Episodes

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RRU 103: Do the Work

Mar 10, 2020 · Episode 103
Charles Max Wood monologues about how to get what you want and making a plan. The main focus of his discussion is about sticking it out through the boring or lonely parts and continuing to work for the career and life you’re looking for.
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RRU 102: UI Components-Open Source vs. Paid with TJ VanToll

Mar 03, 2020 · Episode 102
TJ VanToll hops on the Round Up to discuss when and where it makes sense to use open source UI components versus paying for them. The tradeoffs wind up being more subtle than you think. We dive into team make-up, pros and cons, and the approaches to making the right decision on which library to pick up.
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RRU 101: Military Veterans, How to Learn, and With You With Me with Travis Ralph

Feb 25, 2020 · Episode 101
Travis Ralph works with With You With Me to help veterans transition from military service to IT jobs. He discusses the process of making the move from military service to software development, why they use React as part of their curriculum, and how to learn new skills.
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RRU 100: 100 Round Ups and more!

Feb 18, 2020 · Episode 100
Chuck and Thomas get together to discuss their favorite parts of the React Round Up. They talk about origins, favorite episodes, and the history of React.
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RRU 099: Scale: In a React Code Base with Tejas Kumar

Feb 11, 2020 · Episode 099
Tejas, Thomas, and Chuck talk about what Design Systems are, how they're used, and what goes into building them. The compare them to some UI libraries that don't quite meet the mark and talk about how they fit into the development ecosystem and people's career paths.
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RRU 098: Accessibility Made Easy with Brittany Feenstra

Feb 04, 2020 · Episode 098
Brittany is a software engineer for Formidable Labs. She’s a team lead for some client work and likes to poke around in their open-source stuff in her free time. Last year she gave a talk at ReactConf called ‘Accessibility is a Marathon, Not a Sprint’. She talks about her background and how she came to specialize in accessibility.
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RRU 097: State Management and React Component Design with Becca Bailey

Jan 28, 2020 · Episode 097
Guest Becca Bailey gave a talk at ReactConf in 2019 called The State of React State in 2019 and will be giving another talk at an upcoming conference. She gives a summary of her ReactConf talk, which was inspired by her experiences she has had as a developer. In her talk, she talks about different tools and testing for state management. She and the panelists discuss how to recommend changing tools to a team instead of individuals. She shares some experiences from her job.
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RRU 096: React Round Up at RxJS Live

Jan 21, 2020 · Episode 096
In this episode of React Native Radio Charles Max Wood continues interviewing speakers at RxJS Live. First, he interviews Mike Ryan and Sam Julien. They gave a talk about Groupby, a little known operator. They overview the common problems other mapping operators have and how Groupby addresses these problems. The discuss with Charles where these types of operators are most commonly used and use an analogy to explain the different mapping operators.
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RRU 095: Designing Your Life

Jan 14, 2020 · Episode 095
In this episode of React Round Up Charles Max Wood hosts a solo podcast sharing his perspective on designing your perfect life. In this episode he addresses finding your dream job, building your dream life, and staying current. Start by deciding where you want to end up. Do you see yourself retiring? Working forever? Charles shares his vision for his future and discusses the retirements of others in his life.
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RRU 094: React Round Up Live at GitLab Commit 2019

Jan 07, 2020 · Episode 094
In this episode of React Round Up Charles Max Wood interviews speakers at GitLab Commit 2019. Eddie Zaneski from Digital Ocean talks about "Creating a CI/CD Pipeline with GitLab and Kubernetes in 20 minutes", Shamiq Islam from Coinbase talks about "Closing the SDLC Loop- Automating Security" and Jasmine James, from Delta Airlines, discusses " How Delta Became Cloud Native-Avoiding the Vendor Lock". Eddie, Shamiq, and Jasmine give the 5 min "elevator pitch" for the talks they gave at the conference.
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RRU 093: React Round Up at JAMstack Conf SF 2019

Dec 24, 2019 · Episode 093
In this episode of React Round Up Charles Max Wood interviews speakers at JAMstack Conf SF. Mandy Michael gives a talk about responsive typography and variable fonts. Mandy explains what variable fonts are and how they can be used to shrink, stretch and do some very fun and creative thing with them. They discuss how to use them and Mandy explains some of the demos from her talk.
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RRU 092: The Future of APIs, GraphQL, and Developer Tooling with Sean Grove

Dec 17, 2019 · Episode 092
Today the panel and Sean Grove are talking about the future of programming with GraphQL. GraphQL is a new way of building APIs that is more product and frontend focused. All of the panelists agree that it is easy to get exactly what they need with ease when using GraphQL. There are also benefits for backend developers too, since GraphQL lets you see exactly what fields your clients are using.
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RRU 091: React Best Practices

Dec 10, 2019 · Episode 091
In this week’s episode of React Round Up the panel works their way through a blog post outlining best practices for React. The first is “keeping components small and function-specific”. The panel discusses the pros of using this best practice and how it relates to the single responsibility principle. This best practice also helps with the next, “reusability is important”.
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RRU 090: How Do I Introduce New Tech at Work?

Dec 03, 2019 · Episode 090
Today the panel is discussing how to introduce new tech at work. They agree that it’s important to get input from all teams on the decision, although it will primarily affect the development team. One should also consider the different ways people make decisions, such as through discussion or quiet thinking, and give everyone time to come to a decision.
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RRU 089: Progressive Enhancements with Ire Aderinokun

Nov 26, 2019 · Episode 089
In this episode of React Round Up Charles Max Wood interviews Ire Aderinokun at JAMstack conf 2019. Ire works for Buycoins, a cryptocurrency exchange for Africa. She gave a lightning talk, “Headless Chrome & Cloudinary for progressively enhanced dynamic content on the web”. After giving a brief overview of her talk to Charles, Ire defines progressive enhancement for the listeners.
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