Episodes
Published 03/12/24
Published 11/02/22
Astro is a tool to build websites, fast! In part two of this episode Simon takes Jon through what Astro is and why it is so awesome! Astro: https://astro.build/ Pro Tailwind: https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c7959 Building the NavBar website with Remix, Notion and Cloudflare:...
Published 11/02/22
In this special episode, Luke Bennett (https://twitter.com/luke_bennett_) joins us to recap all the exciting new things announced at Next Conf 2022, and the release of Next.js 13. Next.js 13: https://nextjs.org/blog/next-13 Pro Tailwind: https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c7959 Building the NavBar...
Published 10/27/22
Astro is a tool to build websites, fast! In this episode Simon takes Jon through what Astro is and why it is so awesome! Part two coming next week! Astro: https://astro.build/ Pro Tailwind: https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c7959 Building the NavBar website with Remix, Notion and Cloudflare:...
Published 10/21/22
Supabase is a suite of open source tools that wrap around a PostgreSQL database, giving you the primitives you need to basically build any application. No wonder their tagline is "Build in a weekend, scale to millions". In this episode, Jon takes Simon through what is so awesome about Supabase, and why he should use it! We touch on database hosting, authentication, authorization, file storage, realtime, webhooks and edge functions. Supabase: https://app.supabase.com/ Supabase docs:...
Published 10/13/22
Getting the right things done is impossible without a system! In this episode, Simon and Jon talk through how they manage their todo lists and get so much done. They break down the process into capture, planning and completion, and share some general productivity tips along the way. Pro Tailwind: https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course):...
Published 10/06/22
In this special episode, Simon and Jon reflect on their first 10 episodes of The NavBar podcast, and pick out their favourite bits of each episode. Pro Tailwind: https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course): https://egghead.io/courses/cache-supabase-data-at-the-edge-with-cloudflare-workers-and-kv-storage-883c7959 Building the NavBar website with Remix, Notion and Cloudflare:...
Published 09/29/22
Are you curious what this Developer Advocate thing is all about? Want to know the difference between Developer Advocates and Developer Relations? This is the episode for you! Simon and Jon break down the pros and cons of working as a developer advocate, tips for getting a job in Dev Rel and the most important things they have learnt about doing it well! Pro Tailwind: https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead...
Published 09/21/22
In part one of this episode, we learnt all about Tailwind CSS, the benefits of a utility-first framework and some of the key features that you get out of the box. This week, we learn about Simon's journey with Tailwind Labs and why he no longer works there. Pro Tailwind: https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course):...
Published 09/14/22
In this episode, we learn all about Tailwind CSS, the benefits of a utility-first framework and some of the key features that you get out of the box. This is a two-part episode. Tune in next week to learn about Simon's journey with Tailwind Labs and why he no longer works there. Pro Tailwind: https://www.protailwind.com/ Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course):...
Published 09/09/22
In this episode, we go through Simon's origin story and talk about how he got started with programming. We hear about growing up in Switzerland, summers in Greece and why he moved to Australia, as well as the different stepping stones of his career towards becoming a Developer Advocate. Caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage (free egghead course):...
Published 08/31/22
In this episode, we go through Jon's origin story and hear about how he got started with programming. We hear about how badly he did in high school and how that drove him away from tertiary education. We hear about his time in the theatre industry, Apple hardware repairs, tech support, teaching at a University, developing curriculum for a web development bootcamp, working as a software engineer and eventually switching careers into his role as a Developer Advocate at Supabase. Caching...
Published 08/24/22
In this episode, Jon and Simon go through a little history lesson of the web, and explain how the classic client server architecture has evolved into this thing we call "The Edge". Additionally, they talk about different caching options and how to bust that cache when the value is no longer accurate. If you want to learn more about caching Supabase data at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers and KV Storage, check out Jon's new free egghead course:...
Published 08/18/22
This episode is part 2 of Jon and Simon going through the gear they use for content creation. Turns out they have really ridiculous setups and love talking about them! Enjoy these podcasts? Simon and Jon create lots of content 👇 Simon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonswiss 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Simonswissdev 🥚 egghead - https://egghead.io/q/resources-by-simon-vrachliotis Jon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/jonmeyers_io 🎥 YouTube...
Published 08/10/22
In this episode, Jon and Simon go through the gear they use for content creation. Turns out they have ridiculous setups and really enjoy talking about them so this ended up being a two-parter! Enjoy these podcasts? Simon and Jon create lots of content 👇 Simon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonswiss 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Simonswissdev 🥚 egghead - https://egghead.io/q/resources-by-simon-vrachliotis Jon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/jonmeyers_io 🎥 YouTube...
Published 08/04/22
In this episode, Jon and Simon break down the gear you actually need to get started with content creation. Spoilers! It is not very much or overly expensive! 🙌 They discuss an incremental upgrade path, so you don't need to buy everything at the same time, and look at which bits of gear make the biggest difference. Enjoy these podcasts? Simon and Jon create lots of content 👇 Simon 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonswiss 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Simonswissdev 🥚 egghead...
Published 07/27/22
Welcome to the very first episode of The NavBar. In this podcast, Jon and Simon break down how to face your fears of the big red button, and get a good quality video recorded! 🎥
Published 07/20/22
Welcome to the NavBar, a podcast all about web development and content creation. In this teaser we meet the hosts, Jon Meyers and Simon Vrachliotis, both of whom are professional content creators.
Published 07/19/22