Toolsday is a 20-ish-minute podcast hosted by Una Kravets & Chris Dhanaraj. Toolsday is about the latest in tech tools, tips, and tricks on Tuesdays at 2! (Our alliteration game is so strong).
Ep 130 - New at NetlifyResourcesNetlifyDistributed Persisted RenderingFunctionsBuild PluginsDeploy PreviewsJason LengstofTwitterSponsors: VoyageVoyage is a tool built by, and for developers. Voyage creates on-demand staging environments with each PR. You can save at least 5 hours per week -- per developer -- on feature development and QA.Get 20% off when you use TOOLSDAY20 when you sign up for the tool - no credit card required!Talk to UsFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Ep 129 - Fullstack ShenanigansResourcesDigital OceanAWSAWS AuroraGoogle Cloud PlatformNetlifySponsors: VoyageVoyage is a tool built by, and for developers. Voyage creates on-demand staging environments with each PR. You can save at least 5 hours per week -- per developer -- on feature development and QA.Get 20% off when you use TOOLSDAY20 when you sign up for the tool - no credit card required!Talk to UsFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Ep 128 - Container QueriesResourcesContainer Queries CSS Working GroupContainer Queries SpecSay Hello to Container QueriesSponsors: VoyageVoyage is a tool built by, and for developers. Voyage creates on-demand staging environments with each PR. You can save at least 5 hours per week -- per developer -- on feature development and QA.Get 20% off when you use TOOLSDAY20 when you sign up for the tool - no credit card required!Talk to UsFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Ep 127 - Book ClubResourcesDon’t Make Me ThinkYou Don’t Know JavaScript by Kyle SimpsonCSS Secrets by Lea VerouResilient Web Design by Jeremy KeithBadass: Making Users AwesomeOriginals: How Non-conformists Move the worldSolve for HappyDecoding the Technical Interview by Emma BostianGhost in the WiresTalking with StrangersFlowers for AlgernonHitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxyBroken Earth Trilogy by N.K. JemisonReady Player OneEmpire from the Ashes by David WeberDark Matter by Blake CrouchDresden FilesDuneThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustSnowcrashArt of Racing in the RainRed RisingWildInto Thin AirNeuromancerDo Android’s Dream of SheepSapiensSponsors: VoyageVoyage is a tool built by, and for developers. Voyage creates on-demand staging environments with each PR. You can save at least 5 hours per week -- per developer -- on feature development and QA.Get 20% off when you use TOOLSDAY20 when you sign up for the tool - no credit card required!Talk to UsFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Ep 126 - Grab Bag of ToolsResourcesScroll TimelineGUI ChallengesPrismaAspect RatioEAS Build/SubmitBackground-RepeatAroundSponsors: VoyageVoyage is a tool built by, and for developers. Voyage creates on-demand staging environments with each PR. You can save at least 5 hours per week -- per developer -- on feature development and QA. Get 20% off when you use TOOLSDAY20 when you sign up for the tool - no credit card required!Talk to UsFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Ep 124 - New and Cool Github FeaturesResources-GitHub Codespaces-GitHub 1s-Refined GitHub-GitHub Discussions-GitHub ProjectsSponsors: RedhatThe Red Hat Developer program brings developers together to learn from each other and create more extraordinary things, faster. Get free access to countless benefits to help you drive your career with Red Hat Developer.Go to https://developers.redhat.com/about to get started!Find both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Ep 124 - InterviewingDiscord Channels to Check OutThese Discord channels have dedicated job channels to check outReactifluxSvelteSponsors: RedhatThe Red Hat Developer program brings developers together to learn from each other and create more extraordinary things, faster. Get free access to countless benefits to help you drive your career with Red Hat Developer.Go to https://developers.redhat.com/about to get started!Find both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Ep 123 - Starting a New ProjectResourcesMAKE: Bootstrapper's HandbookBadass: Making Users AwesomeDon't Make Me ThinkShift NudgeStripe AtlasSponsors: RedhatThe Red Hat Developer program brings developers together to learn from each other and create more extraordinary things, faster. Get free access to countless benefits to help you drive your career with Red Hat Developer.Go to https://developers.redhat.com/about to get started!Find both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
2020 RetrospectiveResourcesThird Age of JavaScriptWASMRomeContainer QueriesPolaris - Building ExperiencesHoudini.HowContent VisbilityRemix.runSponsors: OutSystemsOutSystems is the modern platform for serious applications. At OutSystems, we change the way software is built so you can rapidly create and deploy critical applications that evolve with your business.Go to outsyste.ms/toolsdayFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
WMR with Jason MillerResourcesWMRGlitchWMR Explainer Tweet ThreadJason Miller's TwitterSponsors: OutSystemsOutSystems is the modern platform for serious applications. At OutSystems, we change the way software is built so you can rapidly create and deploy critical applications that evolve with your business.Go to outsyste.ms/toolsdayFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Writing for DevelopersResourcesDesign Docs at GoogleExcalidrawBlogging for DevelopersRoam ResearchGrammarlySponsors: OutSystemsOutSystems is the modern platform for serious applications. At OutSystems, we change the way software is built so you can rapidly create and deploy critical applications that evolve with your business.Go to outsyste.ms/toolsdayFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Web AnimationsResourcesframer-motionSVG line animationsvelte transitionsreact-native AnimatedAccessible AnimationSponsors: RetoolBuild internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps.Go to retool.com/toolsdayFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
React NativeResourcesReact-NativeFlipperExpoWatch Chris develop in React Native!Sponsors: RetoolBuild internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps.Go to retool.com/toolsdayFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Resourceslevels.fyiSponsors: WebflowWebflow gives designers the power of code in a visual interface, allowing them to directly build whatever they have in mind without engineers. You can get 10% off their annual plan when you use promo code toolsday at http://wfl.io/toolsdayTalk to UsFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
CSSResourcesLogical Properties@propertysubgridFlexbox Gapbackdrop-filter::markerSponsors: RetoolBuild internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps.Go to retool.com/toolsdayFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
SvelteResourcessveltesvelte-preprocesssvelte tutorialsRich Harris Q&ASponsors: RetoolBuild internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps.Go to retool.com ## Sponsors: RetoolBuild internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps. Head over to retool.com to check it outGet in TouchFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
TypescriptResourcesBasarat Guide to TypescriptReact + Typescript CheatsheettsdxSponsors: HoneybadgerLet’s face it, your code is going to have errors, even code written by an amazing (kick ass?) developer such as yourself. When bad things happen, it's nice to know that Honeybadger has your back.Honeybadger makes you a DevOps hero by combining error monitoring, uptime monitoring and chron monitoring into a single, easy to use platform, all for way less than you're probably paying now.Toolsday listeners get 30% off for 6 months. Simply mention Toolsday podcast when signing up and they'll apply the discount to your account; no credit card required.Go to honeybadger.ioGet in touchFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Still Working from HomeHardware Keyboardshttps://ergodox-ez.com/https://drop.com/buy/drop-ctrl-mechanical-keyboardWebcam(Both of the below used with a mirrorless camera)https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/cam-link-4khttps://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/game-capture-hd60-sCamerashttps://smile.amazon.com/Sony-Mirrorless-Digitial-3-0-Inch-16-50mm/dp/B00I8BICB2?sa-no-redirect=1https://smile.amazon.com/Sony-Alpha-A6600-Mirrorless-Camera/dp/B07X43B6FD?sa-no-redirect=1Monitorhttps://www.lenovo.com/us/en/accessories-and-monitors/P32uKey Lightshttps://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/key-lightChairshttps://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/office-chairs/aeron-chairs/https://www.steelcase.com/products/office-chairs/leap/#features_movementArmshttps://www.fully.com/jarvis-monitor-arm.htmlhttps://smile.amazon.com/Heil-Sound-PL-2T-Overhead-Broadcast/dp/B000SZVZ74/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=heil+mic+arm&qid=1596048210&sr=8-3Sponsors: HoneybadgerLet’s face it, your code is going to have errors, even code written by an amazing (kick ass?) developer such as yourself. When bad things happen, it's nice to know that Honeybadger has your back.Honeybadger makes you a DevOps hero by combining error monitoring, uptime monitoring and chron monitoring into a single, easy to use platform, all for way less than you're probably paying now.Toolsday listeners get 30% off for 6 months. Simply mention Toolsday podcast when signing up and they'll apply the discount to your account; no credit card required.Go to honeybadger.ioGet in touchFind both of us on Twitter @Una or @chrisdhanaraj and don't forget to follow the show @toolsday so you know when new episodes hit the air!
Una's knee deep in rebuilding her blog in Eleventy; we talk about the pro/cons and the onboarding experience of Eleventy!
We both were hard at work creating and researching documentation; so figured we'd stop and chat about our favourite documentation sites
Join us as we discuss some tips and tricks for working from home! Tools, furniture recommendation, and just general ideas for not going too stir-crazy
We talk a walk through our year and revisit and revise some of our former opinions (especially around CSS in JS)
Una recently spoke at Chrome Dev Summit and Chris... Chris watched a bunch of the videos. We chat about our favourite new things showcased at CDS
Today we're going back in time and... using no build tools??
Chris has been diving into TypeScript for the last few months and tries to convince Una to give it a whirl
We host Milena Pribic from IBM on the show to chat on the emerging field of AI and the growing awareness of the need for ethical oversight.
Jina Anne swings by to give some history about the origins of design tokens and then lets us know about some current and upcoming tools to keep our eyes on
Variable Fonts! What are they, can you use them, and how can you get started today
The one where Chris doesn't realise we're talking about browser devtools for a hot second, but then makes a quick pivot. We chat about new DevTools developments that you might not have realised were there!
Yes you heard it correctly, this episode is just Chris (just turned 30!) regaling you with stories of things he wished he knew when he first starting on his web development career.
We wax nostalgic as we go over our favourite episodes from yesteryear
It's that time again! We sit down and chat about what we're currently working on - state machines and Houdini!
We have Justin Fagnani illuminate us on the current state of the lit-html / lit-element and why you should be taking another look at web components
Adam Wathan, the creator of Tailwind, drops by to give us a crash course on his library
We chat about the various people and sites that inspire us to experiment and learn more about the web
It's 2019, should you still be using Sass? Is native CSS good enough by itself now? We discuss
WIll Larche from the Flutter Material Design team stops by and we chat about Google's latest mobile framework, Flutter
We chat with Rich Harris about his Svelte and the upcoming Svelte v3!
Una has an announcement! And we talk about the ever confusing topic of interviewing
The CSS WG has approved a whole bevy of new things! We chat about what's coming up in CSS
We join in the flavour of the moment and talk about Hooks and why everyone should be maybe rewriting everything into them.
Pour one out of the web techonologies of yesteryear. We reminisce about some of the pivotal tech technologies we used as we've gone through our careers
Yep, we're talking about Gatsby again. We chat about our latest projects with Gatsby (and a poor explanation of themes), and go over some of the pain points we ran into
We're back for 2019! Today we cover our New Year's Developer Resolutions and projects we've started to tackle
As is our annual tradition, we wrap up the year by highlighting the new tech that jumped out at us in 2018
Today we talk with the awesomely excited Adam Argyle as he talks to us about his recently announced tool, VisBug
We plow through the highlights of Chrome Dev Summit and talk about some really cool new things launched during the conference
We sync about the avalanche of changes that hit React last month and will be hitting React next month
Una's been playing around some more with Houdini and has a ton more to share
Today Una and Chris discuss Next.js, the much buzzed about server-side rendering React platform.
We go through our top ten list of things we just wish so badly CSS would do, but either doesn't or doesn't quite yet.