ShopTalk
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ShopTalk
A podcast about web design and development.
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153 episodes
730: A/B Testing with Charts, Music Recommendations, & Web Permissions
The realities of A/B testing, the future of specialized hosting in the AI era, microphone and camera permissions on the web, tricks for working with H...
729: After Dark Edition! Microlighter, Tri-state Drama, and Editing Video Quickly
Dave and Chris try to get their LUTS in a row, figure out which app to use to edit and publish video quickly, Dave's new syntax highlighter microlight...
728: BIMI, Good Favicon Practice, and CSS @Layer Exploration
Having type two fun, email branding with BIMI, accessibility details in icons and favicons, using AI as a coding and maintenance partner, CSS @layer...
727: Front-End Complexity, AI Co-Authorship, and New CSS Navigation Patterns
We tackle a listener question about why junior front-end devs are expected to know so much beyond HTML and CSS, then get into Dave's real-world fix sw...
726: Be More Weird, Sameness is Ok, and People Noticing the Effort You Put In
We're checking on quarter 3 KPIs, using AI for admin dashboards is kind of fun, being a weirdo is something we should aspire to, there's a reason thin...
725: CodePen 2.0, Templates on the Web, The Year of HTML?
CodePen 2.0 is out now and we're talking about the launch, the idea of templating on the web, and how HTML could look very interesting in the future.<...
724: Ask Dan Abramov Anything About AT Proto
If you're like Chris and understand a bit of the tech behind AT Proto but want to understand it at a deeper level, this episode is for you. How does i...
723: Ads on Your Website, UX for Web Dev Jobs, and Progressive Web Components
How do websites handle advertising embeds, thinking DND thoughts about team topologies, does knowing UX help get jobs in web dev, using Elena for buil...
722: The No-AI Talk Challenge, Picking Rails Tooling, Dark Mode?
Chris & Dave have been challenged to not talk about AI this episode - do they succeed? How do I optimize tracking pixels in my web app, what's the bes...
721: New Gear, Nerding Out, and VS Code Forks
What to do when you have more ideas than time, getting new musical gear, nerding out and getting excited about things, the state of conferences in 202...
720: TypeScript Complaints, Slowing Down, and AT Proto Protocols
In praise of a solid Shure microphone (sponsor??), AI being really helpful in certain situations, TypeScript complaints about complaining, TypeScript...
719: Estimating Project Time, React Server Components, and Lifetime Offers
How do you estimate how long a task or project is going to take? Is it easier or more difficult with AI's help? Were web components a mistake? What do...
718: 3D Printing Life Upgrades, Don’t Give Away Your Dopamine, and CodePen App Deploys
Dave's upgrading his office with a 3D printer, Chris is ordering 3D printed parts for his van, using mobile Starlink, Chris redesigned his website, pl...
717: Better DX for Web Components, What Was Popular That Now We’re Used To?
Dave's changing up his camera angles, Chris has been upgrading his Sprinter van, how many hobbies is too many, what kinds of web tech was popular year...
716: Google I/O 2026 Recap Edition
We're running down what's new from Google for the web and figuring out if it's web developer Xmas or AI Doomsday this year.
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715: Would You Like a LLM With Your Browser?
What happens to a website when it stops? Is there a space for an internet salvage yard for websites? How do you feel about LLMs being included with yo...
714: Camping, Burnout, and Chris’ CSS Talk
How responsible should you be for fixing your own website for others, Dave's got a blacklog of blog posts, Chris got a camper van, debating burnout ev...
713: AI + Design Systems with Brad and Ian Frost
Brad and Ian Frost are back to chat about integrating AI into website and design system building, how to keep AI slop out of your design systems, buil...
712: Lazy Loading the Web with Scott Jehl
Chris Coyier and Scott Jehl discuss the recent advancements in lazy loading on the web, the process of standardization, browser support, and the futur...
711: Where did Oh My Zsh Come From? And Using Rails in 2026
We've got Robby Russell, maintainer of Oh My Zsh, on the show to talk about why Chris has it installed, what makes a good Zsh plugin, Oh My Zsh plugin...
710: Simen Svale from Sanity
What is Sanity and who is it for in the age of AI, managing content with AI, how Simen Svale uses AI agents alongside Sanity, designing a MCP, design...
709: Slopforking a CMS, Apple Browser Feedback, and Custom Theme CSS
Dave's plan for when AI finally takes his job, going to the movies in 2026, Chris & Dave chat with Apple about the state of browsers, Dave has a way o...
708: People Are Not Friction, Getting Rid of the CMS, and Social RSS Follow Up
Memories of Hawaii, people are not friction in the AI age, what do you pre-load for a flight, can you get rid of the CMS with AI involved, Dave's drea...
707: RSS with Social, AI Agent Traffic, and What to Blog About
Listener John has a VSCode extension to share, Chris muses on why nobody has attempted to build the social side of RSS, a listener is experimenting wi...
706: Can You Vibe Code a Canvas App, Geolocation Part 2, & CodePen v2
Are we all going to vibe code our own bespoke apps now, can a canvas app be vibe coded, more geolocation API thoughts, CodePen v2's public beta is now...
705: CodePen Public Beta, Anchor Positioning, and Build Awesome
Chris talks through going public with CodePen v2's beta, the magic words and AI skills needed today, Chris has a beef with anchor positioning, thought...
704: Sanitizer API with Frederik Braun
We talk with Frederik Braun from Mozilla about the Sanitizer API, how it works with HTML tags and web components, what it does with malformed HTML, an...
703: Ujjwal Sharma and TC39
We're joined by Ujjwal Sharma to talk about what the TC39 is, who's in it, and how the TC39 group guides JavaScript.
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702: Lit-HTML, Implied Target for Popover, and Website Builders
Chris has opinions about being sick, implied target for popovers, should Apple provide cross platform virtual machine images for Safari testing, what...
701: Digital Archives, OpenClaw Security Concerns, and @Property Declarations
When Dave dies, who gets his domain name? How OpenClaw is a massive security concern, tips on handling a broad design surface area with a design syste...
700: Popover Web Component, Bugs in Blocks, and Where’s Vue?
We're passing over another milestone episode and answering your Q's with our A's while we do it: Dave goes 3D printing, should CSS be inside a web com...
699: Jeremy Keith on Web Day Out
Web Day Out is coming up and Jeremy Keith from Clearleft (name pending the ShopTalk Show rebrand) is here to chat about it and while we've got him, Da...
698: Why is AI Bad at CSS, Monofonts, and Safari Dev Tools
Why are AI tools so bad at CSS layout, Robin Rendle inspired monospaced fonts, CodePen's slideVars library, why are Safari dev tools so hard to use, b...
697: Web Install API, Resizing Text, Active View Transition Type
We're talking new stuff (to us) that we haven't chatted about yet like display:grid-lanes, the web install API, resizing text on the web, scroll trigg...
696: Predictions for 2026, ADHD Updates, and Holiday Catchup
Catching up on holidays adventures, Dave's year in ADHD land, and our predictions for 2026.
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695: Happy Project Share Time (2025 Edition)
After a bit of gaming talk, Chris and Dave are sharing a bunch of cool projects that our Discord community members have been sharing over the past yea...
694: Invoicing with Studioworks with Jessica and Chris
Chris and Jessica from Studioworks join us to talk about their new app, why they're uniquely qualified to run an invoicing app, what the long term vis...
693: Hobbies, Puzzle Game Circuit, and Web Monetization News
Why do we turkey when there's so many (better) options for meals, how many hobbies do we really need and why can't we do all of them, Clues by Sam dif...
692: Killer Feature of Web Components, Skills > MCP, and Streaming HTML?
Dave has famous people blindness, a cologne life hack is dropped, what is the killer feature of web components, MCPs are so done—focus on skills inste...
691: Charts + Graphs, Vibe Coding an App, and Debating Affordances
What do Balatro streamers do when the game is over, Random in CSS is so hot right now, Dave has a better idea for charts and graphs that would change...