Shows
Ditching HourlyJason Lengstorf - Navigating the Transformation of the Video Production BusinessJason Langsdorf, founder of Code TV, joined me on Ditching Hourly to share how he is successfully navigating the transformation of the video production business. Jason's Links: https://jason.energy/https://codetv.dev/AI Summary:In this episode of Ditching Hourly, Jonathan Stark is joined by Jason Langsdorf, founder of Code TV, to explore the current landscape of the video production industry, especially within the tech sector. Jason shares insights into his career journey from being a web engineer to running a successful video production business for tech companies. The discussion delves into i...2025-05-0657 min
Scaling DevToolsDevTools Marketing with Jason LengstorfThis episode is a deep dive into DevTools marketing with Jason Lengstorf, founder of CodeTV.Links:Jason on XCodeTVJason's YouTubeThis episode is brought to you by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs. 2025-05-0251 min
The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom drop-out to software architect with Jason Lengstorf On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Jason Lengstorf. He learned to code out of necessity building websites for local emo bands. He dropped out of college but eventually worked as an engineer at IBM and has gone on to roles at many other companies doing everything from software architecture to management. He runs CodeTV, a Bravo-style reality TV channel for developers. We talk about: - Jason's winding path into development from building websites for bands - Teaching yourself programming by chasing your curiosity - How in-person e...2025-04-041h 20
Code && ContentJason Lengstorf | Pushing all the envelopes with ambitious contentJason Lengsorf, founder of CodeTV joins the Code && Content podcast to talk incremental improvement, avoiding the algorithm trap and not waiting for permission.Blog post:https://www.sanity.io/blog/pushing-all-the-envelopes-with-ambitious-contentCodeTV:https://codetv.dev/Sanity's episode of Web Dev Challenge:https://www.sanity.io/lwj"The Gap" by Ira Glasshttps://vimeo.com/850405892025-03-2846 min
The Angular Plus ShowS9 E1 | Let's Make Stupid S**T | Jason LengstorfJoin us as we talk with Jason Lengstorf about how adding fun and creativity to your coding can actually help you be a better coder!More about Jason:X:@jlengstorf , @codetv_dev Follow us onX: The Angular Plus ShowBluesky: @theangularplusshow.bsky.social The Angular Plus Show is a part of ng-conf. ng-conf is a multi-day Angular conference focused on delivering the highest quality training in the Angular JavaScript framework. Developers from across the globe converge on Salt Lake City, UT every year to attend talks and workshops by the...2025-03-241h 00
Chats with Kent C. DoddsOf Things Epic: The Principles Behind Great Decisions with Kent C. DoddsKent C. Dodds sits down with Jason Lengstorf to discuss his talk at Epic Web Conf, Of Things Epic, where he dives into the principles behind effective decision-making in web development. Rather than focusing on which tools to pick, Kent emphasizes the need for a framework that enables developers to make confident decisions that scale. He draws from his experience with the Epic Stack, highlighting the importance of clear reasoning behind technical choices.Key topics in this conversation include:Why decision paralysis is unnecessary in modern web development.How the Epic Programming Principles provide a solid...2025-03-0913 min
The MonkCastJason Lengstorf from Screamo to CodeTVIn this conversation, Jason Lengstorf shares his journey from aspiring rock star to tech media mogul with Kate Holterhoff, senior industry analyst at RedMonk. Jason digs into his experiences at IBM, Gatsby, and Netlify—and he doesn't hold back. Jason discusses the challenges of navigating corporate structures, the importance of community in open source projects, and the impact of venture capital on innovation. He also reflects on the current state of GraphQL and front-end frameworks including Next.js, Astro, and Gatsby. In this conversation, Jason outlines the importance of long-term planning in leadership, the challenges executives face in maintaining fo...2025-02-241h 07
Chats with Kent C. DoddsBuilding, Learning, and Networking with Jason Lengstorf at Epic Web ConfIn this conversation, Jason Lengstorf, creator of CodeTV and the Web Dev Challenge, joins Kent to discuss:His background in engineering, developer relations, and open-source at companies like IBM, Gatsby, and Netlify.The Web Dev Challenge, a fast-paced, team-based competition that brings developers together to solve unique coding challenges in just four hours.The free Epic Web Conf hackathon happening the day before the conference, where attendees can join the challenge, build something cool, and showcase their work.His philosophy on career growth, taking calculated risks, and building a career you...2025-02-1318 min
ShopTalk651: Jason Lengstorf on CodeTV.dev, DevRel Panic, and Spicy GearShow DescriptionJason joins us to talk about his rebranding to CodeTV.dev, how Chris Coyier helped him become a star, the power of free, how he makes money with CodeTV, sponsorship and tech shows, crappy web cams, and the gear he uses to look and sound amazing.
Listen on Website →GuestsJason LengstorfGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialJason Lengstorf is the producer of CodeTV.dev, where he helps tech companies connect with developer communities through better devrel strategy and media.
Links
...2025-02-1056 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatBuilding a Better Web: Open Source, Simplicity, and Speed with Jason LengstorfThis week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Jason Lengstorf about the evolving world of web development and the challenges of open-source monetization. They share insights on simplifying tech stacks, choosing the right tools, and some often-overlooked trade-offs in today’s development landscape.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:24) - Whiskey: Kentucky Owl St. Patrick’s Edition
(10:09) - Hot takes
(25:44) - Favorites from “Learn with Jason”: Vinxi, Waku
(29:01) - Astro and monetizing open source projects
(34:57) - The importance of simplicity
(41:52) - Email etiquette
(45:36) - On issues with email
(47:11) - Personal style and professional image
(53:52) - Talking about getting older
...2024-11-1459 min
The Work Item - Real Talk on Tech's Toughest Career Choices#84 - Tools Do Not Matter - Jason Lengstorf (Founder, Learn With Jason)
If you've been immersed in the tech world for some time, you probably have heard one specific YouTube channel mentioned more than once - Learn With Jason. It's a project started by Jason Lengstorf, a former VP of developer experience at a web tooling startup (he was a head of developer relations prior to that too), that is aimed at helping everyone navigate the always changing landscape of developer tools and frameworks. Which, by the way, according to Jason do not matter.
In this show, we dive deep in Jason's career path and focus on the less...2024-10-311h 04
Front-End FireNews: AI Model Runner ONNX and JS Framework Maker Vinxi w/Returning Guest Jason LengstorfFriend of the podcast (and previous guest host), Jason Lengstorf, joins Jack and Paige today to talk about the latest happenings in the web dev world - and wax poetic at the end about favorite restaurants and fine dining.First up, is AI model runner ONNX, which Jack’s been digging into recently. ONNX offers many pre-trained models which can run locally or in the browser and integrates well with many different programming languages.After that is new Lodash library competitor es-toolkit. It’s smaller, faster, relies heavily on native browser APIs, and wants to supp...2024-07-1554 minFront-End FireNews: Coding Reality TV, AI Companies Crawl Excluded Content, and Apple Violates More EU LawsIn a rare turn of events, it was a slightly quieter week in terms of actual web development news, so the hosts round up some technology-adjacent news and drama to share.Jack kicks off the show recounting his experience of being one of four developers in a reality show-type scenario that his friend Jason Lengstorf (host of the YouTube show “Learn with Jason”) put together. Next up is more drama around how AI companies are training their LLMs. Up and coming AI company Perplexity’s getting some heat for ignoring the robots.txt files on website...2024-07-0147 min
The Last Tech PodcastJason Lengstorf!In this conversation, Jason Lengstorf talks to Eve Porcello about his journey from growing up in Montana to starting an agency and eventually transitioning to working as an engineer, teacher, and content creator. He talks about the challenges he faced, including burnout, and how he made life changes to prioritize his well-being. Jason also discusses his music career and the genre of music he played. In this conversation, Jason Lengstorf discusses his journey from being in a band to becoming a developer and content creator. He explains how he started Learn with Jason and how he creates content that...2024-06-2047 minFront-End FireNews: const v. let & Effect 3.0 w/Special Guest Jason LengstorfOn this episode of Front-End Fire we welcomed special guest Jason Lengstorf to chat about the news with us. We opened with a follow-up discussion of the let versus const debate from last week. Jack made a video (see below for link), and we had a bit of fun talking about the controversy.After that we introduced Effect, a library that dubs itself the missing standard library for TypeScript. Effect just had its first stable release, so we discussed what the library does, what sort of apps it works well in, and how in the world they...2024-05-1353 min
Front End Happy HourEpisode 192 - Do you need to work more than 9 to 5 to get promoted?In this episode, we discuss Jem's tweet about feeling like you have to work more than 40 hours a week to get promoted. Jason Lengstorf joins us to debate the topic of promotions.
Guests:
Jason Lengstorf - @jlengstorf
Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan
Jem Young - @JemYoung
Shirley Wu - @sxywu
Augustus Yuan - @augburto
Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/do-you-need-to-work-more-than-9-to-5-to-get-promoted2024-04-1457 min
Screaming in the CloudThe Future of Entertaining Developer Content with Jason LengstorfJason Lengstorf, a developer media producer and host of the show Learn with Jason, joins Corey on this week’s episode of Screaming in the Cloud to layout his ideas for creative developer content. Jason explains how devTV can have way more reach than webinars, the lack of inspiration he experiences at conferences these days, and why companies should be focused on hiring specialists before putting DevRels on the payroll. Plus, Corey and Jason discuss walking the line between claiming you’re good at everything and not painting yourself into a corner as a DevRel and marketer.A...2024-01-1633 min
Front End Nerdery Podcast38 - Jason LengstorfIn this episode of the podcast I speak with teacher, builder, community juggernaut, content creator, and foodie/smashburger extraordinaire, Jason Lengstorf. We discuss community, content creation, food and cooking, tech, dev, and much, much more. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/lengstorf
Show Notes:
https://learnwithjason.dev - Jason's Learning/Content Creation Site
https://jason.energy/ - Jason's Personal Site/Blog
https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/jason-lengstorf/ - Jason on Frontend Masters
https://badass.dev - Online courses
https://joelhooks.com/ - Joel Hooks
...2023-11-0859 min
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats685: Jason Lengstorf on Live Streaming, Creating Content, and Building a Studio SpaceIn this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Jason Lengstorf about his journey in video creation, live streaming, and tech education. What’s up with Jason’s new studio? How does he prep for a live stream? Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 02:21 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:39 Who is Jason Lengstorf? 05:43 Why did you decide to go full time on Learn with Jason? 10:04 Jason’s new YouTube series idea 13:36 Jason gets a special delivery 14:30 What’s in Jason’s new studio? 20:14 What’s the ideal medium for content in 2023? 24:28 Treat decisions as forever, for now. 26:01 Is live stre...2023-10-2758 min
Guidance Counselor 2.0Episode 278 - The Power of Content w/Jason LengstorfI am joined by Jason Lengstorf who is a full time creator/content producer for tech brands! We are going to talk about the importance of content!
Come hang with us! Like what you hear? Connect with me - Website: solo.to/tdesseyn LinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn2023-09-2734 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatTech Topics, Traditional Jobs, and Grinding at Work with Jason LengstorfWork-life balance can feel like an impossible expectation to meet. For developers and other tech professionals, it’s even harder to unplug when your profession and personal life are connected to the web. Can developers resist the urge to overwork and embrace non-traditional ways of working?
Jason Lengstorf, Host of Learn With Jason, believes "your job doesn't matter". He explores the concept of "grinding" and shares his ideas on the nuances of working long hours and the importance of maintaining a balanced approach. His perspective revolves around the idea that while putting in extra hours to learn an...2023-08-3155 min
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketA plea for boring tech with Jason LengstorfJason Lengstorf shares why he’s a big fan of boring tech, and talks about what he’s learned through his years as a developer that brought him to that conclusion.
Links
https://www.polywork.com/jlengstorf
https://twitter.com/jlengstorf
https://twitter.com/LWJShow
https://www.twitch.tv/jlengstorf
https://www.learnwithjason.dev
https://github.com/jlengstorf/presentations
Tell us what you think of PodRocket
We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you...2023-08-2443 min
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketTom Preston-Werner, Next.js, and Zod and tRPCIn this week’s roundup, hear snippets from our discussions with Tom Preston-Werner about React Server Components, our panel on the success of Next.js, and Tejas Kumar on the benefits of Zod and tRPC when working with TypeScript.
Links
Apple
Tom Preston-Werner talks React Server Components and the future of RedwoodJS: https://apple.co/3poFcIk
Stack Overflow survey, React Server Components, and Google Domains: https://apple.co/3PzzCNS
Zod and tRPC with Tejas Kumar: https://bit.ly/46ydKsi
Google
Tom Preston-Werner talks React Server Components and the future of...2023-07-1412 min
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketStack Overflow survey, React Server Components, and Google DomainsWe’re back with our panel episode to talk about the recent release of the Stack Overflow developer survey, issues with React Server Components and how they’re shaping the development landscape, and the recent acquisition of Google Domains. We’re joined by panelists Shruti Kapoor, Colby Fayock, and Jason Lengstorf.
Links
Shruti Kapoor
https://twitter.com/shrutikapoor08
https://www.youtube.com/@shrutikapoor08
https://shrutikapoor.dev
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrutikapoor08
Colby Fayock
https://www.colbyfayock.com
https://www.youtube.com/colbyfayock
https://www.linkedin.com/in/col...2023-06-2937 min
Community PulseHow We Broke DevRel as an Industry (Ep 79)Over the course of its history, DevRel has changed and evolved, both in the day-to-day responsibilities but also in the identify of what DevRel is.
External influences as well as internal influences have changed the definitions, expectations, and roles within DevRel, for better and for worse. in this episode, we’ll talk about
what’s working
what’s not working
how we can move forward to a future where DevRel makes sense.
Checkouts
Ben Greenberg
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinke
Jason Lengstorf
The Ra...2023-06-0933 min
Beyond CodingChanging Culture, Career Insights and Outcomes with Jason LengstorfOur 100th episode special with Jason Lengstorf!
It's been a while since we've done an in-person episode, but Jason happened to be in the neighbourhood, so we made it happen 🙌
We had a blast and kept rolling longer than usual with exciting discussions on various topics 🚀
Thank you so much for tuning in for this milestone episode, I truly appreciate your support! 🤗
Connect with Jason Lengstorf:
https://www.jason.af
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlengstorf
https://twitter.com/jlengstorf
https://www.youtube.com/chann...2023-04-121h 51
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatPrioritizing the Team Over the Tool with Jason LengstorfJason Lengstorf built up an audience on YouTube by doing unscripted live coding and sharing his mistakes with his community. He credits his background as a musician and frontman of an emo band for helping him get comfortable with looking foolish in front of people.
As the host of Learn With Jason, he believes there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to choosing a web development tool, as long as the decision is based on the team’s experience and the situation that the tool will enhance. Jason shares his experience and lessons learned at...2023-02-231h 03Ditching HourlyJason Lengstorf - Learning Together Online As A Full-Time JobJason Lengstorf joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about the novel way he's using his generalist web skills to create value, have fun, and make a living.Jason's Bio:Jason Lengstorf is the host of Learn With Jason, a web generalist and the undefeated smashburger champ. A creative technologist and educator, Jason helps tech companies connect with developer communities through better devrel strategy and creative media production. He advocates for continued learning through collaboration and play as the fastest path to growth, and models this on weekly livestreams where he pair programs with experts...2023-02-1458 min
Scaling DevToolsGreat DevRel Content is a process, not a project with Jason LengstorfWhat we coverCreating content is a process, not a projectReusing content effectivelyStay on message!!Consistent gentle pressureBoring but effective strategiesWhere to hear from JasonTwitter: @jlengstorfjason.af/linkshttps://www.learnwithjason.dev/2023-01-1938 min
Coffee and Open SourceJason LengstorfJason Lengstorf is the host of Learn With Jason, where he pair programs live with web experts to learn something new in 90 minutes. He helps dev tooling companies create more effective media and outreach so they can better educate and connect with developer communities. Jason advocates for continued learning through collaboration and play. He is the undefeated smashburger champ and lives in Portland, OR.
You can follow Jason on Social Media
https://twitter.com/jlengstorf
https://www.jason.af/
Also check out some other links from Jason
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CodeNewbieS22:E4 - Showing up in tech (Jason Lengstorf)Joining Saron today is Jason Lengstorf, host of Learn with Jason, where he pair programs with experts from around the community to learn something new in 90 minutes. Jason talks about how he found his way into tech after being in a band, his passion for code and all things Developer Relations. He helps companies form stronger connections with their communities through creative media and special events. Jason also discusses the importance of showing up in tech, and what it really means. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Generative Art SVG animations React Serverless Functions API...2022-12-0745 min
Front End Happy HourEpisode 159 - Drinks on stage - live at Jamstack 2022It has been a while since we've done a live episode on stage at a conference. In this episode, we were on stage at Jamstack in San Francisco with our special guest, Jason Lengstorf, discussing specialization in software engineering.
Guests:
Jason Lengstorf - @jlengstorf
Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan
Jem Young - @JemYoung
Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine
Episode transcript: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/drinks-on-stage-live-at-jamstack-20222022-12-0543 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E1: Play Until It Pays (Jason / @jlengstorf)Jason Lengstorf joins the show to talk about his origin story coming from a screamo band and learning design and development in order to help the band marketing. His somewhat accidental journey through internal developer experience into external developer experience at Netlify.We discuss his approach to continuous learning and how flow state and enjoying the experience help shape the way we focus and our ability to develop ourselves through learning new skills and abilities.(00:00) - Intro
(00:35) - Developer Experience in the Industry
(03:03) - Origin Story
(09:30) - Continous Learning
(15:29) - Compound Wins and Flow...2022-06-2124 min
WebJoyPlay Until It Pays (Jason / @jlengstorf)Jason Lengstorf joins the show to talk about his origin story coming from a screamo band and learning design and development in order to help the band marketing. His somewhat accidental journey through internal developer experience into external developer experience at Netlify.We discuss his approach to continuous learning and how flow state and enjoying the experience help shape the way we focus and our ability to develop ourselves through learning new skills and abilities.Jason's Website: https://jason.afJason's Twitter: @jlengstorfNetlifyNetlify Edge Functions Blog PostLearn with Jason2022-06-2124 min
Developer ExperienceThe Art of Teaching Developers - Jason Lengstorf (Netlify)This episode of Developer Experience is about Developer Education. It’s a wonderful time to become a developer: the demand has never been higher, and there’s a literal ocean of free and paid content to kick start a new career in tech. This firehose of educational content is a side-effect of such a high demand for developers, and it makes it difficult to spot actual quality content that’s worth investing in.- What makes really great educational tech content?- How do beginner and advanced developers want to learn today?- And what does i...2022-04-0739 min
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketWork-life balance with Jason LengstorfJason Lengstorf joins us to talk about his role as VP of Developer Experience at Netlify, building corporate communities, live streams, and how to avoid burnout. Listen now.
Links
https://twitter.com/jlengstorf
https://www.learnwithjason.dev
https://www.netlify.com
https://www.partycorgi.com
https://explorers.netlify.com
https://jamstack.org/community
https://www.jason.af
Contact us
https://podrocket.logrocket.com/contact-us
@PodRocketpod
What does LogRocket do?
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help...2021-11-3041 min
COMPRESSEDfm27 | Talking to Some of Our Favorite Content CreatorsIn this episode, we hear from 14 of our favorite content creators: their advice, thoughts on content creation, and how content has impacted their careers.SponsorsVercelVercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.For more information, visit Vercel.comZEAL is hiring!2021-09-2152 min
FSJam PodcastEpisode 38 - Learn with Jason LengstorfJason Lengstorf is the VP of Developer Experience at Netlify and the host of Learn with Jason.In this episode we discuss the dangers of hustle culture, nascent attempts at building GraphQL gateways for microservices, how to turn a joy of learning into a secret weapon for career advancement, the difference between developer advocacy and developer experience engineering, and objective key results for DX engineering.Jason LengstorfTwitterGitHubLinkedInJason.afLengstorf.comLearn with JasonTwitchHome PageLinksGrAMPSLet's Learn RedwoodJS with Anthony CampoloServerless GraphQL with Hasura with Christian NwambaBuild a Portfolio...2021-08-0341 min
Frontend HeroesBuild Your Own Superpowers - w/ Jason LengstorfWelcome, Citizens of the Globe, to the Frontend Heroes podcast. Our show is available to watch on Youtube as well as in audio form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHOQaJkM-ckTkoN8sGLbhQWe're joined by Jason Lengstorf this time, VP of Developer Experience at Netlify and host of LearnWithJason.dev. We talked about a lot of things, including continuous learning, developer superpowers with Netlify, paying it forward and teaching, and a lot more. Show Links:NetlifyLearn With JasonGuests: Jason Lengstorf ( https://twitter.com/jlengstorf )True Hero: Henr...2021-06-2953 min
Front End Happy HourEpisode 130 - Stack and infrastructure shaping culture - Drink choice to set the vibeIn previous episodes we've talked about how to choose a technical stack and figure out what works best for you and your team. In this episode, we are joined by Jason Lengstorf to talk about how the choice of stack and infrastructure reflects the company culture.
Guests:
Jason Lengstorf - @jlengstorf
Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan
Jem Young - @JemYoung
Stacy London - @stacylondoner
Shirley Wu - @sxywu
Brian Holt - @holtbt
Picks:
Jason Lengstorf - Ooni Koda Pizza Oven
Jason Lengstorf - Coava Coffee
Ryan Burgess - Standing Out LOUDER in the Technical Interview
Ryan Burgess - Mare of...2021-06-061h 06
Word WrapEpisode 012: Jamstack and Content Creation with Jason Lengstorf and Phil HawksworthThis episode has a large focus on the Jamstack, including both Jason and Phil's path into it. Spoiler: Phil says "tiddly" a lot.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2021-06-0143 min
ShopTalk Show464: Jamstack & New Netlify Features with Jason Lengstorf & Phil HawksworthJason Lengstorf and Phil Hawksworth chat about the current state of the Jamstack including React + Jamstack, Distributed Persistent Rendering, building for ease of use, dealing with minor changes and caching, whether Jamstack needs to do all things, and a big new Netlify features announced!2021-05-2459 min
Anonymous.fmep12: DevRel Week - Tips for DevRel Newbies by Pachi Carlson from New RelicHowdy, Anonymous.fm listers👋
Since I've been super interested in DevRel, I interviewed another awesome guest😎 Ladies and gentlemen, Pachi Carlson from New Relic👏
She is a DevRel at New Relic. We both got to know each other in Front-End Foxes School mentors' channel :)
Eventually, we both started to figure out that we both love mangas & animes as well as the interest in DevRel.
She makes Twitch live coding streaming almost every day, a self-taught developer like me, a podcaster, and many more talents!
You can't miss her live coding Twitch to...2021-05-1336 min
Deploy Friday#19: Netlify, JAMStack, and Next.js — a true Gatsby alternative?The benefits of JamstackIn this episode, we speak with Cassidy Williams and Jason Lengstorf, both on the Developer Experience Team at Netlify, about deploying Jamstack (which stands for Javascript, APIs, and Markup) applications to Netlify. Jason clarifies the Jamstack, “It’s honestly not a stack at all, so it ends up being a silly name for an architecture. Jamstack is a way of organizing your code. The Jamstack architecture is where you're abstracting your front end to being a layer of static assets that can be deployed to a CDN.”2021-04-0756 min
IT Career EnergizerAlways Enjoy The Work You Do and Build Teams Rather Than Hoard Credit with Jason LengstorfPhil’s guest on today’s show is Jason Lengstorf, a principal developer experience engineer at Netlify and host of Learn With Jason, a live-streamed video show where he pair programs to learn something new in 90 minutes. He spends a lot of time telling people that the formula for success and happiness is to lift each other up and share what we learn. Jason joins Phil to talk about the importance of enjoying the work we do, and how this can breed creativity. He also discusses the importance of building up a team in favour of h...2020-11-1635 min
Front End Happy HourEpisode 116 - Live at QCon Plus 2020In this episode, we were joined by our guests, Ben Ilegbodu and Jason Lengstorf to discuss frontend patterns live at this year's QCon Plus conference. On the panel, we shared our thoughts on various frontend trends and patterns being used. We also took questions from the live QCon Plus audience.
Guests:
Ben Ilegbodu - @benmvp
Jason Lengstorf - @jlengstorf
Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan
Stacy London - @stacylondoner
Jem Young - @JemYoung2020-11-1535 min
Untold Developer Stories#02 - Jason LengstorfJason Lengstorf, principal developer experience engineer at Netlify, has been on quite the coding adventure. In this episode of Untold Developer Stories, we chat about his journey from music to code, his take on nailing a developer job interview, the struggles of working as a one-man team and why he lost parts of his beard working in a job he didn’t like. Find out more about Jason over at his Twitter and his show LearnWithJason.2020-09-221h 20
Design Systems Podcast18. Jason Lengstorf from Netlify: Failure, finding your way, and helping others adopt a new way of workingSend us feedback or episode suggestions.Jason Lengstorf and Chris discuss failure, self-doubt, and ultimately finding your way before switching gears and getting into designs systems, communicating the things that make teams want to adopt design systems, and an approach for broadening and deepening your experience with the technologies your system may benefit from.Guest:Jason Lengstorf is a Principal Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify, host of Learn With Jason, and writer. You can find Jason at jason.af, on Twitter as @jlengstorf, and on LinkedIn.Host:Chris Strahl...2020-08-1943 min
Software Developers Journey#104 Jason Lengstorf successfully bet on himself for his careerJason first took us to his past as the lead singer of a band. There he did the marketing for the band on the side. That was his introduction to web-development. He explained how he slowly but surely made his side hustle his main job, and described the thinking process between "playing safe" or "betting on himself". Jason described his success... and how close he came to burning out. And we talked about "failure". He then described the ways he prevents this to ever happen again. We finally discussed his move toward Developer Relations (DevRel) and live-streaming.2020-06-0943 min