Madison Kanna joins Robbie and Chuck to discuss her journey as a developer and the creation of CodebookClub, an online community for developers. They dive into hot takes on Tailwind, TypeScript, and the challenges of keeping up with the fast-paced world of web development. They also discuss the importance of mastering foundational skills, developer burnout, and the evolving role of AI tools.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(02:22) - Whiskey: Smoke Wagon Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(13:56) - Hot Takes
(17:42) - Inferred vs explicit types
(20:14) - Tailwind vs CSS
(23:39) - Git rebase vs Git merge
(27:42) - Copilot vs Claude
(34:18) - Coding journey and early inspirations
(39:43) - CodeBookClub
(41:38) - The complexity of front-end development
(48:12) - Developer job titles
(52:43) - Whatnot
(58:30) - The great Pickleball debate
(01:04:20) - Madison’s plans for React Miami

Links

CodeBookClub: https://x.com/codebookclub
H&C Distilling: https://www.nevadadistilling.com
Taylor Swift: https://www.taylorswift.com
High West Distillery: https://highwest.com
Jack Daniels: https://www.jackdaniels.com
Marker’s Mark: https://makersmark.com
Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com
Next Conf: https://nextjs.org/conf
Seinfeld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld
Foo Fighters: https://foofighters.com
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com
TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org
ChatGPT: https://openai.com/chatgpt
Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com
Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
Claude: https://claude.ai
Next.js: https://nextjs.org
Hypermedia Systems: https://www.amazon.com/Hypermedia-Systems-Carson-Gross/dp/B0C9S88QV6
LeetCode: https://leetcode.com
Ember: https://emberjs.com
Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink
Billy Ray Cyrus: https://www.billyraycyrus.com
Nicolas Cage: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000115
Con Air: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880
Face/Off: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119094
Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler
All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org
Clueless: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com
@thedxr: https://x.com/thdxr

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Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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Developer Communities, Career Growth, and Front-End Hot Takes with Madison Kanna