Remotely Interesting

Docs are often critically important to the success / failure of a project, but what happens behind the curtain? In this episode, we have special guest Jacklyn Carroll to talk about her work on the Netlify docs team and her experience with the world of docs. 🔌 Plugs https://www.writethedocs.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaBLXKGs9cQhttps://www.writethedocs.org/videos/portland/2019/lessons-learned-in-a-year-of-docs-driven-development-jessica-parsons/👥 Panelists Jacklyn CarrollCassidy WilliamsBrittney PostmaBen Hong

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. Tools in the site-generation and framework space are evolving fast. And Astro is an example of one such tool which is doing wonderful things. Shortly before the release of its v2.0, we spoke with Ben Holmes from the Astro team to learn more about what’s coming, and to fan-rant about his whiteboard skills, apparently. 🔌 Plugs Astro 2.0 DetailsObsidiantheJam.dev 👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Ben HolmesBen HongPhil HawksworthSalma Alam-Naylor As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. The Jamstack definition is a lot different than it was when it first released, so let’s talk about where the Jamstack is today and how people can get involved with special guest Domitrius Clark! 🔌 Plugs Official Jamstack SiteJamstack GlossaryJamstack Discord👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Ben HongBrittney PostmaCassidy WilliamsDomitrius ClarkPhil HawksworthAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. There’s been a lot of buzz about “serverless” and what it is, but what does it mean to “think in serverless?” After all, it’s one thing to know what serverless means, but it’s another to be able to integrate it into strategic thinking. And in this episode, we have a special guest, Ivan Zarea, to help us with that serverless mindset. 🔌 Plugs Netlify Serverless Functions DocsUp and Running with Serverless Functions (Free Course)👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Ben HongBrittney PostmaCassidy WilliamsIvan ZareaSalma Alam-NaylorAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. Let’s face it. Open source is a big world and it can be intimidating to navigate. In this episode, we’ll talk about our experience with and what it’s like to contribute to it. 🔌 Plugs OpenHatchhttps://gramps.js.org/Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source SoftwareCriminal HTML “Hacking” EventOpen SaucedAmbassador Program - Auth0Hacktoberfesthttps://www.twilio.com/championshttps://www.jason.af/setting-expectations/https://antfu.me/posts/why-reproductions-are-requiredhttps://www.learnwithjason.devhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUlAMMborUIPeanut Butter & Mayo Sandwich Tweet Thread👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Tara Z. ManicsicBrittney PostmaJason LengstorfPrince WilsonPhil HawksworthBen HongAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. Let’s face it. As developers, there are SO many tools for us to choose from! 😵‍💫 It’s not wonder why many of us develop decision fatigue and paralysis as the industry continues to grow and expand. In this episode, we talk about how we navigate the complex ecosystem and some of our favorite tools for being productive. 🔌 Plugs DevsForUkraineInstall Linux on Windows with WSLaxe DevToolsCenteredTodoistNotiontodometerObsidianTrelloIndieHackers/r/SomeoneBuildThisThe Acronyms of Rendering on the WebDependabot👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Ben HongBrittney PostmaCassidy WilliamsSalma Alam-NaylorTara Z. ManicsicAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. In our first official Debate and Switch episode, Phil, Tara, and Ben are debating (and then switching) on the topic of Monopolizing Technology: Is it good? Is it bad? You’ll have to listen to find out which it is! 🔌 Plugs OpenJS FoundationMonopoly for iOS👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Tara Z. ManicsicPhil HawksworthBen HongAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. If you are thinking about making the transition from an engineering role to a management role, then this episode is for you. In this session, we'll explore what our experience has been, and things to watch out for if you choose to make the switch! 🔌 Plugs http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/dynlangs/People/madleina.htmhttps://adamgrant.net/book/think-again/https://www.radicalcandor.com/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40745.Mindset👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Ben HongBrittney PostmaCassidy WilliamsMadleina ScheideggerPhil HawksworthTara Z. ManicsicAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. In this episode, we talk about change management and driving forward critical-but-often-undervalued work with special guest Thuy Doan (pronounced Twee and Doan rhymes with “cone”! 🍦) from Prodigy Education. A company that aims to help every child in the world love learning. Their main products are currently a Math MMO for elementary school students and online tutoring. 🔌 Plug The Change EquationWCAG 2.0 and 2.1 in Plain EnglishDreams Fulfilled Through MusicMonday Loves You👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Thuy DoanCassidy WilliamsJason LengstorfTara Z. ManicsicAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. In this episode we talk about our thoughts on the good, bad, and ugly of a workplace environment. You’ll learn about some of our distractions, uncomfortable chairs, Jason’s shaking standing desk, and much more. 👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Prince WilsonJason LengstorfCharlie GerardPhil HawksworthTara Z. Manicsic🔌 Plug https://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/office-chairs/embody-chairs/https://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/office-chairs/mirra-2-chairs/https://www.fully.com/chairs/hag-capisco-ultrasound-chair.htmlhttps://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7bhttps://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv7https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-MB168B-1366x768-Portable-Monitor/dp/B00FE690DIhttps://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/https://www.thenosleeppodcast.comAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify! Since the toolchain around web development has become a lot more complex over the years, the path for getting started has felt more convoluted. However, is this really the case? Join us as we talk about what is considered “minimum viable web dev knowledge.” 🔌 Plug /r/SuperbowlNeopetsNetlify FormsJamstack Templates👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Cassidy WilliamsPhil HawksworthTara Z. ManicsicSalma Alam-NaylorAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting!

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. In this episode, we talk about the results of the Jamstack Survey and what we learned from it. 🔌 Plugs Jamstack Community Survey 2021The State of JSThe State of the OctoverseAlex Russell👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Lauris VossPhil HawksworthTara Z. Manicsic🔖 Chapters As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. Most of us have heard things like CDN and caching when it comes to optimizing what we deliver to our end users when building sites and apps, but recently there’s been a trending terminology that’s crept up: “The Edge.” 🔌 Plugs Salma’s YouTube Clip on Edge NetworkNetlify Edge Functions Docs👥 Panelists People who were remotely interesting: Phil HawksworthJason LengstorfCassidy WilliamsSalma Alam-NaylorBen HongAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. Whenever someone buys a domain, we all know that that side projects always gets prioritized and shipped to production in record time right? As if! 😅 If you're anything like us, you've bought plenty of domains where the intent is there and sadly it never manifests to anything more than another line item in your domain registrar. Well, in this episode, we talk about those unused domains as well as an initiative we kicked off earlier this year to help us build something from our dusty domains. People who were remotely interesting: Ekene Eze (Kenny)Cassidy WilliamsTara Z. ManicsicBen HongJason LengstorfPlugs mentioned in the show: Lynn Fisher’s Twitterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_paradoxhttp://cassidoo.github.io/ErmergershScript/https://www.burgers.dev/https://hawk.dance/https://bbdotqchicken.com/As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting!

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. You have values (maybe) and the company you work for has values. Do they align and is that important? We're joined by the only guest to ever come back to our show, Thuy Doan, to get the tiniest sample size of opinions on the matter and learn from each others experiences. People who were remotely interesting: Thuy DoanCassidy WilliamsCharlie GerardJason LengstorfPhil HawksworthTara Z. ManicsicAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting. 🔌 Plugs https://www.jason.af/be-kindhttps://www.radicalcandor.com/the-book/

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. People who were remotely interesting: Cassidy WilliamsJason LengstorfEkene Eze (Kenny)Tara Z. ManicsicZahid MahmoodAs always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. To day we have the pleasure or meeting up with Evan Weaver, CTO of Fauna to hear about his Jamstack journey. People who were remotely interesting: Cassidy WilliamsPhil HawksworthTara Z. ManicsicAnd special guest: Evan Weaver, Fauna CTO Who is he? The Jamstack Journey Being OK with the Weird Matt FreelsCassandraMongoDBMoore's LawWhere to Focus First LAMPOracleCHCHCHCHChanges GraphQLPhil Wants to Talk to About Trust https://fauna.com/trustCalvin algorithmregion groupsDelegating Databases & Legacy Struggle TidBits & ThoughtThings™️ What is something old that you have that getting rid of isn't easy? Beautician and the BeastGet started w Fauna for free! & join the slack community :) As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. People who were remotely interesting: Cassidy WilliamsJason LengstorfPhil HawksworthTara Z. ManicsicSHOW NOTES: Who's got a favorite database? Structured vs. Unstructured Data Shadow and BoneHow do you use DBs in a Jamstack architecture? FaunaDBHasuraSupabasePlanetScaleDX & How we choose DBs GraphQLGraphiQLWho needs the top-tier? What features do we look for? - a clear, understandable API - an easy onramp to getting started/getting data - what am I building & what are the cost implications (rate limits, etc.) - even really brilliant, smart people like Jason mess up, a story about loops - having a playground like GraphiQL - a discussion of GraphQL hesitancy - Cassidy's professional conclusion, "ehhh" - Jason talks about depends Cassidy exhibits her humor mastery and it shines like the sun! 🌤 a resource! https://serverless.css-tricks.com/ another resource: https://graphql.org/learn/ a fantastic Phil Supabase resource: https://ntl.fyi/3BsJheT TidBits & ThoughtThings™️ What is the worst form of storage you own? As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting. TRANSCRIPT:

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. People who were remotely interesting: Cassidy WilliamsJason LengstorfEkene Eze (Kenny)Phil HawksworthTara Z. ManicsicMarisa MorbyShow notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckman's_stages_of_group_developmenthttps://www.netlify.com/products/deploy-previews/As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. People who were remotely interesting: Jason LengstorfEkene Eze (Kenny)& Special Guests Emily con HoffmannMarisa MorbySHOW NOTES: What is research & how is it done? What is the motivation for research? You are not your user When do you bring in research? Research Interviews aka "business therapist" From abstract to concrete What skillz do you need? Making research a part of Netlify Just Enough Research by Erika HallJoin us in the research! https://www.netlify.com/research-program/ TidBits & ThoughtThings™️ If you had to move to a different field of research, what would it be and why? As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting. TRANSCRIPT: