ShopTalk

Apr 14 2025 100 ep. 58 mins 1.6k
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A podcast about web design and development.

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660: Teaching CSS, Conferences, and Masonry Updates

Apr 14 2025 58 mins  
Show DescriptionFollow up on thoughts about teaching CSS from scratch, questions about conferences to attend as well as a way to kickstart a conference idea, some Balatro thoughts, and our thoughts on the recent Grid vs Masonry debate. Listen on Website →Links The Homebrewery - NaturalCrit SmashingConf in-person Conferences 2025 — Friendly, inclusive & fun events for web

659: CSS Carousel Configurator Demos with Adam Argyle

Apr 07 2025 70 mins  
Show DescriptionAdam Argyle joins us to chat about new CSS features that are demo'd in a carousel configurator - a builder-like experience to help visualize the capabilities of a CSS only Carousel: buttons, markers, paging and inertness. Listen on Website →GuestsAdam ArgyleGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialCSS at Google. Links Chrome Canary Features Demo Space CSS Carousel Co

658: Andy Bell on Working with Clients, Writing, and Building Courses for Web Builders

Mar 31 2025 62 mins  
Show DescriptionWe're joined by Andy Bell, the founder of Set Studio. They discuss the evolution of web design, the importance of client relationships, and the innovative approaches taken at Set Studio and Piccalilli. The conversation covers the shift from traditional design methods to a more browser-centric approach, the challenges of client work, and the significance of documenta

657: David Darnes on Web Components and Design Systems

Mar 24 2025 64 mins  
Show DescriptionDavid Darnes joins us to talk about his work on the Nord design system, writing web components, working with embeds and web components, thoughts on building a progress bar or notification component, keeping design systems and design tools in sync, and tricks for components and variables. Listen on Website →GuestsDavid DarnesGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialDe

656: Onboarding Woes, Coloring Links, and AI Slop Theories

Mar 17 2025 55 mins  
Show DescriptionOnboarding users is a lot more difficult than you might think it is, how should links be coloured or styled, keeping web software up to date, why does some AI slop get created in the first place, getting context for why things happened or decisions were made, and our first bullet point dev career story (Steve's version). Listen on Website →Links Subscribe to us

655: Conspiracy Theory Theories, View Transitions vs CSS Animations, and Autocomplete

Mar 10 2025 45 mins  
Show DescriptionIt's a speed run meeting edition episode and we're talking conspiracy theories, getting hypnotized, disinformation on TikTok vs the news, view transitions vs CSS animations vs the web animation API, follow ups on font-weight and attire, and classic autocomplete vs AI autocomplete. Listen on Website →Links SubwayTakes (@subwaytakes) | TikTok Motion - A modern an

654: UI + State, AI Missing Context But Adds Browsers, and Scalability on the Web

Mar 03 2025 56 mins  
Show DescriptionUI and state struggles, AI missing important sand context, should we look forward to AI browsers, how bad is the mobile web in 2025, what does scalability with websites actually mean, and is there a role for someone as a project manager with tech insight? Listen on Website →Links Dribbble - Discover the World’s Top Designers & Creative Professionals UI =

653: Interop 2025, Attributes, and Black Boxes of AI

Feb 24 2025 58 mins  
Show DescriptionWe're looking at the Interop 2025 announcements, Dave is hating on (and talking about) attributes, debating better ways to handle color inputs, following up on the implications of AI that is shaped by politics, and Dave mouthblogs the secret black boxes of AI. Listen on Website →Links interop/2025/README CSS Day 2025, 5th & 6th of June, Amsterdam Interop 20

652: Talking to Bots, Building Browser Games, and Political LLMs

Feb 17 2025 62 mins  
Show DescriptionRemembering the old days before we had bots, teaching kids to talk to bots, how difficult is it to build games in the browser, are we seeing LLMs get more political, what does mainstream media really mean, and have you heard about PouchDB? Listen on Website →Links PixiJS: The HTML5 Creation Engine Unreal Engine: Powerful Real-Time 3D Creation Tool Balatro: A Un

651: Jason Lengstorf on CodeTV.dev, DevRel Panic, and Spicy Gear

Feb 10 2025 56 mins  
Show DescriptionJason joins us to talk about his rebranding to CodeTV.dev, how Chris Coyier helped him become a star, the power of free, how he makes money with CodeTV, sponsorship and tech shows, crappy web cams, and the gear he uses to look and sound amazing. Listen on Website →GuestsJason LengstorfGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialJason Lengstorf is the producer of CodeTV.