The Go Make Things Podcast

Episodes

• Episode 163 - More myself online 05.06.2025 8m

  In today’s episode, I talk about how I often feel more myself online than IRL.
• Episode 162 - The environmental impact of the web we build 08.05.2025 6m

  In today’s episode, I talk about how the web is driving climate change, and what we can do about it.
• Episode 161 - Managing your energy as a developer with ADHD 01.05.2025 4m

  In today’s episode, I talk about the importance of managing your energy (and having control over your tasks) as a developer with ADHD.
• Episode 160 - A formula for debugging 15.04.2025 3m

  In today’s episode, I talk about a formula I use for debugging code and asking for help.
• Episode 159 - How your tools work 08.04.2025 3m

  In today’s episode, I talk about the importance of understanding how your code works.
• Episode 158 - Just grab a library 01.04.2025 1m

  In today’s episode, I talk about how not made here syndrome has been replaced by just grab a library, and why they’re both bad.
• Episode 157 - Cool URLs don't change, but they don't have to last forever 25.03.2025 3m

  In today’s episode, I talk about why a website doesn’t have to be a lifetime commitment.
• Episode 156 - Structuring functions 18.03.2025 1m

  In today’s episode, I talk about when to to break functions into smaller pieces, and how to avoid over-engineering.
• Episode 155 - Durable websites 11.03.2025 3m

  In today’s episode, I talk about building web things that are made to last.
• Episode 154 - Spaghetti code is a people problem 04.03.2025 4m

  In today’s episode, I talk about why more tech won’t fix your spaghetti code.
• Episode 153 - Alienating the right people 25.02.2025 2m

  In today’s episode, I talk about why its ok to alienate some people, and the importance of owning your content.
• Episode 152 - Tech is more political than ever 18.02.2025 5m

  In today’s episode, I talk about how tech permeates all aspects of tech, even when it doesn’t seem like it.
• Episode 151 - Free and indie 11.02.2025 4m

  In today’s episode, I talk about doubling down on free developer resources.
• Episode 150 - The language of fascism 16.12.2024 6m

  In today’s episode, I talk about how fascism invades our online communities by using polite language and veiled messages.
• Episode 149 - The tech industry is about to get a lot worse 09.12.2024 1m

  In today’s episode, I talk about the intersection of tech and politics in light of the recent US election.
• Episode 148 - Bye, bye build steps! 02.12.2024 10m

  In today’s episode, I talk about how and why I ditched build steps for all of my CSS and JS files, and whether or not it was a good idea.
• Episode 147 - The role of Web Components in your site or app 25.11.2024 7m

  In today’s episode, I talk about the role Web Components play in your site or app (and why the’re not the right choice for a full design system).
• Episode 146 - It lets me write less JS! 09.07.2024 1m

  In today’s episode, I talk about why writing less JS might be a bad goal (what!?!).
• Episode 145 - The Shadow DOM is an anti-pattern 02.07.2024 4m

  In today’s episode, I talk about why I think the Shadow DOM is a solution in search of a problem.
• Episode 144 - Front end devs do not understand web accessibility 05.03.2024 12m

  In today’s episode, I talk about some awful comments on Hacker News, and why they’re wrong.