Show DescriptionSteve Ruiz talks about what tldraw is and who it's for, how they've dealt with data on all the computers, what's new in the tldraw SDK, ideas for building on top of tldraw, tldraw's business model, and what the future holds for tldraw the company. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeGuestsSteve RuizGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialA developer, designer, and now startup founder in London. I build lots of prototypes. Sometimes those prototypes turn into products. Links tldraw • very good free whiteboard tldraw computer makereal Docs • tldraw tldraw - Visual Studio Marketplace Globs Designer ClickUp | The everything app for work Steve Ruiz steveruizok (Steve Ruiz) tldraw (@tldraw) / X
Show DescriptionIn this episode we sit down with Tyler Sticka to discuss upgrading his project, Colorpeek. We explore the practical applications of web components and CSS, and how they are shaping the future of web development. Tyler shares his experiences with prototyping and the challenges of maintaining simplicity in design. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeGuestsTyler StickaGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialI work with organizations to create and ship expressive, delightful and performant responsive experiences. I often design in the browser and I love to draw. Links Wirecutter: New Product Reviews, Deals, and Buying Advice Zojirushi SM-KHE48AG Stainless Steel Mug, 16-Ounce, Smoky Blue : Amazon.ca: Home Tyler Sticka (@tylersticka@social.lol) - social.lol Tyler Sticka (@tylersticka.com) — Bluesky Colorpeek 2 – Tyler Sticka Colorpeek · Simply Share Colors Emmet — the essential toolkit for web-developers AI Browsers, ad nauseam – Tyler Sticka ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web - Anil Dash David Darnes - Designer, Front-end Developer & Writer specialising in Design Systems, Eleventy, Ghost & Jamstack David Bushell – Freelance Web Design & Front-end Development (UK)
Show DescriptionDave and Chris discuss the transition of QuietUI's license to open source, the creative process behind blogging, modern CSS techniques, and the features of QuietUI, a new design system with unique components. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks CodePen 50 Reasons to Build a Website – Frontend Masters Blog "Why would anybody start a website?" - daverupert.com Clues By Sam Inkwell Games wip: terminal (initial commit) Modern CSS Round-Out Tabs – Frontend Masters Blog Quiet UI Web Awesome Lots to shout about in Quiet UI - daverupert.com
Show DescriptionBen's got an updated edition of his book, Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, to chat about as well as how much AI is being inserted into writing, layers, scope, color contrast vs contrast color, shouldn't AI bots pay for data they slurp, iFrames permissions issues in Chrome, anchor positioning, and where have all the bloggers gone? Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeGuestsBen FrainGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialI write web development books, make online courses, and publish YouTube videos. Links Ben Frain – author and web developer Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS available at Amazon benfrain (GitHub) Ben Frain - YouTube JavaScript for Everyone - Piccalilli BCD Watch SponsorsAtomic Design Certification CourseMaster tokens AND atomic design to elevate your design systems game. Get access to both courses, which include hours of comprehensive video lessons, sample token architecture for Figma & Code, process diagrams, exercises, and exclusive Slack!
Show DescriptionTodd Libby is on the show to talk with us about deceptive patterns on the web, what WCAG is and who it's for, and 5 deceptive patterns in use on the web today. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeGuestsTodd LibbyGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialWeb developer and developer advocate from Portland, Maine now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I had been a developer for most of my 25 years professionally in tech before moving to accessibility. Links Front End Nerdery Trump used dark patterns to trick supporters into donating millions more than intended | The Verge Death to Bullshit | Brad Frost Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010 The Architecture of Anxiety and Shame, Part One
Show DescriptionWho's the person to hire when your home network isn't working as reliably as it should? And while we're at it - can you also fix Dave's Find My notifications? What's the plan with Firefox in 2025? And Dave blogs (and mouth blogs) about his struggles with the MVP car. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Why I hate the MVP car - daverupert.com TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards - Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat - Episode 212 SponsorsAtomic Design Certification CourseMaster tokens AND atomic design to elevate your design systems game. Get access to both courses, which include hours of comprehensive video lessons, sample token architecture for Figma & Code, process diagrams, exercises, and exclusive Slack!
Show DescriptionListener questions about CSS ruby-position, crafting adaptive layouts using a responsive component, what keeps Chris motivated to work on CodePen, why are there no positive issues on GitHub., tech support in the age of AI, and a semi-regular segment of inbox therapy. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Crafting adaptive layouts using a responsive component | by Michael Trilford | Bootcamp | Medium CodePen Radio – CodePen Introduction - Tree-sitter Design for Community: The Art of Connecting Real People in Virtual Places SponsorsAtomic Design Certification CourseMaster tokens AND atomic design to elevate your design systems game. Get access to both courses, which include hours of comprehensive video lessons, sample token architecture for Figma & Code, process diagrams, exercises, and exclusive Slack!
Show DescriptionDave and Chris discuss the release of Safari in iOS26, the aesthetics of Liquid Glass in CSS, the importance of material design, and the role of TypeScript in modern web development. The conversation also touches on when to consider rebuilding a tech stack, the significance of user experience, and how to know when to choose a new tech stack. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content Syntax - Web Development Podcast Theo - t3․gg - YouTube Gina Trapani Foursight Omakub — An Omakase Developer Setup for Ubuntu 24.04+ by DHH
Show DescriptionDave's got a Whiskey related content warning, recent security vulnerabilities in NPM, challenges with password management, and the complexities of digital security. They delve into Google's antitrust issues and the dynamics of the browser market, before transitioning to innovations in CSS, including custom properties and functions. The conversation wraps up with thoughts on the future of CSS and web development. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat Storybook: Frontend workshop for UI development Largest NPM Compromise in History - Supply Chain Attack : r/programming We all dodged a bullet - Xe Iaso Post by @cabel.panic.com — Bluesky Special: One on One with a Hacker – ShopTalk 1Password Watchtower This 25-minute video is the most riveting sudoku puzzle you will ever watch | The Verge Many years on the job and I still don't get it. - daverupert.com if() - CSS | MDN CSS at-rule functions - CSS | MDN CSS color-scheme-dependent colors with light-dark() – Bram.us Matthias Ott
Show DescriptionChris is updating us on the progress of his CSS reset, thoughts on The Browser Company and Arc being bought by Atlassian, and in 2025 why would anyone build a website? Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Bend Old-Time Jams and Events Join or Die Join or Die on Netflix Bowling Alone - Wikipedia Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on the Birth of the Agentic Web - The Verge Chris' CSS Starter
Show DescriptionA quick update on Dave's hair, CSS random(), view transitions in CSS, thinking about IDs in HTML, opening details elements in a new tab, Chris tries out Edge, Shift, Zen and more, how Dave is trying to kick his YouTube tab habit, and government design fails. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Monchhichi - Wikipedia Rolling the Dice with CSS random() | WebKit Cyd Stumpel | Portfolio Cyd Stumpel Get to know Microsoft Edge on Mac | Microsoft Edge Download Firefox for Desktop — from Mozilla Zen Browser Shift Browser | Drag and Drop. Build Your Custom Browser Kagi Search - A Premium Search Engine Limiting YouTube to a Single Tab - daverupert.com America by Design Fail 18F - Wikipedia
Show DescriptionKevin Powell is on the show with breaking news about display masonry, how his career on YouTube started and where it's at now, selling courses and diversifying the content you create, struggling with being on all the platforms, and writing vs video in the age of AI. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeGuestsKevin PowellGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialCSS Evangelist. I absolutely love CSS, and I want to help new front-end devs enjoy learning it, and help seasoned vets see how great it really is. LinksHere's the content formatted as a markdown linked list: Kevin Powell | CSS Evangelist Kevin Powell - YouTube Courses Kevin Powell | creating front-end video tutorials | Patreon KevinPowellCSS - Twitch Kevin Powell (@kevinpowell.co) — Bluesky Kevin Powell (@kevinpowell@front-end.social) - Front-End Social Kevin on CodePen kevin-powell (Kevin Powell) · GitHub
Show DescriptionIdentifying where we are in the AI hype cycle, a quick #davegoeshairy update, what has been the impact of AI on tech creators, Chris is making his own CSS starter on stream, and Item flow / masonry discussions. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Introducing GPT-5 - YouTube Simon Willison on ai Orion Browser by Kagi VisBug Chrome Canary Features For Developers - Google Chrome Download Microsoft Edge Zen Browser Google Backtracks On Plans For URL Shortener Service Impact of AI on Tech Content Creators Pre-commit Hooks, requestAnimationFrame, Code Reviews, and More - Syntax #922 CodePen Radio CSS Tools: Reset CSS Item Flow – Part 2: next steps for Masonry | WebKit
Show DescriptionWhat helps you remember a person's name, thinking about background coding agents, is AI for append only mode, what are MCPs and how should I think about them, what has been working for more than a month not just the last two days, and coming up with an RSS starter pack riffing off Molly White's article on using RSS. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Visual Studio Code - YouTube Cursor - The AI Code Editor Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined A single data and AI development environment - Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio - AWS Jules - An Asynchronous Coding Agent Curate your own newspaper with RSS Chris Coyier – Web craftsman, blogger, author, speaker. The Homepage of Dave Rupert - daverupert.com Chris Coyier Molly White The Verge Adactio: Jeremy Keith Adactio: Links Jim Nielsen's Blog Home | Rach Smith's digital garden Maggie Appleton Naz Hamid kottke.org - home of fine hypertext products live laugh blog | hi, i'm jenn schiffer and this is my lifestyle blog Sharing what we learn about the responsive web – Cloud Four web.dev Blog | WebKit Home - Microsoft Edge Blog Blog • Lea Verou Frontend Masters Blog – Helping Your Journey to Senior Developer ui.dev | JavaScript, but fun. Welcome to Ethan Marcotte's website — Ethan Marcotte Josh Collinsworth | Blog everything changes Writing – Eric Bailey Balatro University - YouTube
Show DescriptionIt's time for a ShopTalk GearTalk segment on video and audio upgrades, a chat about better YouTube thumbnails, buying the $200 Yamaha guitar (or equivalent in other areas of life), Chris and Dave riff on CSS modules, and what's your social media ethos in 2025? Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks how to make a killer thumbnail (for the 2025 algorithm) - YouTube Facecam 4K | Elgato Before I go: Always buy the $200 Yamaha - daverupert.com The $200 Yamaha – Chris Coyier 668: Jake Archibald on Native HTML Includes – ShopTalk 668: Jake Archibald on Native HTML Includes - YouTube 605: Jim Nielsen on Subversive URLs, Blogging + AI, and Design Engineers – ShopTalk 504: Jim Nielsen Blogging, App Icons, Color, and Images – ShopTalk A social media ethos - daverupert.com
Show DescriptionTim Farnam stops by to talk with Chris and Dave about his new project, Hot Page, and why and how he started building it after working in print and web news. (20% discount code for the Design Tokens Course: SHOPTALKSHOWISAWESOME) Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeGuestsTim FarnamGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialCreative coder based in Mexico City, building Hot Page to help people make better websites, learn web development and quit their reliance on big tech. Links Hot Pricing Design Tokens Course with Brad Frost and Ian Frost Web Awesome SponsorsDesign Tokens CourseWorld-renowned design systems experts Brad Frost (creator of Atomic Design) and Ian Frost teach you everything you need to know about creating an effective design token system to help your organization design and build at scale.
Show DescriptionDave's coming in hot from vacation, how CodePen's new editor imports packages, should CodePen fix your code if you forgot something, the struggle to get the right context in the console, Chris is still shopping for an Arc replacement, and the struggles with inspiration driven engineering. (20% discount code for the Design Tokens Course: SHOPTALKSHOWISAWESOME) Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Orion Browser by Kagi Meet Dia Chrome Canary SigmaOS Mythic Quest - Wikipedia SponsorsDesign Tokens CourseWorld-renowned design systems experts Brad Frost (creator of Atomic Design) and Ian Frost teach you everything you need to know about creating an effective design token system to help your organization design and build at scale.
Show DescriptionChris and Dave chat about whether you should wing it or script your videos, unplanned demos versus the safety net of edited videos, streaming software with Ecamm Live vs OBS vs Streamlabs, new CSS animation composition, and anchor positioning thoughts. (20% discount code for the Design Tokens Course: SHOPTALKSHOWISAWESOME) Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Sony ZV-1 Twitch > jlengstorf Twitch > ChrisCoyier YouTube > Chris Coyier Frontend Masters Figma Canva Figma Buzz YouTube > Mark Rober YouTube > The Coding Train Ecamm Live YouTube > CodePen Floating UI SponsorsDesign Tokens CourseWorld-renowned design systems experts Brad Frost (creator of Atomic Design) and Ian Frost teach you everything you need to know about creating an effective design token system to help your organization design and build at scale.
Show DescriptionWe're all addicted to Clues by Sam and wonder about the data structure for the site, good thoughts on the design tokens community, shadow DOM, the state of web components in mid-2025, dealing with JSON, and new ideas around web monetization. (20% discount code for the Design Tokens Course: SHOPTALKSHOWISAWESOME) Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Clues By Sam web-platform-tests dashboard P&B: Dave Rupert – Manu Web Bucks Supertab | Reduce friction and drive revenue with Pay-as-you-go Introducing pay per crawl: enabling content owners to charge AI crawlers for access Get early access: Cloudflare Pay Per Crawl Private Beta | Cloudflare SponsorsDesign Tokens CourseWorld-renowned design systems experts Brad Frost (creator of Atomic Design) and Ian Frost teach you everything you need to know about creating an effective design token system to help your organization design and build at scale.
Show DescriptionChris reflects on CSS Day in Amsterdam, allowing languages to grow with nonstandard elements, naming things continues to be hard, shapes are going to get weird on the web, HTML includes get stirred up, thoughts on CSS mixins, and Dave's blogging about resizing text fun. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Understanding CSS corner-shape and the Power of the Superellipse – Frontend Masters Blog CSS Functions and Mixins Module explainers/declarative-partial-document-updates.md at main · noamr/explainers · GitHub Houdini APIs - Web APIs | MDN Inverse text-sizing based on text-length with attr() - daverupert.com Fit-to-Width Text: A New Technique inverse text-sizing with attr - bigtext.js style - contenteditable dealio ShopTalk Show | creating Podcasts about building websites | Patreon
Sophie Lily
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Beatrix Ducz
Quick to hire quick to fire probably works well in the senior dev world where monthly salaries start at the level of the 10% of a house. Or 100%. But not for juniors. And how do you want to have committed people if you don't care about their personal development?
Beatrix Ducz
we're in the business of doing things right. ❤
Beatrix Ducz
I've bought git unfuck. Yeah!
Beatrix Ducz
Cool! could you please put all the useful stuff was in whe show, so that I don't have to listen earlier shows? Thanks an d happy anniversary!