Docs are often critically important to the success / failure of a project, but what happens behind the curtain? In this episode, we have special guest Jacklyn Carroll to talk about her work on the Netlify docs team and her experience with the world of docs.

🔌 Plugs

• Write the Docs
  • https://www.writethedocs.org/
• Rachael’s talk
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaBLXKGs9cQ
• Jessica Parson’s talk
  • https://www.writethedocs.org/videos/portland/2019/lessons-learned-in-a-year-of-docs-driven-development-jessica-parsons/

👥 Panelists

• Jacklyn Carroll
• Cassidy Williams
• Brittney Postma
• Ben Hong

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. 

Tools in the site-generation and framework space are evolving fast. And Astro is an example of one such tool which is doing wonderful things. Shortly before the release of its v2.0, we spoke with Ben Holmes from the Astro team to learn more about what’s coming, and to fan-rant about his whiteboard skills, apparently.

🔌 Plugs

• Astro 2.0 Details
• Obsidian
• theJam.dev
  
  

👥 Panelists

People who were remotely interesting:

• Ben Holmes
• Ben Hong
• Phil Hawksworth
• Salma Alam-Naylor

As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. The Jamstack definition is a lot different than it was when it first released, so let’s talk about where the Jamstack is today and how people can get involved with special guest Domitrius Clark!

🔌 Plugs

• Official Jamstack Site
• Jamstack Glossary
• Jamstack Discord

👥 Panelists

People who were remotely interesting:

• Ben Hong
• Brittney Postma
• Cassidy Williams
• Domitrius Clark
• Phil Hawksworth

As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. There’s been a lot of buzz about “serverless” and what it is, but what does it mean to “think in serverless?” After all, it’s one thing to know what serverless means, but it’s another to be able to integrate it into strategic thinking. And in this episode, we have a special guest, Ivan Zarea, to help us with that serverless mindset.

🔌 Plugs

• Netlify Serverless Functions Docs
• Up and Running with Serverless Functions (Free Course)

👥 Panelists

People who were remotely interesting:

• Ben Hong
• Brittney Postma
• Cassidy Williams
• Ivan Zarea
• Salma Alam-Naylor

As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify.

Let’s face it. Open source is a big world and it can be intimidating to navigate. In this episode, we’ll talk about our experience with and what it’s like to contribute to it.

🔌 Plugs

• OpenHatch
• https://gramps.js.org/
• Nadia Eghbal - Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
• Criminal HTML “Hacking” Event
• Brian Douglas (Open Sauced)
• Ambassador Program - Auth0
• Hacktoberfest
• Twilio Champion - https://www.twilio.com/champions
• Setting good expectations — https://www.jason.af/setting-expectations/
• Why Reproductions are Required - https://antfu.me/posts/why-reproductions-are-required
• Learn With Jason (like and subscribe!) — https://www.learnwithjason.dev
• Phil’s voiceover work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUlAMMborUI
• Peanut Butter & Mayo Sandwich Tweet Thread

👥 Panelists

People who were remotely interesting:

• Tara Z. Manicsic
• Brittney Postma
• Jason Lengstorf
• Prince Wilson
• Phil Hawksworth
• Ben Hong

As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. Let’s face it. As developers, there are SO many tools for us to choose from! 😵‍💫 It’s not wonder why many of us develop decision fatigue and paralysis as the industry continues to grow and expand. In this episode, we talk about how we navigate the complex ecosystem and some of our favorite tools for being productive.

🔌 Plugs

• DevsForUkraine
• Install Linux on Windows with WSL
• axe DevTools
• Centered
• Todoist
• Notion
• todometer
• Obsidian
• Trello
• IndieHackers
• /r/SomeoneBuildThis
• The Acronyms of Rendering on the Web
• Dependabot

👥 Panelists

People who were remotely interesting:

• Ben Hong
• Brittney Postma
• Cassidy Williams
• Salma Alam-Naylor
• Tara Z. Manicsic

As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. In our first official Debate and Switch episode, Phil, Tara, and Ben are debating (and then switching) on the topic of Monopolizing Technology: Is it good? Is it bad? You’ll have to listen to find out which it is!

🔌 Plugs

• OpenJS Foundation
• Monopoly for iOS

👥 Panelists

People who were remotely interesting:

• Tara Z. Manicsic
• Phil Hawksworth
• Ben Hong

As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.

Welcome to Remotely Interesting brought to you by Netlify. If you are thinking about making the transition from an engineering role to a management role, then this episode is for you. In this session, we'll explore what our experience has been, and things to watch out for if you choose to make the switch!

🔌 Plugs

• http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/dynlangs/People/madleina.htm
• https://adamgrant.net/book/think-again/
• https://www.radicalcandor.com/
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40745.Mindset

👥 Panelists

People who were remotely interesting:

• Ben Hong
• Brittney Postma
• Cassidy Williams
• Madleina Scheidegger
• Phil Hawksworth
• Tara Z. Manicsic

As always, we hope you find it remotely interesting.