Front End Happy Hour

The Front End Happy Hour podcast is a panel of engineers from silicon valley companies talking about a range of software engineering topics, from technical to career advice. The discussions are very casual and are often had over happy hour beverages. We hope you'll give us a listen and subscribe to catch our latest episodes.

There are many differences between the public and private sectors. What is it like for engineering roles? In this episode, we are joined by Jasmine Robinson from Netflix to hear about her experience moving from the public sector to a corporate career. Guests: Jasmine Robinson Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Jasmine Robinson - Super-glueing airtags to remotes Jasmine Robinson - Andrew Hubberman Ryan Burgess - The Bear Ryan Burgess - Anatomy of a Scandal Jem Young - The Redeem Team Jem Young - Parental Leave Stacy London - Jungle by Fred again.. Stacy London - Avalanche by Tourist Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/public-sector-tech-public-bar-vs-private-club

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Brian Holt, to learn more about his background and career. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Brian Holt - @holtbt Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with-brian-holt

In this episode, we are joined by Janaki Ramachandran and Benoit Fontaine to talk about how Netflix has approached automated testing at a large scale. Guests: Janaki Ramachandran Benoit Fontaine Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Picks: Janaki Ramachandran - Hidden Brain Janaki Ramachandran - Junior Bake Off Benoit Fontaine - The Sandman Benoit Fontaine - Hero Ranch Kitchen Ryan Burgess - Black Bird Ryan Burgess - Nix Color Sensor Mini 2 Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/testing-cocktails-at-a-robot-bar-automated-testing-at-scale

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Mars Jullian, to learn more about her background and career.

Have you been hearing about the new framework Remix? In this episode, we are joined by Shaundai Person, a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix to talk with us about what Remix is and what are the benefits. Guests: Shaundai Person - @shaundai Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Shaundai Person - Hooked on Phonics Shaundai Person - The Boys Ryan Burgess - Ultimate Bar Book the comprehensive guide Ryan Burgess - The Hill Bombing Skateboarders of San Francisco Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Mini Porsche Stacy London - Baby, We're Ascending by HAAi, Jon Hopkins Stacy London - Drum Glow by Moderat Stacy London - Neon Rats by Moderat Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/(re)mixology

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Shirley Wu, to learn more about her background and career. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Shirley Wu - @sxywu Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with-shirley-wu

With this ever-changing landscape of technologies, we spend this episode talking with Rhian van Esch and Carlos Castro about the current trends of web development in 2022. Guests: Rhian van Esch - @rhianvanesch Carlos Castro - @carloscastrodev Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Rhian van Esch - patterns.dev Rhian van Esch - Google Home Rhian van Esch - Critical Role Carlos Castro - Smashing Magazine Carlos Castro - CSS tricks Carlos Castro - The House Carlos Castro - Pursuit of wonder Ryan Burgess - Vuori clothing Ryan Burgess - Elgato Key Light Air Jem Young - Hannibal and Me Jem Young - Guardians of Justice Stacy London - Bone Mics by Overmono Stacy London - Vocoder by Floating Points Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/building-in-2022-and-tasting-the-beverage-trends

An organization going through a reorg is a normal evaluation to meet the needs of the business, but it can be a lot of change. In this episode, we talk about our experiences with reorgs. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Picks: Ryan Burgess - The Ultimatum Ryan Burgess - Lutron Light Switches Jem Young - Severance Jem Young - Sorry to bother you Stacy London - War by Brutus Stacy London - Beings of Light by Fort Romeau Augustus Yuan - Endgame Augustus Yuan - Architecture Decision Record Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/reorgs-with-a-sip-of-spiced-rum

The tech industry relies a lot on open source software. In this episode, we are joined by Jesse Tomchak to talk with us about open source. Guests: Jesse Tomchak - @jtomchak Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Jesse Tomchak - micro.blog Jesse Tomchak - Killing Eve Ryan Burgess - Tony Hawk - Until the wheels fall off Ryan Burgess - Snak the Ripper - Let It Rip Jem Young - MotoGP Unlimited S1 Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/open-source-software-with-open-liquor

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Stacy London, to learn more about her background and career. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with-stacy-london

Have you found debugging asynchronous JavaScript to be hard? You’re not alone. In this episode, we are joined by Jenn Creighton from Netflix to talk with us about a talk she’ll be giving at Reactathon on debugging async JavaScript to help make it a bit easier. Guests: Jenn Creighton - @gurlcode Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Jenn Creighton - Blue Star Ferns Jenn Creighton - Yoga Ryan Burgess - Dropout Jem Young - Media Malpractice in the war in Ukraine Jem Young - Drive to Survive S4 Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/debugging-asynchronous-javascript-awaiting-my-drink

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Jem Young, to learn more about his background and career. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with-jem-young

What is server-driven UI and what are the advantages to taking this approach? In this episode, we are joined by the Netflix engineer, Cole Turner to talk with us about the advantages and disadvantages of server-driven UI. Guests: Cole Turner - @coleturner Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Cole Turner - Netflix Tudum Cole Turner - Shaker and Spoon Cole Turner - Advantage Aviation Ryan Burgess - Pieces of Her Ryan Burgess - Skate City Game Jem Young - Rule of 72 Jem Young - Dark patterns in games Stacy London - Working Title by Walton Stacy London - Everything by Max Cooper Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/server-driven-ui-served-from-behind-the-bar

Our sidebar interview specials interview our panelists individually to learn more about their backgrounds and careers. In this episode, we interview Ryan Burgess, the creator of the Front End Happy Hour podcast. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/sidebar-interview-with-ryan-burgess

Software Engineers deal with migrations at some point or another, and there are always a lot of lessons learned afterward. In this episode, we are joined by Sumana Mohan and Joe King from Netflix to talk about their recent migration to TypeScript on the Netflix website signup flow. Guests: Sumana Mohan - @sumana_mohan Joe King Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Sumana Mohan - The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Joe King - Arcane Joe King - The Book of Boba Fett Joe King - Tonal Ryan Burgess - High Res Uber Rap Videos Ryan Burgess - Tinder Swindler Jem Young - Alaska Off-road warriors Jem Young - It’s Always Sunny Podcast Stacy London - Tristan Arp's mix on Dekmantel Podcast Stacy London - Sky H1's mix for Resident Advisor Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/typescript-migration-strict-type-of-cocktails

Recruiting and interviewing isn’t a new topic, it’s one we’ve covered a few times, but this episode focuses on the changes that have happened with the landscape for jobs and interviewing during the pandemic. In this episode, we are joined by Taylor Desseyn, and Jono Grayson to talk with us about ways to stand out and navigate the job search in 2022. Guests: Taylor Desseyn - @tdesseyn Jono Grayson Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Taylor Desseyn - Group Chat Podcast Taylor Desseyn - Kenu Stance Mini Tripod Stand Jono Grayson - Ororo heated vest Jono Grayson - Organic Gatorade Ryan Burgess - 14 Peaks Jem Young - A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Bartesian cocktail maker

Happy New Year! We are back with more episodes in 2022 and to start off the year, we want to reflect on changes that happened in 2021. In this episode, we cover technology changes, our lives, and our career changes that happened in 2021. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Ryan Burgess - Rolling Like Thunder Ryan Burgess - School of Chocolate Ryan Burgess - log4j memes Jem Young - Black Sea Jem Young - Star Trek chairs Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Gucci Xbox Stacy London - Sky H1's mix on the Dekmantel Podcast Shirley Wu - Studio Drift Fragile Future Shirley Wu - Danny Rozin Shirley Wu - Shang-Chi

In this episode, we are joined by Loren Sands-Ramshaw to talk with us about education paths for software engineers. There are so many options out there and it's really hard to know what's the right path to take. Guests: Loren Sands-Ramshaw - @lorendsr Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Loren Sands-Ramshaw - The GraphQL Guide Loren Sands-Ramshaw - The 5 Personality Patterns (book on developmental psychology) Ryan Burgess - Dopesick Ryan Burgess - UGG® Mammoth Tipped Throw Blanket Jem Young - Anker USB-C hub Jem Young - Narcos Season 3

There’s no way around, at some point, you will likely be interviewing. Why not be prepared? In this episode, we share our thoughts and experiences interviewing and how we approach preparing for an upcoming interview for a new role. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Augustus Yuan - @augburto Picks: Ryan Burgess - You Season 3 Ryan Burgess - Netlify Stacy London - Ayekouma by Falle Nioke, Ghost Culture Stacy London - Rotating In Unison by HAAi Augustus Yuan - FE Technical Interview Prep Augustus Yuan - Dune: Scene breakdown of the Gom Jabbar by director Denis Villeneuv