Balancing Code And Wellbeing: Michelle Bakels On React And Developer Health Whiskey Web And Whatnot: Web Development, Neat podcast

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Michelle Bakels, Program Director at G2i and co-organizer of React Miami. They cover a range of topics, from developer health initiatives to the challenges of organizing a growing tech conference. They also discuss their experiences with React, the evolution of developer culture, and the perks of working in tech.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(03:43) - Whiskey: Old Forester 1910
(17:11) - Inferred types vs explicit types
(18:07) - Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
(20:59) - Git rebase vs git merge
(23:08) - Third party vs roll your own
(24:40) - VS Code sidebar on left or right
(27:35) - Vercel vs cheap VPS
(31:07) - Whiskey.fund
(31:40) - React Miami
(39:10) - Dev Health OS
(44:58) - Inter Miami
(49:37) - Phoenix Open and TGL
(52:44) - Non-tech careers

Links

React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com
Old Forester 1910: https://www.oldforester.com
Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler
Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org
Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan
JetBrains: https://www.jetbrains.com
Vercel: https://vercel.com
Vs Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
Atom: https://atom-editor.cc
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com
Netlify: https://www.netlify.com
Dax: https://x.com/thdxr
Next.js: https://nextjs.org
Laracon: https://laracon.us
Sentry: https://Sentry.io
PHP: https://www.php.net
React: https://react.dev
The Dev Health OS: https://www.devhealthos.com
Gabe Greenberg: https://x.com/gabe_g2i
How We Work by Leah Weiss: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Work-Purpose-Reclaim/dp/- 0062565060
Inter Miami: https://www.intermiamicf.com
Phoenix Open: https://wmphoenixopen.com
TGL: https://tglgolf.com
Tiger Woods: https://x.com/TigerWoods
Jupiter Links: https://x.com/jupiterlinksgc

Connect with Michelle

Website: https://www.michellebakels.com
X / Twitter: https://x.com/michellebakels

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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