The Undefined Podcast

Mark Dalgleish, the creator of CSS Modules, joins full stack developers Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about to talk design systems vs. component libraries and the future of design tooling. Notes / Links CSS ModulesPlayroomBraid Design SystemBlueprint.jsMaterial UIAWS Amplify ContainersChangesetsLittle Big SnakeCyberpunk 2077Sponsor: G2i If you’re building a new product, G2i is a company that can help you find a developer who can build the first version. G2i is a...

Adam Wathan, the creator of Tailwind CSS, joins full stack developers Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about his path to becoming a developer, the big problems traditional CSS frameworks, what it's like to bootstrap a company, and the future of Tailwind. Featuring Adam Wathan - Twitter, Github, Website Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Website Notes / Links Tailwind CSSTailwind UIAlpine.jsLaravelSponsor: Prisma As a frontend...

Evan You, the creator of Vue.js, and Rich Harris, Graphics Editor at The New York Times and creator of Svelte and Rollup, join hosts Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about the future of frontend development. Featuring Evan You - Twitter, Github, Website Rich Harris - Twitter, Github Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Website Sponsor: Prisma As a frontend developer, if you want to become fullstack, you'll find that the hardest...

Full stack developers Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer talk about the future of the JAMStack, their experiences with serverless functions, debate Next.js vs. Gatsby, and so much more. Featuring Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Website Picks Alen 75i Air Purifier (get the VOC filter)Why Air Quality Matters@DHHNext.js Static Site Generation APIICYMI: The Undefined Shop We launched an online store! Checkout https://shop.undefined.fm for the dankest swag...

Iheanyi Ekechukwu is a Software Engineer at GitHub on the Actions team and co-host of the Two Black Nerds podcast. Prior to GitHub, Iheanyi was a Software Engineer at Digital Ocean. He joins hosts Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about his path to becoming a full stack developer, what it's like to work at GitHub, and how he ships awesome side projects. Featuring Iheanyi Ekechukwu - Twitter, Github, Website Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer –...

Joel Hooks is the Co-Founder of egghead.io, an online community of badass web developers. Joel joins hosts Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on the Undefined to talk about what it takes to build a personal brand and level-up as a developer. The gang chats about their learning techniques, motivation, favorite resources, and what success really means to them. Featuring Joel Hooks - Twitter, Github, Journal, egghead.io Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub,...

Dan Stein is a Principal Software / AI Developer for GLG Group. Prior to that, Dan was an award winning EDM DJ and producer known as "DJ Fresh" with over 2.5 million record sales, two number 1 singles, and two top 6 singles to his name. Dan joins hosts Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on the Undefined to tell his story--and how he transitioned from being an actual rockstar to rockstar full stack developer. Featuring TwitterGithubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteSponsor -...

Evan Bacon is a Software Engineer at Expo.io. Prior to that, Evan was a designer at Frog Design and Master Builder at LEGO. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on the Undefined to talk about React Native, game development, and his unique origin story. The gang also discusses $900k developer salaries, moving to NYC, and White Claw. TwitterGithubTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteG2i - Sponsor If you’re building a new product, G2i is a company that can help you find a developer...

Peggy Rayzis is the Engineering Manager of Developer Experience Apollo. Prior to that, Peggy was a Software Engineer at Major League Soccer. She joins us on the Undefined to talk about GraphQL and what's new with Apollo. Featuring TwitterGithubTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteLinks Apollo GraphQLGraphQL JavaApollo ServerSchema StitchingMDX"Apollo raises $22 million to simplify app development"One GraphURQL GraphQL clientMemes Multiple React Roots. Is this microfrontends?The...

Nader Dabit is a Developer Advocate at AWS and Founder of React Native Training. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about React Europe, React hooks, the future of work, consulting, and more. Featuring TwitterGithubWebsiteConsultancyTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteAgencyLinks React EuropeAWS AmplifyReact Native TrainingThe Fondation Louis Vuitton"The Slaves" by MichaelangeloLes PhilosophesSupremeWhere the Heaux at?HTML Canvas Images -...

Jackie Luo is a platform engineer at Square. She joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about work/life balance React vs. Ember, NY vs. SF, CS degrees, and more. Featuring TwitterGithubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteLinks CaviarEmber GlimmerTypeScriptNylas Email ClientSvelteVueSquare MiskDropwizardKotlin Programming Languagekotlin-reactCommon ProjectsTim Cook's Earth Day TweetPicks Allbirds Tree SkippersCrep ProtectSvelteFortnite👉 Watch on...

Rich Harris is a Graphics Editor at The New York Times and the creator of Svelte and Rollup. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about his gig, the tools he uses to write interactive articles, and about what's new in Svelte v3.0. Featuring TwitterGithubTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteLinks PEG.jsd3Svelte 3Ractive"The Follower Factory"reactjs/react-future@lordkenwheeler👉 Watch on YouTube 👀 👀 👀

Brent Vatne is a Software Engineer at Expo. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about the future of the web, native development, and more. Featuring TwitterGithubTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsite👉 Watch on YouTube 👀 👀 👀 Links Expo.ioUnimodulesReact NavigationD3The Box"Your brain on JQuery"Egg.jsWeChat Mini ProgramsFaster input events with Facebook's first browser API contributionPicks javax.servlet Filter APIGithubTwitterReact Devtools...

Jani Eväkallio is the VP of Engineering at Formidable Labs and the creator of @Smoosh_Comedy. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about the meaning of life, the universe, and everything...JavaScript. Featuring TwitterGithubTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsite Links "It should eat ass instead"Kent C. Dodds fight scene"Mormon Kombat""Ass is the titties of the legs" 👉 Watch on YouTube 👀 👀 👀

Jordan Scales is a Software Engineer at Stripe and notorious Twitter memelord. He joins us on The Undefined to talk about dank memes, his origin story, and Stripe's React component library and frontend developer experience. Featuring TwitterGithubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsite Links @fatTwitter Bootstrap3Blue1Brown"This one time at Bandcamp"Animate PlusTwitterGithubAphroditeBEMPostCSSPalantir BlueprintSegment EvergreenA Life in Parts by Bryan CranstonThree Body Problem by...

Ali Spittel is a Software Engineer and Developer Advocate at Dev.to. Prior to her new gig, she was a Lead Instructor of Web Development at General Assembly. She joins us on The Undefined to talk about her new role, the reality of coding bootcamps, and the ups and downs of remote work. Featuring TwitterGithubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsite Links WebsiteGitHubTwitterMDX DeckSpectacleImpressJSSpectacle Code SlideGeneral AssemblyRed Dead Redemption 2Revolution ConfTexas Blind...

Jason Palmer is the Product Manager of Web Infrastructure at Spotify and core Jest team member. He joins us on The Undefined to talk about engineering team management, avoiding useless meetings, optimal testing strategies, and getting swole AF for conference season. Featuring TwitterGithubTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteLinks "You don’t need standup" by Jason PalmerAstro EmailTwistMinecraft Redstone CircuitSpotify audio visualizerWinampvisualizerVisual BasicWebflowAssert(JS)...

Sunil Pai is a Software Engineer at Facebook, React team member, and the creator of Glamor. He joins us on The Undefined to talk about the state of the web, the past, present, and future of text editors and IDEs, how he learned to code, and how our community needs to evolve to survive. Featuring TwitterGitHubTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteLinks Stop writing codeThe “Something” StatementsVisual BasicNeopetsAdobe FlashAtom EditorVisual Studio CodeList of mergers and acquisitions by...

Sebastian McKenzie is a Software Engineer at Facebook and the creator of Babel and Yarn. He joins us on The Undefined to chat about the ups and downs of open source software, what it's like to work at Facebook, and a brand new toolchain he's working on that blurs the lines between JavaScript transpiler, bundler, and framework. Featuring TwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsiteTwitterGitHubWebsite Links BabelBabel MacrosYarnWhat Happened When I Peeked Into My Node_Modules Directory The...