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The Bikeshed PodAre React Server Components Risky?!?The gang interviews Matt on this episode, talking about all things React Server Components (RSCs), exploring their benefits, trade-offs, and adoption strategies. The hosts draw on their experiences at Wayfair, Fireworks, and Whoop to provide practical insights for learning and adopting RSCs.
Why React Server Components
Benefits:
Improved Time to First Byte (TTFB) via streaming.
More cohesive view of data dependencies (tighter front-end/back-end coupling).
Potential for smaller client-side bundles (automatic code splitting).
Trade-offs:
Requires a server layer (which might be a new concept for some React developers).
Migrating to React...2025-06-161h 16The Bikeshed PodMonorepo MadnessThe Bikeshed podcast returns after a brief hiatus with hosts Scott Kaye, Matt Hamlin, and Dillon Curry. Tune in to hear the gang talk about keyboards, Scott's Italy trip, monorepos, and our hot takes on CSS!
Stand-up Updates
Dillon is dealing with disruptive construction at his house and is taking time off to combat burnout after a large launch at Woop. He has volunteered to be the guild lead of web, but is finding it difficult to motivate others and get things done.
Scott recaps his recent trip to Italy, highlighting Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, and...2025-06-091h 09The Bikeshed PodDitch the Career LadderSummary
The Bikeshed Podcast introduces its hosts: Scott Kaye (UI guy, coffee curator, powerlifter) and Matt Hamlin (principal engineer, senior engineering lead) and Dillon (Spicy Take) Curry. They cover software engineering, tech events, and Discord emojis.
Keyboard Discussion
Dillon discusses his new Nuphy keyboard with silent red clear top switches, featuring RGB lighting. Matt reveals he recently ordered a Nuphy Air 75 v2 after being influenced by Dillon. This leads to a brief discussion about potentially dedicating an entire episode to keyboards.
Engineering Levels Discussion
Introduction: The main topic shifts to...2025-05-2044 minThe Bikeshed PodScratching the Surface on Design SystemsSummary:
This episode of The Bikeshed Podcast covers design systems, including their benefits, trade-offs, and whether your company needs one. The hosts also share experiences from their time working on a design system team at Wayfair. Segments include stand-up updates, "Two Takes and a Fake," and "Spicy Takes with Curry."
Stand-up Updates
Dillon: Shifted to a new project requiring more help. He is listening to the audiobook "Sapiens."
Matt: Exploring the Cloudflare Vite plugin, which allows building a worker and a client-side app. Also experimenting with TinyBase, a sync engine for web applications.
Scott...2025-04-1254 minThe Bikeshed PodTesting - Is It Worth It?!?Summary:
This episode of the Bikeshed Podcast features a discussion about software testing, with a focus on automated testing in frontend development. The hosts, Scott Kaye, Matt Hamlin, and Dillon Curry, explore various testing methodologies, tools, and their value in different contexts. They delve into the nuances of unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, and the trade-offs involved in choosing one over the other. The discussion also touches on the role of mocking, dependency injection, and the importance of balancing test coverage with development speed. They each share personal experiences from their development career on testing, and their...2025-04-021h 08The Bikeshed PodPerfecting The Pull RequestSummary:
This episode of the Bikeshed Podcast features Scott Kaye, Matt Hamlin, and Dillon Curry discussing best practices for code review, with a focus on creating effective pull requests (PRs) and how to approach reviewing code.
Creating Great Pull Requests
Context is Key: Highlight the problem being solved, the goal of the PR, and the solution chosen. Explain why this solution was selected over alternatives.
Scope: PRs should be isolated to a single problem or feature.
Rollback: Consider and outline the rollback procedure for changes.
Templates: Minimal templates with "context" and "details" sections are...2025-03-3152 minThe Bikeshed PodA Day In The Life: Coding, Coffee, and Commit MessagesSummary:
In this episode of the Bikeshed Podcast, the gang dives into their daily routine exploring their productivity habits and workflows. They also get down and dirty on discussing their spicy takes.
Daily Routines for Productivity
Matt: Starts his day with a morning walk and uses Obsidian as a central hub for notes and task management. He reviews notes and Slack to identify action items. He also notes that he finds opportunities to make improvements on other things while doing a given task and acts on it instead of simply noting it.
Scott: Begins...2025-03-2638 minThe Bikeshed PodIs The Web Getting Worse?!?!?Summary:
This episode of the Bikeshed Podcast explores the concept of "enshittification," the idea that the quality of products and services deteriorates over time, often accompanied by increased monetization and decreased customer value. They further discuss how this relates to web development and the broader tech industry. They explore potential cultural factors behind this.
Key Discussion Points:
Enshittification Examples: The hosts provide examples of enshittification in popular services like Spotify (increased ads with subscription) and Netflix (higher prices for premium features). Facebook is also mentioned as a product that has seemingly declined in popularity...2025-03-191h 04The Bikeshed PodVibe Coding When The Vibes Are Off
Dillon, Matt & Scott record an episode with some semblance of quality.
The gang dove directly into software's hottest topic: AI. We believe in using AI in your day to day job to be more successful.
In this episode we discuss;
use cases for AI in software development,
the fun tasks AI has taken away and,
how to be successful using AI tools.
Listen to us explain navigating writing code in a world where more and more companies are increasingly advocating the usage of AI at your day job.
How do we...2025-03-1759 min