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280: #shareyourdrafts

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Dave and Chris share some secret, personal things before diving into your questions about testing in React, gathering client requirements, and whether frameworks are for beginners or advanced devs?

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Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert in silly sunglasses and a sign that says Shawp Tawlkk Shough DOT COM

Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert

This episode is with just Chris & Dave, ShopTalk Show's hosts. Chris is the co-founder of CodePen and creator of CSS-Tricks, and Dave is lead developer at Paravel.

Time Jump Links

  • 2:05 #shareyourdrafts
  • 3:15 <input type="date">
  • 6:20 The 2 best books about web design.
  • 16:30 Naming vs defining a function in Javascript
  • 18:00 Find in project hacks.
  • 19:30 Grid love.
  • 25:00 Using babel with Jekyll assests.
  • 27:25 Building a web form.
  • 37:40 Any advice for writing tests for ReactJS using the Jest testing framework?
  • 50:20 Do you guys use flowcharts and/or use case diagrams with clients to get a system structure? And how do you document requirements?
  • 57:15 I've been considering using a headless CMS for some time now, but can't figure out how to handle long text/rich content fields, in a way that allows me to place other fields, such as images or blockquotes, between sections in a sustainable and flexible way.
  • 1:03:50 Frameworks get a bad wrap - what do you think about modern frameworks and how they can fit into a development workflow?