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Jellybean @jel1ybean.bsky.social · 9h

Every time I watch @codetv.dev , I find myself enjoying and learning at the same time!

Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 11h

yeah, the blessing and the curse. I love that every day is full of novel challenges, and also I hate that I never get to focus in on one thing for weeks/months

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 12h

legitimately on my bucket list to figure out how to bring making music into @codetv.dev somehow, yes

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CodeTV @codetv.dev · 12h

Ready to meet the teams from the latest Web Dev Challenge? Jump into this thread!

A large title card for Web Dev Challenge showing the name of the show with "a CodeTV production" below it. Each of the developers featured in the show has been placed above the text, arranged in a way to look like they're all standing in a line. The background is orange with a burst pattern.

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 13h

the curse of being a dedicated generalist is that I worked on this design and started feeling nostalgic for the days I was a FT designer

then I worked on code and missed the days when I was a FT programmer

as a generalist, everything is fun and there's never enough time to focus on any of it 😭

Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 13h

dusted off my designer skills and did a word mark + whatever this poster is for the latest episode of Web Dev Challenge (codetv.link/wdc/s2e10)

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 13h

dusted off my designer skills and did a word mark + whatever this poster is for the latest episode of Web Dev Challenge (codetv.link/wdc/s2e10)

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CodeTV @codetv.dev · 16h

Why settle for apps when you can get apps AND satire?

Watch Team Goose Dad ( @joelhooks.com and @kentcdodds.com ) on Web Dev Challenge: codetv.link/wdc/s2e10

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CodeTV @codetv.dev · 1d

📣 Just Scheduled

When porting a site to Astro, how do you handle images? @marcysutton.com and @jason.energy pair program to set it up on Marcy’s site.

Details: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Q8...

Handling images in Astro

When porting a site to Astro, how do you handle images? @marcysutton.com and @jason.energy pair program to set it up on Marcy’s site. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out…

www.youtube.com

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

that's fair, and probably accurate. I think the server components addition widened the gap I was feeling between React and Not React enough to make me jump ship

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

we call this "the Tom Cruise"

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

high level, I feel like React has become something that expects to entirely replace the web platform, so the muscle memory I have for building things w/o React becomes an active hindrance

we talked about this a little while back when I was struggling with my mental model 😅
bsky.app/profile/jaso...

Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · May 30

the core of my pain is that every time I'm building a web app, it almost always needs to integrate with something that is Not React, and trying to wire a Not React thing into React is — for my skill set and experience — very hard

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

yep, I totally agree with you, and I think this is what I meant when I was talking about trade-offs earlier. I don't want to jump between two languages either, but for my own projects the trade-offs for all-React were too high, so my choice was to walk (mostly) away from React and go all-in on Astro

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

ahhh I see — yeah, I haven't been using React, so for me it's

<AstroThing>
<AstroThing>
<AstroThing>

and *sometimes* <AstroThing><ReactThing client:only /></AstroThing>

if my requirements needed the whole app to be wrapped in React context I wouldn't use Astro

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

all fair! I'm not sure I fully agree about it repeating jQuery's issues, but I do think the shared state issues are hard. in my current main project that trade-off is worth it, but I can definitely think of use cases where it wouldn't be

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

watch these two in action on the latest Web Dev Challenge: codetv.link/wdc/s2e10

No Keyboards Allowed | Web Dev Challenge Season 2

How can you control an app without a mouse or keyboard?

codetv.link

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

never mind

a wider shot of Joel and Kent in the Web Dev Challenge studio. Kent is standing on a stack of wooden boxes that are roughly a foot tall. Joel is standing on the floor. They're both looking down at the box.

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

have y'all ever noticed how weirdly tall @kentcdodds.com is? @joelhooks.com is not a short dude

Joel and Kent standing side by side on the Web Dev Challenge set. Kent is half a head taller than Joel.

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

fair. I think I feel exactly the opposite way where the server components always felt very "in the way" — my mental model of building websites never quite lined up with them so I always felt like I was managing my framework vs. building the website

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

it's also pretty great for more complex stuff, too. I've built a few reasonably Serious Apps™ with Astro and had good outcomes on UX feel, perf, DX, etc.

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Rizel Scarlett 🇦🇬🇬🇾 @blackgirlbytes.bsky.social · 1d

Omg 🍿

CodeTV @codetv.dev · 1d

Now streaming for everyone: 3 teams of devs had 4 hours to build apps that use something other than a keyboard or mouse for input. @leonnoel.bsky.social, @ericaxtech.bsky.social, @kentcdodds.com, @joelhooks.com, Billy, & @zig.computer took the challenge

Watch now: codetv.link/wdc/s2e10

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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 1d

Quiet y’all, my show is on! 🍿

CodeTV @codetv.dev · 1d

Now streaming for everyone: 3 teams of devs had 4 hours to build apps that use something other than a keyboard or mouse for input. @leonnoel.bsky.social, @ericaxtech.bsky.social, @kentcdodds.com, @joelhooks.com, Billy, & @zig.computer took the challenge

Watch now: codetv.link/wdc/s2e10

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 1d

go watch this RIGHT MEOW

CodeTV @codetv.dev · 1d

Now streaming for everyone: 3 teams of devs had 4 hours to build apps that use something other than a keyboard or mouse for input. @leonnoel.bsky.social, @ericaxtech.bsky.social, @kentcdodds.com, @joelhooks.com, Billy, & @zig.computer took the challenge

Watch now: codetv.link/wdc/s2e10

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 4d

this one is SO GOOD. if you've been waiting for a sign that it's time to become a CodeTV supporter, this episode is it. look at that lineup! 🤩

CodeTV @codetv.dev · 4d

NEW Web Dev Challenge is live for supporters! @angiejones.tech and the goose team challenged 3 teams of devs to build apps using unconventional inputs. featuring @leonnoel.bsky.social, @ericaxtech.bsky.social, @kentcdodds.com, @joelhooks.com, Billy, & @zig.computer

watch now: codetv.link/wdc/s2e10

No Keyboards Allowed | Web Dev Challenge Season 2

How can you control an app without a mouse or keyboard?

codetv.link

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 5d

I’ve been able to make time to build web stuff this last week or so and I’ve missed this a lot

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CodeTV @codetv.dev · 6d

"I'm the bravest person here." —@mikeryan.dev

Watch the full episode: codetv.link/wdc/s2e9

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