Balancing Code and Wellbeing: Michelle Bakels on React and Developer Health
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Michelle Bakels, Program Director at G2i and co-organizer of React Miami. They cover a range of topics, from developer health initiatives to the challenges of organizing a growing tech conference. They also discuss their experiences with React, the evolution of developer culture, and the perks of working in tech.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:43) - Whiskey: Old Forester 1910
(17:11) - Inferred types vs explicit types
(18:07) - Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
(20:59) - Git rebase vs git merge
(23:08) - Third party vs roll your own
(24:40) - VS Code sidebar on left or right
(27:35) - Vercel vs cheap VPS
(31:07) - Whiskey.fund
(31:40) - React Miami
(39:10) - Dev Health OS
(44:58) - Inter Miami
(49:37) - Phoenix Open and TGL
(52:44) - Non-tech careers
)Links
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com)
Old Forester 1910: https://www.oldforester.com)
Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler)
Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com)
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com)
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org)
Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan)
JetBrains: https://www.jetbrains.com)
Vercel: https://vercel.com)
Vs Code: https://code.visualstudio.com)
Atom: https://atom-editor.cc)
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com)
Netlify: https://www.netlify.com)
Dax: https://x.com/thdxr)
Next.js: https://nextjs.org)
Laracon: https://laracon.us)
Sentry: https://Sentry.io)
PHP: https://www.php.net)
React: https://react.dev)
The Dev Health OS: https://www.devhealthos.com)
Gabe Greenberg: https://x.com/gabe_g2i)
How We Work by Leah Weiss: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Work-Purpose-Reclaim/dp/-) 0062565060
Inter Miami: https://www.intermiamicf.com)
Phoenix Open: https://wmphoenixopen.com)
TGL: https://tglgolf.com)
Tiger Woods: https://x.com/TigerWoods)
Jupiter Links: https://x.com/jupiterlinksgc)
)Connect with Michelle
Website: https://www.michellebakels.com)
X / Twitter: https://x.com/michellebakels)
)Connect with Chuck and Robbie
Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner)
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd)
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