Frontend Coffee Break (Chucho Castañeda & Ricard Torres)
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| 27 Oct 2022 | Ep. #3: What is a FrontEnd Developer? | 00:29:49 | |
In this episode, we share our perspectives on the must-have knowledge, understanding of frameworks and the kinds skills Frontend Developers need to have today. Learn more: Follow us: | |||
| 24 Jan 2023 | Ep. #7: Public speaking, knowledge sharing and why you should try it! | 00:28:29 | |
We give you our take on why we think knowledge sharing is important and some of the ways we do it at Cognizant Netcentric. Follow us: | |||
| 08 Oct 2024 | Ep. #35: Patterns, anti-patterns and dark patterns | 00:36:47 | |
We explain the differences, share examples and give you plenty resources to get you started. Chucho can't stress enough that you should read these at least once!
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| 10 Feb 2023 | Ep. #9: Remote Interviews | 00:30:04 | |
We've been interviewing for a very long time, now that we only do remote interviews we share our tips, do's, best stories and some horrors too. Share with us what was your best interview, or any tips you can give the rest of the listeners. Follow us: | |||
| 23 Mar 2023 | Ep. #12: JavaScript debugging process | 00:29:13 | |
Take a moment to consider your current JavaScript debugging process. Thankfully, we're dropping some hot tips to make things run smoothly. In the latest episode of the hit Frontend Coffee Break podcast, Ricard and Chucho delve into the most effective ways to debug JavaScript in 2023, which’ll save every developer loads of time and frustration. What’s your preferred way to debug JavaScript? Any tips or recommendations we might’ve missed? 🐛 Follow us: | |||
| 20 Feb 2023 | Ep. #10: Unit Testing, love it or hate it? | 00:30:48 | |
Ricard loves unit testing! Chucho will challenge it, is it worth it? A waste of time? Who's going to win today's fight? Do you write unit tests in your projects? Follow us: | |||
| 08 Mar 2024 | Ep. #27: What is a FE Lead? | 00:33:08 | |
FE Manager, FE Lead... there are many names for what we think might be the same thing. We discuss what a FE Lead is accountable for. What to expect from a FE Lead? Types of leaderships. Join the conversation and tell us what's the your ideal type of FE Lead. Follow us: | |||
| 18 Aug 2023 | Ep. #20: Is Mobile First still a thing in 2023? | 00:29:32 | |
Is the mobile-first mindset still relevant in the world of development? 🧐 Here’s the deal: Today we discuss the best practices and approaches for developing websites and apps for mobile devices. Chucho mentions Ricard's library for Two Way Data Binding, here it is: https://github.com/quicoto/two-way-data-binding Follow us: | |||
| 30 Sep 2024 | Ep. #34: Development conferences. Worth it? | 00:30:19 | |
We talk about web development conferences, going in-person or attending online. Are they worth it? What's the benefit? Couldn't you just watch a recording? What's the most interesting conference you've ever attended? If you haven't yet, any conferences you'd like to go to? Follow us: | |||
| 25 Oct 2023 | Ep. #22: AI tools in our every day work | 00:31:40 | |
We talk about GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, phind, and Bard. We share how we use it for coding. How about you? Follow us: | |||
| 03 Feb 2023 | Ep. #8: We love side projects | 00:30:48 | |
We love to build side projects, to learn something new, have fun, or just solve a problem. Today we discuss what these are and some tips, as well as ideas. Question for you: do you usually do side projects? Share the latest you've done! Follow us: | |||
| 01 Sep 2022 | Ep. #2: How to create desktop apps using Frontend stack | 00:30:03 | |
Our topic for today is desktop apps, specifically applications created using Frontend technologies (HTML, JS, and CSS), which are specifically designed for desktop use. Is it your first time coding a desktop application? Then tune in and listen to how they create desktop apps using Frontend stack and get your insights.
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| 11 Nov 2022 | Ep. #4: Why TypeScript? | 00:25:47 | |
Do you use TypeScript? Should you? When is it a good approach? Large projects, small projects... Learn more: Follow us: | |||
| 26 Apr 2023 | Ep. #14: FE Web Performance: the good stuff | 00:32:09 | |
We talk about what we look for on a website when it comes to web performance. What are the basic things we first check? What tools do we use? FE developers even if not web performance experts need to be able to identify issues and how to solve them. At Cognizant Netcentric we've written some articles about web performance, have a look: Follow us: | |||
| 25 Nov 2024 | Ep. #37: Lessons learned as FE Developers | 00:31:01 | |
Chucho and Ricard have been coding for more than 18 years. These old time developers will share some of their hard learned lessons on being a developer and/or a FE Lead. Share your sips of wisdom with us. Follow us: | |||
| 09 Jun 2023 | Ep. #16: Reacting to Rich Harris' video on frameworks and the web | 00:29:27 | |
Today we react! It's not necessary but it would give you more context if you watched first Rich Harris' video before listening to the episode. If not, that's ok too, we'll try to give you as much context as possible.
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| 11 Oct 2023 | Ep. #21: How to find time for career development? | 00:31:24 | |
How can you find time for your career development? ⏱️ Here’s our take on it: In the latest episode of the hit Frontend Coffee Break podcast, we discuss the strategies that frontend leads and managers employ to make room for growth amidst their daily responsibilities. Follow us: | |||
| 12 Apr 2023 | Ep. #13: Should you document your code? | 00:29:54 | |
Time to get real: Should you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 document your code? We’re breaking it down in the latest episode of the Frontend Coffee Break podcast. Our resident experts, Jesús and Ricard, weigh in on whether you should document your code, how often this should be done, and why every developer should use JSDoc on a daily basis. Follow us: | |||
| 25 Oct 2024 | Ep. #36: How to keep up to date with FE? | 00:32:35 | |
Why is it important to be on the loop for the latest and greatest FE technologies out there? The latest JavaScript framework? What's possible with the latest CSS? Performance and SEO... There's just so much. We share our tips and tricks to stay fresh and relevant. Follow us: | |||
| 08 Mar 2024 | Ep. #28: Chucho loves Single Page Apps | 00:29:04 | |
SPA? MPA? Are these still relevant in 2024? When would you use an SPA vs a regular MPA? Have you heard about the new View Transitions API? Follow us: | |||
| 02 Jul 2024 | Ep. #33: How to write quality and maintainable code? | 00:34:00 | |
We chat what is code quality, what are code smells, tips and tricks to make your code readable and maintainable. What are your tips? Follow us: | |||
| 28 May 2024 | Ep. #30: Accessibility Month | 00:29:44 | |
What is Accessibility? What's your experience with Web Accessibility? What does it mean a website is accessible? Keyboard navigation? Labels? These and more in today's episode. https://accessibility.day/ Follow us: | |||
| 18 Jun 2024 | Ep. #32: Knowledge Sharing in your Team | 00:32:54 | |
We discuss different ways to do knowledge sharing in your team or company. The challenges we've faced and what has worked for us. Follow us: | |||
| 08 Dec 2023 | Ep. #23: Impostor Syndrome in Frontend | 00:30:33 | |
What is the Impostor Syndrome? How to fight it? Why is it more common than we think in Frontend development? We discuss this and offer some tips that have worked for us! Follow us: | |||
| 28 Jul 2023 | Ep. #18: Core Web Vitals in 2023 | 00:30:42 | |
Looking for a better way to optimize and improve your project’s web performance? 🚀 We’ve got you covered: Today Chucho and Ricard are joined by Ines Akrap, Senior Web Performance Engineer, for insights into Core Web Vitals in 2023. Follow us: Additional resources: | |||
| 23 Jun 2023 | Ep. #17: How to work with images on the web in 2023 | 00:30:32 | |
Are you a web developer or designer passionate about creating visually stunning, high-performance websites? 🤩 We review the optimal ways how to upload images in 2023. Follow us: Additional resources: | |||
| 28 May 2024 | Ep. #29: Should you use Web Components? | 00:28:40 | |
What's your take on Web Components? What are the best use cases? Should you use them for regular AEM projects? What's the best thing about Web Components? Check out a performance comparison of different frameworks and techniques to create Web Components: https://webcomponents.dev/blog/all-the-ways-to-make-a-web-component/ Follow us: | |||
| 18 May 2023 | Ep. #15: Is progressive enhancement worth it? | 00:31:41 | |
There is one question on the minds of web developers and tech enthusiasts everywhere: How 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 relevant is progressive enhancement and graceful degradation in 2023? In the latest episode of the Frontend Coffee Break podcast, we spill the tea on whether these approaches are still worth it, as well as the best techniques to get the most out of them according to the device you’re using. Follow us: | |||
| 09 Jan 2024 | Ep. #24: Content management, decisions or options? | 00:24:15 | |
When creating web components for content editors, do you give them all the options? or take decisions that will work best for development and maintenance? We discuss headless vs server-side rendering as well. Ricard loves JSON files. Chucho? Maybe not. Follow us: | |||
| 26 Jan 2024 | Ep. #25: Open sourcing our FE Build | 00:31:54 | |
Today we're joined by Dragan Filipovic, Senior Front-end Software Engineer at Cognizant Netcentric. We talk how he spearheaded the initiative to open source our FE Build. A Frontend build system that can be used in both AEM and non-AEM projects. Try it out here: Follow us: | |||
| 10 Jun 2024 | Ep. #31: How we started 2 frontend podcasts | 00:35:25 | |
Did you know we have both this and a different internal FE podcast? The internal podcast started first and gave us the idea to start one on YouTube. Tune in to know how it all began and what we learned along the way. Follow us: | |||
| 09 Aug 2023 | Ep. #19: Should you be constantly challenged? | 00:29:21 | |
What benefits frontend developers the most: working on long-term projects, or switching every six months? 🤝 We discuss the FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) on new technologies in the changing world of frontend development. Follow us: | |||
| 21 Jul 2022 | Ep. #1: Why should you have a blog?! | 00:30:17 | |
In a world of vlogs, is blogging something from the last decade? Tune in and listen to their personal and professional blogging experiences! Do you have a blog? Any FE related blogs you read?
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| 14 Dec 2022 | Ep. #5: How much is too much JavaScript? | 00:31:40 | |
When starting a website do you always think about the JavaScript framework first? Can we reduce the amount of JavaScript? Server Side Rendering is still the best approach? Learn more: - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Progressive_Enhancement Follow us: | |||
| 02 Feb 2024 | Ep. #26: How much UX should a FE developer know? | 00:33:26 | |
We discuss UI, UX, design and the role of the frontend developer. Reading recommendations
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| 22 Dec 2022 | Ep. #6: Which CSS should you learn in 2023? | 00:30:01 | |
CSS has come so far, we share what we used to do, what we do in JS and what can we do in CSS. What are you most looking for in CSS for 2023? Is there any change that has surprised you this year? Learn more: Follow us: | |||
| 09 Mar 2023 | Ep. #11: What is a skill map and why you should have one | 00:28:10 | |
How do you know what to learn next? What's the required skills to move to the next level of your career? Today we discuss that and how we've implemented for FE at Cognizant Netcentric. Here some roadmaps to get inspired: What do you recommend? Follow us: | |||