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Calls with Kent C. Dodds Season 3 — 50 episodes

50.Minimum skills for a Frontend dev job?
06:27
49.userEvent.setup vs not including it in unit tests
04:41
48.Are AI tools (Copilot) bad for the learning curve?
06:07
47.Becoming one of the best React developer
09:47
46.Is Epic Stack beneficial for new developers?
05:03
Keywords

epic, stack, established

Description
Hello, Kent! My name is Petar and I'm from Bulgaria. I'd like to ask your opinion on this question: Do you think that the "Epic Stack" is relevant for people who are relatively new to web development? Here's some information about me: my interest in web development started about a year ago. Currently, I feel really confident in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and TypeScript. I have read a lot of books and completed numerous courses on these topics, including the HTML course on web.dev, the CSS course by Josh Comeau, the books by Nicholas Zakas on JavaScript, the JS course by Dan Abramov, Epic React, and the "Learning TypeScript" book by Josh Goldberg. I also purchased your testing course but haven't had the chance to complete it yet. Currently, I don't have a job, but I'm planning to land one soon.
My question to you, again, is whether you think sticking with the Epic Stack would be beneficial for me, or if it's better to focus on already established technologies in the market such as Redux, Next.js, etc. I just want to hear your honest opinion, even if it may be (or become) wrong.
45.How to approach imposter syndrome
05:28
44.Error Handling in Remix
06:02
43.How do you plan E2E test flows?
05:41
42.When/why should I choose SSR over CSR?
03:49
41.Side income
06:21
40.How Remix fits 6 different web apps
14:04
39.Is it really all about who knows you?
05:02
38.Tech to use for a video streaming site
02:16
37.Should we transition from Jest to Vitest
07:54
36.What's the bundle analysis story in Remix?
04:43
35.How to set titles in CatchBoundary's in Remix?
04:08
34.v2 Routing Convention
05:34
33.Seeking for solution and advice to progress
05:26
32.What is your latest thinking on render props?
05:24
31.Inline Styles vs CSS File Styles
06:43
30.Looking for the best talk idea
08:54
29.Tips on making the most of your short breaks
03:44
28.Advice for a company afraid of using Node
07:57
27.How are redux thunks implementation details?
06:28
26.What makes a good react js developer?
05:31
25.AWS Job Opportunity
03:48
24.Playwright support
03:33
23.Tips for creating a npm package (stack-supporting)
08:30
22.How close should a hook be to its usage?
03:27
21.What's your opinion on atomic design?
03:08
20.How to handle file uploads in Remix?
03:43
19.Tailwind class overriding
05:37
18.How do you deal with partial types?
04:25
17.The "remix" testing methodology
05:52
16.How to handle action matching no intent?
04:25
15.Latest practical CSS techniques (use Tailwind)
04:04
14.Middleware is an antipattern
08:01
13.How to test semantic HTML tables?
03:57
12.Appreciation
02:06
11.Testing Code in service files and NGXS Store files
03:26
10.Is using md5 as key an anti-pattern in react?
04:23
09.Why do you take short breaks when coding?
03:46
08.Is addEventListener OK again?
04:08
07.Frontend to Fullstack
04:13
06.Test Data: To BeforeAll or to BeforeEach
06:17
05.organizing course code
11:21
04.How to do feature flags with Remix?
07:09
03.Own Code vs Library
06:47
02.Would you recommend to use Playwright or Cypress?
05:52
01.How to Shamelessly Self-Promote?
05:47
50.Minimum skills for a Frontend dev job?
06:27
49.userEvent.setup vs not including it in unit tests
04:41
48.Are AI tools (Copilot) bad for the learning curve?
06:07
47.Becoming one of the best React developer
09:47
46.Is Epic Stack beneficial for new developers?
05:03
Keywords

epic, stack, established

Description
Hello, Kent! My name is Petar and I'm from Bulgaria. I'd like to ask your opinion on this question: Do you think that the "Epic Stack" is relevant for people who are relatively new to web development? Here's some information about me: my interest in web development started about a year ago. Currently, I feel really confident in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and TypeScript. I have read a lot of books and completed numerous courses on these topics, including the HTML course on web.dev, the CSS course by Josh Comeau, the books by Nicholas Zakas on JavaScript, the JS course by Dan Abramov, Epic React, and the "Learning TypeScript" book by Josh Goldberg. I also purchased your testing course but haven't had the chance to complete it yet. Currently, I don't have a job, but I'm planning to land one soon.
My question to you, again, is whether you think sticking with the Epic Stack would be beneficial for me, or if it's better to focus on already established technologies in the market such as Redux, Next.js, etc. I just want to hear your honest opinion, even if it may be (or become) wrong.
45.How to approach imposter syndrome
05:28
44.Error Handling in Remix
06:02
43.How do you plan E2E test flows?
05:41
42.When/why should I choose SSR over CSR?
03:49
41.Side income
06:21
40.How Remix fits 6 different web apps
14:04
39.Is it really all about who knows you?
05:02
38.Tech to use for a video streaming site
02:16
37.Should we transition from Jest to Vitest
07:54
36.What's the bundle analysis story in Remix?
04:43
35.How to set titles in CatchBoundary's in Remix?
04:08
34.v2 Routing Convention
05:34
33.Seeking for solution and advice to progress
05:26
32.What is your latest thinking on render props?
05:24
31.Inline Styles vs CSS File Styles
06:43
30.Looking for the best talk idea
08:54
29.Tips on making the most of your short breaks
03:44
28.Advice for a company afraid of using Node
07:57
27.How are redux thunks implementation details?
06:28
26.What makes a good react js developer?
05:31
25.AWS Job Opportunity
03:48
24.Playwright support
03:33
23.Tips for creating a npm package (stack-supporting)
08:30
22.How close should a hook be to its usage?
03:27
21.What's your opinion on atomic design?
03:08
20.How to handle file uploads in Remix?
03:43
19.Tailwind class overriding
05:37
18.How do you deal with partial types?
04:25
17.The "remix" testing methodology
05:52
16.How to handle action matching no intent?
04:25
15.Latest practical CSS techniques (use Tailwind)
04:04
14.Middleware is an antipattern
08:01
13.How to test semantic HTML tables?
03:57
12.Appreciation
02:06
11.Testing Code in service files and NGXS Store files
03:26
10.Is using md5 as key an anti-pattern in react?
04:23
09.Why do you take short breaks when coding?
03:46
08.Is addEventListener OK again?
04:08
07.Frontend to Fullstack
04:13
06.Test Data: To BeforeAll or to BeforeEach
06:17
05.organizing course code
11:21
04.How to do feature flags with Remix?
07:09
03.Own Code vs Library
06:47
02.Would you recommend to use Playwright or Cypress?
05:52
01.How to Shamelessly Self-Promote?
05:47
50.Minimum skills for a Frontend dev job?
06:27
49.userEvent.setup vs not including it in unit tests
04:41
48.Are AI tools (Copilot) bad for the learning curve?
06:07
47.Becoming one of the best React developer
09:47
46.Is Epic Stack beneficial for new developers?
05:03
Keywords

epic, stack, established

Description
Hello, Kent! My name is Petar and I'm from Bulgaria. I'd like to ask your opinion on this question: Do you think that the "Epic Stack" is relevant for people who are relatively new to web development? Here's some information about me: my interest in web development started about a year ago. Currently, I feel really confident in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and TypeScript. I have read a lot of books and completed numerous courses on these topics, including the HTML course on web.dev, the CSS course by Josh Comeau, the books by Nicholas Zakas on JavaScript, the JS course by Dan Abramov, Epic React, and the "Learning TypeScript" book by Josh Goldberg. I also purchased your testing course but haven't had the chance to complete it yet. Currently, I don't have a job, but I'm planning to land one soon.
My question to you, again, is whether you think sticking with the Epic Stack would be beneficial for me, or if it's better to focus on already established technologies in the market such as Redux, Next.js, etc. I just want to hear your honest opinion, even if it may be (or become) wrong.
45.How to approach imposter syndrome
05:28
44.Error Handling in Remix
06:02
43.How do you plan E2E test flows?
05:41
42.When/why should I choose SSR over CSR?
03:49
41.Side income
06:21
40.How Remix fits 6 different web apps
14:04
39.Is it really all about who knows you?
05:02
38.Tech to use for a video streaming site
02:16
37.Should we transition from Jest to Vitest
07:54
36.What's the bundle analysis story in Remix?
04:43
35.How to set titles in CatchBoundary's in Remix?
04:08
34.v2 Routing Convention
05:34
33.Seeking for solution and advice to progress
05:26
32.What is your latest thinking on render props?
05:24
31.Inline Styles vs CSS File Styles
06:43
30.Looking for the best talk idea
08:54
29.Tips on making the most of your short breaks
03:44
28.Advice for a company afraid of using Node
07:57
27.How are redux thunks implementation details?
06:28
26.What makes a good react js developer?
05:31
25.AWS Job Opportunity
03:48
24.Playwright support
03:33
23.Tips for creating a npm package (stack-supporting)
08:30
22.How close should a hook be to its usage?
03:27
21.What's your opinion on atomic design?
03:08
20.How to handle file uploads in Remix?
03:43
19.Tailwind class overriding
05:37
18.How do you deal with partial types?
04:25
17.The "remix" testing methodology
05:52
16.How to handle action matching no intent?
04:25
15.Latest practical CSS techniques (use Tailwind)
04:04
14.Middleware is an antipattern
08:01
13.How to test semantic HTML tables?
03:57
12.Appreciation
02:06
11.Testing Code in service files and NGXS Store files
03:26
10.Is using md5 as key an anti-pattern in react?
04:23
09.Why do you take short breaks when coding?
03:46
08.Is addEventListener OK again?
04:08
07.Frontend to Fullstack
04:13
06.Test Data: To BeforeAll or to BeforeEach
06:17
05.organizing course code
11:21
04.How to do feature flags with Remix?
07:09
03.Own Code vs Library
06:47
02.Would you recommend to use Playwright or Cypress?
05:52
01.How to Shamelessly Self-Promote?
05:47
50.Minimum skills for a Frontend dev job?
06:27
49.userEvent.setup vs not including it in unit tests
04:41
48.Are AI tools (Copilot) bad for the learning curve?
06:07
47.Becoming one of the best React developer
09:47
46.Is Epic Stack beneficial for new developers?
05:03
Keywords

epic, stack, established

Description
Hello, Kent! My name is Petar and I'm from Bulgaria. I'd like to ask your opinion on this question: Do you think that the "Epic Stack" is relevant for people who are relatively new to web development? Here's some information about me: my interest in web development started about a year ago. Currently, I feel really confident in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and TypeScript. I have read a lot of books and completed numerous courses on these topics, including the HTML course on web.dev, the CSS course by Josh Comeau, the books by Nicholas Zakas on JavaScript, the JS course by Dan Abramov, Epic React, and the "Learning TypeScript" book by Josh Goldberg. I also purchased your testing course but haven't had the chance to complete it yet. Currently, I don't have a job, but I'm planning to land one soon.
My question to you, again, is whether you think sticking with the Epic Stack would be beneficial for me, or if it's better to focus on already established technologies in the market such as Redux, Next.js, etc. I just want to hear your honest opinion, even if it may be (or become) wrong.
45.How to approach imposter syndrome
05:28
44.Error Handling in Remix
06:02
43.How do you plan E2E test flows?
05:41
42.When/why should I choose SSR over CSR?
03:49
41.Side income
06:21
40.How Remix fits 6 different web apps
14:04
39.Is it really all about who knows you?
05:02
38.Tech to use for a video streaming site
02:16
37.Should we transition from Jest to Vitest
07:54
36.What's the bundle analysis story in Remix?
04:43
35.How to set titles in CatchBoundary's in Remix?
04:08
34.v2 Routing Convention
05:34
33.Seeking for solution and advice to progress
05:26
32.What is your latest thinking on render props?
05:24
31.Inline Styles vs CSS File Styles
06:43
30.Looking for the best talk idea
08:54
29.Tips on making the most of your short breaks
03:44
28.Advice for a company afraid of using Node
07:57
27.How are redux thunks implementation details?
06:28
26.What makes a good react js developer?
05:31
25.AWS Job Opportunity
03:48
24.Playwright support
03:33
23.Tips for creating a npm package (stack-supporting)
08:30
22.How close should a hook be to its usage?
03:27
21.What's your opinion on atomic design?
03:08
20.How to handle file uploads in Remix?
03:43
19.Tailwind class overriding
05:37
18.How do you deal with partial types?
04:25
17.The "remix" testing methodology
05:52
16.How to handle action matching no intent?
04:25
15.Latest practical CSS techniques (use Tailwind)
04:04
14.Middleware is an antipattern
08:01
13.How to test semantic HTML tables?
03:57
12.Appreciation
02:06
11.Testing Code in service files and NGXS Store files
03:26
10.Is using md5 as key an anti-pattern in react?
04:23
09.Why do you take short breaks when coding?
03:46
08.Is addEventListener OK again?
04:08
07.Frontend to Fullstack
04:13
06.Test Data: To BeforeAll or to BeforeEach
06:17
05.organizing course code
11:21
04.How to do feature flags with Remix?
07:09
03.Own Code vs Library
06:47
02.Would you recommend to use Playwright or Cypress?
05:52
01.How to Shamelessly Self-Promote?
05:47

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