Podcasts by Toolsday
Toolsday is a 20-ish-minute podcast hosted by Una Kravets
Further podcasts by Una Kravets, Chris Dhanaraj
Podcast on the topic Technologie
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Our Favourite Chrome Extensions from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.875432
We rapid fire through our top eight Chrome extensions
Una's Extensions
Performance Tips and Tricks from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.821037
We blast through our top four tips, tricks, tools, and things to optimize your website for peak performance.
Una's Tools
CSS Variables from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.808041
CSS variables are so freaking useful and their fast adoption has us more than excited. In this short episode, we discuss implementation and some use cases.
CSS Variables
NPX from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.795967
This week we talk with the awesome Kat Marchán about her new tool NPX and how it can improve your NPM workflow.
Our Guest
Data Visualizations from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.773610
We take a quick look through the different graphing and svg libraries you can use to build your own data visualizations
Libraries
2017 in Review from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.763966
It's time to wrap up the year and welcome 2018. So in this episode, Chris and Una go over their favorite tools and apps from 2017!
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64: Stylus from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.758367
This week we explore the pros and cons of Stylus: the hipster CSS preprocessor written to work smoothly with JavaScript.
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66: Learning About Netlify w/ Phil Hawksworth from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.748948
Today we're learning about Netlify and joining us is the incredible Phil Hawksworth to share his tips and tricks around it all.
A few links from Phil
68: Houdini from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.739945
This episode features Una getting overly hyped about Houdini: the future of writing CSS via web worklets.
Resources
70: JS Interaction Libraries from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.730177
In today's episode, we talk about JavaScript's animation in transition libraries which we shortened down to interactions....or libraries
Tools and Libraries Mentioned
79: Development Platforms from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.699200
Una and Chris go over the thousand and one options developers have today to get their apps into the cloud
Get Your App in the Cloud ASAP
100. Four years in Review! from 2023-12-12T19:28:11.614360
Today's Sponsors
Datadog
Datadog is a SaaS-based monitoring platform that provides dev and ops teams with a unified view of all...
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Learning Tools from 2022-03-07T00:31:20.765407
College? Where we're going, we don't need college (or do we?).
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Remote Collaboration from 2022-03-07T00:31:20.760138
Absence makes the heart grow fonder? Let's talk about remote collaboration and the tools that make it possible.
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Solved by ES6 (ES2015) from 2022-03-07T00:31:20.741253
We picked our top five ES6/7/2015/2016 upgrades and talk about how they make our lives so much easier.
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Static Site Generators from 2022-03-07T00:31:20.738929
There are 412 options for static site generators. This week we discuss (mostly three) of them.
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CSS Layout from 2022-03-07T00:31:20.735009
This week we're talking CSS layout — from CSS 1 to current best practices to what's coming down the pipeline.
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Game Engines from 2022-03-07T00:31:20.732315
Achieved in CryEngine 3 — wait no, Unity, wait no, Phaser?
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System Tools from 2022-03-07T00:31:20.680020
Some of the things you'll need to set up a MacBook from scratch, and some fun quirks that will make your life easier day to day.
Mac Tricks
The Variety Show from 2022-03-07T00:31:20.671778
The tools we love and use that we forgot or just didn't fit into any other category.
Una's Picks
125 - New and Cool Github Features! from 2021-02-11T07:17:20
Ep 124 - New and Cool Github Features
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124 - Interviewing in 2021! from 2021-01-28T22:07:07
Ep 124 - Interviewing
Discord Channels to Check Out
These Discord channels have dedicated job channels to check out
117. Our Developer Journeys from 2020-09-25T02:49:47
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Sponsors: Webflow
Webflow gives designers the power of code in a visual interface, allowing them to di...
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111. Inspirational Documentation Sites from 2020-04-10T01:05
Inspirational Documentation Sites
109. Year in Review from 2019-12-17T21:43
In Review
- Do we actually need CSS in JS?
- Utility classes and Tailwind
- CSS Grid is great!
React Hooks
108. Chrome Dev Summit Highlights from 2019-11-21T22:30
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106. Ruminations on TypeScript from 2019-10-24T17:37
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103. Variable Fonts from 2019-09-26T03:27
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102. New or Underrated DevTools from 2019-09-19T01:28
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New DevTool tricks
- Hit H and hide elements!
- Element breakp... Listen
101. Story time with Chris! from 2019-09-10T15:22
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Also find that link by googling "Who's Hiring Hacker News" and then the ...
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99. Variety Show: State Machines and Houdini from 2019-07-22T22:47
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95. State of CSS Tooling from 2019-05-17T04:52
95. State of CSS Tooling
Pre-processors
Post-processors
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88: CUBS #6: Gatsby from 2019-01-29T20:42
88: Devsolutions
87: Devsolutions, Gatsby.js, and SVG UI from 2019-01-15T22:00
87: Devsolutions
84: Chrome Dev Summit Recap from 2018-11-21T23:11
Chris' Top 5 Talks
82: Houdini Reloaded from 2018-10-17T01:56
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78: Generative Art with Tim Holman from 2018-08-22T15:14
Generative Art
77: Is Redux Dead? from 2018-08-10T22:31
Is Redux dead? Twitter seems to think so, but listen in to hear us talk about why people use Redux, and whether we think they'll keep using redux in the future.
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75: Process and Ideation from 2018-07-10T15:13
Ideating is hard! We talk about getting inspired to build things, and the process we go through to hone in on what we're creating.
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74: Our VS Code Workspaces from 2018-06-26T19:32
VS Code
VS Code Settings
Settings we talked about
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69: Gatsby.js w/Jason Lengstorf from 2018-04-17T12:00
This episode features the great Jason Lengstorf and we're talking about Gatsby!
Links to things Mentioned Today:
67: Tomorrow's Browser from 2018-03-20T12:00
This week we talk about the in-progress JavaScript and CSS features we can't wait to see supported!
Things Mentioned
65: Exploring Serverless from 2018-02-20T22:00
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CUBS #3: Preact CLI from 2017-12-12T22:49
CUBS is back with an episode on the Preact CLI! Chris and Una try it out for their own projects and discuss.
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CUBS #2: Slackbots from 2017-09-27T21:18
This week, Chris and Una take on the challenge of extending Slack (the messaging system) with their own bots!
General Resources
CUBS: Electron from 2017-09-20T12:33
Electron.js lets you build desktop apps using web technologies. It’s pretty rad! In the first episode of our new CUBS series, we explore Electron ourselves!
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Web Animation API from 2017-08-29T20:36
This week we have Rachel Nabors teaching us all about the future of the Web Animations API!
Rachel Nabors
Headless Chrome from 2017-08-22T23:22
This week, we’re wrapping our heads around Headless Chrome with Tim Holman!
Our Guest: Tim Holman
Digital Nomading from 2017-08-15T20:24
If you’ve ever wondered what its like to live and work around the world, this is the show for you. This week we talk to Nicole Dominguez about running her own business as a digital nomad.
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Design Systems Revisted from 2017-06-28T14:00
What happens when our shiny design system has its first birthday? Chris and Una discuss lessons learned from their years in the field
Related Links
Data Sketches from 2017-05-17T00:29
Live from JSConf.EU, we speak with Nadieh Bremer & Shirley Wu about their incredible data sketches project and their experiences with data visualization.
Data Sketches
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CSS Grid from 2017-03-28T22:02
Everyone’s talking about CSS Grid—the latest spec to surface in modern browsers. Listen up on why its so great!
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Discovered in 2016 from 2017-01-10T20:27
Every year introduces new tools. We recount our favorite discoveries from 2016.
Una
Animation Tools with Sarah from 2016-12-20T19:00
This week we learn about animation in UI: basics, libraries, performance considerations, and more with Sarah Drasner
Sarah Drasner
Fitness Tools from 2016-11-22T17:00
We care about you! This week we talk about tools that can help you stay healthy and productive.
Fitness Tools!
Images! from 2016-11-15T19:54
This week's episode is full of image optimization tooks, formats, and some fun facts about images!
Visual Studio Code from 2016-10-25T19:00
We stray off the beaten road of Atom and Sublime, and instead discuss our new favourite editor, Visual Studio Code, and our top five extensions for it.
Visual Studio Code
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State of Javascript from 2016-10-18T23:57
We’re back! With an overview of what people have been talking about lately: the abundance of tools in web development.
State of Javascript
Conference Talks from 2016-08-30T18:19
We highlight thirteen conference talks that dazzled us, inspired us, and drove our careers forward
Una's picks
Travel Tools from 2016-08-23T20:52
After a short hiatus, Toolsday returns with CSS Wizardry himself, Harry Roberts, to talk about travel.
Our Guest: Harry Roberts
Standards and Linters from 2016-07-20T16:17
What’s the “correct” way to write code? We can’t say for sure, but these standards and linters can. This week we explore the options.
JavaScript Standards and Linters
CSS Frameworks from 2016-07-12T19:13
CSS frameworks / design systems/ pattern libraries — so many names, so little time! We revisit the topic with so much more knowledges.
CSS Frameworks / Systems
Our Hardware! from 2016-06-21T05:00
We chat about how we use completely different hardware to do our work
Unas' Hardware
Firefox Dev Tools from 2016-06-15T05:00
We had Helen Holmes, UI designer of Firefox Dev tools to teach us some tricks we didn't know existed!
Our Guest: Helen Holmes
Service Workers from 2016-05-17T05:00
We poke around, ruminate, and explore Service Workers.
Service Workers
Offline-first from 2016-05-10T05:00
How can we make sure people are able to access data on poor connections? Hear about offline-first this week with Hoodie's Gregor Martynus.
Gregor Martynus
Top 10 Tools from 2016-04-19T05:00
For our 20th episode, we do a recap of our favourite tools that we use everyday.
Una's Tools
Web Accessibility from 2016-04-12T05:00
This week we talk about web accessibility concerns — what the heck all those acronyms are, and how to test for compliance.
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(Mostly CSS) Animation from 2016-03-29T05:00
Animation brings the web to life! Today we talk about (mostly CSS) animation — how it works, tools, and resources.
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Unit Testing from 2016-03-22T05:00
Today we discuss JavaScript unit testing with ColbyCheeze! Learn about spying, stubbing, and mocking this week.
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Performance Profiling from 2016-02-16T06:00
We all agree performance testing is important, but how do you track it over time? This week Taylor Jones tells us how.
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Express&Middleware from 2016-01-19T06:00
Our guest Jon Ballands chats with us about the IBM Swift Sandbox, and building it with Node & Express.
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Chrome DevTools from 2015-12-22T06:00
Chrome DevTools is the topic of the week, which we've simply deemed "awesome".
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CSS Processors from 2015-12-15T06:00
This week's episode is about the past, present and future of CSS Pre and Post-processors.
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Developer Environment from 2015-11-24T06:00
Sublime or Atom? Wait, WEBSTORM? We talk about our favourite developer environment tips and tricks.
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Styleguides at Scale from 2015-11-17T06:00
We discuss the challenges of creating scalable styleguides with guest Brian Han
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Module Loaders from 2015-10-27T05:00
We'll talk about modules and module loaders! Everything from AMD to common.js and spend a bit of time going over Browserify and Webpack.
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Task Runners from 2015-10-20T05:00
Grunt, Gulp, Broccoli, Brunch, Mimosa, oh my! So many task runners, so little time. In this weeks episode, we explore each of these delectable breakfast items/task runners.
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