The Frontend Masters Podcast

Jan 15 2025 22 ep. 52 mins 42
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An interview-style podcast featuring popular open-source contributors and influential educators in the developer ecosystem. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Frontend Masters teachers' careers and how they got to where they are. Learn tips for improving your successful development career and becoming an educator through sharing your expertise with others!

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Kevin Powell | Modern CSS Features

Jan 15 2025 35 mins  
In this episode of The Frontend Masters Podcast, Kevin Powell, a CSS educator and YouTuber, describes his transition from print design to web development before finding his niche in teaching CSS online. Kevin started his YouTube channel eight years ago as a creative outlet while teaching at a vocational school. He grew it from 100 initial subscribers to a full-time career through c

Todd Gardner | Bootstrapping JavaScript Monitoring SaaS

Nov 12 2024 56 mins  
In this episode of The Frontend Masters Podcast, Todd Gardner, co-founder of TrackJS and RequestMetrics, discusses his journey from consultant to entrepreneur. He shares insights on bootstrapping SaaS products, competing against VC-backed companies, and the importance of charging customers for your product or service early. Todd delves into technical aspects of his products' stacks

Self Taught to Netflix | Francesca Sadikin

Sep 26 2024 34 mins  
In this 20th episode of The Frontend Masters Podcast, Francesca Sadikin, a software engineer at Netflix, shares her journey from architecture to tech. She discusses her experience at a software engineering consulting firm, rapid career progression, and landing a role at Netflix. Sadikin offers insights on transitioning into tech, the benefits of software consulting for skill accumu

React Native Evolution and Expo's Journey | Kadi Kraman

Sep 10 2024 41 mins  
In this episode, Kadi Kraman, a software developer at Expo, discusses her journey from scientific programming to React Native development. She shares insights on her experiences at companies like Formidable and her work on projects such as the Puma app. Kadi delves into the evolution of Expo, explaining how it has addressed previous limitations and become the recommended framework

Mobile Apps to PWAs - Evolution of Web Apps | Maximiliano Firtman

Aug 08 2024 41 mins  
In this episode, Maximiliano Firtman discusses his journey as a web and mobile developer spanning over 20 years. He shares insights on the evolution of mobile web development, from early WAP and J2ME applications to modern Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). Firtman reflects on his experiences teaching, speaking at conferences, and consulting internationally from his base in Buenos Aires.

From Small-Town Coder to Meta Engineer & Instructor | Evgenii Ray

Jul 23 2024 29 mins  
In this episode, Evgenii Ray discusses his journey from a remote, economically challenged region to becoming a software engineer at Meta and a Frontend Masters instructor. He shares insights on transitioning from backend to frontend development, the importance of persistence in learning, and his experience creating educational content on YouTube. Ray emphasizes the value of interns

Advanced JavaScript Experiments and Machine Learning | Charlie Gerard

Jun 19 2024 44 mins  
In this episode, Marc sits down with Charlie Gerard as she shares her cutting-edge experiments, including hacking a car using JavaScript, tracking live data from airplanes, and controlling interfaces with brain sensors. Charlie also discusses using machine learning with TensorFlow.js, her creative projects during the pandemic like detecting running movements to play videos, and her

Boagworld Podcast and 20+ Years of Web Design | Paul Boag – Frontend Masters Podcast Ep.15

Jun 03 2024 44 mins  
In this episode, Marc Grabanski speaks with Paul Boag, a veteran web designer with over 20 years of experience. We talk about the early days of podcasting with the Boagworld podcast. Marc explores Paul’s transition from traditional web design to modern practices, focusing on CSS adoption and the impact of web standards. Paul also shares insights from his shift away from agency li

From Robotics and ML to Twitch/YouTube: Melkey's Tech Journey | Frontend Masters Podcast Ep. 14

Apr 22 2024 73 mins  
In this episode, we talk with Melkey, a popular Twitch streamer (and Twitch employee) with a unique background in robotics, machine learning, and a wide range of sports. We talk about the technical challenges of machine learning, wrestling to rugby, his first job fixing go-karts, and eventually getting into software dev and landing at Twitch. Expect tech and career advice mixed wit

Marcy Sutton Todd - A Deep Dive into Web Accessibility Insights | Frontend Masters Podcast Ep.13

Mar 12 2024 42 mins  
(Video Podcast available on Spotify and Youtube) In this episode Marcy Sutton Todd shares her deep dive into web accessibility, emphasizing the critical role of foundational HTML and CSS, and the nuanced application of ARIA for enhancing web user experiences. With her background in working on the Axe accessibility tool, Sutton Todd underscores the importance of screen reader testin