You Gotta Risk It For The Brisket

Today, Jason, Chris, and Andrew discuss Storybook, Tailwind, Bootstrap, using components, JIT, and PurgeCSS. We’ll also find out how Jason found his Zen using Tailwind in a project, and why he can’t imagine a Tailwind world without JIT. We’ll also hear why Andrew is obsessed with component architecture, Chris tells us about using templates from Bootstrap, and some information about Rails Hackathon. Also, a huge thanks to all of you who listen to this podcast! Remote Ruby was named as the #1 Best Tech Podcasts of 2022, as Chosen by the Rails Community, and we are humbled. Check out the article in the link below and download this episode to find out more!
[00:00:15] What is this cursed idea thing Andrew did with Storybook?

[00:05:31] Andrew mentioned using MDX format and he tells us what it is, Chris brings up the PHP days and components, and Andrew talks about architecture. 

[00:10:51] Being a visual person, Andrew explains another thing he really likes about Storybook.

[00:17:29] Jason talks about finding his Zen using Tailwind in a project.  

[00:20:25] Chis wonders if Jason runs into issues with having to undo some of the stuff, and Jason explains how he’s been using more CSS and a problem he ran into.  

[00:24:02] CSS Variables are discussed and why they’re awesome, and Andrew tells us about the fallback for CSS Variables.  

[00:24:37] There’s a discussion about using JIT and PurgeCSS, an amazing tool. 

[00:27:41] Chris tells us about using a template from Bootstrap for the Rails Hackathon homepage.

[00:30:17] The guys discuss using React Components, Bootstrap, and using Tailwind over Bootstrap. 
 
[00:33:57] Jason talks about Inertia, which is a library for Laravel and Rails. 

[00:34:37] Find out what Jason is doing with View Components and Job Boardly, that he hopes will get Andrew’s acceptance.

[00:36:29] Andrew explains why he’s obsessed with component architecture, and Chris tells us about his first real serious project he did with the Python recreation of the apt package manager. 

[00:38:55] Chris announces Tender Love (a.k.a. Aaron Patterson) mentioned he’s going to cut a new release of Rails, and he talks about Rails Hackathon coming up.


Panelists:
Jason Charnes
Chris Oliver
Andrew Mason


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