Mark Dalgleish, the creator of CSS Modules, joins full stack developers Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about to talk design systems vs. component libraries and the future of design tooling. Notes / Links CSS Modules Playroom Braid Design System Blueprint.js Material UI AWS Amplify Containers Changesets Little Big Snake Cyberp…

Adam Wathan, the creator of Tailwind CSS, joins full stack developers Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about his path to becoming a developer, the big problems traditional CSS frameworks, what it's like to bootstrap a company, and the future of Tailwind. Featuring Adam Wathan - Twitter, Github, Website Ken Wheeler – Twitter, Gi…

Evan You, the creator of Vue.js, and Rich Harris, Graphics Editor at The New York Times and creator of Svelte and Rollup, join hosts Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about the future of frontend development. Featuring Evan You - Twitter, Github, Website Rich Harris - Twitter, Github Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared …

In this episode of Two Black Nerds, Romeo and Iheanyi catch up on life and talk about how they've been during the COVID19 pandemic. They talk about how their cities have handled the pandemic, how they have been coping with the isolation through hobbies, and what the pandemic has also taught them and made them grateful for. Links The song used for t…

In this episode, Two Black Nerds take the time to discuss Romeo's career transition from being an Electrical Engineer to a Software Engineer from beginning to end. Romeo guides us through his thought process behind switching careers, his plan of attack for making the transition, and also shares insights he learned throughout the entire process and …

Full stack developers Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer talk about the future of the JAMStack, their experiences with serverless functions, debate Next.js vs. Gatsby, and so much more. Featuring Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Website Picks Alen 75i Air Purifier (get the VOC filter). Also be sure to watch/listen to…

Iheanyi Ekechukwu is a Software Engineer at GitHub on the Actions team and co-host of the Two Black Nerds podcast. Prior to GitHub, Iheanyi was a Software Engineer at Digital Ocean. He joins hosts Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about his path to becoming a full stack developer, what it's like to work at GitHub, and how he shi…

Joel Hooks is the Co-Founder of egghead.io, an online community of badass web developers. Joel joins hosts Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on the Undefined to talk about what it takes to build a personal brand and level-up as a developer. The gang chats about their learning techniques, motivation, favorite resources, and what success really means to t…

Two Black Nerds return to the microphone after a two year hiatus. In this episode, they discuss relationships, technological advancements since 2017, a little bit about crypto and what they don’t understand about it, and the moral responsibility of tech companies. Links The song used for the intro is 1.26 beat1 by BOPD.…

Dan Stein is a Principal Software / AI Developer for GLG Group. Prior to that, Dan was an award winning EDM DJ and producer known as "DJ Fresh" with over 2.5 million record sales, two number 1 singles, and two top 6 singles to his name. Dan joins hosts Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on the Undefined to tell his story--and how he transitioned from bei…

Evan Bacon is a Software Engineer at Expo.io. Prior to that, Evan was a designer at Frog Design and Master Builder at LEGO. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on the Undefined to talk about React Native, game development, and his unique origin story. The gang also discusses $900k developer salaries, moving to NYC, and White Claw. Evan Baco…

Peggy Rayzis is the Engineering Manager of Developer Experience Apollo. Prior to that, Peggy was a Software Engineer at Major League Soccer. She joins us on the Undefined to talk about GraphQL and what's new with Apollo. Featuring Peggy Rayzis - Twitter, Github Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Website Links Apo…

Nader Dabit is a Developer Advocate at AWS and Founder of React Native Training. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about React Europe, React hooks, the future of work, consulting, and more. Featuring Nader Dabit - Twitter, Github, Website, Consultancy Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, …

Jackie Luo is a platform engineer at Square. She joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about work/life balance React vs. Ember, NY vs. SF, CS degrees, and more. Featuring Jackie Luo - Twitter, Github, Website Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Website Links Caviar Ember Glimmer TypeScr…

Rich Harris is a Graphics Editor at The New York Times and the creator of Svelte and Rollup. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about his gig, the tools he uses to write interactive articles, and about what's new in Svelte v3.0. Featuring Rich Harris - Twitter, Github Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Pa…

Brent Vatne is a Software Engineer at Expo. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about the future of the web, native development, and more. Featuring Brent Vatne - Twitter, Github Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Website 👉 Watch on YouTube 👀 👀 👀 Links Expo.io Unimodules React Nav…

Jani Eväkallio is the VP of Engineering at Formidable Labs and the creator of @Smoosh_Comedy. He joins hosts Jared Palmer and Ken Wheeler on The Undefined to talk about the meaning of life, the universe, and everything...JavaScript. Featuring Jani Eväkallio - Twitter, Github Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Web…

Jordan Scales is a Software Engineer at Stripe and notorious Twitter memelord. He joins us on The Undefined to talk about dank memes, his origin story, and Stripe's React component library and frontend developer experience. Featuring Jordan Scales - Twitter, Github, Website Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Webs…