
Episode 238: Rise and Fall of JavaScript Libraries with Chris Ferdinandi
06/15/23 • 46 min
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Recording date: 6/1/2023
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Chris Ferdinandi @ChrisFerdinandi
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Resources:
- Go Make Things Newsletter & More
- zachleat.com
- React
- Preact
- What Is Server-side Rendering And How Does It Improve Site Speed?
- What is “Vanilla JavaScript”?
Timejumps
- 00:29 Welcome
- 00:47 Introducing Chris Ferdinandi
- 03:30 Why are JavaScript frameworks bad for developers?
- 07:04 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 08:12 If you take JavaScript out, aren't you limiting apps?
- 22:01 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
- 23:01 How do you minimize your use of JavaScript?
- 28:38 Accessibility and frameworks
- 44:18 Final thoughts
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.
Recording date: 6/1/2023
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Chris Ferdinandi @ChrisFerdinandi
Brought to you by
Resources:
- Go Make Things Newsletter & More
- zachleat.com
- React
- Preact
- What Is Server-side Rendering And How Does It Improve Site Speed?
- What is “Vanilla JavaScript”?
Timejumps
- 00:29 Welcome
- 00:47 Introducing Chris Ferdinandi
- 03:30 Why are JavaScript frameworks bad for developers?
- 07:04 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 08:12 If you take JavaScript out, aren't you limiting apps?
- 22:01 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
- 23:01 How do you minimize your use of JavaScript?
- 28:38 Accessibility and frameworks
- 44:18 Final thoughts
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.
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