Frontend Coffee Break - Podcast

Chucho Castañeda & Ricard Torres

Take a break, grab a cup of coffee and join us to discuss what's new in frontend development and, why not, outside of it? Jesus 'Chucho' Castañeda and Ricard Torres are both Principal Frontend Software Engineer at Cognizant Netcentric. They bring your most needed monthly break. Tune in!

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#56
June 18 · 30 min
Ep. #56: The state of coding with AI
We chat about the state of coding with AI; context engineering, tools tips and recommendations on what to be in the lookout for. How to leverage AI, how to let it support you, while learning... Adapt to the new ways of working and share what works for you.
#55
February 11 · 34 min
Ep. #55: CSS is getting a boost in 2026
We discuss a bunch of new CSS features you should know in 2026. Not all of them are baseline available but we should be ready for when they are. Here are the new things we talk about: corner-shape: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/corner-shape Custom Select: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn_web_development/Extensions/Forms/Customizable_select Scroll State: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Guides/Conditional_rules/Container_scroll-state_queries Text Box: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/text-box Sibling Index: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/sibling-index Sibling Count: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/sibling-count if() functions: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/if Custom Functions: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Guides/Custom_functions_and_mixins/Using_custom_functions width, height: stretch https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/width#stretch shape function: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/basic-shape/shape Scroll Markers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Selectors/::scroll-marker Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#54
Dec 9, 2025 · 27 min
Ep. #54: From "Works on Chrome" to "Works on Web"
We discuss Interop 2025 and the upcoming 2026 edition that has opened the call to action for feature suggestions. Chucho and Ricard explain you how they used to hack browsers to get that cross-browser support with JavaScript polyfills and CSS conditional rules. These days are gone, we look forward to more browser interoperability. We have a small wishlist for 2026, what's yours? https://wpt.fyi/interop-2025 Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#53
Dec 1, 2025 · 27 min
Ep. #53: The raise of the amateur website and AI
We discuss how inexperienced developers are leveling up, how no-code solutions are taking over, and do you even need to know how to code anymore? Is vibe coding the new go-to for everything or just certain use cases? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#52
Nov 26, 2025 · 28 min
Ep. #52: The Importance of Taking Time Off
Long vacations, short vacations? How to take time off, how to plan your vacations? How do you unplug from coding in your time off? Or do you keep coding on personal projects while you're off work? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#51
Oct 22, 2025 · 28 min
Ep. #51: The State of the Framework in 2025
The State of JS survey is open. We discuss React, Svelte, Vue, vanilla JS... We have opinions about it and we want to hear yours too. Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#50
Sep 16, 2025 · 31 min
Ep. #50: How to deal with impossible deadlines
We've all been there, you're thrown into a very tight project schedule that might be impossible to deliver. What can we do in these situations? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#49
Jul 31, 2025 · 27 min
Ep. #49: FE is complex, can we make it simpler?
Frontend has gone from FTP to the frameworks war, to complicated pipelines with hundreds of node modules. Why did we do this? Is it getting better? Should we do something about it? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#48
Jul 31, 2025 · 31 min
Ep. #48: FE Journey Through the Remote Work Revolution
Chucho and Ricard discuss how remote work has changed, where are they more productive now and invite you to share your take. What's your best work setup? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#47
Jul 16, 2025 · 30 min
Ep. #47: What motivates FE Developers?
We talk what lights a fire under us, what motivates us to continue working FE. Is it the stack? A new shiny framework? UI? UX? Have a listen and let us know what motivates you to code. Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#46
Jun 11, 2025 · 29 min
Ep. #46: Are Frontend Developers going away?
We discuss how AI is making FE developers obsolete (maybe!). Are we going to disappear? What can we do to ensure we continue to exist? How to embrace AI to be more productive? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#45
Jun 10, 2025 · 26 min
Ep. #45: Storybook, Web Components and Figma Tokens
This is an angular-free podcast but we do talk web components. Chucho and Ricard discuss Storybook, what to consider when thinking about using it. Are Figma tokens the future? Sources of truth are nice but are they worth it? What's your experience with these tools? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#44
May 7, 2025 · 36 min
Ep. #44: Technical Interviews in the age of AI
We discuss how AI has changed the way we do interviews. Remote only, plus access to AI chats has forced the industry to work differently. How should we conduct interviews? What should we ask? What should we look for in candidates? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#43
Apr 24, 2025 · 29 min
Ep. #43: Mobile First in 2025: Why Are We Still Getting It Wrong?
Ricard today complains about sites not being mobile-first and Chucho drops a history lesson. What is mobile first? Why are we still talking about this? How can we deliver better experiences? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#42
Apr 24, 2025 · 32 min
Ep. #42: Accessibility in 2025, tips to be ready
We discuss the European Accessibility Act (EAA) that might affect your website, how to check, and deal with common issues. How hard is it to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA? We give you an insight and share our experience. What's your experience with accessibility? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#41
Jan 28, 2025 · 33 min
Ep. #41: How we manage stress in the FE world
We chat about things that can be stressful as a FE developer, we suggest things that work for us on how to deal and mitigate it (for you and you team). Share your tips and tricks with us! Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#40
Jan 21, 2025 · 33 min
Ep. #40: CSS in 2024 was fun
We share what we loved most about the 2024 CSS Wrapped as well as other CSS changes we've witnessed over the years that changed our way of working (yes, we will talk about border-radius). What where CSS changes that blew your mind? https://chrome.dev/css-wrapped-2024/ Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#39
Jan 20, 2025 · 29 min
Ep. #39: Best practices, standards and guidelines
We discuss how we work with guidelines, standards and best practices at Cognizant Netcentric. Including our very own ESLint and Stylelint open source configurations. Do you follow any guidelines when coding FE? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#38
Dec 5, 2024 · 30 min
Ep. #38: Morals, ethics and being eco-friendly as a FE Developer
We discuss the moral of working for certain industries, how can we be more green (spoiler: it's web performance) as developers, as well as open source. Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev
#37
Nov 25, 2024 · 31 min
Ep. #37: Lessons learned as FE Developers
Chucho and Ricard have been coding for more than 18 years. These old time developers will share some of their hard learned lessons on being a developer and/or a FE Lead. Share your sips of wisdom with us. Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://twitter.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev

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