The React Show

And when should you use React in general? Also, what if chatgpt were my boss, would I get a raise? And my thoughts on React component libraries, where they fall short, and if ZagJS or HTML5 Web Compon...

17 Mar 202359min

What happens if you ignore, intentionally, or unintentionally break the "rules of React"? In this episode I set to find out! We break the rules of: keys, hooks, effects and more! The results surprised...

10 Mar 20231h 4min

Programmers have better pay and working conditions than many other professions but that doesn't mean it's all sunshine and rainbows. From having to program exploitative, dangerous technologies to long...

3 Mar 202347min

I recently watched the new React.js documentary and it made me realize I made a huge mistake! In this episode I talk about my big mistake, how React's development process is good design, how we need t...

28 Feb 202358min

In part 1 of this 2 part series we covered my struggles and diagnosis with depression and bipolar disorder while going through college and later working in the software industry. In this second part I...

24 Feb 20231h 4min

This is part 1 of my story dealing with mental illness in the software industry and how it nearly cost me everything.

21 Feb 20231h 21min

We join Jane once again as she tries to learn React on just 3 hours per week. In the last journey with Jane she struggled trying to get React to do what she thought it should do so this time it's back...

17 Feb 202353min

I dropped out of college to work on my first SaaS app. This is the story of how I did that, how it went, and some of what I learned!

14 Feb 202354min