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It has been a tough few weeks for the tech community to deal with company layoffs. In this episode, we speak about the layoffs and our experiences with past layoffs.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @stacylondonerAugustus Yuan - @augburtoPicks:Ryan Burgess - White fudge covered OreosRyan Burgess - Drink Maste…

The Front End Happy Hour podcast is a panel of engineers from silicon valley companies talking about a range of software engineering topics, from technical to career advice. The discussions are very casual and are often had over happy hour beverages. We hope you'll give us a listen and subscribe to catch our latest episodes.…

There are many differences between the public and private sectors. What is it like for engineering roles? In this episode, we are joined by Jasmine Robinson from Netflix to hear about her experience moving from the public sector to a corporate career.Guests:Jasmine RobinsonPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @s…

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Brian Holt, to learn more about his background and career.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanBrian Holt - @holtbtEpisode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with…

In this episode, we are joined by Janaki Ramachandran and Benoit Fontaine to talk about how Netflix has approached automated testing at a large scale.Guests:Janaki RamachandranBenoit FontainePanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanPicks:Janaki Ramachandran - Hidden BrainJanaki Ramachandran - Junior Bake OffBenoit Fontaine - The SandmanBenoit Fontaine…

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Mars Jullian, to learn more about her background and career.Av Front End Happy Hour

Have you been hearing about the new framework Remix? In this episode, we are joined by Shaundai Person, a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix to talk with us about what Remix is and what are the benefits.Guests:Shaundai Person - @shaundaiPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @stacylondonerPicks:Shaundai Person - …

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Shirley Wu, to learn more about her background and career.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanShirley Wu - @sxywuEpisode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with-…

With this ever-changing landscape of technologies, we spend this episode talking with Rhian van Esch and Carlos Castro about the current trends of web development in 2022.Guests:Rhian van Esch - @rhianvaneschCarlos Castro - @carloscastrodevPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @stacylondonerPicks:Rhian van Esch -…

An organization going through a reorg is a normal evaluation to meet the needs of the business, but it can be a lot of change. In this episode, we talk about our experiences with reorgs.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @stacylondonerAugustus Yuan - @augburtoPicks:Ryan Burgess - The UltimatumRyan Burgess - Lu…

The tech industry relies a lot on open source software. In this episode, we are joined by Jesse Tomchak to talk with us about open source.Guests:Jesse Tomchak - @jtomchakPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungPicks:Jesse Tomchak - micro.blogJesse Tomchak - Killing EveRyan Burgess - Tony Hawk - Until the wheels fall offRyan Burge…

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Stacy London, to learn more about her background and career.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanStacy London - @stacylondonerEpisode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-int…

Have you found debugging asynchronous JavaScript to be hard? You’re not alone. In this episode, we are joined by Jenn Creighton from Netflix to talk with us about a talk she’ll be giving at Reactathon on debugging async JavaScript to help make it a bit easier.Guests:Jenn Creighton - @gurlcodePanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYou…

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Jem Young, to learn more about his background and career.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungEpisode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with…

What is server-driven UI and what are the advantages to taking this approach? In this episode, we are joined by the Netflix engineer, Cole Turner to talk with us about the advantages and disadvantages of server-driven UI.Guests:Cole Turner - @coleturnerPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @stacylondonerPicks:Col…

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Ryan Burgess, the creator of the Front End Happy Hour podcast.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungEpisode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview…

Software Engineers deal with migrations at some point or another, and there are always a lot of lessons learned afterward. In this episode, we are joined by Sumana Mohan and Joe King from Netflix to talk about their recent migration to TypeScript on the Netflix website signup flow.Guests:Sumana Mohan - @sumana_mohanJoe KingPanelists:Ryan Burgess - …

Recruiting and interviewing isn’t a new topic, it’s one we’ve covered a few times, but this episode focuses on the changes that have happened with the landscape for jobs and interviewing during the pandemic. In this episode, we are joined by Taylor Desseyn, and Jono Grayson to talk with us about ways to stand out and navigate the job search in 2022…

Happy New Year! We are back with more episodes in 2022 and to start off the year, we want to reflect on changes that happened in 2021. In this episode, we cover technology changes, our lives, and our career changes that happened in 2021.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @stacylondonerShirley Wu - @sxywuPicks:…

In this episode, we are joined by Loren Sands-Ramshaw to talk with us about education paths for software engineers. There are so many options out there and it's really hard to know what's the right path to take.Guests:Loren Sands-Ramshaw - @lorendsrPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungPicks:Loren Sands-Ramshaw - The GraphQL Gu…

There’s no way around, at some point, you will likely be interviewing. Why not be prepared? In this episode, we share our thoughts and experiences interviewing and how we approach preparing for an upcoming interview for a new role.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanStacy London - @stacylondonerAugustus Yuan - @augburtoPicks:Ryan Burgess - You Se…

If you've listened to past episodes, you've likely heard Ryan and Jem disagree about smart home devices or IoT. In this episode, the two of them have a friendly debate around their thinking of smart homes and what the pros and cons are.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungPicks:Ryan Burgess - Starling Home HubRyan Burgess - On…

We've often talked about micro-services and monolithic architectures on previous episodes. In this episode, we are joined by Katherine Peterson to talk with us about her experience working with a monolithic codebase.Guests:Katherine Peterson - @katherinecodesPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanStacy London - @stacylondonerPicks:Katherine Peterson…

It’s always hard to know when is the right time to make a career change. There’s likely never a perfect time, but in this episode, we talk about how we have made decisions and what’s worked and what hasn’t.Panelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanAugustus Yuan - @augburtoJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @stacylondonerPicks:Ryan Burgess - FigRyan Bu…

Who’s ever had to deal with burnout? In this episode, we are joined by two guests, Vaidehi Joshi, and Eli to share their experiences dealing with burnout. We all share how burnout has shown up for us throughout our careers and how we’ve found ways to deal with it or prevent it.Guests:Vaidehi Joshi - @vaidehijoshiEli Fitch - @EliFitchPanelists:Ryan …