The Go Make Things Podcast

Mar 04 2025 153 ep. 7 mins 225

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A show about the web (and more) for people who hate the complexity of modern front‑end web development.

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Episode 154 - Spaghetti code is a people problem

Mar 04 2025 4 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about why more tech won’t fix your spaghetti code.

Episode 153 - Alienating the right people

Feb 25 2025 2 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about why its ok to alienate some people, and the importance of owning your content.

Episode 152 - Tech is more political than ever

Feb 18 2025 5 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about how tech permeates all aspects of tech, even when it doesn’t seem like it.

Episode 151 - Free and indie

Feb 11 2025 4 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about doubling down on free developer resources.

Episode 150 - The language of fascism

Dec 16 2024 6 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about how fascism invades our online communities by using polite language and veiled messages.

Episode 149 - The tech industry is about to get a lot worse

Dec 09 2024 1 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about the intersection of tech and politics in light of the recent US election.

Episode 148 - Bye, bye build steps!

Dec 02 2024 10 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about how and why I ditched build steps for all of my CSS and JS files, and whether or not it was a good idea.

Episode 147 - The role of Web Components in your site or app

Nov 25 2024 7 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about the role Web Components play in your site or app (and why the’re not the right choice for a full design system).

Episode 146 - It lets me write less JS!

Jul 09 2024 1 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about why writing less JS might be a bad goal (what!?!).

Episode 145 - The Shadow DOM is an anti-pattern

Jul 02 2024 4 mins

In today’s episode, I talk about why I think the Shadow DOM is a solution in search of a problem.