FSJam Podcast

James Perkins is a Senior Developer Advocate at Clerk, a drop-in authentication solution for React and the modern web.James PerkinsWebsiteTwitterYouTubeGitHubClerkWebsiteTwitterGitHub

Jim Fisk is the creator of Plenti and the founder of Causeworks, a full service creative agency for mission-driven organizations.In this episode we discuss using open source technology for social goods, whether you should be bearish or bullish on Jamstack, and the benefits of a Git-based CMS.Jim FiskTwitterGitHubLinkedInJantcuPlenticoJamstack BostonCauseworksWebsite

Zach Lloyd is the CEO of Warp, a Rust-based terminal for modern development.In this episode we discuss the motivations for starting an entire company dedicated to building a terminal, the inefficiencies introduced by the current default terminals, and the company's future plans for monetization.Zach LloydTwitterLinkedInBlogWarpHomepageTwitterGitHubDiscordYouTubeLinksOh My ZshStarsh

Daniel Norman is a Developer Advocate at Protocol Labs.In this episode we discuss the philosophy and motivation behind the creation of IPFS, IPFS pinning services and gateways, how Protocol Labs relates to IPFS, and how to moderate content on a distributed, censorship resistant network.Daniel NormanTwitterHomepageProtocol LabsHomepageIPFSHomepageLinksAragonweb3.jsPrismaContent Addr

Adam Bradley is the Director of Technology at Builder.io and co-creator of Partytown, a lazy-loaded library to help relocate resource intensive scripts off the main thread and into a web worker.In this episode we discuss making sites significantly more performant by offloading third party scripts into a web worker with Partytown, how Partytown fits into the larger suite of tools th

A Fuzzy Bear is the Community Manager at Astro.In this episode we discuss the origin of the name “Fuzzy Bear,” the benefits of learning Astro over other popular metaframeworks, and how to get involved in the Astro community.A Fuzzy BearTwitterGitHubAstroHomepageCreate a New Astro ProjectLinksAsteroids Fuzzybear ProjectServer-side Rendering in AstroAstro Hackathon ProjectsShow O

Jon Meyers is a Developer Advocate at Supabase, an open source Firebase alternative built with PostgreSQL.In this episode we discuss how DevRel is organized at Supabase, why Supabase decided to build their own PostgreSQL extension, and new capabilities enabled by Supabase's Edge Functions. Jon MeyersHomepageTwitterGitHubYouTubeEggheadSupabaseHomepageTwitterGitHubYouTubeDiscordLinks

Eduardo Bouças is a software engineer at Netlify and principal engineer building Netlify's newly created Edge Functions.In this episode we discuss the past, present, and future of running serverless functions on the edge, why Netlify decided to build their edge functions with Deno, and the need for compatible edge runtimes built on open standards.Eduardo BouçasHomepageTwitterMa

David Khourshid is the founder of Stately, the visual software platform for application logic and workflows.In this episode we discuss how to visualize state machines, building tools to collaborate around state machines, and using state machines on the server.David KhourshidTwitterPolyworkLinkedInStatelyHomepageTwitterDiscordLinksZag

Michael Chan is a DX Community Engineer at Chromatic, a cloud service and platform for automating Storybook workflows.In this episode we discuss how to distinguish a design system from a component library, strategies to become a better user of Storybook, and the long-awaited release of React 18.Michael ChanHomepageTwitterGitHubYouTubeEggheadReact HolidayLunch.devStorybookHomepageTw