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Come relax and nerd out with me as I go for a bushwalk and talk through my learnings, ideas, and challenges in frontend engineering
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S1E13 AI for private data
Alex discusses his recent explorations with using AI for sensitive data, challenges of data importing, privacy concerns, hosting AI models, and the decision to use Anthropic with informed…
S1E12 Single threaded AI
The conversation delves into the impact of AI on mental health, the pitfalls of parallel thinking, recognizing burnout and limitations, and balancing AI productivity and sustainability. It explores…
S1E11 Detail views: inline, pages, modals or side panels? 🤔
The conversation delves into the challenges of displaying entity information in UI development, exploring options such as inline display, full page navigation, modals, and side panels. It highlights…
S1E10 Tooltips for truncated text
The conversation delves into the use of conditional tooltips and the challenges associated with truncation in user interfaces. It explores the need for custom tooltip abstractions, the drawbacks of…
S1E9 Cheap realtime experiences with Supabase and Next.js
The conversation explores the challenges and solutions related to live data updates in applications. It delves into the complexities of consolidating data paths and optimizing data fetching,…
S1E8 AI and personal boundaries
The conversation explores the impact of AI tools on productivity and the challenges of setting boundaries in the context of emerging AI technology. It delves into the addictive nature of AI tools and…
S1E7 Dabbling with AI
The conversation explores the use of AI in application development, debugging, learning, and productivity. It highlights the impact of AI on problem-solving, understanding, and accelerating workflow.…
Auto dismiss
The conversation explores the concept of auto dismissal of UI elements, discussing its benefits and drawbacks. It delves into the idea of activity logs and undo actions, the handling of auto…
S1E5 Sidebar resizing
The conversation covers the topic of sidebar resizing behavior, visual indications for resizing, and primary and secondary actions in drag and drop. It explores the discoverability of resizing,…
Dynamic styles in Tailwind
The conversation covers an in-depth exploration of dynamic styles in Tailwind CSS, discussing the use of utility classes, string concatenation, data selectors, and the limitations of dynamic styling.…
S1E3 Side projects
Alex Reardon discusses the joy of side projects, their impact on skill development, and the sense of control and liberation they provide. He shares his experience with a spending tracker app and the…
S1E2 Using cookies for UI state
The conversation explores the use of cookies for persistent UI state, covering various options for storing UI state, the challenges of using different storage mechanisms, and the advantages and…
S1E1 Layering with popovers
The conversation explores the challenges and solutions related to layering in the browser, the difficulties in positioning layering components, and the benefits of using the Popover API for managing…
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Frontend Engineering Bushwalk has published 13 episodes since January 2026, covering topics in Technology.
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