Episode 238: Rise and Fall of JavaScript Libraries with Chris Ferdinandi
Chris Ferdinandi joins us to talk about the benefits and drawbacks of using JavaScript in your projects. Why can JavaScript frameworks be bad for developers? How do you minimize your dependance on JavaScript? And what about accessibility?
const podcast = { episode: 238, title: 'Rise and Fall of JavaScript Libraries', topics: [ 'JavaScript', 'frameworks', 'accessibility' ], guest: 'Chris Ferdinandi' hosts: [ 'Craign Shoemaker', 'Ward Bell' ]};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.