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If Typescript's been buzzin' in your ears and you're feelin' lost or hyped, this episode's your spot. Yoav and Lio, plus special guest Ariel Shulman, break it all down. We're talkin' old-school systems to next-level web stuff, and even some real talk that shakes things up. Tune in and get the lowdown on what's got the dev world talkin'.

Ariel is a Full Stack engineer at illumex. She is passionate about building scalable web applications and reusable UI libraries. When she is not behind a keyboard she’s probably surfing or playing guitar.

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In a world where developer happiness is paramount, UI component libraries are key, or are they? Dive into this episode, where Alon Valadji, inspired by Simon Sinek's philosophy of 'starting with the why', unpacks the significance of these libraries.

With a special spotlight on the groundbreaking ShadCN/UI, Alon retraces his journey from his early tech experiences in the '90s to his present-day advocacy for streamlined development and stakeholder satisfaction.

Join us for a captivating discussion on the evolution of software tools and the compelling case for ShadCN/UI.

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In this episode, we dive into the world of meta frameworks in web development. The conversation covers a range of topics, including the benefits of meta frameworks, the reasons for their recent popularity, and the potential success of new frameworks such as Qwik and Qwik City. The discussion also explores the factors that may influence the adoption of these frameworks by the developer community. Join us as we explore the ever-evolving landscape of web development with our guest, Dan Shappir, a seasoned software engineer with a performance expertise and co-host of the JavaScript Jabber podcast.

Amit Sheen joins us to discuss the recent "Tailwind fiasco" on tech Twitter, which reignited the same arguments from two years ago. Sheen argues that while Tailwind is a great tool, it has its limits and should be used in the right context. He believes that having 30 classes on a button is an inadequate usage of Tailwind and that readability is important in code.

Sam Selikoff and Ryan Toronto joined us to discuss the development scene, their own development philosophies, and how they transitioned from Ember to React. We discussed the importance of being pragmatic and the difficulty of finding like-minded people in the development space.

Tanner, “the Stack”, Linsley joins the podcast to discuss his motivation for making his libraries agnostic and his thoughts on React. He explains that he was curious to see how it would change his state management and API design, and he was pleasantly surprised by the results. He also talks about the challenges of managing a single page application and the memorization and callbacks needed to satisfy React's change detection.

🌶️  We’ve got some hot takes! 🌶️

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Yoav talks about interviewing at Builder. We talk more about tech interviews in general, and discussed some of the most common mistakes that people make. Roman goes on an epic rant about accessible components and the difference between a listbox, combobox!

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A lot of the times making a decision revolves around politics. How do we make a right decision when it comes to tech? 

The usual way - a comparison table!

Roman hates them. We discussed. 

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