Chucho Castañeda
Senior Frontend Software Engineer at Cognizant Netcentric
Appears in 28 Episodes
Ep. #28: Chucho loves Single Page Apps
SPA? MPA? Are these still relevant in 2024? When would you use an SPA vs a regular MPA? Have you heard about the new View Transitions API?Follow us:- Chucho Castañeda ...
Ep. #27: What is a FE Lead?
FE Manager, FE Lead... there are many names for what we think might be the same thing. We discuss what a FE Lead is accountable for. What to expect from a FE Lead? Typ...
Ep. #26: How much UX should a FE developer know?
We discuss UI, UX, design and the role of the frontend developer. Reading recommendationsLinkshttps://www.nngroup.com/articles/https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usabili...
Ep. #25: Open sourcing our FE Build
Today we're joined by Dragan Filipovic, Senior Front-end Software Engineer at Cognizant Netcentric. We talk how he spearheaded the initiative to open source our FE Bui...
Ep. #24: Content management, decisions or options?
When creating web components for content editors, do you give them all the options? or take decisions that will work best for development and maintenance?We discuss he...
Ep. #23: Impostor Syndrome in Frontend
What is the Impostor Syndrome? How to fight it? Why is it more common than we think in Frontend development? We discuss this and offer some tips that have worked for u...
Ep. #22: AI tools in our every day work
We talk about GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, phind, and Bard. We share how we use it for coding. How about you?Follow us:- Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo- Ricar...
Ep. #21: How to find time for career development?
How can you find time for your career development? ⏱️ Here’s our take on it: In the latest episode of the hit Frontend Coffee Break podcast, we discuss the strategie...
Ep. #20: Is Mobile First still a thing in 2023?
Is the mobile-first mindset still relevant in the world of development? 🧐 Here’s the deal:Today we discuss the best practices and approaches for developing websites an...
Ep. #19: Should you be constantly challenged?
What benefits frontend developers the most: working on long-term projects, or switching every six months? 🤝We discuss the FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) on new technologi...
Ep. #18: Core Web Vitals in 2023
Looking for a better way to optimize and improve your project’s web performance? 🚀 We’ve got you covered:Today Chucho and Ricard are joined by Ines Akrap, Senior Web P...
Ep. #17: How to work with images on the web in 2023
Are you a web developer or designer passionate about creating visually stunning, high-performance websites? 🤩We review the optimal ways how to upload images in 2023.Fo...
Ep. #16: Reacting to Rich Harris' video on frameworks and the web
Today we react! It's not necessary but it would give you more context if you watched first Rich Harris' video before listening to the episode. If not, that's ok too, w...
Ep. #15: Is progressive enhancement worth it?
There is one question on the minds of web developers and tech enthusiasts everywhere: How 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 relevant is progressive enhancement and graceful degradation in 2023?In...
Ep. #14: FE Web Performance: the good stuff
We talk about what we look for on a website when it comes to web performance. What are the basic things we first check? What tools do we use?FE developers even if not ...
Ep. #13: Should you document your code?
Time to get real: Should you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 document your code?We’re breaking it down in the latest episode of the Frontend Coffee Break podcast. Our resident experts, Jesús a...
Ep. #12: JavaScript debugging process
Take a moment to consider your current JavaScript debugging process. Thankfully, we're dropping some hot tips to make things run smoothly.In the latest episode of the ...
Ep. #11: What is a skill map and why you should have one
How do you know what to learn next? What's the required skills to move to the next level of your career? Do the skills in job offers reflect what you do on your day to...
Ep. #10: Unit Testing, love it or hate it?
Ricard loves unit testing! Chucho will challenge it, is it worth it? A waste of time? Who's going to win today's fight? Do you write unit tests in your projects?Follow...
Ep. #9: Remote Interviews
We've been interviewing for a very long time, now that we only do remote interviews we share our tips, do's, best stories and some horrors too.Share with us what was y...
Ep. #8: We love side projects
We love to build side projects, to learn something new, have fun, or just solve a problem.Today we discuss what these are and some tips, as well as ideas.Question for ...
Ep. #7: Public speaking, knowledge sharing and why you should try it!
We give you our take on why we think knowledge sharing is important and some of the ways we do it at Cognizant Netcentric.What's your experience with public speaking?F...
Ep. #6: Which CSS should you learn in 2023?
CSS has come so far, we share what we used to do, what we do in JS and what can we do in CSS. What are you most looking for in CSS for 2023? Is there any change that h...
Ep. #5: How much is too much JavaScript?
When starting a website do you always think about the JavaScript framework first? Can we reduce the amount of JavaScript? Server Side Rendering is still the best appro...
Ep. #4: Why TypeScript?
Do you use TypeScript? Should you? When is it a good approach? Large projects, small projects...Join in on the discussion.Learn more:- https://www.typescriptlang.org/ ...
Ep. #3: What is a FrontEnd Developer?
In this episode, we share our perspectives on the must-have knowledge, understanding of frameworks and the kinds skills Frontend Developers need to have today.Learn mo...
Ep. #2: How to create desktop apps using Frontend stack
Our topic for today is desktop apps, specifically applications created using Frontend technologies (HTML, JS, and CSS), which are specifically designed for desktop use...
Ep. #1: Why should you have a blog?!
In a world of vlogs, is blogging something from the last decade?We dare to say blogging is still a trending topic! In this episode of Frontend Coffee Break, Chucho and...