Front End Happy Hour
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Front End Happy Hour
A podcast featuring panelists of engineers from Netflix, Twitch, & Atlassian talking over drinks about all things software engineering.
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218 epizódPortraits of an Artist
This is a special episode featuring an interview with Shirley Wu from a brand-new podcast series, Portraits of an Artist. In this new series, Ryan Bur...
Beyond the Bingo Card: Leadership Lessons with Karen Catlin
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, we’re joined by Karen to dive into an essential conversation about allyship and inclusion in the tech industr...
Revisiting Server-Driven UI: Scalable Approaches in Large Companies
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, we explore the benefits and challenges of Server-Driven UI, especially in the context of large-scale applicat...
Recruiting to Global Leadership: Taylor Desseyn Interview
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour’s Sips of Wisdom, Ryan Burgess sits down with Taylor Desseyn, a long-time recruiter turned leader, to discuss...
Scaling Startups and Navigating Product-Market Fit with Emre Baran
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, we sit down with Emre Baran, Co-founder and CEO of Cerbos, to dive deep into the world of startups, product-m...
Amazon’s Office Mandate: The End of Remote Work?
We dive into Amazon’s recent decision to end its hybrid work policy and require employees to return to the office five days a week. We discuss the imp...
Episode 211 - Ken Wheeler Unfiltered - Sips of Wisdom Interview
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, Ryan Burgess sits down with Ken Wheeler for a no-holds-barred conversation about the tech industry’s evolutio...
Episode 210 - Film to Tech - Jason Torres Sips of Wisdom Interview
In this Sips of Wisdom episode of Front End Happy Hour, Ryan Burgess interviews Jason Torres, who made the bold leap from a 15-year career in the film...
Episode 209 - How promotions really work in tech
In this episode of the Front End Happy Hour podcast, we’re diving deep into the realities of getting promoted in the tech industry. It’s not just abou...
Episode 208 - Why most new developers struggle: The missing skills you need
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, Ryan Burgess, Jem Young, Brian Holt, and Dan DiGangi dive deep into the challenges faced by junior developers...
Episode 207 - Sips of Wisdom: Interview with Kent C. Dodds
In this episode, we dive into the remarkable career journey of Kent C. Dodds, a passionate educator and entrepreneur. Kent shares insights from his ea...
Episode 206 - What is it like to work in Silicon Valley?
In this episode, we explore the unique experiences of living and working in Silicon Valley. From the culture shock of constant tech talk and startup h...
Episode 205 - After attending a coding Bootcamp
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, we're joined by Shashi Lo, a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, to explore our thoughts on the journey af...
Episode 204 - Sips of Wisdom: Interview with Angie Jones
In this episode, we dive into the career journey of Angie Jones, the Global Vice President of Developer Relations at Block. Angie shares her experienc...
Episode 203 - Normalize taking a break
In this episode, we dive into the topic of taking a sabbatical and its impact on personal and professional life. Our special guest, Jennifer Tieu, a f...
Episode 202 - Summer vacation - Online teaching courses
While the Front End Happy Hour crew takes a much needed summer break, we revisit the topic of online education with Josh W. Comeau, who’s had a lot of...
Sips of Wisdom: Interview with Shaundai Person
In this latest episode of our 'Sips of Wisdom' series, Ryan Burgess sits down with Shaundai Person, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix. Shaundai shar...
Episode 200 - Exploring Isograph
Join us as we welcome Robert Balicki, the creator of Isograph, to discuss how this innovative UI framework can transform your development projects. Ro...
Episode 199 - Sips of Wisdom: Interview with April Wensel
In this latest episode of our 'Sips of Wisdom' series, Ryan Burgess sits down with April Wensel, founder of Compassionate Coding. April shares her uni...
Episode 198 - Leveraging SQLite in the Cloud
In this episode of the Front End Happy Hour podcast, we are excited to welcome special guests Brian Holt and Marco Bambini. Join us as we delve into t...
Sips of Wisdom: Interview with Chris Bautista
In this inaugural episode of our new "Sips of Wisdom" series, Ryan Burgess, host of the Front End Happy Hour podcast, sits down with Chris Bautista, a...
Episode 196 - Breaking the typecast: Growing beyond frontend and backend labels
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, we dive into the topic of being typecast as a frontend or backend engineer. Is it really a bad thing? Our pan...
Episode 195 - Revisiting Server-Driven UI
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, we dive back into the world of server-driven UI with fresh insights and experiences. Our special guest, Sherm...
Episode 194 - Serverless AI
In this episode, we are joined by Rita Kozlov, VP of Product at Cloudflare, Developer Platform & AI, to talk with us about serverless AI. Rita shares...
Episode 193 - Implementing authentication in your app
Authentication can be difficult to implement in your app. To help us better understand the authentication ecosystem, we were joined by our guest, Brad...
Episode 192 - Do you need to work more than 9 to 5 to get promoted?
In this episode, we discuss Jem's tweet about feeling like you have to work more than 40 hours a week to get promoted. Jason Lengstorf joins us to deb...
Episode 191 - More AI and layoffs
In this episode, we jump right into things we are seeing in AI and what the job market is like for software engineers.
Panelists:
R...
Episode 190 - At the bar with Whiskey Web & Whatnot
In this special crossover episode, Robbie Wagner and Chuck Carpenter from Whiskey Web and Whatnot join us to toast and discuss AI, Apple Vision Pro, A...
Episode 189 - Why does Wordpress dominate the web?
In the latest episode, we do a deep into the world of WordPress! Whether you're a seasoned developer or a newbie just starting out, this episode is pa...
Episode 188 - Unlocking WordPress: Exploring the powers of WPGraphQL
In this episode, we dive into the intricate world of WordPress, specifically focusing on the powers of WPGraphQL, which is transforming how we interac...
Episode 187 - Social media platforms - where's the party at?
Social media continues to impact us in some way or another. In this episode, we discuss what platforms we use and what value we get from them. We shar...
Episode 186 - Module Federation - Module Mixology
Companies and teams are increasingly leveraging Module Federation to split applications into smaller, more manageable pieces. In this episode, we are...
Episode 185 - Quitting a job - flipping the bar table
Ryan Burgess recently left his job at Netflix after being there for 8.5 years. In this episode, Ryan shares some of his thoughts on leaving, and we al...
Episode 184 - Online learning on the rocks
There are many options to learn about software development and how to code. In this episode, we are joined by the CEO of Frontend Masters, Marc Graban...
Episode 183 - Aged to perfection: crafting your internship experience
In this episode, we are joined by Mark Benliyan to learn about his experiences at tech companies as an intern. Mark shares some interesting insights a...
Episode 182 - Documentation - Where is the menu bartender?
Good documentation is so important but we don’t always put enough focus on it as we should. In this episode, we talk about what makes great quality do...
Episode 181 - 2023 reflections - looking through the bottle
In this episode, we reflect on 2023, what's changed in tech, and how we think about our careers.
Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgess...
Episode 180 - Online teaching courses - proof of knowledge
There’s an art to teaching a technical course or workshop. In this episode, we are joined by Josh W. Comeau, who’s had a lot of experience teaching co...
Episode 179 - Security - what's your favorite happy hour beverage?
In this episode we are going to be talking about an important feature that so many applications require, login. We are joined by Tony Edwards, Charles...
Episode 178 - Organizing a conference
We are fans of conferences and have spoken a lot about the value we see in attending conferences, but what goes into organizing a conference? In this...