Shows
Thunder Nerds💻 Remote Work & Top Talent With Zack Gottlieb
We talk with Zack Gottlieb, VP Head of Design platform at Atlassian. We discuss Zack’s career journey and what it takes to make it to Atlassian.
Our main topic of discussion is the Great Resignation in the tech industry. We start the conversation by asking why so many people are leaving in the first place. Then we explore why companies want their employees back in the office. Additionally, we examine what companies are doing to retain their top talent.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackgottlieb/Twitter: https://twitter.com/zackgInstagram: https...
2022-05-131h 01
Cultivating GutsEpisode 19: Freedom from Edible Food Landscaping with Guests Annette Licitra and Brian WinkelmanEpisode 19: Freedom from Edible Food Landscaping with Guests Annette Licitra and Brian Winkelman
This episode is full of juicy information and inspiration on turning your lawn into a permaculture living and regenerative foodscape. Tiffany sits down with Brian and Annette to explore how to grow food at home for your family and community in a sustainable way.
Brian Winkelman is the CEO and Founder of Freedom Foodscapes, the first edible landscaping company in Illinois. His team installs permaculture-designed food forests on properties to help enable individuals and families to become more self-reliant and save money...
2022-04-2151 min
Thunder Nerds🎯 Paid Media Strategies with Michelle Morgan
In this episode, we talk with Michelle Morgan: International Paid Media Consultant, Writer, and Speaker. We explore the realm of advertising on the most popular social platforms and investigate the unforeseen opportunities in others. Additionally, we discuss Michelle’s organization, Paid Media Pros, which provides PPC videos for advertisers with any level of experience.
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Michelle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/michellemsemMichelle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemsem/Paid Media Pros website: https://www.paidmediapros.com/Paid Media Pros on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/paidmediaprosTikTok Ads: https://youtu.be/VqPYZ6r7QMsLinkedIn Spons...
2022-04-0259 min
Thunder Nerds⚱️ The Digitization of Deathcare with Faisal Abid
In this episode, we talk with Faisal Abid: Speaker, Entrepreneur, Google Developer Expert, and co-founder of Eirene cremations. Eirene provides high-quality, affordable cremation services. Eirene allows families to plan an affordable cremation entirely online or over the phone. Leveraging technology to help provide a better funeral experience to families. Additionally, Faisal walks us through the unique business and technology challenges he faced at the beginning of Eirene.
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2021-10-101h 01
Thunder Nerds🧠 Learning in Public with SWYX
In this episode, we talk with SWYX, author, speaker, podcaster, and learning in public evangelist. We dive into his career history in finance and how he transitioned into development. We also discuss the challenges of Developer Experience, the advantages of learning in public, and lessons learned from podcasting. Additionally, we get a musical performance from SWYX himself.
Bonus: We have Software Engineer, Arit Amana as a guest co-host.
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2021-10-031h 01
Thunder Nerds🌩️ Effective Conflict Resolution with Joshua Mauldin
In this episode, we get to talk with design director and conflict resolution expert Joshua Mauldin. We discuss the most effective techniques for conflict resolution, how to establish trust, and employ empathy. Joshua explains when we should use a third-party mediator, start a conversation with safety checks and lead a talk with facts. Additionally, we dive into disaster recovery. The approach of creating a shared purpose in building alignment.
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2021-09-1956 min
Thunder Nerds🎯 Essential Marketing Strategies with David Portnowitz
In this episode, we get to talk with David Portnowitz, Chief Marketing Officer at Star2Star, a Sangoma company. We discuss Star2Star, their solutions, and how they’re providing services that address the challenges of our new normal. We also delve into Marketing in the 20s and leverage the lessons learned from 2020 to ready business for the future. Additionally, we evaluate the current marketing trends and hypothesize which opportunities hold the most value.
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2021-07-301h 02
Thunder Nerds2021 ❤️ Conf-amigues 4 Life
In this episode, we get to talk with Baskar Rao Dandlamudi, Santosh Hari, Super Di, Faisal Abid, Sivamuthu Kumar, Todd Libby, Vincent Tang, Tessa, Jared Rhodes, and Stacy Devino. It all began with a tweet; we should do a show where we connect with some of our best conference friends and have a virtual conference… So we did, check it out ❤️
We also discuss COVID: Going to events, work-life balance, and should/can we go back to the office.
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2021-07-101h 05
Thunder Nerds🔊 Voice Content And Usability with Preston So
In this episode, we get to talk with Preston So, Senior Director of Product Strategy at Oracle. We talk to Preston about his new book VOICE CONTENT AND USABILITY. We discuss the concepts of building conversational designs that are ethical, accessible, and usable.
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Preston’s new book – Voice Content And Usability: https://abookapart.com/products/voice-content-and-usabilityPublisher: https://abookapart.com/Preston on Twitter: https://t...
2021-06-271h 01
Thunder Nerds🪴 How To Grow Your Own Digital Garden with Maggie Appleton
In this episode, we get to speak with Maggie Appleton, Art Director & UX Designer at egghead.io. We discuss the ethos of Digital Gardening and the value of cultivating ideas in public. We also dive into Maggie’s digital anthropology work and discuss how visual metaphors better shape our understanding of technology.
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Website: https://maggieappleton.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/mappletons/Github: https://github.c...
2021-06-1456 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Empowering Women in Tech with Arit Amana
In this episode, we get to speak with Arit Amana: Software Engineer, Founder, Writer, Mentor, and Conference Speaker. We discuss Arit’s day-to-day as a Software Engineer and her career journey. We also dive into Arit’s organization OurTimeForTech.org, a nonprofit online program that empowers early-career & career-changing Women in Tech!
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/AritAmanaWebsite: https://arit.dev/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...
2021-05-161h 02
Thunder Nerds🎹 R&D Content Engineering with Joey deVilla
In this episode, we get to speak with Joey deVilla: Tech Evangelist, Author, Senior R&D Content Engineer, and rock and roll accordionist. We discuss Joey’s new job at Auth0, what it takes to be an R&D Content Engineer, and an array of super cool technologies.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/accordionguyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeydevilla/Global Nerdy: https://www.glo...
2021-05-081h 02
Thunder Nerds💡 Super Friendly Design Systems with Dan Mall
In this episode, we get to speak with Dan Mall : Co-founder and CEO of Arcade, and Founder & CEO of SuperFriendly. We discuss the origins of SuperFriendly, Arcade, the “Get It Out of Your System” podcast, and more.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/danmallLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmall/Website: https://danmall.me/Arcade: A Fun Way to Manage Design Tokens: https://usearcade.com/SuperFr...
2021-04-031h 03
Thunder Nerds🚀 Building a Community with Kent C. Dodds
In this episode, we get to speak with software engineer educator, Kent C. Dodds. We discuss community, giving back, and future technology.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/kentcdodds/Github: https://github.com/kentcdodds/YouTube: http://www.Kcd.im/YouTubeWebsite: https://kentcdodds.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentcdodds/How I am so productive: https://kentcdodds.com/blog/how-i-am-so-productiveThe bot for the KCD...
2021-03-191h 03
Thunder Nerds🤖 How to Build a HomeLab with Jared Rhodes
In this episode, we get to speak with Jared Rhodes: Microsoft MVP, and Pluralsight Author. We discuss what it takes to build a HomeLab. We review the technology, hardware, software, and economic logistics to get you started.
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Website: https://jaredrhodes.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/QiMataLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qimata/MeetUp: https://www.meetup.com/atlantaIntelligentDevices/Conf-migos 4 Life: https://www.t...
2021-03-1353 min
Thunder Nerds🧭 Build a Safer & More Compassionate Web with Lisa Welchman & Andy Vitale
In this episode, we get to speak with Lisa Welchman & Andy Vitale. We discuss their new podcast and how we can build a safer and more compassionate web. We also chat about digital governance and how companies can own their accountability.
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Lisa WelchmanWebsite: https://www.lisawelchman.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lwelchmanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisawelchmanLisa’s book – Managing Chaos: http...
2021-02-271h 01
Thunder Nerds🦇 Build a Better Bat Cave with Jeffrey Zeldman
In this episode, we get to speak with King of Web Standards, Jeffrey Zeldman. We discuss the current situation with COVID and how it is impacting our lives at work. We also dive into Jeffrey’s background and lessons from his career journey. Then we chat about believing in yourself, making your own opportunities, and building a better bat cave.
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2021-02-191h 10
Thunder Nerds🧑🏽🍳 Learn to Cook Code at Hackathons with Vincent Tang
In this episode, we get to speak with fullstack developer, tech educator, and speaker, Vincent Tang. We discuss the value of learning from hackathons, and how to get started in the tech industry. We also discuss Vincent’s new podcast Code Chefs.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/vincentntangWebsite: https://www.vincentntang.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentntang/Code Chefs: https://www.co...
2020-10-101h 08
Thunder Nerds🦈 The Journey of a Developer, & Aquariums on Mars with Krystal Campioni
In this episode, we get to speak with Krystal Campioni: Creative Coder, Speaker, Marine life enthusiast, and Senior Front-end Developer at Shopify. We discuss Krystal’s career at Shopify, creative coding with CSS and Vue, and our current new normal.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/krystalcampioniYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/krystalcampioniWebsite: http://krystalcampioni.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalcampioni/Instagram: https://instagram.co...
2020-09-251h 00
Thunder Nerds🤝 Talking to a JavaScript Friend with Baskar Rao Dandlamudi
In this episode, we get to speak with Baskar Rao Dandlamud: Azure Solutions Architect, Cloudinary Media Developer Expert, Founding Member of JavaScript and Friends, and Auth0 Ambassador. We get to know Baskar, his day-to-day, his routine for work-life balance, and what happens in his life at 6pm. We discuss JavaScript and Friends, the why, how, and when; we also do a deep-dive into all the topics and workshops at the conference, and whom they’re for.
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2020-09-111h 03
Thunder Nerds💻 Getting Into Tech & Being a Developer Advocate with Sam Julien
In this episode, we get to talk with Sam Julien, Sr. Developer Advocate Engineer at Auth0. We discuss what it’s like to get into the technology industry and dive into Sam’s personal journey. We also explore what it’s like being a developer advocate in today’s remote world.
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Auth0: https://auth0.comAuth0 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/auth0Auth0 on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/auth0Auth0 Avocado Labs online meetup events: https://avocadolabs.dev/
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Website: http://www.samjulien.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/samjulienLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...
2020-08-281h 00
Thunder Nerds🎙️ A Conversation About Design with Pablo Stanley
In this episode, we get to speak with Design Leader, YouTuber, and Co-founder & CEO at Blush Pablo Stanley. We discuss the fundamentals of design thinking, and how to improve your craft. We also talk about Blush, and how it allows you to customize every piece of an illustration to create your own compositions.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/pablostanleyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com...
2020-08-161h 06
Thunder Nerds🎙️ Podcasting, & How to Cultivate a Lifestyle of Creativity with Jason Ogle
In this episode, we get to speak with the Founder, Host & Producer of User Defenders, Jason Ogle. We chat about the challenges of podcasting, and how to cultivate a lifestyle of creativity. Unfortunately, we had technical issues that prevented us from providing a full episode, so we jammed a ton of value in half the time. We’ll reschedule with Jason for a full episode soon.
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2020-07-1133 min
Thunder Nerds📺 Developer Advocacy & Content Creation with James Q Quick
In this episode, we get to speak with James Q Quick, Senior Developer Advocate at Auth0. We discuss what goes into creating content such as live streams and courses. We chat about the motto of Learn Build Teach, and the value of sharing your knowledge. We also explore James’s career as Senior Developer Advocate at Auth0 and how to get Wes Bos’s phone number via a simple life hack.
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Auth0: https://auth0.comAuth0 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/auth0Auth0 on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/auth0Auth0 Avocado Labs online...
2020-07-1157 min
Thunder Nerds📗 The Second Edition of Designing for Emotion with Aarron Walter
In this episode we get to speak with Aarron Walter: Author, Speaker, Co-host of The Design Better Podcast, and VP of Design Education at InVisionApp Inc. We discuss Aarron’s second edition of Designing for Emotion; we dive into the key takeaways, the new lessons in the second edition, and the why and how Aarron updated his book. We also chat about the new chapter “Empathy and Inclusion”, and why it’s so advantageous for design teams to understand these crucial concepts of the human experience.
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2020-07-031h 01
Thunder Nerds🪓 Headless CMS, Decoupling Drupal with Gatsby, & Conversational Design with Preston So
In this episode, we get to talk with Preston So, Senior Director of Product Strategy at Oracle. We discuss the current state of working from home during the pandemic, the initial possibility of an awakening of society, and cultural diversity in technology. We also dive into Preston’s book “Decoupled Drupal in Practice”. We explore how teams can take advantage of this technology, and empower their projects with faster speed, better security, and all-around flexibility-rich experience.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonsoWebsite: https://preston.so/Lin...
2020-06-281h 05
Thunder Nerds🤖 AI, Nicolas Cage, & the Declaration of Independence with Gant Laborde
In this episode, we get to talk with Gant Laborde, Chief Innovation Officer at Infinite Red, Inc. We chat about Gant’s day-to-day as CIO, and what it entails. We talk about Infinite Red, its name, and its services. Then we do a deep-dive into AI, and its pros and cons for the future. We also discuss the current work from home experience, and how COVID is distorting our experience of reality.
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Twitter: @GantLabordeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gant-laborde/Website: https://gantlaborde.co...
2020-06-271h 01
Thunder Nerds❤️ Conf-migos 4 Life
In this episode, we get to talk with Faisal Abid, Baskar Rao Dandlamudi, Hendrix Tavarez, Jared Porcenaluk, Jared Rhodes, Jenell Pizarro, Michael Rosario, Sivamuthu Kumar, Todd Libby, and Vincent Tang. It all began with a tweet; we should do a show where we connect with some of our best conference friends and have a virtual conference… So we did, check it out ❤️
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Tweet Origin: https://twitter.com/ksivamuthu/status/1271485429666242563Sivamuthu KumarTwitter: https://twitter.com/ksivamuthuWebsite: https://www.sivamuthukumar.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/chan...
2020-06-211h 17
Thunder Nerds💻 Front-end Development, Inclusivity, & Accessibility with Todd Libby
In this episode, we get to talk with Senior Front-end Web Developer, Todd Libby. We chat with Todd about his day-to-day as a front-end web developer, his array of skills, and his passion for learning. We discuss everything from Javascript, Accessibility, and Inclusivity, to the politics behind the technology industry. We also dive into white privilege, sexism, and discrimination in our current environment.
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Todd’s Website: https://toddl.devTwitter: https://twitter.com/toddlibbyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-libby/Twitch: https://twitch.tv/to...
2020-06-131h 01
The EZ showEpisode 5: Conversation with Drew HintonMy conversation about NFL MLB and NASCAR with longtime friend Drew Hinton
2020-05-2826 min
The EZ showEpisode 5: Conversation with Drew HintonMy conversation about NFL MLB and NASCAR with longtime friend Drew Hinton
2020-05-2826 min
Thunder Nerds🤖 CSS Grid, Programming Robots, & COVID with Jen Simmons
In this episode, we get to talk with Jen Simmons: speaker, teacher, designer and developer advocate for the web. We discuss Jen’s experience with COVID in New York, the current situation of getting tested in certain areas, and what you can do to stay positive during all of this.
We also answer audience questions regarding CSS Grid, browser compatibility, and Masonry-style layouts. Then we dive into Jen’s LinkedIn learnings course, HTML Essential Training.
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Website: https://jensimmons.comLabs: https://labs.jens...
2020-05-171h 08
Thunder Nerds🔥 Understanding Web Performance with Ty Fujimura
In this episode, we get to talk with Ty Fujimura, CEO at Cantilever. We chat about our current situation with COVID, and how it affects our lives in the areas of parenting and web performance. We discuss why web performance is especially important right now, and dive into ways to improve it.
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Ty Fujimura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyfujimura/Cantilever: https://cantilever.coCantilever Twitter: https://twitter.com/cantilevercoTy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tyfujiWe The Peeps podcast: https://wtppod.com/Ne...
2020-05-081h 03
Thunder Nerds☠️🧂Accessibility, Development, & Horror Movies with Chris DeMars
In this episode, we get to talk with Chris DeMars: Microsoft MVP, Google Developer Expert, Oracle Groundbreaker Ambassador, International Speaker, Front End Dev, Podcaster, Horror Fan, Accessibility Advocate, and UI Developer. We discuss what people need to know about accessibility and why, and also dive into some of the arguments that individuals and corporations make when circumventing accessibility at the start of a project. We also discuss what the industry deems a “developer” to be, and the value of a specialist. Lastly, we chat about horror movies, Tattoos, and living your life.
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2020-04-241h 02
Thunder Nerds259 – ⌨️ Learn To Code & Take Charge Of Your Career with Katherine Trammell
In this episode, we get to talk with Katherine Trammell, Campus Director at Suncoast Developers Guild. We explore Katherine’s career journey and her day-to-day as a Campus Director. We discuss what it’s like going through the program at the Suncoast Developers Guild, and what to expect on the other side. We talk about the expectations of a junior developer, and what can be forecasted as compensation around the country. We also take a serious deep dive into legos, Shih Tzus, and tigers.
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2020-04-041h 01
Thunder Nerds☕ Behind the Feature Flag & Massive Coffee Cups with Erez Rusovsky
In this episode, we get to talk with the head of product for Rollout, Erez Rusovsky. We discuss the company’s acquisition, and what he is doing now at CloudBees. We chat about the value of feature flags and how CloudBees is servicing this opportunity for its customers. We also dive into what the tech scene is like in San Fransisco VS Tel Aviv? Then we explore Erez’s thoughts on Big Cups.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/erezrosoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erez...
2020-03-291h 02
Thunder Nerds🧗♀️ JAMstack, Rock Climbing, & Balance with Divya S
In this episode, we get to talk with Divya S: avid rock climber, and developer experience engineer at Netlify. We discuss the current state of our global situation, and how to circumvent stress while balancing realistic work expectations. We also chat about the value of Netlify, and Divya’s day-to-day as a developer experience engineer.
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Website: http://shortdiv.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortdivLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shortdivPrevious Thunder Nerds episode: https://youtu.be/Nu1BrAIPyWYChicago Food: https://www.exploretock.com/Netlify: ht...
2020-03-2159 min
Thunder Nerds👊 Roller Derby, Remote Work, & Product Design with Andrea Cannistra
In this episode, we get to talk with Andrea Cannistra: UI/UX Designer, Product Designer, Visual storyteller, Derby Player. We discuss Andrea’s career journey from agency life to Product Design. We delve into the experience that sparked her talk on the subject and chat about the industry’s perception. Then we address COVID-19, and how people can adjust to working remotely in our current situation. We also talk a ton about Roller Derby, and why it’s important to get away from your screen.
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2020-03-151h 02
Thunder Nerds🌐 Vue Your Own Path with Chris Fritz & Hope Wilder
In this episode, we get to talk with Chris Fritz and Hope Wilder. We discuss Chris’s history as a developer and his career journey as a former member of the Vue.js core team. We discuss all things Vue, such as great resources and the new podcast, Enjoy the Vue. We also chat with Hope Wilder, the Founder of Pathfinder; Pathfinder is a self-directed learning community for ages 5-14 in Durham, NC. Did I mention that Chris plays an amazing guitar solo!
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2020-02-291h 02
Thunder Nerds🍩 Bloody Donuts and Diabetes with Diana Rodriguez
In this episode, we get to talk with Diana Rodriguez: Full Stack Developer/DevOps, Vue Vixens Community Organizer, Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies, and Speaker. We discuss Diana’s career journey and how she got into DevOps. We dive into the everyday situations of living with chronic illness, and Diana’s challenges with diabetes. We talk about the financial, emotional, and personal toll of living with chronic illness in America.
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Website: https://superdi.dev/Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/cotufa82F*ck Diabetes!! (With a little help from my friends!): https://dev.to/supe...
2019-12-081h 02
Thunder Nerds🏃♀️ Running CSS Subgrid with Rachel Andrew
In this episode we get to talk with Rachel Andrew: Co-founder of Perch CMS, Editor-in-Chief of Smashing Magazine, web developer, speaker, and runner. We chat about Rachel’s career, CSS, and the benefits of going outside and taking a run. We explore the origin of Perch CMS and Notist, and dive into the value of each product. We also discuss CSS Subgrid and when to use it.
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• Website: https://rachelandrew.co.uk/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachelandrew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelandrew/
• Editor in Chief Smashing M...
2019-11-241h 02
Thunder Nerds💻 DevFest Florida Season 2019
We are LIVE at DevFest… DevFest Florida brings together the world-class experts in Android, Web and Cloud technologies to Orlando for 1 day of sessions, workshops, and showcases. https://devfestflorida.org/
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kWN9MbXYFE&list=PLiuqHIttx0cufzU9LLYGZwb_4zySXbzG1&index=1
Episodes
• Jen Tong – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/jen-tong/ • Whitney Livingston – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/whitney-livingston/ • Sivamuthu Kumar – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/sivamuthu-kumar/ • Diane Court – Neoware Studios – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/diane-court/ • Zach Sais – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/zach-sais/ • Hollene Hongdoxmai – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/hollene-hongdoxma...
2019-11-2403 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Jen Tong - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Security Advocate, Google
Jen is a Security Advocate on Google Cloud Platform. In this role, she helps developers and IT professionals stay out of trouble while getting the most out of cloud computing. If she’s away from her laptop, she’s probably playing ice hockey or hanging from aerial silk.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mimming/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MimmingCodesDevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/jen_tong
2019-11-2424 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Whitney Livingston - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Account Manager at TEKsystems
Experienced Senior Account Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Information Technology and Services industry. Skilled in Sales, Recruitment, Client Relationship Management, and Healthcare Management. Hardworking professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) focused in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-livingston-52b93352/TEKsystems: https://www.teksystems.com/
TEKsystems:
We’re in the business of building tomorrow. It’s not about reading the signs and making sure you’re ready, it’s about deciding where and how you want...
2019-11-2422 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Sivamuthu Kumar - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Software Architect, Computer Enterprises Inc
Siva is a software architect working in Computer Enterprises Inc., helping teams architect mobile, cloud and IoT solutions. He is much interested in exploring new technologies. He loves community-related work where he can talk with others to share and learn from them. He tweets about the things he is working on @ksivamuthu. He lives in Orlando with his loving wife, and they are devoted-parents to their beautiful daughter.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksivamuthu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ksivamuthuDevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/sivamuthu_kumar
2019-11-2418 min
Thunder NerdsDiane Court - Neoware Studios
In this episode, we get to speak with Diane Court: Chief Business Development Officer at Neoware Studios.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianecourt/
Neoware Studios: https://www.neowarestudios.com
Neoware Studios is a creative coworking environment that offers executive suites and dedicated desk space to freelancers, entrepreneurs, work-at-home professionals — anyone aspiring to grow their business through a community of shared resources.
Anna Akhmatova: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anna-akhmatova
2019-11-2446 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Zach Sais - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Customer Engineer, Google
Zach Sais is a Customer Engineer at Google Cloud and a firm believer in dogs in the workplace. In a previous life, he learned the ways of the DevOp and now shares his best practices with all the customers he meets. Zach lives in Austin, TX and would love to tell you about his favorite restaurants in town.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachsais/DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/zach_sais
2019-11-2415 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Hollene Hongdoxmai - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Product | UX Designer
A UX/UI Designer with a passion for understanding people’s stories and motivations.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holleneh/Website: holleneh.github.io
2019-11-2421 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Lee Warrick & Edwin Otero
Lee Warrick: A Front-end Developer by day, and by night the Organizer of Orlando’s Project Code Experience Meetup, Co-Host of the Tech Jr Podcast, and all-around Advocate for Junior Developers. Being a Career-Changer himself, Lee has made it his mission to pay-forward all of the help he received as a new developer ten-fold, and improve the lives of new developers in any way he can.
Edwin Otero: Full Stack Developer and web/print designer with over 15 years of industry experience. Versed in web languages such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Node JS, Express JS, Re...
2019-11-2412 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Eva Sofianos - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Founder and Organizer, GDG Bronx
Eva Sofianos is an energetic, disciplined and highly motivated individual with over 15 years of experience in IT, diligently leading teams to success. She began her career by providing IT services for Weill Medical Center of Cornell University. Soon after, Eva participated in research projects with the American Museum of Natural History and the City University of New York, before joining IBM as a Software Engineer at the T.J. Watson Research Center, where she led numerous successful projects in IBM’s Global Technology Services(GTS) as well as Global Business Services(GBS) before transferring into IBM’s Fed...
2019-11-2423 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Faisal Abid - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Co-Founder, dydx.dev
Faisal is a Google Developer Expert, Entrepreneur, and Engineer. He is a programming language enthusiast and loves solving software engineering challenges across the stack. Previously the CTO of A.I Startup Zoom.ai, Faisal is now the Co-Founder @ dydx.dev. You can also find Faisal working on mobile applications in Flutter, writing fun ML projects, and writing backends in Rust or Dart.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faisalabidTwitter: https://twitter.com/FaisalAbidDevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/faisal_abid
2019-11-2429 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Loiane Groner - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Business Analyst and Senior Java/HTML5/JavaScript Developer, Citibank
Loiane Groner has been working with software development for 10+ years and is currently working as a business analyst and senior Java/HTML5/JavaScript developer at an American financial institution. Loiane has authored books for Packt Publishing, is a Google Developer Expert in Web/Angular, Microsoft MVP in Web Technologies and Oracle Developer Champion. In her spare time, she publishes articles at her blog https://loiane.com and video tutorials at https://loiane.training.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loiane/Twitter: https://twitter.com/loianeDevFest: https://devfestflorida...
2019-11-2415 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Dylan Israel - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Senior Software Engineer, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Dylan Israel is a Senior Software Engineer at PriceWaterhouseCoopers who specializes in JavaScript. He has a passion for education and contributing to the software community with over 900 videos on YouTube, his podcast Self-Taught or Not, & multiple courses on Udemy & Scrimba
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan310Twitter: https://twitter.com/PizzaPokerGuyDevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/dylan_israel
2019-11-2419 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Dimitar Jovevski - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Associate Professor at Faculty of Economics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University
Experienced Assistant Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Business Planning, Analytical Skills, E-business Consulting, Sales and Training. Strong education professional with a Ph.D. in Economics, focused on Marketing.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitar-jovevski/DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/dimitar_jovevski
2019-11-2416 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Cassidy Swallow - DevFest Florida Season 2019
Android Developer, Pluralsight
Cassidy is an Android Developer at Pluralsight, which considers itself the tech skills platform. His favorite things at Pluralsight are pair programming, lean product development, and delivering value continuously to customers. He mostly works in Android, though he’s really impressed with the community response to Flutter and dabbles in that a bit.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidyswallowTwitter: https://twitter.com/CantoCassDevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/cassidy_swallow
2019-11-2419 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Jenell Pizarro - DevFest Florida Season 2019
UX Developer, Capco
Jenell is a happy-go-lucky UX Developer and lead at Capco — a company that creates complete financial solutions for institutions around the world. She quite enjoys building and designing forms, component libraries, and micro-interactions. When she’s not doting on CSS, you can find her rolling along in her bright yellow skates.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenell-pizarroTwitter: https://twitter.com/nellarroDevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/jenell_pizarro
2019-11-2416 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Rody Davis, David Khourshid, and João Luiz S. Kestering
Rody Davis:Full stack mobile developer, CrossMedia LLChttps://www.twitter.com/rodydavis
Full stack mobile developer from Alabama and currently in Tampa for the last 7 years. I have created over 12 apps with on iOS and Android released for production. I love VR, Game Development, Music production, and graphic design. I have been using Flutter since beta 2. I contribute a lot to open source and love showing others how tech can make our lives better and how great UX can make us love the products we use.
David Khourshid:Software Engineer, Microsoft
2019-11-2424 min
Thunder Nerds🍊 DevFest Florida with Hendrix Tavarez & Michael Rosario
In this episode, we get to talk with the DevFest Florida team: Hendrix Tavarez & Michael Rosario. DevFest Florida is the most magical developer conference, offering over 30 expert speaker talks on all the hot topics in technology. DevFest Florida brings together world-class experts in Android, Web, and Cloud technologies to Orlando for 1 day of sessions, workshops, and showcases. We outline everything you’ll want to know about the conference: the speakers, the topics, and the vast amount of actionable value you’ll obtain from the event.
Show Links
Website: https://devfestflorida.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/devfestflSpeaker Dinn...
2019-10-2058 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Being Vulnerable as You Design with Femke van Schoonhoven
In this episode, we get to talk with Femke van Schoonhoven: Product Designer, Podcaster, Video Author, and Speaker. We discuss Femke’s career journey, her process, and how she became a product designer. We chat about her day-to-day at Uber Eats, her video on the take-home assignment, and how she approached the challenge. We also get into her YouTube channel, her podcast Design Life, and the value of community.
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Show Links
Website: Femke.designTwitter: https://twitter.com/fe...
2019-10-191h 02
Thunder Nerds💡 Build Prototypes that Spark Joy, & Blogging with Dave Rupert
In this episode, we get to talk with Developer and Podcaster, Dave Rupert. We chat with Dave about his blog and the value of getting your ideas out there. We discuss Podcasting and Dave’s shows. We also dive into Dave’s thoughts on prototyping, and how the fidelity of your prototype should match the fidelity of your thinking.
Episode Sponsor
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Show Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davatron5000Website: http://daverupert.comShopTalk: https://shoptalkshow.com/Daniel Tiger: https://en.wiki...
2019-10-121h 08
Thunder Nerds✏️ Writing a Blog & Working at Twitter with Paul Stamatiou
In this episode, we get to talk with Paul Stamatiou: Writer, Photographer, Designer, and Front-end Developer. We discuss how Paul got his start in the industry, his day-to-day at Twitter, and we take a deep dive into his writing process. We also explore Paul’s blog and the value of getting your ideas out there.
Audio Marks
Guest Intro – 3:30Paul in New York – 4:40Paul’s car – 5:50Paul’s start in technology – 7:00Paul’s startup experience – 9:50Paul’s day-to-day at Twitter – 17:00About Paul’s blog – 23:00Paul’s writing process – 32:20Stammy story – 39:20Lightning Round – 43:00
Episode Sponsor
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2019-10-0558 min
Thunder Nerds💥 Inventing the Future of Web Design with Jen Simmons
In this episode, we get to talk with Jen Simmons: speaker: teacher, Senior Staff Designer and Developer Advocate at Mozilla. We discuss how Jen got her start in theater and why she got into web design. Then we drop an exclusive about a new Mozilla video resource and what it’s all about. We also take a deep dive into CSS Grid, Firefox Grid Inspector, and the impressive array of goodies that come free with Firefox Developer tools.
Episode Sponsor
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Website: ht...
2019-09-291h 05
Thunder Nerds🍀 Web Accessibility and Lucky Charms with Maria Lamardo
In this episode we get to chat with Maria Lamardo: Speaker, Front End Engineer, Vue Vixens NC chapter leader, Community Organizer, and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. We discuss how Maria went from a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst to a career in development with a focus on Web Accessibility. We explore her unique journey, and how it’s changed her life.
We dive into all things about Web Accessibility: the challenges, the legal ramifications, and having an authentic impression in user experience. We point out some real ways to affect the things we build, and how to...
2019-09-271h 00
Thunder Nerds🌞 Managing Life & Gatsby with Jason Lengstorf
In this episode, we get to speak with Jason Lengstorf: Software Architect, Developer Advocate, Designer, and Keynote Speaker. We talk to Jason about his start as an emo rockstar, workaholic, and professional working with Gatsby. We discuss how easy it is to burnout, and what to do in order to achieve a better work-life balance. We also learn more about “Learn With Jason”, Jason’s weekly stream where he pairs up with another developer in the community and learns something new. Then we dive into Gatsby: what it is, and when to use it.
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2019-09-071h 01
Thunder Nerds⚔️ One Variable Font to Rule Them All with Jason Pamental
In this episode we get to speak with Jason Pamental: Design Strategist, UX Leader, Typographer, Speaker, and Author. We discuss the value of Variable Fonts, and the new opportunities they present to make the web a better place.
Episode Sponsor
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Episode Links
Jason’s website: https://rwt.ioJason’s web typography newsletter: https://rwt.io/newsletterJason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpamental/Jason’s Twitter: @jpamental https://twitter.com/jpamentalJason’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jpamental/Jason on M...
2019-08-311h 02
Thunder Nerds💻 Computer Science in the Bronx with Eva Sofianos
In this episode we get to speak with Eva Sofianos: speaker, lecturer of Computer Science at Lehman College. We talk with Eva about her career path and dive into her day-to-day. We also chat about women in tech, and the future of the industry.
Episode Sponsor
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Episode Links
Eva’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/evasofianosEva’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-sofianos-a48a7047/Lehman College: http://www.lehman.edu/Women in Tech: https://lehmanmeridian.squarespace.com/articles/2019/3/30/lehman-women-are-innovating-techGoogle Deve...
2019-08-2458 min
Thunder Nerds💻 Jumping Off the Work-Life Balance Beam
In this episode we chat about the mythical strategy of Work-Life Balance, and how to minimize the friction between work and other life roles.
We discuss
Investing yourself wholly in the momentHow to work remotely, and not “bring your work home”When do you get time for your family, exercise, etcWhere do you find the time to learnHow realistic is it for people to stop doing what they hate
Episode Sponsor
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Show Links
Syntax.fm: https://synt...
2019-07-2247 min
Thunder Nerds🧰 Building Design Systems with Sarrah Vesselov & Taurie Davis
In this episode we get to speak with Sarrah Vesselov & Taurie Davis. We discuss their book Building Design Systems. We chat about the process of writing their book, who it’s for, and the value that a design system brings to a team.
Episode Sponsor
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Show Link
Sarrah VesselovTwitter: https://twitter.com/SVesselovLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarrahvesselov/Website: http://sarrahvesselov.com/Taurie DavisTwitter: https://twitter.com/tauriedLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tauriedavis/Website: http://tauriedavis.com/Gi...
2019-07-131h 01
Thunder Nerds🎨 Design Memories with Aarron Walter
In this episode we get to speak with Aarron Walter: Author, Speaker, Co-host of The Design Better Podcast, and VP of Design Education at InVisionApp Inc. We discuss Aarron’s career path, what he is doing today at InVision, and how to employ emotions to design long-lasting memories.
Episode Sponsor
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Show Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarron/Website: http://aarronwalter.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarronOf Montreal: https://www.ofmontreal.net/MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/R.E.M...
2019-06-3057 min
Thunder Nerds⛰️ RAD Summit with Chris Alvarez & Jeff Rodanski
In this episode we get to speak with Chris Alvarez & Jeff Rodanski: the co-founders of RAD Summit. We talk about why and how they created the conference, what attendees can expect from the experience, and their surprise plans for this year.
https://radsummit.co
‘RAD’ stands for ‘Research And Design.’ The camp founders and our speakers are all creative professionals each with over 10 years of industry experience building amazing products who want to share what they know with you.
RAD isn’t just learning from other experts though: it is also about learning about you...
2019-06-211h 00
Thunder Nerds🔥 Fireside CSS Chat with Eric A. Meyer
In this episode we have the honor to speak with Eric A. Meyer: Author, Speaker, and Co-founder of An Event Apart. We discuss a surprise new location coming up for An Event Apart, some of Eric’s memorable moments, and how it all started in 2005.
We also jump into some of the takeaways from Eric’s book DESIGN FOR REAL LIFE. We chat about how and when companies should take responsibility for their products and how they affect people’s lives in the real world.
And of course we dive into all things CSS, its past...
2019-06-151h 08
Thunder Nerds🔒 Top 3 IoT Security Secrets & Azure Tips with Jared Porcenaluk
In this episode we get to talk with Jared Porcenaluk: Software Developer and Orlando IoT Organizer. We discuss how Jared got his start in the industry via the need for one line of javascript. We chat all about IoT security, and what you need to know to keep safe.
We also dive into the world of Azure: what it is for, how to use it, and how it compares to other technologies in this area.
Episode Sponsor
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Show...
2019-06-0857 min
Thunder Nerds💻 The Intent of a Digital Nomad with Nicole Dominguez
In this episode we get to talk with Nicole Dominguez, Designer and Front-end Developer. We discuss her career journey as a digital nomad and the challenges of freelancing around the world. We dive into the value of travel, and how it can provide a unique perspective outside of our everyday bubble. We also explore the stigma of mental health and how we address it in corporate America.
Episode Sponsor
https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility.
Show Links
Website: https://nicoledominguez.com/Twitter: @sodevious https://twitter...
2019-05-0552 min
Thunder NerdsBrian Hinton & Frederick Weiss 🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
We are LIVE at FEDC 2019… A Conference for Web Professionals Who Love their Community, the Web, and Learning. http://frontenddesignconference.com
Our talk is all about starting a podcast:
• Our story
• Why we did it
• How you can start a podcast
View our slides https://thundernerds.s3.amazonaws.com/start-a-podcast/start-a-podcast.pdf
2019-04-2807 min
Thunder NerdsJared Ponchot 🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
https://twitter.com/jponchhttps://www.lullabot.com/http://frontenddesignconference.com/speakers.php
Jared is the Creative Director at Lullabot where he helps lead a talented, fully distributed team of strategists, designers and developers. Over the years they’ve designed and built sites for well-known brands and institutions like NBC, IBM, This Old House, Syfy, Intel, Harvard, MIT and more. Lullabot’s focus on projects with large editorial teams managing complex content models has helped Jared and his team build unique expertise when it comes to creating design systems that work at scale. Jared loves help...
2019-04-2820 min
Thunder NerdsMichelle Brownstein 🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
https://www.threefivetwo.com/https://twitter.com/mbrownsteinhttp://frontenddesignconference.com/speakers.php
I’m the Associate Director of User Experience at 352 Inc., an innovation and growth firm. Though I’ve worked in the web industry since 2008, I have applied usability principles to everything in my life long before I learned the phrase “user experience.” I’ve worn many digital hats over the years, from interactive design and coding to UX research, strategy and usability. Backed by a M.S. in psychology, I have helped clients like Wells Fargo, Cummins, 3M, Fifth Third Bank, and Cox Automo...
2019-04-2814 min
Thunder NerdsGuil Hernandez 🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
https://teamtreehouse.com/https://twitter.com/guilhhttp://frontenddesignconference.com/speakers.php
Guil is a senior software development instructor at Treehouse, an online school that aims to bring affordable technology education to everyone. His focus is on Full Stack JavaScript and Front End Web Development.
When he’s not recording courses or writing about code, you’ll find him exploring South Florida with his wife, baby boy, and hyperactive Australian Shepherd.
The Power and Flexibility of CSS Variables
CSS can be immensely repetitive, and maintaining it can be cumbersome. If y...
2019-04-2813 min
Thunder NerdsAdam Kuhn 🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
https://konghq.com/https://twitter.com/cobra_winfreyhttp://frontenddesignconference.com/speakers.php
Front end developer and creative coder hellbent on pushing the boundaries of CSS to the breaking point. Formerly of digital marketing powerhouse Big Sea, I now spend my days handling front end web duties at San Francisco startup Kong Inc and my nights at CodePen building out absurd and (seemingly) useless UI concepts. Organizer of CodePen St. Pete and passionate advocate for web animation. Check him out on Codepen at codepen.io/cobra_winfrey
The Inherent Value of Building Useless...
2019-04-2712 min
Thunder NerdsAndrea Cannistra 🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
Product Designer for https://gooee.com/https://twitter.com/acannisthttp://frontenddesignconference.com/speakers.php
Andrea is a Product Designer for Gooee, located in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Florida right before high school. She taught herself to code in her early teens and graduated from Ringling College of Art & Design with a degree in Graphic & Interactive Communications. After, she received her Masters degree from Savannah College of Art & Design with a degree in Motion Media Design. She spent 10 years as a designer and front end developer at...
2019-04-2719 min
Thunder NerdsAndy Vitale 🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
https://twitter.com/andyvitale http://www.andyvitale.com/http://frontenddesignconference.com/speakers.php
Andy Vitale is the UX Director, Wholesale Banking at SunTrust Bank, one of the nation’s largest financial services companies, where he is focused on translating human insights into actionable experiences to improve the product and service ecosystem within the finance industry. Andy is responsible for leading all user experience efforts for SunTrust’s wholesale banking solutions, advancing design strategies and driving design awareness as a critical function for competitive advantage and market differentiation.
Andy holds a Master’s Degree in Use...
2019-04-2719 min
Thunder NerdsCarl Smith 🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
https://bureauofdigital.com/https://twitter.com/carlsmithhttp://frontenddesignconference.com/speakers.php
A theater major who decided to act like he understood business, Carl spent 14 years in advertising before launching his digital agency, nGen Works, in 2003.
nGen ran for 12 years, constantly experimenting with different models of management and team structure, including the Jellyfish Model which was flat before flat was cool.
Towards the end of nGen’s run, Carl attended the very first Bureau event and fell madly in love with the concept of building community in the web industry. So mu...
2019-04-2718 min
Thunder Nerds🎙 Front End Design Conference 2019
We are LIVE at FEDC 2019… A Conference for Web Professionals Who Love their Community, the Web, and Learning. http://frontenddesignconference.com
St. Petersburg, Florida / April 25th-26th / The Paladium Theatre
Guest Interviews
Carl Smith – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/carl-smith-front-end-design-conference-2019/Andy Vitale – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/andy-vitale-front-end-design-conference-2019/Andrea Cannistra – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/andrea-cannistra-front-end-design-conference-2019/Adam Kuhn – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/adam-kuhn-front-end-design-conference-2019/Guil Hernandez – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/guil-hernandez-front-end-design-conference-2019/Michelle Brownstein – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/michelle-brownstein-front-end-design-conference-2019/Jared Ponchot – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/jared-ponchot-front-end-design-conference-2019/Brian Hinton and Frederick Weiss – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/brian-hinton-and-frederick-weiss-fedc-2019/
2019-04-2703 min
Thunder Nerds🤔 Ego vs The Design Process with Ignacio Garcia
In this episode we get to talk with Chief Experience Officer, Ignacio Garcia. We discuss Ignacio’s day-to-day as an Experience Officer. We chat about the very real challenge of ego vs the design process, and how to address it.
Then we dive into one of Ignacio’s passion projects, the UX+DEV SUMMIT. The SUMMIT focuses on bridging gaps between various disciplines in unique and engaging ways by combining different areas of specialization with emphasis on collaboration. The goal of UX+DEV SUMMIT is to increase awareness of effective approaches and applications of UX.
Epis...
2019-04-1256 min
Thunder Nerds⚡️ Live at VueConf US 2019
We’re live at the VueConf US 2019 Conference: March 26-27https://us.vuejs.org/
The official Vue.js conference in the USA moved to Tampa, Florida this year at the beautiful Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
Guest Interviews
Adam Jahr https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/adam-jahr-vueconf-us-2019/Alex Kyriakidis Rolf Haug https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/alex-kyriakidis-rolf-haug-vueconf-us-2019/Chris DeMars https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/chris-demars-vueconf-us-2019/Damian Dulisz https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/damian-dulisz-vueconf-us-2019/Divya Sasidharan https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/divya-sasidharan-vueconf-us-2019/Gregg Pollack https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/gregg-pollack-vueconf-us-2019/Jacob Schatz https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/jacob-schatz-vueconf-us-2019/Jen Looper https://ww...
2019-04-0603 min
Thunder NerdsAdam Jahr ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://us.vuejs.orghttps://twitter.com/adamjahr
Vuex Explained Visually
Understand Vue’s state management pattern through a visual walkthrough.
2019-04-0623 min
Thunder NerdsRolf Haug & Alex Kyriakidis ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/hootlexhttps://us.vuejs.orghttps://twitter.com/rahaug
Vuex Demystified – Application State Management
In Vue.js is quite simple to work with components, and share data among them using events and props – especially in small to medium projects. When an application starts growing, managing components state might become tedious and overwhelming. This is where Vuex comes to our rescue. Vuex is a state management pattern and official library for Vue.js applications. It serves as a centralized store for all the components in an application, with rules ensu...
2019-04-0622 min
Thunder NerdsChris DeMars ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/saltnburnemhttps://us.vuejs.org
UI Developer – Microsoft MVP – Google Developer Expert – International Speaker
2019-04-0618 min
Thunder NerdsDamian Dulisz ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/damianduliszhttps://us.vuejs.org
Ridiculously Reusable Components in Vue.js
Components are the bread and butter of most modern front-end frameworks, such as Vue.js. They help you structure and manage your application by glueing together your application logic and the interface. However, as an application grows, it’s components tend to get bigger and harder to reason about.
This workshop will demonstrate how to efficiently design your components by focusing on maximum flexibility while avoiding premature optimisation. Throughout the workshop, we’ll build a set of components for a pr...
2019-04-0622 min
Thunder NerdsDivya S ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://us.vuejs.orghttps://twitter.com/shortdiv
Building Fast and Semantic Input Masks in VueJS
Input masking is a common pattern in form design that guide users to enter information in the correct format in a consistent manner. Typically this involves formatting user input according to the type of data they represent like dates, phone numbers, addresses and credit card numbers. You can achieve an input mask in Vue by leaning heavily Vue’s reactivity system chiefly methods, computed, and watchers. In this talk, we will cover the distinction between the various components th...
2019-04-0628 min
Thunder NerdsGregg Pollack ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/greggpollackhttps://us.vuejs.org
Getting Started with Nuxt.js
So you know the Vue basics but keep on hearing about this Nuxt.js framework. Perhaps you’re wondering if you should use it on your next project? In this talk Gregg Pollack will visually explain why you should care about Nuxt and cover all the basics of using the framework to create scalable Vue applications. By the end you’ll see why Gregg describes Nuxt.js as: production ready Vue which helps you employ best practices as you build.
2019-04-0627 min
Thunder NerdsJacob Schatz ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://us.vuejs.orghttps://twitter.com/jakecodes
Phenomenal Design Patterns In Vue
Jacob provides a high level overview of common features that can be solved with time tested design patterns from the Gang of Four and mixed with Vue with Vuex to solve common problems like:
The Memento for undo and redo
The Bridge for an awesome drawing API
The Decorator for making games with
The Builder for your fast food ordering system
And many more.
The best part is you’ll still use Vuex to manage yo...
2019-04-0622 min
Thunder NerdsJen Looper ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/jenlooperhttps://us.vuejs.org
Zen and The Art of Vue.js
Let’s see how a rich artistic tradition can inspire and inform our craft as Vue.js developers.
2019-04-0619 min
Thunder NerdsJohn Papa ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://us.vuejs.orghttps://twitter.com/john_papa
Run Your Vue and Node App Anywhere
You built your Vue app but does it run everywhere? We’ll explore how a Vue frontend with a Node.js backend can be structured, how to build them, debug them, and how to set up the app with Docker. We’ll debug the app running in Docker, stream the logs, and deploy it to the cloud – ultimately showing how you can run your Vue app anywhere!
2019-04-0625 min
Thunder NerdsKrystal Campioni ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://us.vuejs.orghttps://twitter.com/@krystalcampioni
Advanced Animations with Vue.js
In this talk, I’ll walk you through the coolest features of Vue.js and explore how to combine them with advanced CSS animations and transitions in order to create fancy interactive animations. We’ll dive into a game built with Vue.js and how to apply similar techniques to spice up real-world applications.
2019-04-0621 min
Thunder NerdsMaria Lamardo ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://us.vuejs.orghttps://twitter.com/marialamardo
Web Accessibility with VueJS
Want to learn about Web Accessibility with Vue.js?
A Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst turned Web Developer gives you a different take on accessibility and why it is important. Web Accessibility is a way to make everyone – regardless of hardware, software, language, location, or ability – have access to the web and internet in whole. Let’s use Vue.js to create accessible web apps!
2019-04-0511 min
Thunder NerdsMichele Cynowicz ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/michelecynowiczhttps://us.vuejs.org
Vue Vixens Skulk
VueConf.US is pleased to partner with VueVixens to bring this full day Vue.js training as part of the event.
2019-04-0522 min
Thunder NerdsMike Hartington ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://us.vuejs.orghttps://twitter.com/mhartington
Ionic & Vue for Fast Mobile Apps
Vue as a framework prides itself for providing an excellent developer experience out of the box so devs can build awesome apps with it. Ionic as a component library shares these same values while providing a great UI for any kind of app. In this talk, we’ll look at how we can use Ionic and Vue together to quickly create a compelling mobile application that can be deployed to the iOS, Android, and the Web.
2019-04-0527 min
Thunder NerdsMiriam Suzanne ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/mirisuzannehttps://us.vuejs.org
Dynamic CSS with Vue
CSS has come a long way since the browser wars of the late 90s. What used to be a struggle, is now often a breeze (see box-shadow or border-radius). But the last 2 years have pushed CSS into entirely new territory: with DOM-aware variables and calculations that can drive your design.
We can inject data directly into our themes and layouts, but where does that data come from, and how do we safely wire it up? Vue provides all the tools...
2019-04-0518 min
Thunder NerdsNatalia Tepluhina ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/@n_tepluhinahttps://us.vuejs.org
Building Desktop Applications with Vue
With Vue framework your experience is not limited to web or mobile applications – you can create a desktop app as well! Let’s check what options do we have to create one…
2019-04-0521 min
Thunder NerdsRahul Kadyan ⚡️ VueConf US 2019
https://twitter.com/znck0https://us.vuejs.org
Demystifying: The Dark Art of SFC Compilation
Vue single file components empowers developers with ability to write declarative render functions using plain HTML-like syntax. The so called SFCs also provide features like collocation and scoped styles. We tend to use these SFCs effortlessly as any other JavaScript file but to reach that level of ease, Vue does the heavy lifting of transpilation. This talk takes a deep dive in the compilation process of Vue components and explains how to write a custom block processor. It also...
2019-04-0517 min