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Show Notes

2:42

• What is an efficient way to process huge data, greater than 740 MB when not working in JS?

6:45

• What’s new and shiny thing in web development do you think is going to go the distance?
• GraphQL
• Prisma
• GraphCool
• GraphQL Playground

11:09

• Wes, can you make a course on how to barbecue meat properly?

12:31

• How do you go about learning a new language or framework?
• Ep 44 - How to Learn New Things Quickly

12:54

• What are the best things to keep in mind when you are the only developer on a team?

18:07

• Is Redux for React dead with the new context API?
• Redux

21:41

• What’s the funnest project you have ever worked on and why?
• LevelUpTuts

27:19

• What’s the best use case for JWP?
• JWP

29:50

• Should I focus on one thing and try to master one technology instead of being a jack of all trades?

35:00

• Why do thousands of entrepreneurs build SaaS products on Ruby on Rails?
• Laravel
• Laravel Spark
• CodeIgniter
• Meteor
• Hackathon Starter

39:41

• Would you use single page application vs SSR for large reactor view apps?
• SSR
• Next.js

41:06

• What do you use for online learning platforms?
• Ep 14 - Our Stacks Explained
• Teachable
• Moodle

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• Wes: Parcel
• Scott: Nebo

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• Scott’s Headless WordPress course
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