Dev Tooling
The tools we use to enable building our apps — build tools, repo management tools, linters, formatters, and more — have a huge impact on developer experience and productivity. Learn how to implement efficient dev tooling from expert developers in these episodes.
DevTools showcase: Warp, Graphite, and Reflex
How do you make sure your dev environment is helping you get work done? Elvis Kahoro will give us a tour of a few of his favorite dev tools.
Build a web version of a board game
How do you build a board game using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript? Eli Goodman joins to teach us how we can build our own using web tech.
Build your own metaframework with Vinxi
Vite and Nitro are the building blocks of many metaframeworks today. Dev Agrawal will teach us how Vinxi lets us use Vite + Nitro to build our own JavaScript metaframework.
Node.js and its many, many new features
When was the last time you looked at what Node.js is capable of? If you're like me, it's been a while — and a LOT has changed. TSC member Matteo Collina will show us what's new and how we can modernize our projects.
What is GenAI and can we do it with JavaScript?
If you're like me and you don't know what "GenAI" means, Adam Cowley will teach us how to use langchain.js and build our own custom apps.
Let’s Learn HTMX!
There’s been a lot of buzz about HTMX. I have no idea what it is. Jack Herrington joined us LIVE IN STUDIO to separate the facts from the memes.
What Sucks About Building APIs (& How To Make It Better)
Generating API keys, rate limits, analytics, free trials, and more — the business side of APIs is complex. James Perkins will teach us how he’s trying to solve that with unkey.
Build multiplayer SaaS apps with Liveblocks
Add a Figma-like multiplayer editor experience, share & invite dialogs, a document browser, and more using Liveblocks. Steven Fabre will teach us how.
Build a custom code editor using the WebContainer API
It's mind-boggling what you can accomplish in the browser these days. Gabriel Daltoso joins to teach us how to build a simple code editor using the WebContainer API with StackBlitz.
Redux in 2023: What you need to know
Redux is still wildly popular. Mark Erikson is back to make sure we get the most from modern Redux. Learn common misconceptions, gotchas, best practices + patterns you might not need anymore direct from the maintainers!
How WunderGraph Simplifies API Development
How do you build apps in a landscape where most of your data is coming from different APIs? Jens Neuse, the founder of WunderGraph, is out to provide a solution.
Travel Through Time to Debug JavaScript
Science fiction? Mark Erikson is here to show us how time travel is not only possible thanks to Replay, but hugely helpful in debugging apps.
Build an Internal App Without Learning Mobile App Dev
Mobile apps to help your team track & manage internal processes are extremely helpful, but what if you don't have any mobile devs on staff? Kevin Whinnery will teach us how to build a custom internal mobile app using Retool — no mobile dev expertise required.
Create and deploy a documentation website
Docusaurus 2.0 adds support for MDX, file system routing, plugins, and more! Maintainer Sébastien Lorber will give us a tour.
Let's Learn Motion DevTools!
Build, inspect, edit, and export animations made with CSS and Motion One using this Chrome extension from the Motion team. Matt Perry will show us how it works.
Use Script Kit to Automate Your Daily Workflows
Script Kit is an open source tool to optimize developer workflows. Creator John Lindquist will teach us how we can use it to boost our efficiency.
Build a Custom App Dashboard
Retool promises to help us "build internal tools, remarkably fast". In this episode, Hirday Gupta will teach us how to build an app backend and UI quickly.
Convert Markdown & CMS Content Into Type-Safe JSON
Contentlayer is an SDK that transforms content from any source (including Markdown) into type-safe JSON. Johannes Schickling will teach us how it works and how we can use it in our own projects.
Build and Deploy a React App from a Monorepo
Managing large, complex, and/or multi-team codebases can be simplified by using a monorepo approach. In this episode, Juri Strumpflohner will teach us how to use Nx to build and deploy React apps.
Build an esbuild plugin
The speed of esbuild is incredible, but what happens if you need it to do more? Chance Strickland will teach us how to extend esbuild with custom plugins in this episode.