Learn Something New in 90 Minutes from Web Experts

Thursday, May 25 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Improving the Database Experience of your Deploy Previews with Xata

Bring your data across Deploy Previews on your Netlify & Vercel sites. We're going to explore Xata's new Integration with GitHub, how to keep your data safe during additions & collaboration, and what it looks like to add a new feature to your Next.js app.

Tuesday, May 23 @ 9:30 AM PDT

How WunderGraph Simplifies API Development

How do you build apps in a landscape where most of your data is coming from different APIs? Jens Neuse, the founder of WunderGraph, is out to provide a solution.

Thursday, May 11 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Why Svelte is the most loved JS framework

Creator Rich Harris is back to teach us what's possible with Svelte and SvelteKit in 2023.

Thursday, May 4 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Collaborative, real-time apps with Partykit

The web is more fun with friends. Sunil Pai will teach us how Partykit makes it fun and straightforward to add collaborative experiences to any app.

Thursday, April 27 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Catch Visual Bugs Before They Ship

There’s nothing more frustrating than learning part of your app looks funky from a user screenshot. In this episode, Chris Kalmar will teach us how holistic visual regression testing catches problems BEFORE they ship.

Thursday, April 20 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Advanced Effects for Live Streaming

Custom shaders, animations, "hacker mode", and more — Mark Dobossy will teach us how to build extremely cool OBS experiences to level up our livestreams.

Thursday, April 13 @ 9:30 AM PDT

How to write really good docs

Good docs make the difference between a project that succeeds and one that struggles to gain adoption. @jutanium has helped make Solid, Astro, and other docs excellent, and he’ll show us how to improve our own projects’ documentation.

Thursday, March 23 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Travel Through Time to Debug JavaScript

Science fiction? Mark Erikson is here to show us how time travel is not only possible thanks to Replay, but hugely helpful in debugging apps.

Thursday, March 16 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build a Headless WordPress site with WPGraphQL, Faust.js and WPGraphQL Smart Cache

There's a reason almost half the web runs on WordPress. Jason Bahl will teach us how to use Faust.js WPGraphQL to build fast, secure headless WordPress sites.

Thursday, March 9 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build an Internal App Without Learning Mobile App Dev

Mobile apps to help your team track & manage internal processes are extremely helpful, but what if you don't have any mobile devs on staff? Kevin Whinnery will teach us how to build a custom internal mobile app using Retool — no mobile dev expertise required.

Thursday, March 2 @ 9:30 AM PST

Shared State Between Multiple Frameworks

How can you share state between React.JS, Svelte.JS, Solid.JS, Vue.JS, and more? TanStack Query maintainer Aryan Deora will show us how he does it with Query + Astro.

Thursday, February 23 @ 9:30 AM PST

Code Your Own Generative Art

Writing code to expand your creative capabilities is a fun way to stretch your knowledge of what code can do. One of the best creative technologists in the game, Nat Alison, will teach us how it’s done.

Wednesday, February 22 @ 9:30 AM PST

Location-Based Next.js Middleware With New Relic Synthetics

If your app needs to behave differently based on user location, Next.js Middleware gives you control. And New Relic Synthetics make testing easy. Observability Week Day 3 features Daniel Kim!

Tuesday, February 21 @ 9:30 AM PST

Why Should Web Developers Care About Logging?

Troubleshoot and debug web apps faster, easier, and stress-free. This episode leverages create-t3-app as a starting point and New Relic to unify APM and logs in context. Mat Wilk joins for day 2 of Observability Week!

Monday, February 20 @ 9:30 AM PST

Troubleshooting React Native apps with New Relic

Is your mobile app slow? Is it the network? OTA updates? Or something else? Use New Relic to know for sure. Observability Week kicks off with Ptah Dunbar teaching us how to get better insights into our react native mobile apps.

Thursday, February 16 @ 9:30 AM PST

Visual Editing w/Next.js, Contentful, and Stackbit

Finding a workflow that’s good for devs *and* content writers is hard. In this episode, Tiff Janzen will teach us how to use Stackbit to make all your teams happy.

Thursday, February 9 @ 9:30 AM PST

Sanity Studio v3

What's new in Sanity Studio v3? In this episode, Kapehe will teach us what's possible, how we can get started, and even how to embed Studio into a Next.JS app.

Thursday, February 2 @ 9:30 AM PST

Fast Unit Testing With Vitest

Vitest is a Vite-native unit testing framework that’s Jest-compatible. Core maintainer Anthony Fu will teach us how to use it in this episode.

Thursday, January 26 @ 9:30 AM PST

What’s New in Astro 2.0?

The latest major release of Astro includes new features like content collections, hybrid rendering, and a whole lot more. Core maintainer Tony Sullivan joins to show us the latest.

Thursday, January 19 @ 9:30 AM PST

Create and deploy a documentation website

Docusaurus 2.0 adds support for MDX, file system routing, plugins, and more! Maintainer Sébastien Lorber will give us a tour.

Thursday, January 12 @ 9:30 AM PST

Nuxt 3 & Nitro

Nuxt.JS v3 is stable, and it introduces a ton of features including Typescript support, Vuejs 3, Vite.JS, and the new Nitro server engine. Framework architect Daniel Roe will teach us all about it.

Thursday, January 5 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build Your Own Developer Training Quest

The team at Wilco is building “a flight simulator for developers” to help devs level up their skills in real-world scenarios. Lior Brauer will teach us how to build a custom Wilco quest.

Thursday, December 22 @ 9:30 AM PST

TanStack Query v4

State management is hard. TanStack Query aims to take the pain out of data fetching, caching, parallelization, and much more. Maintainer Dominik Dorfmeister will teach us all about it.

Tuesday, December 20 @ 10:30 AM PST

Coworking Session with Jason Lengstorf

Grab your current project and work along with Jason as he tackles his todo list. This is a casual session, so bring questions!

Tuesday, December 13 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn Auth0 Actions!

We can extend our identity code using Auth0 Actions. Will Johnson will teach us how to use serverless and a drag-and-drop interface to build custom identity flows.

Thursday, December 8 @ 9:30 AM PST

Port a Blog to Astro

For many devs, writing blogs with Markdown/MDX is still preferred. In this episode, Jason (a Markdown True Believer™) will be working on an in-progress port of the Learn With Jason blog to Astro.

Tuesday, December 6 @ 10:30 AM PST

Qwik City for Resumable, Dynamic Apps

Qwik City is a metaframework that adds routing and other app-like features on top of Qwik resumable components. Miško Hevery will teach us how to ship less JavaScript without sacrificing interactivity.

Thursday, December 1 @ 9:30 AM PST

Optimize React App Performance

Building dynamic React.js apps that avoid performance pitfalls can be challenging. Shaundai Person will show us how to optimize our components, hooks, and more.

Tuesday, November 22 @ 10:30 AM PST

Webauthn (FIDO2) and Project Fugu

Log in with your fingerprint or Face ID in a browser? Use machine learning directly in the browser? There's a LOT we can do today, & Joyce Park will teach us how.

Thursday, November 17 @ 9:30 AM PST

Better Images in Next.js with Cloudinary

Cloudinary provides powerful transformation APIs so you don’t have to waste time fiddling with images. Colby Fayock has a new library for Next.js to make it even easier.

Tuesday, November 15 @ 10:30 AM PST

Build web standards-based sites with Enhance

Enhance is “designed to provide a dependable foundation for building lightweight, flexible, and future-proof web applications.” Maintainer Brian LeRoux will show us how it works.

Thursday, October 27 @ 9:30 AM PDT

How to Add Component Tests to Web Apps

What are component tests? How do they relate to e2e tests? Do they improve a11y? Ely Lucas will teach us all about them and how we can add component tests using Cypress to a React app.

Tuesday, October 25 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build a scalable design system for enterprise websites with Payload CMS & Next.js

How do you make the dream of a design system for your company stand up to the reality of other teams actually using it in prod? James Mikrut will show us how.

Tuesday, October 11 @ 10:30 AM PDT

React Router 6.4

The latest version of React Router introduces powerful new patterns including data loading, mutations, and pending/skeleton UIs. Ryan Florence will teach us what's new and how we can use it in our own apps.

Thursday, October 6 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Fun With Slack ChatOps

Y'all asked for a real project, so today I’ll be working on some ChatOps ideas I need for my team at Netlify. We'll build out a Slack slash command and some integrations with Notion.

Tuesday, October 4 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build a Reactive Backend for a Web App

Convex is a JS-powered database and backend for web apps that’s reactive — you can use it to create endpoints and queries that update automatically when data changes. Tom Ballinger will teach us how.

Thursday, September 29 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Smooth Page Transitions with Astro & the Shared Element Transition API

Can you make a multi-page app (MPA) feel like a single-page app (SPA)? Maxi Ferreira says we can and will show us how to do it.

Tuesday, September 27 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Custom Media Players with Media Chrome

Build a custom video player UI that plays video from anywhere using a new, fully open source web component library from the Mux team. Thuy Doan will show us how it works.

Thursday, September 8 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build a Dynamic Links Page for Social Bios

Putting a link tree in your social bios is popular, but what if you want it to live update with your stats? In this episode, Jason will build out a custom "link in bio" page with dynamically updating profile stats.

Tuesday, September 6 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Advanced TypeScript: Let’s Learn Generics!

If you've never used typescript generics, it can be pretty intimidating. In this episode, Matt Pocock will teach us this advanced TypeScript concept.

Tuesday, August 30 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Make Static Pages Dynamic With Netlify Edge Functions

Can you customize someone’s experience without tons of client-side JavaScript or complex SSR? Alex Shyba will show us how Netlify Edge Functions and Uniform make it possible!

Thursday, August 25 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Use XState With Netlify Edge Functions

State machines at the edge? Yes please! David Khourshid is back to show us how to deploy and visualize workflows in real-time!

Tuesday, August 23 @ 10:30 AM PDT

PlanetScale Serverless Driver, Netlify Edge Functions, and Next.js

PlanetScale just released a serverless driver for Netlify Edge Functions that unlocks some very cool possibilities at the edge. Let's spend some time digging in and seeing how it works in this episode.

Thursday, August 11 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build Custom Interfaces Using CSS Open Props

Learn how to make a great-looking interface (+ animation!) with ready-to-use CSS variables from Open Props. Open Props is a design system for any tooling. Adam Argyle will teach us how it works.

Tuesday, August 9 @ 10:30 AM PDT

What’s New in Astro v1?

Astro just hit v1.0.0 and there’s a lot to be excited about. Come join creator Fred Schott as we talk about the trade-offs of MPAs vs. SPAs, partial hydration, MDX, and more!

Thursday, August 4 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Automate Accessibility Tests With Storybook

Building UI libraries with StorybookJS is even better when you're confident you're shipping accessible code. Varun Vachhar will teach us how.

Tuesday, August 2 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build an E-commerce Site with Next.js and Shopify

Build a modern e-commerce web store using Next.js and Shopify. Jason will tackle building a custom app with a shopping cart in this episode.

Thursday, July 28 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Visual Page Building With Plasmic

You can build production-grade web applications using a drag-and-drop visual page builder. In this episode, Yang Zhang will teach us how to do it with Plasmic.

Tuesday, July 26 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Motion DevTools!

Build, inspect, edit, and export animations made with CSS and Motion One using this Chrome extension from the Motion team. Matt Perry will show us how it works.

Tuesday, July 19 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Personalization Using Storyblok

Personalization is a top feature request for just about every company with a web presence — but how do you pull it off? Facundo Giuliani will show us how using Storyblok.

Thursday, July 7 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Use Script Kit to Automate Your Daily Workflows

Script Kit is an open source tool to optimize developer workflows. Creator John Lindquist will teach us how we can use it to boost our efficiency.

Thursday, June 30 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Level Up as a Developer Through Practice

Wilco is a "flight simulator for developers" that offers real world scenarios to help devs level up through practice. CTO Shem Magnezi gives us a tour.

Tuesday, June 28 @ 10:30 AM PDT

What Is Edge Computing?

We’re hearing a lot about “the edge” lately — but what does that mean? In this episode, Sunil Pai will teach us what it means to build modern web applications on the edge.

Thursday, June 23 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let's Play With Realtime (Using Supabase), pt. 2

Join Jason to have some fun with realtime coding. Let's finish the app we started together last time with Supabase.

Tuesday, June 21 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let’s Learn Blender!

Blender is a free and open source 3D creation suite. In this episode, Prince Wilson will teach us how to get started building our own 3D designs.

Wednesday, June 15 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Automate Performance Boosts Using Experiments

WebPageTest just launched new features where you can run a new test with fixes applied to see how they'll affect your Core Web Vitals. Scott Jehl will teach us how it works.

Thursday, June 9 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let's Play With Realtime

Join Jason to have some fun with realtime coding. Let's see what we can build in 90 minutes — and then let's all test it together!

Tuesday, June 7 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Generate Figma UI kits from code

We've all seen components go from Figma to code, but what about from code to Figma? Thaís Santos will teach us how story.to.design can generate a Figma UI kit directly from your code

Thursday, May 12 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build a Custom App Dashboard

Retool promises to help us "build internal tools, remarkably fast". In this episode, Hirday Gupta will teach us how to build an app backend and UI quickly.

Tuesday, May 10 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build UI Components With State Machines

The new Zag component library offers UI components powered by finite state machines. Segun Adebayo will teach us how it works!

Thursday, May 5 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Convert Markdown & CMS Content Into Type-Safe JSON

Contentlayer is an SDK that transforms content from any source (including Markdown) into type-safe JSON. Johannes Schickling will teach us how it works and how we can use it in our own projects.

Tuesday, May 3 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let’s Learn Netlify Edge Functions

In a solo episode, Jason will dig into the new Netlify Edge Functions. Learn what edge computing enables, what you can build with it, and how to get started.

Thursday, April 28 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build Resumable Apps with Qwik

Qwik lets us build "resumable apps" by requiring nearly zero JavaScript for pages to become interactive + fine-grained lazy loading to only load what's used. Miško Hevery will teach us how to get started.

Tuesday, April 26 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build and Deploy a React App from a Monorepo

Managing large, complex, and/or multi-team codebases can be simplified by using a monorepo approach. In this episode, Juri Strumpflohner will teach us how to use Nx to build and deploy React apps.

Thursday, April 21 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Deploy a Site With Self-Hosted Analytics

Add self-hosted analytics to a Next.js site using Umami. Faraz Patankar will teach us how to build, instrument, and deploy an app to Railway.

Tuesday, April 19 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Generate Dynamic Images with node-canvas

Creating dynamic images unlocks a whole world of powerful workflows. In this episode, Ulf Schwekendiek will teach us how to use node-canvas to create our own custom, dynamically generated images.

Friday, April 15 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build an esbuild plugin

The speed of esbuild is incredible, but what happens if you need it to do more? Chance Strickland will teach us how to extend esbuild with custom plugins in this episode.

Thursday, April 7 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build a Live Voting App

If you want to create an interactive app that allows people to vote, where should you start? Brandon Roberts will teach us how to build the whole dang thing using Appwrite.

Tuesday, April 5 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn tRPC!

The promise of tRPC is end-to-end typesafe APIs. In this episode, Alex / KATT will teach us what that means and how we can get started using tRPC in a React app.

Thursday, March 31 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let’s Learn CommandBar!

Adding a ⌘+K shortcut to open a command palette in your app is a great way to give your users more control. CommandBar lets you add powerful search, nav, & custom actions quickly. James Evans will teach us how!

Tuesday, March 29 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build a Page Speed 100 E-commerce Site

On e-commerce sites, page performance is everything. In this episode, Håkon Krogh will teach us how to build a web store that aces the Page Speed checks using Remix and Crystallize.

Thursday, March 17 @ 9:30 AM PDT

RedwoodJS 1.0

RedwoodJS calls itself "the JS app framework for startups" — and it's officially hitting v1.0.0! Anthony Campolo will show us what's new and how to get started.

Tuesday, March 15 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Remix Stacks

Remix Stacks are a quickstart for building full-stack applications, including a Remix frontend, a database, and more. Kent C. Dodds will teach us how to get started.

Thursday, March 10 @ 9:30 AM PST

Create Playful, Interactive Animations

Can we make our animations react to user input? We can! Cassie Evans will teach us how to use Greensock to create fun, interactive animations!

Tuesday, March 8 @ 4:00 PM PST

Automatic Image Creation From a Figma Template

Can your database automatically enrich entries using third-party data and create custom images from a Figma template? Rowy can! Shams Mosowi will teach us how it works.

Tuesday, March 1 @ 10:30 AM PST

Find Your Next Open Source Contribution

Contributing to open source is a great way to build your career and network, but how do you find a good issue to work on? Brian Douglas has the deets!

Thursday, February 24 @ 9:30 AM PST

Visually Create State Machines

Visualizing app logic is a game changer. In this episode, David Khourshid will teach us how Stately lets us visually create state machines and statecharts, then use them directly in React.js apps.

Tuesday, February 22 @ 10:30 AM PST

AMA and Coding Q&A

Join Jason for an AMA + coding Q&A! Bring your questions about developer experience, growing your network and career, building for the modern web, and more!

Thursday, February 17 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build a Color Contrast Checker with Eleventy Serverless

Eleventy 1.0 has just been released, and with it comes Eleventy Serverless for on-request page generation. Ben Myers will teach us how to get started with Eleventy Serverless by building a color contrast checker with little to no client-side JavaScript.

Tuesday, February 15 @ 10:30 AM PST

Simplify & Unify Data Access With Netlify Graph

With the new Netlify Graph product, you can read, write, & even subscribe to data from third-party APIs securely — without having to manage auth tokens or complex data fetching logic. Sean Grove teaches us how!

Thursday, February 3 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build Neo4j Applications With Node.js

When and how should you use a graph database? In this episode, Adam Cowley will teach us how Neo4j's JavaScript driver gets us up and running quickly with custom graph DBs.

Tuesday, February 1 @ 10:30 AM PST

Scheduled Functions (Cron Jobs) With Netlify

Netlify just announced support for scheduled functions, which are basically serverless cron jobs. In this episode, Jason will explore the new functionality and see how it all works!

Thursday, January 27 @ 9:30 AM PST

Set Up a Better Content Editing Experience

Using a decoupled CMS, we want to add shareable previews, fast search, and keep a great DX. Ondrej Polesny will teach us how Kontent by Kentico, Next.js, and Netlify make it possible!

Tuesday, January 25 @ 10:30 AM PST

Learn About Islands Architecture With Slinkity

Partial hydration lets you ship zero JS by default. In this episode, Ben Holmes will teach us how Slinkity lets us use any component framework to build low-JS dynamic apps on the Jamstack.

Thursday, January 20 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build Your Own Audio Visualization In a Shader

Getting into shaders and writing GLSL might sound intimidating, but don't be scared! Char Stiles will teach us to code our own visualizations in the browser.

Tuesday, January 18 @ 10:30 AM PST

Make Music With Code

Code can be used to make art, and Dan Gorelick is an artist that uses code to make music. In this episode, learn how we can generate music on the fly!

Thursday, January 13 @ 9:30 AM PST

What Can You Automate With n8n?

Used wisely, automation is a huge time saver. In this episode, we'll learn about all the incredible things we can automate using n8n from Harshil Agrawal!

Tuesday, January 11 @ 4:00 PM PST

Build an App With Supabase and NextJS

Supabase combines database storage and authentication into a powerful workflow for web devs. In this episode, Jon Meyers will teach us how to build a Next.js app with Supabase and deploy it to Netlify!

Tuesday, January 4 @ 10:30 AM PST

Marketing Automation With Customer.io + Next.js

Joel hooks has been building full-featured marketing automation using Nextjs & Customer.io for some of the most popular dev education sites out there. In this episode, he'll share how it's done!

Tuesday, December 21 @ 10:30 AM PST

Build a Full-Stack Serverless App With Next.js & Fauna

Web devs have more power than ever to build ambitious full-stack apps. In this episode, Shadid Haque will teach us how to build a TikTok clone with Netlify Functions, Fauna, and Next.js!

Thursday, December 16 @ 9:30 AM PST

Faster GraphQL With GraphCDN

GraphCDN adds a smart caching layer for GraphQL APIs that promises better performance and reliability. In this episode, Max Stoiber will teach us how to use it in our own apps!

Thursday, December 9 @ 9:30 AM PST

Diagnose and Fix UX/UI Problems

You don't need to be a designer to catch and fix issues with an app's UX and UI. In this episode, Ceara Crawshaw will teach us how to identify common problems in interfaces — and how to solve them!

Tuesday, December 7 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn Passwordless Auth!

Passwordless auth is an exciting and convenient way to let your users access your apps. In this episode, Maricris Bonzo will teach us how to use Magic Labs to enable it for your apps!

Friday, December 3 @ 9:30 AM PST

Distributed Databases on the Jamstack

Decoupled frontends are powerful, but how do you manage databases when you have microfrontends in play? In this episode, Natalia Venditto will teach us how MongoDB makes it manageable.

Thursday, December 2 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build Your Own Design System

Understanding what design systems solve and when to build one is a complicated question. In this episode, we'll dive into it with Georges Gomes and learn how to build our own design system with Backlight Dev.

Tuesday, November 30 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn SolidJS

SolidJS is an exciting framework with a small (6.4kb) footprint, a reactive, component-based approach, and incredible performance. In this episode, Ryan Carniato will teach us how to get started with our first SolidJS app!

Monday, November 29 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn Remix!

Remix is a React-based framework focused on web fundamentals and modern UX. In this episode, Ryan Florence will teach us what makes it different and how to get started with it!

Tuesday, November 23 @ 10:30 AM PST

Gatsby WordPress Themes

Combining WordPress & Gatsby lets us have the best of both worlds for content creation & web dev. In this episode, Alexandra Spalato teaches us to how to use Gatsby themes to build WordPress sites quickly!

Friday, November 19 @ 9:00 AM PST

Serverless Databases With PlanetScale and Next.js

Custom databases on the Jamstack? Absolutely! Taylor Barnett will teach us how Planetscale and Netlify make it possible (and fun!) to build and deploy DB-powered Next.js apps!

Thursday, November 18 @ 9:30 AM PST

Styling With Attribute Selectors

CSS can do *a lot* — in this episode, Michael Chan will teach us how much we can accomplish with data attributes and CSS selectors!

Tuesday, November 16 @ 10:30 AM PST

Add a Login to Your Svelte Site With Auth0

How do you add a login to Jamstack sites? In this episode, James Quick will show us how to combine Svelte and Auth0 to create a members-only section!

Tuesday, November 9 @ 10:30 AM PST

Create a PWA from Scratch

Progressive Web Apps get talked about a lot, but what *is* a PWA? In this episode, Patricio Vargas (pato) will teach us how to create one from scratch, including Service Workers!

Tuesday, November 2 @ 10:30 AM PDT

AMA: Developer Experience, DevRel, Jamstack, JavaScript, and more!

What do you want to know about Developer Experience, Developer Relations, Jamstack, JavaScript, or interviewing and getting into a web development career? In this AMA, Jason will answer your questions!

Friday, October 29 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Add Observability to Jamstack Sites Using New Relic

Observability helps teams confidently ship and monitor production apps. In this episode, Aisha Blake will teach us how New Relic can help us add o11y to our Jamstack sites!

Thursday, October 28 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Understanding Color Contrast for Accessibility

Getting color contrast right is crucial for making sure people are able to read and use our content, but understanding how to choose the right colors can be tricky. In this episode, Todd Libby will show us how it's done!

Wednesday, October 27 @ 10:45 AM PDT

Monitor Errors and Performance With Sentry

As part of Jamstack Conf, Jason is building a swag app with experts from around the community. This 5-part series will go through the whole process of building an e-commerce site with Shopify, Algolia, Sentry, Twilio, and Fauna.

Wednesday, October 27 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Send Transactional Emails With Twilio SendGrid

As part of Jamstack Conf, Jason is building a swag app with experts from around the community. This 5-part series will go through the whole process of building an e-commerce site with Shopify, Algolia, Sentry, Twilio, and Fauna.

Tuesday, October 26 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Optimize Your Development Workflow

Getting your development environment set up to be effective can have a huge impact on your productivity. Jennifer Wadella will teach us how to optimize our setup!

Monday, October 25 @ 12:00 PM PDT

Custom Command Bar Using Autocomplete With Algolia

As part of Jamstack Conf, Jason is building a swag app with experts from around the community. This 5-part series will go through the whole process of building an e-commerce site with Shopify, Algolia, Sentry, Twilio, and Fauna.

Monday, October 25 @ 10:45 AM PDT

Custom Discount Codes With Fauna, Tito, and Shopify

As part of Jamstack Conf, Jason is building a swag app with experts from around the community. This 5-part series will go through the whole process of building an e-commerce site with Shopify, Algolia, Sentry, Twilio, and Fauna.

Monday, October 25 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Custom Cart With Shopify Storefront API

As part of Jamstack Conf, Jason is building a swag app with experts from around the community. This 5-part series will go through the whole process of building an e-commerce site with Shopify, Algolia, Sentry, Twilio, and Fauna.

Tuesday, October 12 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Personalization on the Jamstack

Delivering personalized experiences is an effective way to increase sales and engagement — but it also sounds HARD. In this episode, Tim Benniks will teach us how Uniform makes it possible.

Friday, October 8 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Next.js Dynamic Routes With Contentful's GraphQL API

Next.js has a popular approach for generating dynamic routes. In this episode, Salma Alam-Naylor (a.k.a. whitep4nth3r) will teach us how to use Contentful’s GraphQL API to power them.

Thursday, September 30 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Manage Team Workflows in Notion

Devs need todos, managers need to know when devs are stuck, and execs need a high-level overview across teams. Marie Poulin teaches us to use Notion as an "operational hub" to keep all 3 in one place!

Tuesday, September 28 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Improve Your App's UI and UX

We can all tell when an app just feels right, but it can be hard to know how to do that ourselves. In this episode, Lynne will teach us how to create great UI/UX in our apps.

Friday, September 24 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn TensorFlow.js!

What is TensorFlow.js, what can you use it for, and how can you get started with it? Bekah Hawrot Weigel will teach us all about it!

Thursday, September 23 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Modern CSS: Grid, Aspect Ratio, Container Queries, and More!

CSS has come a *long* way in recent years. In this episode, Stephanie Eckles will show us some of the modern features that have been added & why "centering a div" isn't hard anymore!

Tuesday, September 21 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build Your Own TwilioQuest Content

TwilioQuest is an educational video game that teaches us to code through 16-bit role-playing nostalgia. Margaret Staples will teach us how to create custom content for TwilioQuest in this episode!

Thursday, September 9 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Experimenting With SvelteKit

In this episode, Jason will experiment with SvelteKit!

Tuesday, September 7 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Battlesnake!

Remember the old Nokia phone snake game? In this episode, Joe Nash will introduce us to an evolution of the game, Battlesnake, where we code our own snake and see how far we can go!

Thursday, September 2 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Turn Any Data Source into GraphQL With StepZen

StepZen allows us to combine multiple backends into a single GraphQL API. In this episode, Carlos Eberhardt will teach us how it works and how we can get started!

Tuesday, August 31 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Reactive State Management Using NgRx and Angular

How do you handle local and global state in Angular projects? Brandon Roberts will show us how using NGRX

Thursday, August 26 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Limit Access to Web Pages for Twitch Subscriptions

To allow Twitch subscribers special access to additional functionality, we can create a web page that can only be accessed by active Twitch subscribers. In this episode, Jason will figure out how to make that work!

Wednesday, August 25 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn MongoDB Atlas!

Mongo Atlas promises a fully managed solution for creating and administering databases. In this episode, Ado Kukic will teach us how it works and what we can accomplish with it!

Tuesday, August 24 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Local Development of Serverless Functions on Netlify

Serverless functions are incredibly powerful, but how do you work on them locally? In this solo stream, Jason will show how Netlify Dev makes it painless!

Thursday, August 19 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Automating Tasks with Node CLIs

Creating and automating workflows unlocks a ton of developer productivity. In this episode, Ahmad Awais will teach us how to design and build our own Node powered CLI automation!

Tuesday, August 17 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Microservices and Red Hat OpenShift

In this episode, learn about Enterprise Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. David Nugent will walk us through how to set up a microservice and deploy custom code to it!

Thursday, August 5 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Right-to Left (RTL) Support for Websites

RTL support has a lot of quirks that can make sites uncomfortable to use for RTL readers. In this episode, Moriel Schottlender will teach us what to watch for and how to make the web better for everyone!

Wednesday, August 4 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Jamstack & Headless CMS Sites Using Strapi

How should you approach content modeling for your headless CMS? In this episode, Daniel Phiri will teach us how to set up our Jamstack sites for success using Strapi.

Tuesday, August 3 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Realtime Jamstack Apps With Ably

With tools like Ably, we can create multiplayer experiences on Jamstack apps quickly and reliably. In this episode, Srushtika Neelakantam will show us what we unlock by adding realtime features!

Thursday, July 29 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Serverless Functions and TypeScript on Netlify

Did you know you can use TypeScript in serverless functions on Netlify with no build step? Tomasz Łakomy will show us how to get started!

Thursday, July 15 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build a Command Line Interface in Rust

The Rust Language ecosystem is gaining steam as a powerful, friendly, and FAST way to build all sorts of things. In this episode, John Breen will teach us how to build a custom command line interface using Rust!

Tuesday, July 13 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Web Performance Auditing

We all know performance is important, but we *don't* always know how to find what's causing slowdowns. In this episode, Tim Kadlec will teach us how to audit websites to find the slowdowns!

Thursday, July 8 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Blitz.js!

Blitz.js is "a batteries-included framework" for building full stack apps with React. In this episode, Brandon Bayer will teach us how it works!

Tuesday, July 6 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn FlutterFlow

FlutterFlow is a visual builder for Flutter + Firebase apps. In this episode, Abel Mengistu will teach us how it works!

Thursday, July 1 @ 9:30 AM PDT

GitHub Actions with Forked PRs?!

What's new in GitHub Actions? Brian Douglas will teach us all about: - Fine-grain permissions in Actions - GitHub cloud environment management - Dependent jobs in actions

Tuesday, June 29 @ 10:30 AM PDT

JavaScript Autocomplete

Building a great autocomplete experience can be a pain. In this episode, Sarah Dayan will teach us how to create a powerful JavaScript autocomplete solution using an open source library from Algolia.

Thursday, June 17 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Better Screenreader Experiences with CSS

After an introduction to how we can navigate with screenreaders, Ben Myers will teach us how we can use CSS to influence what screenreaders will announce.

Tuesday, June 15 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Animating a Smashburger SVG Using GSAP

In this solo stream, Jason tries to remember how GSAP works to animate a smashburger SVG.

Thursday, June 10 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Ship Less JavaScript with Astro

Astro is a way to build websites that ships zero JavaScript by default. Only add JS when you need it for maximum performance! Fred K. Schott will teach us how it works.

Tuesday, June 8 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Measure Deployments With Sleuth.io

Sleuth is a way to get metrics about deployments that will "make shipping less stressful for developers" — Don Brown will teach us how!

Thursday, June 3 @ 9:30 AM PDT

First Look at Gatsby Functions

In this episode, Jason is going to look at the new Gatsby Functions feature and see how it works on Netlify!

Tuesday, June 1 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Testing Accessibility

Making sure our apps and websites are accessible is a must-have for shipping. How can we be sure we're meeting a11y needs? Marcy Sutton will teach us how!

Thursday, May 27 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let’s Learn Modern Redux!

A lot has changed in Redux since it was originally created. In this episode, Mark Erikson will teach us about Redux Toolkit an React-Redux hooks.

Tuesday, May 25 @ 10:30 AM PDT

User-defined Functions in Fauna

What if you could bring compute to your data? In this episode, Rob Sutter teaches us how to create user-defined functions in Fauna to implement custom business logic right in your database.

Thursday, May 20 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Kotlin/JS!

Kotlin lets us write code once, then target multiple platforms — including JavaScript! Sebastian Aigner will teach us how to use Kotlin/JS to write type-safe JS apps in Kotlin.

Tuesday, May 18 @ 10:30 AM PDT

GitHub Automation with Octokit

GitHub has powerful APIs, and with Octokit we can do just about anything on GitHub through code. Gregor Martynus will teach us how!

Tuesday, May 11 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Distributed Persistent Rendering

In this solo episode, Jason will work through building an app with serverless functions using distributed persistent rendering.

Thursday, May 6 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Prototyping With Framer

Can we combine the best parts of no-code and custom code? Amy Dutton thinks we can! She'll teach us how to build prototypes with Framer that combine design components with custom code components.

Thursday, April 29 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Building a Second Brain with Obsidian

When it comes to taking notes, there are a lot of different options. In this episode, Hung-Su will teach us about how you can use Obsidian to take beautiful notes!

With special guest host Ben Hong!

Tuesday, April 27 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Custom Workflow Automation with n8n

While automation is a highly valued process in most toolkits, creating your own workflow automations can often seem daunting. In this lesson, Matt Hojo will be teaching us how to build custom workflow automations with n8n!

With special guest host Ben Hong!

Thursday, April 22 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Functional React With Styled Components

Learn how to create clean, beautiful React UIs! Shaundai Person will teach us how to combine function-style React components with Styled Components.

Tuesday, April 20 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build a Custom IVR Using Twilio

Ever call a company and, as you try to figure out whether you should be pressing 1 or 4, thought, "I could make this so much better"? Now's your chance! Nathaniel Okenwa will teach us to build a custom IVR system with Twilio

Thursday, April 15 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build Forms in Angular

Every web app is going to end up needing forms at some point. In this episode, Jennifer Wadella will teach us how to use the @angular forms API to create custom web forms!

Tuesday, April 13 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Visual Editing With Storyblok

Storyblok is a headless CMS with a visual editor. In this episode, Samuel Snopko will teach us how to use it to power Jamstack web experiences!

Thursday, April 8 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Prisma!

If you need a database for your app, Prisma promises to make it easy. Nikolas Burk will teach us how!

Tuesday, April 6 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Troll Your Boss With The Jamstack

How fast can two cyberspace hooligans build an app to troll their boss? Tune in and find out as Cassidy Williams and Jason Lengstorf drag Sarah Drasner in app form!

Thursday, April 1 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Real Time Notifications With the Twitch API

What can we do with TwitchDev EventSub? Anything we want! Prince Wilson will teach us how to build fun, real time interactions using the Twitch API.

Tuesday, March 30 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Create an Ecommerce Site Using Shopify, Next.js, and Builder.io

How do you give non-developers control over the look and feel of an ecommerce site? Steve Sewell will teach us how to use Next.js, Shopify, and Builderio to do it!

Thursday, March 25 @ 9:30 AM PDT

A Stream About Streaming — Q&A

How does Learn With Jason work? In this Q&A and casual working session, Jason will walk through the process of making Learn With Jason and answer your questions about livestreaming!

Tuesday, March 23 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build Better Apps With State Machines

Using state machines, we can build web apps with low complexity and high confidence. David Khourshid will show us how xstate helps us make sense of state management in web apps.

Thursday, March 18 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Create a Timewarp Filter in TensorFlow.js

Let's recreate the popular TikTok timewarp filter using a webcam and TensorFlow.js. Machine learning's favorite mad scientist, Gant Laborde, will teach us how!

Thursday, March 11 @ 9:30 AM PST

Custom Twitch Overlays and Interactions

In this episode, join Jason for a working session on the Learn With Jason Twitch overlays. This will be a casual Q&A working session, so stop by to learn about streaming and building custom overlays with web technologies!

Tuesday, March 9 @ 10:30 AM PST

Make Video With Code

Making slick, animated video using React might sound far-fetched, but Remotion makes it possible! Jonathan Burger will teach us how.

Thursday, March 4 @ 9:30 AM PST

Let's Learn esbuild!

How will we build web apps in the future? Sunil Pai believes we'll be using esbuild. Let's learn how esbuild and bundlers like Vite built on top of it work to see how it can speed up our dev workflows!

Tuesday, March 2 @ 10:30 AM PST

Vue 3, Hasura, and Serverless Functions

You can build "full stack" apps without becoming an expert in backend tech! In this episode, Ben Hong will teach us how Vue, Hasura, and Netlify Functions combine to powerful apps!

Thursday, February 25 @ 9:30 AM PST

Use State Machines to Build a Queue for Custom Twitch Overlays

In this episode, Jason will build a state machine (using xstate) to handle subscription events and display them in Twitch overlays.

Tuesday, February 23 @ 10:30 AM PST

Monitoring & Error Tracking in Serverless Functions

The worst way to find out about a bug is from your users. In this episode, Ben Vinegar will teach us how Sentry helps us spot errors automatically (and much more)!

Thursday, February 18 @ 9:30 AM PST

Use WordPress with Next.js

Colby Fayock will teach us how we can combine the great content editing experience of Word Press, the flexibility of developing with Next.js, and the power of deploying to Netlify!

Tuesday, February 16 @ 10:30 AM PST

Serverless Marketing Automation for React

In this episode, learn how Joel Hooks creates powerful marketing automation using serverless functions, CustomerIO, and Next.js. This is a peek behind the curtain at Egghead.io!

Thursday, February 11 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build Flexible CMS Layouts with Slice Machine

The modern web is modular, and Prismicio's Slice Machine brings block-based editing to the CMS. In this episode, Lucie Haberer will teach us how to componentize our content management.

Thursday, February 4 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build Your Own Babel Plugin

Babel might seem like magic, but Laurie Barth is going to teach us how developers of any skill level can build custom Babel plugins for fun and/or profit!

Tuesday, February 2 @ 10:30 AM PST

The Final Taco Showdown

Last time, Emma and Jason built a form and asked you to settle their Taco Bell debate. This time, they'll visualize the results and determine who has the best taste in tacos. 🌮

Thursday, January 21 @ 9:30 AM PST

Hiring & Getting Hired in Tech

How do you stand out when applying for jobs? Is there such thing as a "good" tech interview? What questions should you be asking? 😫 Join this Q&A with Sarah Drasner to get your questions answered!

Tuesday, January 19 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn Vue's Composition API!

The new VueJS Composition API adds more power and a better developer experience to Vue. Ben Hong joins us again to teach us how we can level up our Vue apps using the Composition API!

Thursday, January 14 @ 9:30 AM PST

Let's Learn Next.js!

Next.js makes building ReactJS apps fast and flexible. In this episode, Scott Moss will teach us what Next can do and what we can build with it!

Tuesday, January 12 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn React!

React is everywhere: it’s used in single-person side projects and Fortune 50 apps. In this episode, Ali Spittel will introduce us to one of the leading JavaScript frameworks out there!

Thursday, January 7 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build a Custom Twitch Overlay With HTML, CSS, and JS

Did you know you can build Twitch overlays using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript? In this episode, Jason will work on the LWJ overlays to add a new subscriber alert!

Tuesday, January 5 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn TypeScript!

Code autocomplete, intuitive errors, and using code to clearly communicate with your teammates? Yes please! Orta Therox teaches us how TypeScript-powered JavaScript gives us all this and more.

Tuesday, December 22 @ 10:30 AM PST

Animation With Svelte

Svelte is gaining a lot of popularity in the JavaScript community, and its robust animation capabilities probably have a lot to do with that. in this episode, Scott Tolinski will teach us how to animate in Svelte 🔥

Thursday, December 17 @ 9:30 AM PST

Whimsical SVG Animations Using GSAP

One of the best ways to learn is to build things that make you smile. In this episode, Jhey Tompkins will teach us to build a playful SVG animation using Greensock.

Tuesday, December 15 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn Minecraft!

It’s the holidays, so let’s do something completely different and learn Minecraft! Lindsay Levine will be teaching us how to play. Come join to watch Jason dig himself into a hole (literally)

Thursday, December 10 @ 10:30 AM PST

We Need to Taco 'Bout Your Choices

In this episode, Emma Bostian and Jason will build an app together to settle their taco differences with your help. Make sure to mark your calendar and help settle this debate! 🌮🌮🌮

Tuesday, December 8 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn Vue 3!

VueJS has a great reputation, both as a community and as a framework. And in Vue 3, there’s even more to love! Ben Hong will teach us how we can get started building with Vue 3.

Tuesday, December 1 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn RedwoodJS!

If we want to use the Jamstack, but also we need a database, but also you just want to build things and not waste all your energy configuring them? Anthony Campolo will teach us how Redwoodjs can help!

Tuesday, November 24 @ 10:30 AM PST

Writing Shell Scripts with Modern JavaScript

Building custom shell scripts and CLI tools doesn’t mean leaving your modern development workflow behind. In this episode, John Lindquist will teach us how to use JavaScript to build custom shell scripts!

Thursday, November 19 @ 9:30 AM PST

Databases for Jamstack Sites and Apps

How can you add a database to your Jamstack app? In this episode, Tanmai Gopal will teach us how Hasura gets us up and running quickly with a powerful data layer in no time!

Tuesday, November 17 @ 10:30 AM PST

Interactive SVG Animations Using Greensock

Animated SVGs add a touch of interactive whimsy and polish to our websites. In this episode, Cassie Evans will teach us how to use Greensock to create fun, engaging experiences!

Thursday, November 12 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build a Multiplayer Soundboard Using Firebase

What’s more fun than a soundboard? A soundboard you can play with people around the world in real time! In this episode, David East will teach us how to build one using Firebase!

Tuesday, November 10 @ 10:30 AM PST

Faster Static Site Workflows with Nx

How can Nx speed up your development workflow for Jamstack sites? In this episode, Adam Barrett will teach us all about it!

Thursday, November 5 @ 9:30 AM PST

Build a Custom Accessible Audio Player

Creating custom audio players can be fun AND accessible! In this episode, Lindsey Kopacz teaches us how to build our own audio player in a way that’s usable by all of us.

Tuesday, November 3 @ 10:30 AM PST

Let's Learn Nuxt!

If you’re building apps with Vue.js, Nuxt is a powerful way to get up and running quickly! In this episode, Maya Shavin teaches us how to combine Nuxt with Cloudinary for high-power, high-speed development!

Thursday, October 29 @ 10:30 AM PDT

A Single (Spooky) Div

Lynn Fisher's A Single Div project demonstrates just how far we can creatively push CSS. In this special spooky episode, she’ll teach us how she does it! 🎃

Tuesday, October 27 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build a Toast Site Using MDX & Tailwind

Toast lets us build static sites using modern workflows, creating less complex, super fast websites & apps. Chris Biscardi returns to teach us how to build an MDX & Tailwind-powered Toast blog!

Thursday, October 22 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build a No-Framework JavaScript Drag-n-Drop

Modern JavaScript is really powerful — we can do so much now without frameworks! In this episode, Zell teaches us how to build a zero-framework drag-and-drop component!

Tuesday, October 20 @ 10:30 AM PDT

All About React Query

There‘s a lot of buzz about React Query and how much it can simplify your development workflow. In this episode, we’ll learn all about it from the #TanStack creator himself!

Thursday, October 15 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Pushing the Limits of “Static Sites” with Sanity

How far we go with the Jamstack? In this episode, Kapehe teaches us that, if we combine tools like Sanity, Netlify, and more, the limit may not exist. 🤯

Tuesday, October 13 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build Apps With Vue 3 + Apollo Client 3

Combining the powerful new features in Vue_js 3 and Apollo Client 3 means we can do some really exciting stuff with our apps! In this episode, Natalia Tepluhina teaches how to do it!

Thursday, October 8 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Power Up React With TypeScript

Want to add autocomplete, better linting, and more to your React apps? In this episode, Ben Ilgebodu teaches us how Typescript powers up our React apps.

Thursday, October 1 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Webmention + Next.js

Did you know that Webmentions let you pull tweets, other blogs, and other activity from around the web into your site? In this episode, Monica Powell teaches us how to add it to a Next.js site!

Tuesday, September 29 @ 10:30 AM PDT

What the H*ck is Observability?

Modern apps have a lot of moving parts. How can we tell what is happening in our applications and why? In this episode, Shelby Spees teaches us how to use Honeycomb to debug complex systems in production.

Thursday, September 24 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build Your Own Content Hub With GraphQL

Data has been decentralized through APIs, SaaS, & other platforms. Pulling it all together in a developer-friendly way can be tricky. Eve Porcello will teach us to tame our data using GraphQL!

Tuesday, September 22 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn D3.js!

Data visualizations add a ton of clarity and value to our apps, but getting started can be daunting. Shirley Wu teaches us how we can get started with D3.js to make charts, graphs, and more!

Thursday, September 10 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build a Web Store With Shopify!

Setting up e-commerce doesn’t have to hurt! In this episode, Kelly Vaughn teaches us how she uses Shopify to create great online shopping experiences, and how we can, too!

Thursday, September 3 @ 9:30 AM PDT

What is Rust?

Looking for a way to stretch your brain and try something new? Come join Prince Wilson as he introduces us to Rust!

Thursday, August 27 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build Jamstack Apps with Gatsby

In this episode, Obinna Ekwuno teaches us how to build and deploy Gatsby apps on Netlify for blazing fast, fun-to-develop websites!

Thursday, August 20 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Toast!

What is Toast? In this episode, Chris Biscardi teaches us about the next-generation metaframework and shows how it leverages web standards to minimize tooling and maximize performance.

Tuesday, August 18 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Machine Learning with TensorFlow in JavaScript

When it comes to machine learning, the only limit is our imaginations. Jason Mayes will teach us some of the fun and incredible things we can do with TensorFlow in JavaScript!

Thursday, August 13 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Get Weird with Audio on the Web

When it comes to audio on the web, the rabbit hole goes deep. In this episode, Ken shows us some of the weird, wonderful, creative ways we can build fun web experiences with audio.

Tuesday, August 11 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Create Cross-Platform Apps With Expo

If you want to create an app for iOS, Android, and the web, why not do it all from the same codebase? Brent Vatne teaches us how Expo makes it possible!

Thursday, August 6 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Contentful, GraphQL, & Paid Content

Learn how to combine Contentful’s powerful GraphQL API with Stripe to create paid content for your Jamstack app with Stefan Judis!

Tuesday, August 4 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Dev Improv: Tell Us What To Build!

What happens when Cassidy and Jason take suggestions from chat and try to build something on the fly? Chaos, probably. Come join in on the fun!

Thursday, July 30 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Create a Plugin for 11ty

We already know that 11ty is powerful. In this episode, Bryan Robinson will teach us how to take 11ty even further with custom plugins!

Tuesday, July 28 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Text-To-Play Games with Twilio (Part 2)!

Building interactive experiences that don’t require people to download an app or be present in-person doesn’t have to be hard — in fact, it can be *fun* Nathaniel Okenwa teaches us how in part two!

Thursday, July 23 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Firebase!

If you want to create a Jamstack app quickly, Firebase is a great option. In this episode, David East teaches us how to get started with Firebase to build powerful apps on the Jamstack!

Tuesday, July 21 @ 10:30 AM PDT

GraphQL + Jamstack for Enterprise Apps

“Can the Jamstack handle enterprise apps?” It can! In this episode, Shruti Kapoor & Jason will explore approaches for enterprise GraphQL + Jamstack apps.

Thursday, July 16 @ 9:30 AM PDT

What is Apollo Federation?

Do you have multiple data sources in your org? Apollo Federation promises to unify your data in a single GraphQL API. Alex Banks teaches us what it is, how it works & how you can use it!

Tuesday, July 14 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Make Animations Feel Pro

When it comes to animation, there are a few tips & tricks that take them from “neat” to “HOLY WOW” animation master Sarah Drasner teaches us how to take our animations to the next level!

Thursday, July 9 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Caching Jamstack Sites With GitHub Actions

Did you know you can combine GitHub Actions with Netlify to build powerful integrations? Benjamin Lannon teaches us all about it in this episode!

Tuesday, July 7 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Spatial Design!

How do you design a physical space? Matt Howard will teach us how spatial design creates useful AND beautiful environments.

Thursday, July 2 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build Custom Twitch Bots & Overlays

Have you ever wondered how Twitch overlays and chatbots work? LuckyNoS7evin will teach us all about it in this episode!

Tuesday, June 30 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Bring Secret Sandwich to Life!

Let’s bring Secret Sandwich to life! Joel Hooks and Jason Lengstorf will start work on the Secret Sandwich web app.

Thursday, June 25 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Serverless GraphQL with Hasura

In this episode, Christian Nwamba teaches us how we can build incredibly powerful apps without the overhead of managing lots of infrastructure by combining Hasura, serverless functions, and the Jamstack.

Tuesday, June 23 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Control Apps with Your Thoughts

We were promised mind-controlled apps in the future — and with Charlie Gerard the future is now! In this episode, she teaches us about neurotech by building a thought-controlled app.

Thursday, June 18 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Text-To-Play Games with Twilio!

Building interactive experiences that don’t require people to download an app or be present in-person doesn’t have to be hard — in fact, it can be *fun* Nathaniel Okenwa teaches us how!

Tuesday, June 16 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Store User-Generated Content in Sanity!

Can a CMS handle all the requirements of a full-blown app? Espen Hovlandsdal teaches us how to use Sanity and Netlify Functions to handle user input in Jamstack apps!

Tuesday, June 9 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Contribute to Open Source Projects

Are you interested in contributing to open source projects, but aren't sure where to start? In this episode, Jason will walk through the process of contributing to https://www.rebuildblackbusiness.com/ by picking up open issues and creating pull requests.

Monday, May 25 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Service Worker Science Lab!

Service Workers are extremely powerful — in this episode, Jem Young and Jason will do Service Worker experiments to see what kind of fun we can cook up.

Thursday, May 21 @ 9:30 AM PDT

End-To-End Testing with Cypress

How can you be sure the code you ship does what you expect it to do? Dr. Gleb Bahmutov teaches us how to add end-to-end tests to Jamstack sites with Cypress & Netlify build plugins.

Thursday, May 14 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Introduction to Figma for Developers

Figma is a powerful tool for creating designs and collaborating with team members. In this episode, Ryan Warner gives a feature tour and teaches us the fundamentals.

Wednesday, May 13 @ 8:00 AM PDT

Subscription Management in Jamstack Apps

Subscriptions power most web-based businesses. In this episode, Thor 雷神 teaches us how to let customers purchase & manage subscriptions with Stripe in Jamstack apps.

Tuesday, May 12 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Build a Realtime Twitch Game

What happens when Cassidy Williams joins Jason to build an interactive game? A whole lot of shenanigans, we hope! Join the fun as Cassidy & Jason build something fun together & try to make each other laugh

Thursday, May 7 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Designing Secret Sandwich

Secret Sandwich lives! In this episode, Leslie Waara will teach us how to wireframe and design a website.

Tuesday, May 5 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Protect Secret Keys in Jamstack Apps

How do you protect sensitive data like API keys on the Jamstack? in this episode, Joyce Lin teaches us how to use Postman to rapidly prototype and develop secure Jamstack apps!

Friday, May 1 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Add Apple Pay & Google Pay to Jamstack Sites

Adding Apple Pay and Google Pay for website purchases is a HUGE convenience boost. In this episode, Thor 雷神 teaches us how Stripe makes mobile payments fast to add!

Thursday, April 30 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Let's Create a Netlify Build Plugin

What are Netlify Build Plugins? In this episode, Jason looks at how Netlify Build Plugins provide powerful, cross-framework utilities that give our builds superpowers.

Wednesday, April 29 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Build Jamstack Apps with Custom APIs

Create a fully dynamic app on the Jamstack with a custom API built with Strapi and deployed on DigitalOcean. Chris On Code teaches us how to create and deploy custom APIs + interact with them using serverless functions.

Tuesday, April 28 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Apollo Client v3!

Apollo is one of the most popular GraphQL libraries available today. In this episode, Khalil Stemmler teaches us how to get started with Apollo Client's latest major release.

Thursday, April 23 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Rapid DataViz in Observable

Observable lets us write code & see it work instantly with realtime data visualization. in this episode, Anjana Vakil teaches us how fast & fun it can be to build dataviz using Observable!

Tuesday, April 21 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Make Web Video FAST

Video can be beautiful and engaging, but if we don’t pay attention to performance it can also make our sites slooooow. In this episode, Doug Sillars teaches us how to make video on the web fast!

Monday, April 20 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let's Learn Framer Motion!

Animation in ReactJS using Framer Motion is powerful and flexible. In this episode, Framer Motion author Matt Perry teaches us about the magic that’s possible when using it!

Friday, April 17 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Accept Donations on Jamstack Sites

Thor 雷神 & Nick DeJesus teach us how to accept donations on our Jamstack sites using Stripe, whether we’re building an app for a non-profit or adding a “buy me a coffee” button to a blog.

Thursday, April 16 @ 9:30 AM PDT

Better Assets with Cloudinary & GraphQL

For image & video processing, Cloudinary is a top-notch tool. In this episode, Domitrius Clark teaches us how to combine Cloudinary and GraphQL for incredible asset management!

Tuesday, April 14 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Generative Data Visualization, part 3

The holy bucket lives! In this episode, Shirley Wu returns to the show to continue teaching us how to create custom data visualizations using SVG, Vue, and D3.js.

Thursday, April 9 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Let's Learn Design Systems!

Design systems are a hot topic, but how do you make sure your design system is useful? More importantly, how do you make sure people actually use it? In this episode, Dan Mall teaches us the fundamentals of design systems and how they can help us be more effective.

Tuesday, April 7 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Let’s Learn Ghost on the Jamstack!

Where does the content for our Jamstack sites live? In this episode, Dave Darnes teaches us how Ghost makes content management on the Jamstack so easy it‘s spooky!

Thursday, April 2 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Internationalization in Gatsby Sites

Making your website available in multiple languages is a great way to expand your audience. In this episode, Aisha Blake teaches us how to add i18n to our Gatsby sites!

Tuesday, March 31 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Sell Products on the Jamstack

How does ecommerce work on the Jamstack? In this episode, Thor 雷神 (https://twitter.com/thorwebdev) teaches us how to use Gatsby, Netlify Functions, and Stripe to start selling products on your website in minutes!

Thursday, March 26 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Let's Learn CSS Grid!

CSS Grid lets us create stunning layouts without adding complex markup or JavaScript. In this episode, Rachel Andrew (https://twitter.com/rachelandrew) — a driving force behind Grid‘s spec & adoption! — teaches us how to get started!

Tuesday, March 24 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Sell Products on Your Jamstack Site

For independent creators, finding ways to charge for creations helps keep the dream alive. In this episode, Chris Biscardi (https://twitter.com/chrisbiscardi) and Jason will add Stripe payments to the Party Corgi website.

Friday, March 20 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Build a Cart Powered by State Machines

State machines help us visualize complex UI logic and make our components much more predictable and error resistant. In this episode, Jason creates a state machine using xstate to manage the opening and closing of an animated cart component.

Thursday, March 19 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Let's Build a Game!

Do you wish you could build your own video game, but it seems impossibly hard? This episode is for you: Cody (https://twitter.com/halvves) teaches us how to use PlayCanvas to collaboratively build games using WebGL!

Thursday, March 12 @ 10:30 AM PDT

Use Gatsby & WordPress for Dynamic Sites

Content writers love the content management workflows that WordPress provides. Devs love the developer experience of using Gatsby. And when you combine the two? Everyone wins! In this episode, Zac Gordon (https://twitter.com/zgordon) teaches us how to power Gatsby sites with WordPress and how to add dynamic features!

Tuesday, March 3 @ 10:30 AM PST

Custom CSS Animations with Splitting.js

Make smooth, interactive CSS animations with CSS Variables! In this episode, Stephen Shaw (https://twitter.com/shshaw) teaches us how to create custom text animations and Twitch overlays using CSS, HTML and Splitting.js.

Friday, February 21 @ 4:30 PM PST

Creating CSS & Variable Font Text Effects

When it comes to creative uses of typography on the web, few people can hold a candle to Mandy Michael (https://twitter.com/Mandy_Kerr). In this episode, Mandy teaches us how to create our own text effects!

Thursday, February 20 @ 9:00 AM PST

Jamstack CMS & Ecommerce

Shipping e-commerce sites on the Jamstack is more approachable than you might think. In this episode, Nader Dabit (https://twitter.com/dabit3) teaches us how to use the Jamstack CMS to deploy ecommerce sites on the Jamstack quickly.

Monday, February 17 @ 10:00 AM PST

Cross-Platform Twitch Extensions pt.2

In this episode, Learn With Jason moderator Darrik Moberg (https://twitter.com/MDarrik) continues teaching us how to create custom extensions for Twitch that work on both the website and apps.

Friday, February 14 @ 9:00 AM PST

Build a Personal Blog Using Gridsome

If you like the idea of using Gatsby, but prefer to use Vue over React, this episode is for you! Gift Egwuenu (https://twitter.com/lauragift21) teaches us how to use Gridsome to create a personal blog website.

Thursday, February 13 @ 12:00 AM PST

Set up a New Gatsby + Shopify Ecommerce Sites pt. 2

Join Jason as he adds theme-ui to Netlify’s brand new Gatsby + Shopify swag store, with lots of shenanigans along the way.

Tuesday, February 11 @ 12:00 AM PST

Set Up a New Gatsby + Shopify Ecommerce Site

How do you create a Gatsby + Shopify site from scratch? In this episode, Jason starts with an empty folder and creates a new Gatsby site that pulls Shopify data.

Friday, February 7 @ 11:00 AM PST

Automatic Deploys with Nuxt on Netlify

If you want to build your site using Vue and get all the speed and convenience of static sites, Nuxt is a great option. In this episode, Shirley Wu (https://twitter.com/sxywu) and Jason will dive into Nuxt to lay the foundation for Shirley‘s new site.

Thursday, February 6 @ 9:00 AM PST

Generate Custom Party Corgi GIFs!

Have you ever wanted to know what you look like as a party corgi? In this episode, Chris Biscardi (https://twitter.com/chrisbiscardi) returns to the show to create custom party corgi GIFs in the browser.

Tuesday, February 4 @ 9:30 AM PST

How to Write a Scope for a Website Project

How do we turn an idea into a plan? In this episode, Jason walks through his process for converting a design and an idea into a technical scope and plan.

Thursday, January 23 @ 9:00 AM PST

Combine REST APIs in GraphQL Using 8base

If you have a bunch of different REST APIs that you need to use in one site, it can be cumbersome to connect to all of them separately. In this episode, Sebastian Scholl (https://twitter.com/sebscholl) will teach us how to use 8base to combine multiple REST APIs into a single, unified GraphQL API.

Tuesday, January 21 @ 10:30 AM PST

Visual Testing Using Cypress and Applitools

When you're shipping websites and apps, one of the most important things is that they look right to the people using them. In this episode, Angie Jones (https://twitter.com/techgirl1908) teaches us how to use Cypress and Applitools to ensure that we're shipping things that look right, every time.

Thursday, January 16 @ 9:00 AM PST

Fun With Custom Maps and Animation

Creating maps might seem intimidating, but Eli Fitch (https://twitter.com/elifitch) joins us in this episode to teach us how Mapbox can make creating custom, interactive maps a little more approachable and a whole lot more fun!

Thursday, January 9 @ 9:00 AM PST

Add Subscription Support to Websites Using Stripe

From software licenses to monthly boxes to recurring donations, adding subscriptions is a common need for web developers. In this episode, Nick DeJesus (https://twitter.com/dayhaysoos) teaches us how to set up subscriptions using Stripe and add recurring payment buttons to your website.

Tuesday, January 7 @ 12:00 PM PST

Let’s Learn Eleventy!

If you want to build a JAMstack site, there are lots of great options out there. In this episode, Zach Leatherman (https://twitter.com/zachleat) teaches us how Eleventy makes building static sites fast and fun.

Tuesday, December 17 @ 10:30 AM PST

Create a Static Site Using Angular & Scully

Did you know that Angular can generate static sites now? With Scully, it’s now possible! In this episode, Tara Z. Manicsic teaches us how to create Jamstack sites with Angular and Scully.

Thursday, December 12 @ 9:00 AM PST

Build a Party Corgi Gatsby Website

What’s better than a corgi? A Party Corgi! On this episode, Papa Party Corgi himself, Chris Biscardi, joins to build the Party Corgi official website using Gatsby. (The Party Corgi Network is a community of livestreamers and stream watchers. You should join!)

Tuesday, December 10 @ 4:30 PM PST

Let's Learn Svelte!

Svelte is a powerful framework that compiles code to framework-less app vanilla JavaScript. In this episode, Svelte‘s creator, Rich Harris (https://twitter.com/Rich_Harris) teaches us what that means and how we can get started with Svelte today!

Tuesday, December 10 @ 11:00 AM PST

Automate Image Performance Using ASTs

To get the best possible website performance, we should be optimizing our images, generating different sizes for different viewport resolutions, and adding support for lazyloading. That’s a lot of work — unless you automate it. In this episode, Phil Hawksworth (https://twitter.com/philhawksworth) teaches us how to improve image performance automatically using AST transformations.

Thursday, December 5 @ 8:30 AM PST

Advent of Code: Learn ReasonML

Advent of Code is a great opportunity to try out new languages for fun, even if you may never use them for work. In this episode, Jason will try to teach himself ReasonML while working through the first few Advent of Code challenges.

Monday, December 2 @ 10:30 AM PST

Introduction to Vue

When people talk about modern web frameworks, Vue is almost always included on the list. In this episode, Divya Sasidharan (https://twitter.com/shortdiv) teaches us how we can get started with Vue for building web apps and sites.

Tuesday, November 26 @ 10:30 AM PST

Build a Personal Site Using Gatsby Themes

Now that Gatsby Themes have been launched, where should you start with a new site? In this episode, Will Johnson (https://twitter.com/willjohnsonio) pairs with Jason to work on his personal Gatsby site. Follow along to learn how you can get started with Gatsby and Gatsby Themes today!

Monday, November 25 @ 10:30 AM PST

Build a Cross-Platform Twitch Extension

If you want to show specific information on a Twitch profile, how do you do that? In this episode, Learn With Jason moderator Darrik Moberg (https://twitter.com/MDarrik) teaches us how to create custom extensions for Twitch that work on both the website and apps.

Thursday, November 21 @ 12:00 AM PST

More Fun with AST Transformations

In this follow-up to the previous stream on abstract syntax trees (ASTs), Jason dives deeper and tries to figure out how to rewrite HTML image tags to use srcSets, cloud image processing, and other performance optimizations.

Monday, November 18 @ 12:00 AM PST

Transform Content With Abstract Syntax Trees

What are abstract syntax trees (ASTs)? How can we use them to make changes to files? In this episode, Jason dives into the world of ASTs and writes his first transformation using unified, remark, and rehype.

Thursday, November 14 @ 12:00 AM PST

Use Netlify Functions to Build a Sound Board in Gatsby

In this video, Jason adds Netlify Functions to his Gatsby site to enable dynamic functionality on a Jamstack app. We start by setting up an Express API, then go through writing serverless functions to send button clicks to that API.

Monday, November 11 @ 10:30 AM PST

Art Direction for Developers

Whether you’re working with a team, a client, or both, any project you build will likely end up with a long list of things that need to be included on the page. How do you fit it all in while keeping the page readable, uncrowded, and pleasing to look at? In this episode, Tatiana Mac teaches us how to add art direction into our development projects.

Friday, November 8 @ 10:00 AM PST

Generative Data Visualization Design and Planning, part 2

Shirley Wu creates art from data. In this episode, Shirley takes the decisions we made in part one of this miniseries and teaches us how to turn them into gorgeous, computer-generated data visualizations.

Tuesday, November 5 @ 10:30 AM PST

Build a Gatsby Site With Nest.js

What is Nest.js, and how does it make building APIs easier? In this episode, Ryan Chenkie (https://twitter.com/ryanchenkie) teaches us how to create a GraphQL API using Nest.js, then builds a Gatsby site using the data.

Monday, November 4 @ 3:30 PM PST

Taking Action With GitHub Actions

One of the more exciting features GitHub has released is GitHub Actions. On this episode, Brian Douglas joins to teach us what GitHub Actions can do. (Hint: they can do a *lot*.)

Monday, November 4 @ 10:00 AM PST

What the Heck Are Variable Fonts?

Variable fonts have been quietly making the web more capable and performant for a couple years now, but there’s a good chance we haven’t noticed. In this episode, Jason Pamental (https://twitter.com/jpamental) teaches us how variable fonts work and how we can use them *right now* to add better art direction and performance to our web projects.

Thursday, October 31 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Fun with Machine Learning pt. 1

In the second installment of this two-part special Halloween episode, Gant Laborde (https://twitter.com/GantLaborde) teaches us how to use machine learning to add spooky masks to photos with face-api.js, a facial recognition library powered by TensorFlow.

Thursday, October 31 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Fun with Machine Learning pt. 2

In the second installment of this two-part special Halloween episode, Gant Laborde (https://twitter.com/GantLaborde) teaches us how to use machine learning to add spooky masks to photos with face-api.js, a facial recognition library powered by TensorFlow.

Monday, October 28 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Getting Started With Netlify CMS

Netlify CMS is a way for developers to manage site content through Git, but with a UI. And with new support for open authoring in GitHub, getting a community contribution is more approachable than you might think. Benaiah Mischenko teaches us how to get started with Netlify CMS and walks us through setting up Open Authoring.

Friday, October 25 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Build a Chatbot with GraphQL and Fauna

Fauna is a database that's friendly to start with for serverless apps. In this episode, Summer Schrader and Bruno Quaresma teach us how to use Fauna to power a Twitch chatbot.

Tuesday, October 15 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Generative Data Visualization Design and Planning

Shirley Wu creates art from data. In this episode, Shirley teaches us how to approach creating a beautiful data visualization and shares her process for making complex data into stunning, understandable designs.

Wednesday, October 9 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Sketching, Illustration, and Logo Creation

Creating a memorable logo for your app or company is challenging. On this episode, Maggie Appleton joins to share her techniques for creating, sketching, and illustrating incredible logos.

Monday, September 23 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Create Apps Using a Component Library

How can you get started quickly with building professional-looking apps? On this episode, Marquet Reid joins to teach us how to quickly create websites and apps using Material UI.

Thursday, September 19 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Build a Gatsby Transformer Plugin for Cloudinary

In a marathon solo stream, Jason builds out most of a Gatsby transformer plugin to upload local files to Cloudinary and add support for using Cloudinary images in gatsby-image.

Wednesday, September 18 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Deploy a Gatsby Site + API Using ZEIT Now

How simple can it be to create a website, get a custom domain, build a serverless API, configure automatic deployments, and take the whole thing live? With ZEIT’s suite of tools, it can be pretty dang simple. On this episode, Leo Lamprecht teaches us how it works.

Tuesday, September 17 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Turning an App Idea into a Plan with UX Design, Workflows, and Prototypes

When you have a new idea for an app, where should you start? On this episode, Marisa Morby will teach us how to take an idea from zero to actionable using UX design techniques like user workflows and lo-fi prototyping.

Monday, September 16 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Introduction to Three.js

3D rendering can be intimidating — but it doesn’t have to be! On this episode, Sarah Drasner joins to give us an intro to 3D rendering in three.js.

Tuesday, September 10 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Advanced GraphQL Techniques in Gatsby

Can a GraphQL node get data from two different places? Can we use GraphQL to normalize data form different sources? Mikhail Novikov teaches us advanced GraphQL patterns with Gatsby so you can create extremely powerful apps and websites.

Monday, September 9 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Client-Side GraphQL Using URQL

GraphQL is one of the most powerful advances in accessing and managing data in a long time. On this episode, Phil Pluckthun and Jovi De Croock will teach us how to set up a GraphQL-powered front-end using URQL, a customizable, extendable GraphQL client.

Friday, September 6 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Image & Video Magic with Cloudinary

Managing images and video for the web can be a pain: resizing, color adjustment, switching file formats, cropping, and so many other small adjustments add up to a large hassle. On this episode, Tessa Mero joins to teach us how Cloudinary makes media management quick and painless using their image and video APIs.

Thursday, September 5 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Animation and 3D in react-three-fiber

3D animation in the browser can be super intimidating. In this episode, Paul Henschel joins to teach us how to use react-three-fiber to create high-performance 3D animations and shapes in the browser.

Wednesday, September 4 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Set up Strapi as a CMS for Gatsby

Strapi is an open source, self-hosted Node.js headless CMS, which makes it a great option for setting up a Gatsby site. On this episode, David Kartuzinski (https://twitter.com/kai_dawei) joins to teach us how to set up Strapi from scratch to power a Gatsby site.

Tuesday, September 3 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Make a Beat from Scratch in Logic Pro X

How do beats get made? In this episode, Joe, a.k.a. Steel Tipped Dove joins to teach us how to create beats in Logic Pro X using samples and built-in instruments.

Monday, August 26 @ 3:30 PM PDT

Build Your Own Meme Website

Sara Vieira is the queen of memes. On this episode, she joins to teach us how to build a fun, silly website to showcase her many amazing memes and make them interactive.

Thursday, August 22 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Using Contentful and Gatsby Together

Contentful provides a flexible, powerful content management back-end, which pairs really well with Gatsby. In this episode, Khaled Garbaya will teach us how to use Contentful to power Gatsby sites.

Monday, August 19 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Data Visualization in React Using Gatsby

How can you create data visualization that works well in progressive web apps? On this episode, Swizec Teller joins to teach us how to use D3, React, and Gatsby to create SSR-friendly data visualizations for high performance dataviz.

Thursday, August 15 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Design Systems and MDX in Gatsby

Creating design systems with great documentation and examples can be a pain. MDX makes it *far* less painful — on this episode, Kathleen McMahon (https://twitter.com/resource11) joins to teach us how to create excellent documentation for a design system using MDX and Gatsby.

Monday, August 12 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Build a Video App With Twilio + Gatsby

Did you know you can create collaborative video chat apps *really fast* using Twilio and Gatsby? Nathaniel Okenwa teaches us how to integrate Twilio's developer-friendly APIs with Gatsby to create an interactive video chat app.

Thursday, August 8 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Serverless GraphQL Functions in AWS

Learn how serverless functions work with GraphQL on AWS. Kurt Kemple (https://twitter.com/kurtiskemple) will teach us how to set up our own serverless GraphQL functions and use them with a Gatsby site.

Wednesday, August 7 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Loading and Filtering API Data in Gatsby

How does Gatsby load data from other platforms and sources? And how do we actually use that data once it’s loaded? On this episode, Brittney Ball (https://twitter.com/Brii_toe_knee) pairs with Jason to create a source plugin and build a site using its data.

Monday, August 5 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Cron Jobs and Scheduling Gatsby Builds

How do you schedule a post to go live in the future when using Gatsby? In this stream, Kelly Vaughn (https://twitter.com/kvlly) pairs with Jason to dive into scheduled content with cron jobs, webhooks, and other strategies for postdated content. Discuss on Twitter: https://jason.af/lwj-cron

Thursday, August 1 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Build a Gatsby + Drupal Website

If you work with Drupal and need a high-performance front-end, Gatsby is a great option! In this stream, Grant Glidewell (https://twitter.com/grantglidewell) teaches us how to use Decoupled Drupal with Gatsby to build flexible, high-performance websites and apps. Discuss on Twitter: https://jason.af/lwj-drupal

Monday, July 29 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Building Websites with Gatsby

Join Laurie Barth (https://twitter.com/laurieontech) as she pairs with Jason to learn more about what Gatsby can do to make building your website fun and fast! Discuss on Twitter: https://jason.af/lwj-laurie

Thursday, July 25 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Gatsby + WordPress with WPGraphQL

Did you know WordPress & Gatsby are great together? In this stream, Jason Bahl (https://twitter.com/jasonbahl) teaches us how to use WordPress with Advanced Custom Fields and WPGraphQL to create an powerful, flexible admin dashboard, then query and display that data in a Gatsby site. Discuss on Twitter: https://jason.af/lwj-wpgraphql

Thursday, July 18 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Build an RSS Feed-Powered Podcast Site

Join Amberley Romo (https://twitter.com/amber1ey) and Jason as they build out support for a podcast theme to take a podcast RSS feed and turn it into a full website. This episode digs into Gatsby source plugin internals, linking between data nodes, and debugging Gatsby APIs. Discuss on Twitter: https://jason.af/lwj-rss

Tuesday, July 16 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Docs and Examples in Gatsby Themes

How do you create clear, helpful documentation and demos for Gatsby themes? In this livestream, Horacio Herrera (https://twitter.com/hhg2288) pairs with Jason to add documentation and an example to a theme.

Thursday, July 11 @ 12:00 AM PDT

MicroFront Ends in Gatsby

If you work on a large team or a complex app, you may have used a microservices architecture or the newer microfrontend architecture. In this stream, Chris Biscardi (https://twitter.com/chrisbiscardi) teaches Jason how to use Gatsby as the orchestration layer for complex and/or large-team apps. Discuss this video on Twitter: https://jason.af/lwj-microfrontends

Monday, July 8 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Building Your First Gatsby Theme

Join Emma Bostian (https://twitter.com/EmmaBostian) as she pairs with Jason to build her first Gatsby theme!

Wednesday, July 3 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Composing and Styling Gatsby Themes

Gatsby themes open up a lot of incredible opportunities, and theme-ui might just be the perfect tool for making themes composable, interoperable, and even more powerful. Brent Jackson (https://twitter.com/jxnblk) will teach us how to build even better Gatsby themes with theme-ui!

Thursday, June 20 @ 12:00 AM PDT

User Auth and Roles with Hasura

Learn how to set up user authentication and role-based permissions in Hasura from Vladimir Novick (https://twitter.com/vladimirnovick). We dive into how to use Hasura to manage data, Auth0 to manage authentication and roles, and how to tie those together in Hasura for a really great developer experience.

Thursday, June 13 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Build a Gatsby Theme for Podcast Websites

Learn along with Henry Zhu (https://twitter.com/left_pad) and Jason Lengstorf as we extend Amberley Romo’s podcast theme. We dive into modifying the Syntax.fm podcast player to work with Gatsby themes!

Thursday, June 6 @ 12:00 AM PDT

How to use Kentico Cloud + Gatsby

Kentico Cloud promises to deliver “omnichannel experiences” as a headless CMS. I have no idea what that means, but we’ll find out during this episode! Ondrej Polesny (https://twitter.com/ondrabus) teaches us how to build a blog using Kentico Cloud and Gatsby.

Thursday, May 30 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Use Airtable as a CMS for Gatsby

Airtable is like Excel with rocket boosters. Learn along with Jason as Giovanni Briggs (https://twitter.com/thef1rstpancake) from Airtable teaches us how to build a Gatsby site using Airtable as the CMS.

Thursday, May 23 @ 12:00 AM PDT

How to use Netlify Identity and Netlify Functions

Want to add authentication and dynamic actions to your Gatsby sites with very little setup? Shawn Wang (https://twitter.com/swyx) shows us how Netlify Identity gives us a quick way to set up authentication, then teaches us how to send requests to a database using serverless (also called "lambda") functions.

Thursday, May 16 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Add Algolia Search for Your Gatsby Site

Adding custom search to your site doesn’t need to be hard! Bram Adams from the Algolia team will teach us how to implement a custom search on a Gatsby site.

Thursday, May 9 @ 12:00 AM PDT

What Can AWS Amplify Do?

Follow along as Nader Dabit (https://twitter.com/dabit3) teaches us how to create a GraphQL API using AWS Amplify (specifically AppSync), build a Gatsby site using that GraphQL API, then deploy it using AWS Amplify.

Thursday, April 25 @ 12:00 AM PDT

How to Use Ionic with React

Mike Hartington (https://twitter.com/mhartington) teaches us how to use the Ionic framework with React.

Friday, April 19 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Automated & Manual Accessibility Testing

Making websites accessible is a great way to make sure we’re always building great experiences for everyone. In this episode, Marcy Sutton (https://twitter.com/marcysutton) teaches us how to automate accessibility (a11y) testing, and walks through tools for manually checking the most critical sections of our apps.

Thursday, April 4 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Let's Learn State Machines!

What are state machines? How are they helpful? In this episode, David Khourshid (https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano) walks us through refactoring a React component to use xstate, which helps us clear up some bugs and add more predictability.

Thursday, March 28 @ 12:00 AM PDT

What the Heck is Glitch?

What is Glitch, and what does it mean for community, development, and learning? In this podcast, Potch (https://twitter.com/potch) teaches Jason how Glitch works and how you can use it for Gatsby projects and a whole lot more!

Tuesday, March 26 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Convert an Existing Gatsby Site to a Theme

How do you convert an existing Gatsby site to a Gatsby theme? In this screencast, Greg Rickaby (https://twitter.com/GregRickaby) converts his site, https://gregrickaby.dev, to a Gatsby theme.

Monday, March 25 @ 9:00 AM PDT

Build an Accessible, Customer Feedback Widget

We want to capture feedback from the community on our documentation to make sure we’re meeting people’s needs and constantly improving. Marcy Sutton (https://twitter.com/marcysutton) teaches Jason Lengstorf (https://twitter.com/jlengstorf) how to build an accessible feedback widget using React.

Thursday, March 21 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Add Auth0 to Your Gatsby App

In this stream, we learn how to integrate Auth0 to add authentication to your Gatsby apps.

Thursday, March 14 @ 12:00 AM PDT

Create Realtime Web Apps with Hasura & Gatsby

Learn how to add realtime updates to your apps using Hasura and Gatsby.