystem, while at the same time disrupting the npm registry. See what they're cooking up for the future of JavaScript package management.

    • https://x.com/darcy
    • https://www.vlt.sh/
    • https://www.darcyclarke.me/
    • https://github.com/darcyclarke

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    55 mins
  • Joel Hooks - Egghead, Badass Courses, and the Future of Developer Education
    Jan 6 2025

    This week we're talking to Joel Hooks, a founder of Egghead. For years Joel has been building courses and helping developers learn to code. He's been the invisible hand behind many of the high quality courses that have been created over the years. On this episode we talk to him about his journey through developer education and where he thinks the future lies.

    • https://egghead.io/
    • https://joelhooks.com/
    • https://badass.dev/


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    51 mins
  • Rudy Fraser - BlackSky - Next Generation of Social Media
    Dec 16 2024

    This week we're talking to Rudy Fraser, the developer behind BlackSky, a community he carved out of BlueSky. Using custom feeds, labelers and everything the platform has to offer, BlackSky offers a safe space for Black communities to share their stories and connect. In the process he's dealt with funding, scaling, and building out his own tools on top of ATProto, the tech behind BlueSky.

    • https://www.blackskyweb.xyz/
    • https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky
    • https://blog.rudyfraser.com/blob-post/
    • https://github.com/rudyfraser


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    59 mins