PodRocket

To users, there’s no “frontend” or “backend”... just the product. But we still build like they’re separate worlds. On PodRocket: Why it’s time to break down the client/server divide. YT: buff.ly/efOicud Apple: buff.ly/inVF2rv Spotify: buff.ly/hQ5hCRs

Frameworks are shifting. Testing is evolving. Storybook’s keeping pace—and pushing forward. 🎧 @mshilman on @PodRocketpod: ✅ Vitest browser mode ✅ Built-in a11y audits ✅ AI dev workflows ✅ RSC + Next.js, Svelte, React Native support Listen here: hubs.li/Q03xv-K10

React set the standard. @RyanCarniato questioned it. @solid_js was the answer: fast, reactive, unopinionated. 🎧 Hear the full story on PodRocket: YouTube: buff.ly/w5d0pFz Apple: buff.ly/yEvbsoE Spotify: buff.ly/c1XXuUl

Drowning in useState and useEffect with no clear state model? @DavidKPiano says there's a better way. This weeks PodRocket episode will reset how you think about React state. YT: buff.ly/RocY5ik Apple: buff.ly/yyVPUs9 Spotify: buff.ly/lPbriv2

Manual string extraction for i18n is outdated. The @lingodotdev compiler localizes your app at build time. No rewrites, no wrappers. @MaxPrilutskiy believes this will redefine React i18n. YT: buff.ly/ycqHrhV Apple: buff.ly/G0Zec5d Spotify: buff.ly/XIMWR4o

Ever try debugging state without events? "Events give you the why," and that's everything when your app breaks at 2AM. New episode with @davidkpiano, founder of @statelyai YT: buff.ly/RocY5ik Apple: buff.ly/yyVPUs9 Spotify: buff.ly/lPbriv2

trying to find some nice podcast topics for you guys but every hour there's a new ai dev tool announcement promising to cook, clean, walk my dog and replace webpack

it's different this time I swear, this cloud based file routing setup said sweet things to me and bought me flowers check out our most recent episode with @BrooksLybrand

🔦 Weekly Spotlight #2 🔦 Our top podcast picks this week dive into AI’s future & political firestorms: 1️⃣ @podrocket w/ @OfficialLoganK: An inside look at Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro evolves with developer-driven updates, plus a new text-to-speech API for podcast-style audio.

Your routing system might be a future dev’s legacy nightmare. Give them an exit ramp. @brookslybrand dives into this, React Router 7, and more. YT: buff.ly/KCGGgaJ Apple: buff.ly/uH6UBFe Spotify: buff.ly/kpeSxId

Quick Round with @mshilman from @storybookjs! 💥 Favorite add-on 💥 Biggest testing mistake devs make 💥 Most overlooked feature in v9 Check out the full episode below👇 YT: bit.ly/4lRsYzz Apple: bit.ly/4ljcGPT Spotify: bit.ly/3GCIgsQ

A lot of frontend tests aren't testing behavior... just confirming implementation details. 🚀 On PodRocket, @mshilman from @storybookjs shares why testing should focus on experience. YT: bit.ly/4lRsYzz Apple: bit.ly/4ljcGPT Spotify: bit.ly/3GCIgsQ

📷 Wondering why your edge app feels slow? Your database might be halfway across the world. 🌍 @nikolasburk, Dev Advocate at @prisma broke it all down in last week's repeat episode👇 YT: bit.ly/3Igknba Spotify: bit.ly/4eBunro Apple: bit.ly/44QmKdn

⚡️Node 24 just dropped... @_rafaelgss, @nodejs TSC member, breaks it down in this quick round. 🤫 The most underrated feature 🔐 Should you trust the new permission model in prod? ⛔️ What's still blocking devs from upgrading? Check out the full episode! bit.ly/3FX8vKt

💥Your production server probably isn’t what’s under attack. You are. From Node 24 upgrades to securing dev environments: @nodejs TSC member @_rafaelgss breaks it all down on Podrocket YT: bit.ly/3FX8vKt Spotify: bit.ly/4kgaxmR Apple: bit.ly/40cZTX1

⚡️Where do users get tripped up with AI? ⚡️What data should devs actually be watching? ⚡️What’s still missing before AI becomes truly proactive? @OfficialLoganK breaks it all down in his quick round. Check out the full episode here! 👇 🎧 bit.ly/4e6FIPU

Hot take: Engineers aren’t that different from LLMs. In our new ep with @OfficialLoganK, we break down how most product decisions blend intuition and logic, just like LLMs do. YT: bit.ly/4e6FIPU Apple: bit.ly/4e9KkF7 Spotify: bit.ly/3HOxSOS

⚡️Why "just add signals" won't make React faster ⚡️Where fine-grained reactivity actually wins ⚡️The quiet grind of open source maintenance Quick round with @RyanCarniato. Straight talk on perf, DX, and building @solid_js. Full episode 👇 buff.ly/w5d0pFz

@PodRocketpod drops a @RyanCarniato episode just as my plane is taxing towards the runaway

⚡️What’s still broken with server functions? ⚡️Why do some frameworks get them right while others lag? ⚡️What’s the next big abstraction we actually need? In this quick round, @jherr breaks it down. Check out the full episode down below 👇 bit.ly/4kLpttM

The web platform doesn’t have “server functions.” Just fetch. ✅ Easier? Yes. ⚠️Risk-free? Not quite. @jherr joins the pod to talk modern tools & complexity. YT: bit.ly/4kLpttM Apple: bit.ly/4dVgc0g Spotify: bit.ly/3HrdByQ