Supper Club × Redwood JS with Tom Pretson-Werner
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Tom Pretson-Werner about his work on RedwoodJS, the importance of documentation, and the new Redwood Startup Fund.
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Whiskey Web and Whatnot is different than your typical dev podcast. We show a lighter, more human side of developers you know and love, like a fireside chat with your favorite devs. Past guests include Tom Preston-Werner, Kent C. Dodds, Charlie Gerard, and of course Wes Bos! We have discussed everything from Next.js and TypeScript to Chuck’s past life as a blackjack dealer, Cincinnati Chili, the best casseroles, and of course whiskey!
Show Notes
- 00:34 Welcome
- 01:36 Guest introduction
- Tom Preston-Werner on Twitter
- Kai’s Power Tools
- 04:23 Math is weird
- 07:21 User interface design
- 08:53 Sponsor: AIOSEO
- 10:24 What is RedwoodJS?
- RedwoodJS
- Chatterbug
- 15:31 Is JavaScript the stack you should be using these days?
- 18:40 Freedom vs decisions in software
- Where Good Ideas Come From
- 23:10 RedwoodJS docs and video strategy
- RedwoodJS Docs
- Readme Driven Development
- 29:13 The tech behind RedwoodJS
- Apollo
- Storybook
- 36:20 Sponsor: Shipshape (Whiskey, Web and Whatnot)
- 36:58 Redwood Startup Fund
- The Redwood Startup Fund
- 42:28 Supper club questions
- VS Code
- Netlify
- Hacker News
- RedwoodJS on Discord
- RedwoodJS Discourse
- RedwoodJS on Twitter
Shameless Plugs
- Scott: LevelUp Tutorials
- Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials
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