The Front End

Jul 05 2024 30 ep. 36 mins 43

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In The Front End, we explore the in's and out's of life as a developer. We delve into challenging topics around modern-day development and technology including learning and professional growth, programming languages, frameworks, tools, techniques, UX/UI, and careers.

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Amir Muntasser talks management, hiring, and exciting new tech

Jul 05 2024 48 mins

On today's show, Amir Muntasser, a director of development, talks to us about his route into development and how he manages a large team. We discuss the challenges of sizeable tech departments, his hands on coding skills, and upcoming advancements and technologies that he's really excited about. Amir also shares some valuable tips for job seekers on how to impress hiring

Danai Nanou talks about CSS: architecture, migrations, and methodologies

Jun 27 2024 49 mins

Danai Nanou is a UI developer specialising in CSS and its architecture. Originally from Greece, she's lived in the UK for many years, moving from retail into software engineering through a part-time course and a coding bootcamp. She found her passion in the styling layer of front-end apps, taking on some large scale CSS migrations, implementing the ITCSS methodology to help

Joseph Shambrook chats all things React, CSS, and exciting new software

Jun 18 2024 53 mins

Joe has been a developer for over 12 years, currently working as a senior engineer at KFC (sadly no free chicken available!). He started out in his 20's from a recommended web design course. From there he's moved from financial start ups and a leading ticketing company, to AND Digital working as a software engineering consultant. Joseph's been all-in with FE from the be

Software engineering Q&A

Jun 07 2024 39 mins

We're taking a break from the usual guests for just this episode to answer some community questions sent in from our listeners and other social media outlets. We'll be running a full-length Q&A including: Do you do eye exercises or something for your eyes What do you think the future holds for the software development industry? What is your favourite piece of tech

Tom Riglar talks automated testing and founding a 1M agency

Dec 13 2023 35 mins

We're joined by Tom Riglar from Moropo, an automated testing start up dedicated to helping you test your mobile apps and products. Tom co-founded a million pound agency, Morrow, and talks about his journey into tech from the humble days of HTML and some ecommerce work, through to starting and running two successful agencies. We also talk about the importance of testing your a

Simeron Taak talks freelancing, bootcamps, and her path to tech

Dec 01 2023 39 mins

Simeron Taak is a fulltime freelancer specialising in web design and development. She's had a great route into tech following a family background of graphic design. Simeron shares her passion for technology, talks about her route into development, design qualifications, and the challenges that freelance life brings with it. We also delve into coding bootcamps vs. degrees, and

Anthony Main talks agency ownership, remote culture, and how to land a role in a winning mobile app agency

Nov 15 2023 45 mins

On this episode we're joined by Anthony Main, founder of The Distance, a top 5 mobile app development agency in York. Anthony talks to us about his journey into tech from a CS degree to running a successful development agency for over 15 years! We chat about changes in technology and business over that 15 years, how remote work is here to stay and why businesses need to adap

Daniel Merriman talks about social sciences and ethics in tech

Nov 03 2023 48 mins

In this kick off episode of our fourth season we're joined by Daniel Merriman, an engineering manager from York. Daniel talks about his route into tech via social sciences, the impact of sociology and the human element of tech that's sometimes forgotten, and the ethics of development and tech.

Matt Studdert, founder of Frontend Mentor, shares his passion for helping others to learn

Mar 21 2021 41 mins

After being recommended as a guest to the show by several twitter peeps, we’re so pleased to welcome Matt Studdert. Matt is a fellow UK developer and founder of the hugely popular Frontend Mentor, a coding skills levelling up platform used by close to 100,000 people to hone their skills in front end development. Matt hails from a background in fitness and personal training and ma

Authors Brian Rinaldi and Raymond Camden talk about their love of the Jamstack and their upcoming book on the very same subject

Mar 07 2021 24 mins

Today’s show features not one but two whole guests! Brian Rinaldi, a developer advocate at StepZen, and Raymond Camden a lead developer evangelist working at HERE, a location technology company. This Jamstack-loving pair have co-authored a book called The Jamstack Book, which is published by Manning and dives deep into the Jamstack and helps you build up a portfolio of Jams