The Go Make Things Podcast

By Chris Ferdinandi

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Episodes: 227

Description

A show about JavaScript (and more) for people who hate the complexity of modern front‑end web development.

Episode Date
Episode 144 - Front end devs do not understand web accessibility
Mar 05, 2024
Episode 143 - Vanilla JS doesn't scale
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 142 - PHP Islands Architecture
Feb 20, 2024
Episode 141 - My obsidian setup
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 140 - Getting stuff done as a developer with ADHD
Feb 06, 2024
Episode 139 - Detecting when a Web Component is loaded with CSS
Jan 30, 2024
Episode 138 - The elevator pitch for web components
Jan 23, 2024
Episode 137 - HTML Web Components
Jan 16, 2024
Episode 136 - HUG CSS, my approach to CSS architecture
Jan 09, 2024
Episode 135 - Classless vs. class-based CSS design systems
Jan 02, 2024
Episode 134 - The craft of the web
Sep 26, 2023
Episode 133 - Learning javascript
Sep 20, 2023
Episode 132 - Dave Letorey on the State of the Browser Conference
Aug 29, 2023
Episode 131 - How do you use the platform when platform features aren't evenly distributed?
Aug 22, 2023
Episode 130 - The fear of keeping up
Aug 15, 2023
Episode 129 - The joy of simplicity in web development
Aug 08, 2023
Episode 128 - WTF is the Lean Web!?
Aug 01, 2023
Episode 126 - A web for everyone
Jul 11, 2023
Episode 125 - Coding and cheap speakers
Jun 13, 2023
Episode 124 - How to build lean, efficient websites in 2023
Jun 06, 2023
Episode 123 - How to build a great developer community
May 30, 2023
Episode 122 - Using numeric separators for better readability in your code
May 25, 2023
Episode 121 - How to start an ordered list with a number other than one
May 23, 2023
Episode 120 - How I implement location-based pricing for my courses, books, and workshops
May 18, 2023
Episode 119 - How I create my JavaScript books and courses
May 16, 2023
Episode 118 - Congrats, you're a front end developer!
May 11, 2023
Episode 117 - Accessibility with Ben Myers
May 09, 2023
Episode 116 - Abbreviations suck
May 04, 2023
Episode 115 - Put JSX in the browser, you cowards!
May 02, 2023
Episode 114 - Flexbox vs. CSS Grid
Apr 27, 2023
Episode 113 - Inclusive design and post-it notes
Apr 25, 2023
Episode 112 - How I self-publish this podcast
Apr 20, 2023
Episode 111 - Alternatives to build tools
Apr 18, 2023
Episode 110 - How teams choose the tools they use
Apr 13, 2023
Episode 109 - How to choose which JavaScript framework to use
Apr 11, 2023
Episode 108 - Build things that work, even when parts of it break
Apr 06, 2023
Episode 107 - Web development can literally kill people
Apr 04, 2023
Episode 106 - Fundamental skills for front-end developers
Mar 30, 2023
Episode 105 - Under-engineer your JavaScript
Mar 28, 2023
Episode 104 - HTML first
Mar 23, 2023
Episode 103 - Most front end work is solving common problems with fundamental skills
Mar 21, 2023
Episode 102 - You are not your tools
Mar 16, 2023
Episode 101 - Bob Ross and imposter syndrome
Mar 14, 2023
Episode 100 - You don't have to remember everything to be a good programmer
Mar 09, 2023
Episode 99 - How to keep your JavaScript organized
Mar 07, 2023
Episode 98 - The Not Quite Black Friday Sale
Nov 22, 2022
Episode 97 - An alt text case study
Nov 17, 2022
Episode 96 - How to write good alt text
Nov 15, 2022
Episode 95 - Myths about vanilla JavaScript
Nov 10, 2022
Episode 94 - When should you optimize performance?
Nov 08, 2022
Episode 93 - Naming things in JavaScript
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 92 - Reinvesting the wheel for fun and profit
Nov 01, 2022
Episode 91 - The best solution to every programming challenge
Oct 27, 2022
Episode 90 - JavaScript Testing
Oct 25, 2022
Episode 89 - Knowing what to focus on as a web developer
Jun 28, 2022
Episode 88 - A good craftsperson never blames their tools
Jun 21, 2022
Episode 87 - What order do files load in the browser?
Jun 14, 2022
Episode 86 - Building MPAs that are as fast as SPAs
Jun 07, 2022
Episode 85 - Progressive enhancement, the new hotness
Jun 01, 2022
Episode 84 - Do I have ADHD?
Feb 15, 2022
Episode 83 - Being a developer with ADHD
Feb 09, 2022
Episode 82 - Responsible JS with Jeremy Wagner
Dec 13, 2021
Episode 81 - When should you use state-based UI?
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 80 - The styleguide you pick doesnt really matter
Nov 16, 2021
Episode 79 - The rise of JavaScript compilers and micro-libraries
Nov 09, 2021
Episode 78 - Just because you suck at CSS doesn't mean CSS sucks
Nov 02, 2021
Episode 77 - The power of coffee chats
Oct 26, 2021
Episode 76 - What is serverless?
Oct 19, 2021
Episode 75 - Is CSS a programming language?
Oct 12, 2021
Episode 74 - How I setup and configure all of my websites
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 73 - Hacking the hiring process
Sep 29, 2021
Episode 72 - Web development and climate change
Aug 31, 2021
Episode 71 - Images and screen readers
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 70 - The mobile IS the web
Aug 17, 2021
Episode 69 - Sometimes you just need JavaScript
Aug 10, 2021
Episode 68 - Tech interviews suck
Aug 03, 2021
Episode 67 - Accessibility is hard. It's also your job.
Jul 27, 2021
Episode 66 - The tools you use don't matter... except when they do
Jul 20, 2021
Episode 65 - The modern web sucks: the Space Jam website
Jul 13, 2021
Episode 64 - Theres no such thing as a website or web app that doesn't need to be accessible
Mar 22, 2021
Episode 63 - Do you need build tools?
Jan 12, 2021
Episode 62 - Entropy, developer experience, and vanilla JS
Dec 01, 2020
Episode 61 - The challenges of being ethical in tech
Nov 24, 2020
Episode 60 - Mostly HTML, some CSS, and a little JS
Nov 17, 2020
Episode 59 - Callbacks vs. custom events in vanilla JS
Nov 10, 2020
Episode 58 - The end of Internet Explorer
Nov 03, 2020
Episode 57 - How performant is vanilla JS?
Oct 27, 2020
Episode 56 - When should you use a framework?
Aug 26, 2020
Episode 55 - The most common myth about vanilla JS
Aug 19, 2020
Episode 54 - Code get stuck research repeat
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 53 - Always bet on HTML
Jun 23, 2020
Episode 52 - Can junior developers ask too many questions?
May 26, 2020
Episode 51 - Own your platform
May 18, 2020
Episode 50 - You don't get a free pass on web performance just because you built an app
May 07, 2020
Episode 49 - How to make the transition from beginner to advanced developer
Apr 07, 2020
Episode 48 - Everything you ever wanted to know about polyfills
Mar 31, 2020
Episode 47 - We are the helpers
Mar 24, 2020
Episode 46 - All about that JAMStack
Mar 17, 2020
Episode 45 - Replacing JavaScript with HTML and CSS
Mar 10, 2020
Episode 44 - Why write vanilla JS when you can just use [insert library or framework here]?
Mar 03, 2020
Episode 43 - fetch() vs. XHR performance for making API calls
Feb 25, 2020
Episode 42 - Tools and developer habits
Feb 11, 2020
Episode 41 - No, a framework is not faster than vanilla JS DOM manipulation (but it can be)
Jan 21, 2020
Episode 40 - I <3 the cascade
Jan 14, 2020
Episode 39 - HTML is a living language
Jan 07, 2020
Episode 38 - The defer attribute
Dec 17, 2019
Episode 36 - The web is getting slower
Dec 10, 2019
Episode 37 - James Williamson and a web for everyone
Dec 10, 2019
Episode 35 - Running a trust-based business
Dec 03, 2019
Episode 34 - Learning to code and gradual improvements
Nov 26, 2019
Episode 33 - The web is not dying
Nov 19, 2019
Episode 32 - The question that changed my career
Nov 12, 2019
Episode 31 - How I structure my vanilla JS projects
Nov 05, 2019
Episode 30 - How to learn JavaScript when you're feeling stuck
Oct 29, 2019
Episode 29 - Just use focus styles, damnit!
Oct 22, 2019
Episode 28 - How to land your first developer job
Oct 15, 2019
Episode 27 - Gatekeeping and the tools we use
Oct 08, 2019
Episode 26 - The ethics of the tools we use
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 25 - We're all just fumbling our way through this
Sep 26, 2019
Episode 24 - Why do people choose frameworks over vanilla JS?
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 23 - The nature of the web
Sep 18, 2019
Episode 22 - JavaScript frameworks are better for accessibility (and other myths)
Sep 10, 2019
Episode 21 - Old doesn't mean obsolete
Sep 04, 2019
Episode 20 - 30k of JavaScript isn't that much
Aug 29, 2019
Episode 19 - Code readability is more important than brevity
May 02, 2019
Episode 18 - let, const, and why I still use var
Apr 30, 2019
Episode 17 - Accessibility is a moral obligation
Apr 25, 2019
Episode 16 - The Lean Web
Feb 13, 2019
Episode 15 - The developer experience is bullshit
Sep 21, 2018
Episode 14 - How to be a great JavaScript developer
Aug 28, 2018
Episode 13 - Why I still use XHR instead of the Fetch API
Aug 14, 2018
Episode 12 - How to plan out your JavaScript projects
May 29, 2018
Episode 11 - Alternatives to CSS-in-JS
May 21, 2018
Episode 10 - What's wrong with CSS-in-JS?
Apr 26, 2018
Episode 9 - You don't have to know everything
Apr 24, 2018
Episode 8 - Learning how to think in JavaScript
Apr 16, 2018
Episode 7 - The problem with "just use jQuery"
Apr 12, 2018
Episode 6 - The benefits of using a JavaScript framework (seriously)
Apr 10, 2018
Episode 5 - You're not a fraud
Apr 04, 2018
Episode 4 - Easter Sale
Mar 30, 2018
Episode 3 - What you need to know to be a good developer
Mar 29, 2018
Episode 2 - Polyfills are awesome (and you are too)
Mar 27, 2018
Episode 1 - I <3 vanilla JS
Mar 26, 2018