It’s hard to find a good package manager, and even the most seasoned developers still struggle to figure them out. Robbie kicks off the tech talk by sharing his misadventures trying to figure out pnpm leading Chuck to ask the burning question “Would you wear a pnpm T-shirt?”
Despite Robbie’s struggles in pnpm, he still believes it is the better option compared to alternatives like npm, Yarn V1, or Yarn V3. The duo agree that pnpm fixes the biggest problem with traditional package managers like npm and Yarn V1, which is hoisting. The duo dive deep into the technical aspects of package management, discussing the challenges of installing and managing dependencies in a large-scale project, and how pnpm addresses these challenges. They cover topics like global caching, peer dependencies, and the correct way to define dependencies.
In this episode, Robbie and Chuck talk about the pros and cons of pnpm, the downsides of using algorithm tests to vet developers, and the exciting new changes coming to Angular. 

Key Takeaways

[00:30] - Chuck and Robbie ask for feedback and suggestions from listeners.

[03:55] - A whiskey Review: Michter’s Kentucky Straight Rye. 

[09:43] - Robbie talks about his pnpm adventure.

[25:34] - Chuck and Robbie’s thoughts on algorithms testing. 

[28:51] - The big changes coming to Angular.

[38:05] - Robbie talks about his 1970 Ford Bronco.

[43:22] - Chuck talks about Ted Lasso season three and other TV shows.

[53:15] - Chuck and Robbie talk about upcoming video games.


Quotes
[21:35] - “The idea of having separate apps in a separate package and piecing those together, good idea. Ember Engines, bad idea.” ~ Robbie Wagner
[32:16] - “People who have been working with Angular or even, let's say, five years ago jumped into it, got it, loved it, they really love it. They’re passionate about it.” ~ Chuck Carpenter
[25:41] - “I can't do algorithms, and I'm against algorithm tests.” ~ Robbie Wagner

Links

LinkedIn

Twitter

Michter’s Kentucky Straight Rye 

Sagamore Spirit Distillery

PNPM

Sarah Drasner

Yarn

Lodash

NPM

Ember

Turborepo

Webpack

Embroider

Git Submodules

Google

Angular

Signal

Solid JS

Starbeam

React

Shepherd 

Vue

Ford Bronco

Salamander

Hagerty Insurance Company

Ferrari

Ted Lasso

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

Whole Foods

AFC Richmond 

FIFA 2023

Seinfeld

Emily in Paris

Friends

Resident Evil

Carnivale

Peaky Blinders

Netflix

HBO

The Black Donnellys

NBC

The Witcher

Superman

Liam Hemsworth 

Miley Cyrus

Nintendo Switch 

Skyrim

Starfield

Bethesda

Diablo 4

The Legend of Zelda

Xbox

Steam

Tesla

Linux


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