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Balancing Code and Wellbeing: Michelle Bakels on React and Developer Health
Manage episode 444468233 series 2872149
This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Michelle Bakels, Program Director at G2i and co-organizer of React Miami. They cover a range of topics, from developer health initiatives to the challenges of organizing a growing tech conference. They also discuss their experiences with React, the evolution of developer culture, and the perks of working in tech.
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (03:43) - Whiskey: Old Forester 1910
- (17:11) - Inferred types vs explicit types
- (18:07) - Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
- (20:59) - Git rebase vs git merge
- (23:08) - Third party vs roll your own
- (24:40) - VS Code sidebar on left or right
- (27:35) - Vercel vs cheap VPS
- (31:07) - Whiskey.fund
- (31:40) - React Miami
- (39:10) - Dev Health OS
- (44:58) - Inter Miami
- (49:37) - Phoenix Open and TGL
- (52:44) - Non-tech careers
- React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com
- Old Forester 1910: https://www.oldforester.com
- Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler
- Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com
- Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com
- Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org
- Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan
- JetBrains: https://www.jetbrains.com
- Vercel: https://vercel.com
- Vs Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
- Atom: https://atom-editor.cc
- Cursor: https://www.cursor.com
- Netlify: https://www.netlify.com
- Dax: https://x.com/thdxr
- Next.js: https://nextjs.org
- Laracon: https://laracon.us
- Sentry: https://Sentry.io
- PHP: https://www.php.net
- React: https://react.dev
- The Dev Health OS: https://www.devhealthos.com
- Gabe Greenberg: https://x.com/gabe_g2i
- How We Work by Leah Weiss: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Work-Purpose-Reclaim/dp/- 0062565060
- Inter Miami: https://www.intermiamicf.com
- Phoenix Open: https://wmphoenixopen.com
- TGL: https://tglgolf.com
- Tiger Woods: https://x.com/TigerWoods
- Jupiter Links: https://x.com/jupiterlinksgc
- Website: https://www.michellebakels.com
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/michellebakels
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
- Website: https://whiskey.fm
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot
Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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205 episodes
Manage episode 444468233 series 2872149
This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Michelle Bakels, Program Director at G2i and co-organizer of React Miami. They cover a range of topics, from developer health initiatives to the challenges of organizing a growing tech conference. They also discuss their experiences with React, the evolution of developer culture, and the perks of working in tech.
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (03:43) - Whiskey: Old Forester 1910
- (17:11) - Inferred types vs explicit types
- (18:07) - Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
- (20:59) - Git rebase vs git merge
- (23:08) - Third party vs roll your own
- (24:40) - VS Code sidebar on left or right
- (27:35) - Vercel vs cheap VPS
- (31:07) - Whiskey.fund
- (31:40) - React Miami
- (39:10) - Dev Health OS
- (44:58) - Inter Miami
- (49:37) - Phoenix Open and TGL
- (52:44) - Non-tech careers
- React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com
- Old Forester 1910: https://www.oldforester.com
- Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler
- Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com
- Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com
- Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org
- Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan
- JetBrains: https://www.jetbrains.com
- Vercel: https://vercel.com
- Vs Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
- Atom: https://atom-editor.cc
- Cursor: https://www.cursor.com
- Netlify: https://www.netlify.com
- Dax: https://x.com/thdxr
- Next.js: https://nextjs.org
- Laracon: https://laracon.us
- Sentry: https://Sentry.io
- PHP: https://www.php.net
- React: https://react.dev
- The Dev Health OS: https://www.devhealthos.com
- Gabe Greenberg: https://x.com/gabe_g2i
- How We Work by Leah Weiss: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Work-Purpose-Reclaim/dp/- 0062565060
- Inter Miami: https://www.intermiamicf.com
- Phoenix Open: https://wmphoenixopen.com
- TGL: https://tglgolf.com
- Tiger Woods: https://x.com/TigerWoods
- Jupiter Links: https://x.com/jupiterlinksgc
- Website: https://www.michellebakels.com
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/michellebakels
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
- Website: https://whiskey.fm
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot
Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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