Show DescriptionDave reports back from the Figma Conference, how to build a better developer to designer bridge, do clients really want to update their website, using Stripe in 2023, permissions and sharing, and are you feeling overwhelmed by CSS in 2023? Listen on Website →Links Config 2023 | Figma’s Annual Conference Figma Visual Studio Code […]

Chris breaks out his banjo, some thoughts on making music vs recording music, what happened to Google Reader and social reading, what black box properties can't Dave or Chris remember, follow up for dev teams communicating with designers, and what's Adobe going to do about Figma?

We're talking how we stay online - or not - on vacation, is create-guten-block the future for us WP developers? Can we get a state of the web component address from the President of web components? Have we seen the last new browser engine? And deciding whether to add features or remove them from your app.

Getting tripped up on audio at conferences, announcing the ShopTalk Show Lifetime Plan, some Once pricing #hotdrama, remembering Molly Holzschlag, web components, Luro launch day thoughts, and a question about using a normalize or sanitize in 2023 prompts a run through of Andy Bell's Modern CSS Reset.

Maggie Appleton talks with us about her work at Elicit, working with large and small language models, how humans vet the responses from AI, the discussion around the Soggoth meme in AI, using Discord as UI, what to do if your boss wants AI in your app, and why does she call her blog a digital garden?

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.

Manton Reece, creator of Micro.blog, stops by to talk about the history of Micro.blog, what it's written in, how it handles feeds coming in and going out, cross-posting, authentication, and the somewhat hidden features of Micro.blog: bookmarking, bookshelves, and even podcasting.

Ethan Marcotte is here to talk about his new book, You Deserve a Tech Union, and discusses topics such as why we need unions in tech, who gets to be in the union, how unions can help deal with the AI question, union busting, and some arguments against unions.

Elliot Marquez talks with us about the history of Polymer and Lit, why you should pick Lit, working with web components, the shadow dom, managing state, and how Material design is built with web components.

A quick bit of union news follow up, CSS function round up, Read It Later inside Feedbin, fun uses for a Stream Deck+, how to turn up the money dial in your own business, and having the audacity to call yourself a publisher.

Looking back at the year of AI, using Arc on macOS and now Windows, dreaming of subscriptions, and knowing how to be mad about the right thing.

We're closing in on episode 600 and need your help to celebrate! Listen in to learn how to contribute to the episode. We're also talking GitHub desktop apps and code editors, how many VS Code plugins are needed, reading long form like Poor Charlie's Almanack, InVision shutting down, and answering our first Q of the year: how would you approach learning web development in 2024?

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!

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.

Luke Abbott is the creator of Strum Machine, an app that simulates backing tracks by stitching together individual notes, chords, and strums recorded on guitar, standup bass, and mandolin. We talk about what Strum Machine does, why he decided to build it, how bringing on a professional designer helped, pricing thoughts, and the "fun" of building a version on iOS.

Matt Visiwig stops by to chat with us about his site, SVGBackgrounds.com, a membership site for copy-and-paste website graphics built around SVG. We talk about why he built the site, how he decided to monetize it, competing with AI garbage on the web, pricing membership options, and how he's running the site.

Show DescriptionWe dive a bit deeper into the Cloudflare drama of the past couple of weeks, Instagram ads vs Cara art, what to do about Auth in your app, pre-negging any sponsorships, prototyping and feedback on projects, and ideas for future topics. Listen on Website →Links Cloudflare took down our website after trying to force […]

Doc told me to travel but there's COVID on the planes, Dave's got a 2x life update, how often do you manage or prune your RSS feed subscriptions, checking in on Code Hike and their fine grained Markdown approach, JavaScript decorators use case, and using Cloudflare R2 for image storage.

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.

We're getting some feelings out about WordPress and Matt Mullenweg vs WP Engine drama, as well as the Web Components conversation that happened this past week.

Mimicking nature’s cleaning process through DEWATS and the Vortex system.

We need an army of people who will ensure the protection of water bodies, and who will strive to create a water-literate community.

Angela Brady, director, Brady Mallalieu Architects, London, tells Nidhi Adlakha why we need to focus on creating sustainable cities with low carbon footprints

A bunch of Chennai students are making Paani Genie, a 90-litre water container that can be rolled along.

Materials have a major say in construction, as their manufacture has to be environment-friendly, making them energy-efficient, says green homes builder Chandrashekar Hariharan. By Ranjani Govind

Experts tell us why the country’s solar revolution needs the involvement of developers and not just a few enthusiastic individuals

Poor management practices have resulted in many malls across the country becoming unviable spaces.

There is a need for building bye-laws to insist on a range of on-plot sanitation as mandatory, depending on the location and the groundwater table.

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

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

Here is how a city-based couple renovated their home using traditional and sustainable construction

India could finally have a driver on the F1 grid after 13 long years.

Why headhunters go for traits like leadership, communication, and emotional intelligence

altM is developing alternatives to mined materials and petrochemicals 

What does a manager do that we keep hiring new ones or keep promoting more of them? Which managerial layer is the most important?

Transshipment port at Galathea Bay is strategically located on the East-West international trade and shipping route

Stringent steps needed to keep India label safe from fly-by-night operators

Practically omnipresent, thanks to human activity, radio frequency is the new area of focus for energy harvesting technology

Improved features, better practicality, and a familiar design, all make the new Nissan Magnite worth a second look

India looks to accelerate proposed ‘renewable energy integration programme’

The new BYD eMAX 7 aims to reduce pollution and keep fuel bills in check without compromising on space and practicality

UK readies law allowing preparation of medicines near hospital setting to reach patients safely, quickly

A global survey maps how willing, and equipped clinicians are in using artificial intelligence to support their work 

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

A favourite with millennials and GenZ for their artisanal products, microbreweries are set to expand, backed by VCs 

Speaking at the 32nd meeting of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said it was necessary to translate all education curricula into Hindi and other Indian languages

Will continue to attend JPC meetings, says Opposition after submitting memorandum to Birla