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553: TypeScript, DX, GripeScript, and Astro v2 with Fred Schott

Fred Schott stops by to talk about TypeScript, what DX means in 2023, a bit of GripeScript, and being transparent about what Astro is good at, and what it's not.




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555: React Documentary, Front of the Front End, Fast Fallacy, and Best Practices

Reacting to the React.js documentary, is there still jobs for front of the front end anymore? The fast fallacy in frameworks, best practices, dealing with too much or too little isolation, and AI test generation.




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560: Oh Biscuits! Cascade Layers, Block Links, Emoji Lists, and more CSS!

After a brief visit from Hip Hop Dad Dave, we're talking cascade layers updates, block link practices, search element getting dropped, how to use cite, emoji list accessibility, scrollbar state, and trigonometric functions in CSS.




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561: Web Perf News, Web Sommelier, Data Analytics, and Passkeys

Topics for this one include how do you learn about web performance news? Do you need a web components sommelier? Our thoughts on Syntax going to Sentry, and being able to focus on the things you want to focus on. Passkeys, Arc split screen, and vibe driven development.




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562: Podcast Apps, Zaraz, Future CSS Thoughts, and Arc

What if Taylor Swift lyrics hold the answers to web dev questions? Podcast app thoughts, using Cloudflare Zaraz, what we're excited about with CSS, Arc browser updates, and are we even developers or are we specialized systems whisperers?




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566: View Transitions and Passkeys

How should a podcast start? Talking View transitions, Google's Baseline, Passkeys, how to start a company, and ordering a spicy chicken combo at Wendy's.




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568: Display Contents, Passkeys Follow Up, Yellow Fade Technique, and TOTK Talk

Macho Man Randy Standards stops by for a quick chat, Passkeys follow up, discussing the safety of Display: contents, the yellow fade technique, how hot CSS is right now (so hot), and a check in on how everyone's doing with Tears of the Kingdom.




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584: Community, Partnerships, Images, and Astro with Fred K. Schott

Fred K. Schott stops by to talk about building community, open source and sponsorship, building on partnerships in the dev community, WordPress + Astro, view transitions, using Discord for support, and leaking secret Astro Studio details.




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591: Cascade Layers, CSS Functions, and more CSS with Miriam Suzanne

Miriam Suzanne stops by to talk about CSS updates and news on container queries, rolling out cascade layers, !important things to remember, custom properties, exit animations, CSS functions, state queries, and more.




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593: Beep & Texts, Tumblr, JavaScript & Web Components, & Cool Blog Post Ideas

Thoughts on smashing all communication messaging apps together, what's happened to Tumblr under Automattic, what the situation is with native web components and JavaScript, and looking at a list of types of blog posts.




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594: Wiping Your Laptop, UX of Password Codes, and :Has Tips and Tricks

In this episode we're discussing making tech videos, website tinkering, :has tricks, SVG path commands, and the complexities of CSS & JavaScript logic.




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598: Jen Simmons on Interop, WebKit Releases, and New CSS Features in Safari

Jen Simmons, Apple Evangelist on the Web Developer Experience team for Safari & Webkit, stops by to talk about what Interop is, and a look ahead at new CSS features in Webkit and Safari such as JPEG XL, masks, a round function, JavaScript improvements, styling form controls, content unblocks, masonry, and more!




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604: VS Code Plugins, Git as a Radical Statement, Tailwind & Arc Drama

A follow up on jQuery conversation, Microsoft owning all the things, what VS Code plugins are your ride or die, the ability to Git from wherever you want, Tailwind drama, global design system follow up, Arc Search gets roasted, and Frontend Design Conference is back!




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607: Astro Launches an Integrated Database

Fred K. Schott stops by to talk about Astro announcement of Astro DB, the pluses and minuses of it, whether you have to always use the database with Astro DB, how to migrate data, seeding your database, upgrading the database, and what about Astro DB pricing?




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614: CSS Grid Level 3 aka Masonry with Adam Argyle

Adam Argyle stops by to chat about the conversation that's happening around CSS Grid / Masonry. What do we want? What might Apple's response to Google be? And nitpicking the spec just for fun.




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617: Economic & AI Vibes with Jason Grigsby

We're chatting with Jason Grigsby about what a white-collar recession means, how the sources and methods of consuming news shape our perspectives, whether the current economic conditions represent a market correction and if a rebound is imminent. We explore the critical decision of whether to embrace AI advancements or risk being left behind. We also talk about AI-generated voices, large language models and ethics, and the impact of social media signals in an AI world.




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622: Website Rendering, Updating Software, and Edge Gets Faster

We're talking website rendering, server side rendering, Astro's server islands, perf hits for navigation elements, updating software because the docs aren't available for older versions, and a new Microsoft Edge was released.




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623: Assigning Weight Dynamically, CoPilot vs Other AI, and Monorepos

We're talking about assigning a weight to items in a layout, differentiating between banger posts and regular blog posts, using social engineering to get PR's accepted, monorepo thoughts, using CoPilot vs other AI programming support bots, has TypeScript benefited from AI, and what happens if you turn off CoPilot?




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630: Frostapalooza Recap, Follow Up, and Messy Codebases

Chris has a birthday today 🎉, we recap our Frostapalooza experience celebrating Brad Frost's birthday, do all codebases become a mess, Mermaid, TLDraw, and Figjam thoughts, making tiny games, where's the follow up in web and world news, and what's the current state of CMS' on the web?




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632: Adam Coster on Game Development and Crashlands 2

Adam Coster talks with us about working with his family in game development, how they get started making games, what all is involved with publishing games, deciding to go Steam and Netflix only for Crashlands 2, how web tech is involved in game development, and the fun of testing and doing Q&A for games.




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633: Thomas Steiner on AI in Chrome and the Web

Thomas Steiner from Project Fugu talks with us about AI in Chrome, the small large language model in use, how features like this are rolled out, the ethics and concerns around sending and sharing data, on device vs web APIs, and ideas for use cases and ways to explore AI on the web.




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635: Jeff Robbins and Visibox as an Instrument for Video

Jeff Robbins stops by to talk about his software, Visibox, that was used at Frostapalooza for presenting video at the concert, what it's like building an app with Electron, how it's distributed, how files are used and managed, and how he supports hardware devices inside Electron.




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639: DX, JSON, XML, HTML, and Databases! Oh My!

How important is the DX of software vs how important is the person showing off the software, Douglas Crockford and JSON, remembering XML, trying to write better HTML for email, new TC39 proposal, workshopping t-shirts, and what do you do if you want a little bit of database on your website?




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641: Passkey Usage, Writing Code with a Bot, and What’s Up With Java?

We've got a few leftovers from Halloween to process, what's been happening with Passkeys in late 2024, have you tried to write HTML faster than a bot can suggest it to you, CSS anchor positioning and popover polyfills, scroll driven animation thoughts, CSS nesting, and what's the reason for Java?




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Laying a strong base

The Centre has various plans to meet the housing needs of the country, writes K.A. Martin




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Don’t trash them

Here’s how to give used wrapping paper, scrapbooks and old newspapers new life, says Teja Lele Desai




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Earth as shelter

Traditionally, people built walls by placing mud mixed with jaggery, grass and such local additives, but today we have scientifically evolved mix with cement and quarry dust.




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Typecasting eco-ideas

Important public buildings ignore the time-tested lessons of sustainability found in local architecture. By SATHYA PRAKASH VARANASHI




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Bikes for last mile connectivity

The Japanese are increasingly shunning cars to help the urban environment get greener.




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Waste matters

The floods have shed light on the age-old issue of poor waste management in our city. We speak to experts who are workingtowards resolving this mounting concern




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Visit a wetland, please

Wetlands harbour a tremendous biodiversity of plants and animals, and are also called the “kidneys of the world” because they clean up water as a natural function.




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Make full use of wastewater

In many small and medium towns, domestic wastewater is already being put to use by farmers. A look by S. Vishwanath




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Style and substance, from waste

Many architects with green ideologies have converted waste to usable construction material, some of it in the most innovative manner.




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F1: Piastri on pole as McLaren in front

McLaren are leading the constructor's championship but are only 29 points ahead of Ferrari, with Leclerc an obvious threat and team mate Carlos Sainz qualifying fifth and Mercedes' George Russell sixth.




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The pros and cons of spouses teaming up as co-founders

How do married co-founders navigate the personal and professional ties at work




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Superlative Class

The EQS SUV reinvigorates Mercedes-Benz’s game in the all-electric segment




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October decisions on ‘assisted dying’ for terminally ill

India, UK to legislate on allowing patients this choice




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Cold plunges, hot saunas, smoothies, and fasting

Fitness regimen on the go




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Unlocking renewable energy from industrial waste: Biogas production from spent wash

It is a sustainable solution for industrial waste management and renewable energy generation




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From agri waste to industrial raw material

altM is developing alternatives to mined materials and petrochemicals 




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As India’s installed solar capacity crosses 90GW, a look at the journey 

Sun-sational growth: In September, India’s installed solar power capacity reached 90,762 MW. Given the current rate of monthly capacity additions, there is little doubt that installed capacity will exceed 100 GW in 2024-25.




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The last thing business founders need is a wasteful public spat

As entrepreneurship explodes in India, we need more iconic founders who not only build sustainable firms but also retain their humility




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Morning runs, protein-packed breakfast, and a rest day

The daily quest to balance work, health, and personal life




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The (E-) Class of 2024

A new E-Class is here and it promises to be better than before. How’s that even possible?




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Why peer-to-peer lending has RBI on edge

Forced to drop many of its attractive features, peer-to-peer lending faces an existential crisis in India




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Planned meals, personal trainer, and a tea for every reason

Personal fitness diary




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Trump presidency casts long shadow over climate summit 

The return of the climate denier as head of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter threatens to throw net-zero negotiations into disarray once again




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Can we escape the gas chamber we have walked into?

All countries are falling short of their promise to do their mite for climate action




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ADB increases climate finance after US, Japan give world's first sovereign guarantees




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IAF Mig-29 fighter crashes near Agra, pilot ejects to safety

An enquiry has been ordered by the IAF, to ascertain the cause of the accident