web02.fireside.fm Thu, 07 May 2026 07:11:13 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Off Script - Episodes Tagged with “Web Development” https://off-script.fireside.fm/tags/web%20development Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0100 Hosted by CTOs Josh Nesbitt and James Hall, Off Script brings you unfiltered conversations about the highs, lows, and lessons of working in tech today. From leading engineering teams and scaling companies, to tackling burnout, bad bets, and breakthrough ideas, this is the show where raw honesty meets experience. Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind the scenes — the conversations usually left for DMs, side chats, and after-hours drinks. Whether you’re building your first product or leading a fast-growing team, Off Script gives you a raw and refreshing perspective on the challenges and creativity that shape modern tech. New episodes every few weeks. Subscribe and join the conversation. en-gb episodic Where raw honesty meets experience. Unfiltered conversations at the edge of tech, leadership, and creativity. Hey! Presents Hosted by CTOs Josh Nesbitt and James Hall, Off Script brings you unfiltered conversations about the highs, lows, and lessons of working in tech today. From leading engineering teams and scaling companies, to tackling burnout, bad bets, and breakthrough ideas, this is the show where raw honesty meets experience. Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind the scenes — the conversations usually left for DMs, side chats, and after-hours drinks. Whether you’re building your first product or leading a fast-growing team, Off Script gives you a raw and refreshing perspective on the challenges and creativity that shape modern tech. New episodes every few weeks. Subscribe and join the conversation. yes Technology leadership, CTO podcast, Creative technologists, Product development, Engineering culture, Software teams, AI and product, Startup stories, Agency leadership, Honest tech conversations, Scaling tech companies, Tech industry insights, Tech News Hey! Presents offscript@heypresents.com Episode 17: All Day Hey! 2022 round-up https://off-script.fireside.fm/17 f66d7a2d-f7dc-4ad8-a770-ea8d5d03d536 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0100 Hey! Presents full 2 Hey! Presents Off Script is back with a special episode as hosts Josh and James reflect on another successful All Day Hey! conference in Leeds and via live stream. Running through the talks and the dynamics of the day, listen in for a breakdown of how it all went and their thoughts on the talks of the day. 43:32 yes <p>Off Script is back with a special episode as hosts Josh and James reflect on another successful All Day Hey! conference in Leeds and via live stream. Running through the talks and the dynamics of the day, listen in for a breakdown of how it all went and their thoughts on the talks of the day.</p> <p>Hey! Presents are uploading all of the content from the day over the next few weeks so make sure to head over to their website to check out the talks from this year’s fantastic speakers. </p> <ul> <li>01 - Intro &amp; thanks</li> <li>04 - Benefit of IRL conversations</li> <li>06 - Emily Cressey’s Design Systems talk and Sketch</li> <li>10 - Different designs for different levels of complexity</li> <li>11 - Power user vs Casual</li> <li>12 - Design system manager</li> <li>13 - Github</li> <li>13 - 'Evaluate what design elements you use and delete what does not get used'</li> <li>14 - Stephanie Stimac’s talk on ‘Progressive Webapps’</li> <li>20 - Live code streaming</li> <li>22 - 3D CSS Stopwatch</li> <li>27 - Luke Murphy’s illustration system in Figma</li> <li>28 - 'Illustrations guiding emotional state'</li> <li>35 - Functional Programming</li> <li>38 - Responsive Design</li> <li>39 - 'Let the browser do the heavy lifting'</li> <li>40 - Utopia fluid type generator</li> </ul> <p>Resources:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/conference/2022/schedule" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Schedule &amp; watch talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/conference/2022/speakers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Speaker information</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks/design-systems-the-monster-we-created" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Design Systems - The Monster We Created</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks/building-beautiful-web-apps-user-experience-and-visual-design-best-practices-for-pwas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Building Beautiful Web Apps: User experience and visual design best practices for PWAs</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks/take-your-skills-to-the-moon-with-creative-coding" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Take your skills to the moon with creative coding</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks/branding-for-techies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Branding for Techies</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks/building-an-illustration-system" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Building an Illustration System</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks/unconscious-mentoring" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Unconscious Mentoring</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks/functional-programming-in-javascript" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Functional Programming in JavaScript</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks/be-the-browser-s-mentor-not-its-micromanager" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Be the browser’s mentor, not its micromanager</a></li> <li><a href="https://buildexcellentwebsit.es/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Build Excellent Websites</a></li> <li><a href="https://utopia.fyi/type/calculator/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Utopia Fluid Type Scale Calculator</a></li> <li><a href="https://heypresents.com/talks" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">All talks from Hey! Presents</a></li> </ul> <p>Find out more about Stac and Parallax:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stac.works" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Stac</a></li> <li> <a href="https://parall.ax" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Parallax</a> </li> </ul> development, web, tech, technology, cyber security, conferences, events, organising, hosting, running a conference, leeds international festival, leeds, curating a conference, css, front-end development, Off Script is back with a special episode as hosts Josh and James reflect on another successful All Day Hey! conference in Leeds and via live stream. Running through the talks and the dynamics of the day, listen in for a breakdown of how it all went and their thoughts on the talks of the day.

Hey! Presents are uploading all of the content from the day over the next few weeks so make sure to head over to their website to check out the talks from this year’s fantastic speakers.

  • 01 - Intro & thanks
  • 04 - Benefit of IRL conversations
  • 06 - Emily Cressey’s Design Systems talk and Sketch
  • 10 - Different designs for different levels of complexity
  • 11 - Power user vs Casual
  • 12 - Design system manager
  • 13 - Github
  • 13 - 'Evaluate what design elements you use and delete what does not get used'
  • 14 - Stephanie Stimac’s talk on ‘Progressive Webapps’
  • 20 - Live code streaming
  • 22 - 3D CSS Stopwatch
  • 27 - Luke Murphy’s illustration system in Figma
  • 28 - 'Illustrations guiding emotional state'
  • 35 - Functional Programming
  • 38 - Responsive Design
  • 39 - 'Let the browser do the heavy lifting'
  • 40 - Utopia fluid type generator

Resources:

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> Off Script is back with a special episode as hosts Josh and James reflect on another successful All Day Hey! conference in Leeds and via live stream. Running through the talks and the dynamics of the day, listen in for a breakdown of how it all went and their thoughts on the talks of the day.

Hey! Presents are uploading all of the content from the day over the next few weeks so make sure to head over to their website to check out the talks from this year’s fantastic speakers.

  • 01 - Intro & thanks
  • 04 - Benefit of IRL conversations
  • 06 - Emily Cressey’s Design Systems talk and Sketch
  • 10 - Different designs for different levels of complexity
  • 11 - Power user vs Casual
  • 12 - Design system manager
  • 13 - Github
  • 13 - 'Evaluate what design elements you use and delete what does not get used'
  • 14 - Stephanie Stimac’s talk on ‘Progressive Webapps’
  • 20 - Live code streaming
  • 22 - 3D CSS Stopwatch
  • 27 - Luke Murphy’s illustration system in Figma
  • 28 - 'Illustrations guiding emotional state'
  • 35 - Functional Programming
  • 38 - Responsive Design
  • 39 - 'Let the browser do the heavy lifting'
  • 40 - Utopia fluid type generator

Resources:

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> Episode 16: SXSW recap https://off-script.fireside.fm/16 08a2b74e-6c6c-4e02-af15-b4dc7178cd90 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:30:00 +0100 Hey! Presents full 2 Hey! Presents On this episode of Off Script, James runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh. 45:07 yes <p>On this episode of Off Script, James runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh. What were the main talking points? What were the new trends worth noting? Our hosts give us their thoughts on Zuckerberg's appearance &amp; the exciting but possibly dystopic future the new tech could lead us to. </p> <ul> <li>The programming of the event</li> <li>Emerging tech trends</li> <li>Our role as leaders</li> <li>Robin Hood app &amp; Gamification</li> <li>Overvaluation of some tech companies</li> <li>Is this a bubble?</li> <li>Candle Media buying Youtube channels</li> <li>Silo'd Metaverse experiences</li> <li>Video games have been doing this for years</li> <li>AI</li> <li>Deepfakes</li> <li>WAB AR/VR</li> <li>Zuckerberg</li> <li>Synthetic Biology</li> <li>Tech Warfare</li> <li>Flexible working &amp; culture changes relating to equality</li> <li>Digital IDs</li> <li>HoloRide test</li> <li>All Day Hey</li> </ul> <p>Find out more about Stac and Parallax:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stac.works" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Stac</a></li> <li><a href="https://parall.ax" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Parallax</a></li> </ul> development, web, tech, technology, cyber security, conferences, events, organising, hosting, running a conference, leeds international festival, leeds, SXSW, css, front-end development, On this episode of Off Script, James runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh. What were the main talking points? What were the new trends worth noting? Our hosts give us their thoughts on Zuckerberg's appearance & the exciting but possibly dystopic future the new tech could lead us to.

  • The programming of the event
  • Emerging tech trends
  • Our role as leaders
  • Robin Hood app & Gamification
  • Overvaluation of some tech companies
  • Is this a bubble?
  • Candle Media buying Youtube channels
  • Silo'd Metaverse experiences
  • Video games have been doing this for years
  • AI
  • Deepfakes
  • WAB AR/VR
  • Zuckerberg
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Tech Warfare
  • Flexible working & culture changes relating to equality
  • Digital IDs
  • HoloRide test
  • All Day Hey

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> On this episode of Off Script, James runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh. What were the main talking points? What were the new trends worth noting? Our hosts give us their thoughts on Zuckerberg's appearance & the exciting but possibly dystopic future the new tech could lead us to.

  • The programming of the event
  • Emerging tech trends
  • Our role as leaders
  • Robin Hood app & Gamification
  • Overvaluation of some tech companies
  • Is this a bubble?
  • Candle Media buying Youtube channels
  • Silo'd Metaverse experiences
  • Video games have been doing this for years
  • AI
  • Deepfakes
  • WAB AR/VR
  • Zuckerberg
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Tech Warfare
  • Flexible working & culture changes relating to equality
  • Digital IDs
  • HoloRide test
  • All Day Hey

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> Episode 10: Software estimation https://off-script.fireside.fm/10 08c3fdbe-9d10-49eb-8c37-270447fd34ba Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:30:00 +0100 Hey! Presents full 2 Hey! Presents How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right. 32:12 yes <p>How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right.</p> <ul> <li>Mapping the user experience</li> <li>Demystifying the quote process with the client</li> <li>Understanding your team and the time estimates they give you</li> <li>Setting expectations</li> <li>Internal communication and the quote process</li> <li>Making tradeoff decisions</li> <li>Adapting the tools you use as a team</li> <li>Reusing code</li> <li>Time management with client tweaks</li> <li>Previous project analysis</li> <li>The cost for updating and maintaining a project in the future</li> <li>Early understanding of the client’s system</li> <li>Building trust</li> <li>Keeping devs on track via meetings</li> <li>Creating a shared understanding between front and back-end developers</li> <li>The value of face-to-face communication and more.</li> </ul> <p>Resources:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning_poker" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Planning Poker</a></li> </ul> <p>Find out more about Stac and Parallax:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stac.works" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Stac</a></li> <li> <a href="https://parall.ax" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Parallax</a> </li> </ul> tech, community, development, web, web tech, web technology, web development, software estimations, time management How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right.

  • Mapping the user experience
  • Demystifying the quote process with the client
  • Understanding your team and the time estimates they give you
  • Setting expectations
  • Internal communication and the quote process
  • Making tradeoff decisions
  • Adapting the tools you use as a team
  • Reusing code
  • Time management with client tweaks
  • Previous project analysis
  • The cost for updating and maintaining a project in the future
  • Early understanding of the client’s system
  • Building trust
  • Keeping devs on track via meetings
  • Creating a shared understanding between front and back-end developers
  • The value of face-to-face communication and more.

Resources:

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right.

  • Mapping the user experience
  • Demystifying the quote process with the client
  • Understanding your team and the time estimates they give you
  • Setting expectations
  • Internal communication and the quote process
  • Making tradeoff decisions
  • Adapting the tools you use as a team
  • Reusing code
  • Time management with client tweaks
  • Previous project analysis
  • The cost for updating and maintaining a project in the future
  • Early understanding of the client’s system
  • Building trust
  • Keeping devs on track via meetings
  • Creating a shared understanding between front and back-end developers
  • The value of face-to-face communication and more.

Resources:

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

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