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May02,2015|podcasts,web,design,development
The Web development and it's tools, libraries and best practices are constantly evolving and
keeping yourself uptodate is sometimes difficult. What I like to do is use few different
mediumstogetthelatestinformation.OneofthemislisteningpodcastsasIstarescreentoo
muchalreadywhiledoingdailyprogramming.
Hereismycurrent(May2,2015)listoftoppodcaststolisten.

WebDevelopment/Design
ShopTalkShowhttp://shoptalkshow.com/
Ireallyenjoylisteningthisoneastherearetwoeasygoinghosts(ChrisCoyierfromCSSTricks
&CodepenandDaveRupertfromParavelInc)talkinginaveryrelaxedformat.Showcontains
twotypesofepisodes:Rapidfireandonewiththeguest.RapidfireisalistenerQ&Asession.
Episodes with a guest starts with a discussion at the beginning and then there is a Q & A
sessionwhereguestparticipates.
If you are a seasoned Web developer or designer then you might find some of the episodes
filledwithquestionsfrompeoplewhoarestartingaWebrelatedcareer.Istillcomebacktothis
asIreallyenjoytherelaxedformat,greathostsandguests.
Favouriteepisodes:
Special:OneonOnewithahacker
101:JohnResig
092:WithDudleyStorey
157:WithAlexRussell
TheBigWebShowhttp://5by5.tv/bigwebshow
PodcastbyJeffrey"KingofWebStandards"Zeldmanisalongform(4060minutes)podcast
that goes deeply into one topic. Jeffrey has a long history in the Web
development/standards/designandknowshowtoaskgoodquestions.Heseemstohaveaskill
toputguestsinathinkingmode.
Greatguestsandwellthoughttopics.Jeffrey'sWebhistoryknowledgeisareallyniceaddition
tothediscussion.
Favouriteepisodes:
#131:LifeAfterTypekitwithJeffVeen
#130:ProgressiveEnhancementFTWwithAaronGustafson
#125:YoureMyFavoriteClient,withMikeMonteiro
#102:SassforDesigners
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TheWebAheadhttp://5by5.tv/webahead
SlightlysimilarwiththeBigWebShow,butdifferentiatingfactorsarehostJenSimmonsanda
littlebitmorefocusonthedevelopmentsideinsteadofpuredesigntalk.Longformdiscussion
withvariousWebexperts.Ihadtoput1.2xspeedtomypodcastplayer,otherwiseitwouldbe
toodreamytolisten.
Favouriteepisodes:
#100:DesigningtheWebwithJeffreyZeldman
#93:ParsingDesignwithAndyBudd
#84:TransformingthePeopleProblemwithPaulBoag
#78:OfflinewithJohnAllsopp
ThePathtoPerformancehttp://pathtoperf.com/
NewpodcastbyKatieKovalcinandTimKadlecfocusingonawebperformance.Theduohasa
programmer (Tim) and a designer (Katie), so you get two different angles on a topic. This
podcastisnewone,butIamlookingforwardtohearmore.
JavaScriptJabberhttp://devchat.tv/jsjabber/
JavaScript Jabber is more like a JavaScript panel discussion with changing guest. Guests are
really good and topics interesting, but something in the format is annoying me. There are so
many"hosts"whocanshoutquestionsandIdon'tevenknowwhowastheasking.Sometimes
episodesarelackingastructurebecauseeveryonecanhavetheirownthingthattheywantto
hearmorefrom.Greatguestsandtopicssavealot.
SmallestFederatedWikiwithWardCunningham
Famo.uswithSteveNewcomb
Socket.IOwithGuillermoRauch
JavaScriptStrategiesatMicrosoftwithScottHanselman

Programming and IT in general, but contains plenty of Web

Development
.NETRocks!http://www.dotnetrocks.com/
This is a looooong running show with more than 1100 episodes! The name suggests a lot of
Microsoftstuff,buttrustmywordtherearetopicsvaryingfromcareerasasoftwaredeveloper
toRichardCampbell'sgreat(almost)monologueaboutwaterpower.
Both Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell are professional when it comes to producing a
podcast. They seem to get a really good dialogue going on with their guests and all episodes
haveaclearstructure.
IhighlysuggesttolistentheirGeekOut'sandalso"MakingaThousandPodcastswithCarland
Richard".

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Hardtopickfavouritesfromthehugelistofpodcasts,butherearefew:
WorkingonyourCareerwithJohnSonmez
DifferentDatabaseswithDavidSimons
TakingOveraBrownfieldApplicationwithScottFord
MakingMoneyonMobilewithAtleyHunter
Hanselminuteshttp://www.hanselminutes.com/
Thisisacompact(~30mins)podcastfromScottHanselmanthatdoesn'twasteyourtime.The
show is wellproduced and there isn't much small talk, all 30 mins you'll get is rocksolid
informationtoyourears.Likeinthe.NETRocks!topicsvaryalot.
Favouriteepisodes:
"ADarkRoom"What'sitliketohavea#1App?WithAmirRajan
SpaceandthenextITdecadewithTomSoderstromfromJPL
CreatingReactiveUserInterfaceswithAdaptiveConsulting'sReactiveTrader
ManagingErrorsacrossplatformswithRayGun.io
Thehardestpartisfindingqualityshows,Iwouldliketohearyourfavourites!
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