180 | Building a Custom Email Service: Why Sometimes DIY is Best

08/09/24 • 34 min

In this episode of Compressed.fm, James, Amy, and Bekah delve into their current projects, share insights on smarter API calls, and discuss the intricacies of working with Redwood JS. The trio also explores the concept of a two-week challenge for creating and selling digital products, the importance of contributing to open source, and the evolving role of AI in web development.

Show Notes

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:42 James's Video on API Best Practices

YouTube Video: Stop Using JavaScript Fetch - Do This Instead!

00:03:02 Amy Discusses Building a Complex Redwood Application

00:08:06 James and Amy Discuss Resend and React Email Integration

00:09:24 The Two-Week Challenge: Creating and Selling a Product

Email Based Course

00:11:45 Bekah on Leadership and Communication Skills in Tech

00:13:14 Planning and Executing a Two-Week Product Challenge

00:20:31 Discussing Autobiographies and Productivity Books

00:29:17 Addressing Junior Devs: Tips for Building a Strong Portfolio

Refactoring UI

00:33:10 James on Turning DealsForDevs.com into a Resource Hub

00:34:08 Conclusion

Show Notes

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:42 James's Video on API Best Practices

YouTube Video: Stop Using JavaScript Fetch - Do This Instead!

00:03:02 Amy Discusses Building a Complex Redwood Application

00:08:06 James and Amy Discuss Resend and React Email Integration

00:09:24 The Two-Week Challenge: Creating and Selling a Product

Email Based Course

00:11:45 Bekah on Leadership and Communication Skills in Tech

00:13:14 Planning and Executing a Two-Week Product Challenge

00:20:31 Discussing Autobiographies and Productivity Books

00:29:17 Addressing Junior Devs: Tips for Building a Strong Portfolio

Refactoring UI

00:33:10 James on Turning DealsForDevs.com into a Resource Hub

00:34:08 Conclusion

Previous Episode

179 | From Idea to Product: Postman Labs’ Experimentation Process

In this episode, James and Amy are live from Post Con 24 with Sterling Chin from Postman's Labs team. Sterling shares insights on how Postman leverages AI to build tools that enhance developer productivity. He delves into the experimental nature of Postman Labs, the importance of rapid iteration, and how they determine which features make it into production. Sterling also discusses Postbot, an AI assistant designed to streamline the API development process.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro

01:01 What is Postman Labs?

01:51 Criteria for successful experiments

03:31 Understanding customer workflows

04:29 Tips and tricks for rapid iteration

06:16 Internal feedback and dogfooding

08:02 Working in Postman Labs

10:00 Postman's Commitment to R&D

12:02 AI Adoption at Postman

16:47 Overview of Postbot

18:11 Technical details of Postbot

20:16 Postman Flows

21:10 AI tools and agnosticism

22:07 Postbot’s availability and pricing

23:09 Scaling and Team Size

26:07 Customer Feedback and Features

29:03 Closing

Next Episode

181 | How Prisma Makes Backend Development Easy

Marc Hess, a Developer Advocate at Prisma, talks about the evolution of Prisma from an ORM tool to a comprehensive platform for database management. The discussion includes practical advice on using Prisma, optimizing documentation, and Marc’s experience with developer advocacy. The team also explores the benefits of Prisma Pulse for real-time applications and how it compares to other ORM tools like Drizzle.