The Web Ahead
By 5by5
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Podcast Description
A weekly podcast about changing technologies and the future of the web, discussing HTML5, mobile, responsive design, iOS, Android, and more. Hosted by Jen Simmons.
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The Web Ahead 21: Process & Tools with Paul Irish | Front-end developer extraordinaire Paul Irish joins Jen Simmons to discuss work process, tools and best-practices. | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 20: Content Everywhere with Lyza Gardner | Author, speaker and developer Lyza Danger Gardner joins Jen Simmons to talk about how CMSes provide — or fail to provide — a platform for publishing content everywhere. How can we design & build a website that will publish everywhere and last long term? | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 19: Internet in Your Pocket with Luke Wroblewski | Luke Wroblewski joins Jen Simmons to talk about mobile, mobile first, mobile web — but what is mobile really anyway? How is it that these devices are changing our lives? | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 18: CSS with Eric Meyer | CSS is central to the web. What happening with it these days? Author and expert Eric Meyer joins Jen Simmons to talk about the past, present and future of Cascading Style Sheets. | 3/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 17: Mobile Devices with Peter-Paul Koch | Mobile device researcher and expert PPK joins Jen Simmons to explain the mobile device landscape. What will we do trying to make websites for all these phones? | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 16: Mobile Capabilities with Jason Grigsby | What can we learn from the capabilities of mobile phones to change the web as we know it? How are we in a rut when it comes to thinking about the web, because we are coming from the desktop? Mobile web strategist and author Jason Grigsby joins Jen Simmons to discuss mobile phones on the web, old design patterns, new possibilities and more, including site performance and web television. | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 15: Browser Support and Polyfills with Divya Manian | When is it safe to implement all this cool new technology on your web project? Divya Manian joins Jen Simmons to talk about progressive enhancement, polyfills, collaboration, tools for developers, and the evolution of web browsers. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 14: File API with Arun Ranganathan | File API spec maintainer Arun Ranganthan joins Jen Simmons to explain what new file handling capabilities will be coming to browsers soon. They also talk about the drag & drop API, open standards, and how the sausage gets made. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 13: Education with Dan Benjamin | Dan Benjamin joins Jen Simmons to talk about how to keep up with the changing technologies of the web. Where do we learn? | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 12: Michael Verdi on Video | An all-you-can eat historical and technical look at web video. What's up with HTML5 and these competing codecs? How can you use video today? Where are things going in the future? Videoblog innovator Michael Verdi joins host Jen Simmons for a double-length show on video video video. | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 11: Josh Clark on Touch | How best to design for a touch screen? How are interfaces changing with the multitude of devices at our touch? Author, speaker, consultant and expert Josh Clark explains his insights into touch design. | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 10: Aarron Walter on Human Connection | How can you design something meaningful? Something that provides delight and connects people? Designer Aarron Walter joins Jen to talk about designing for emotion, what makes a great team, what it's like to get constant critical feedback, and more. | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 9: Mark Boulton on Grids | All about grid systems for the web — why and how. What makes a grid great? How do you create your own? What about responsive web design? Expert Mark Boulton explains. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 8: Sarah Parmenter on iOS Design | Sarah Parmenter joins to talk about iOS design, web design, tools for design and more. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 7: Jonathan Stark on Mobile | Jonathan Stark joins Jen Simmons to talk about web apps vs. native apps, when to use which mobile technology, how to plan a good mobile experience, touch events, and more. | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 6: Karen McGrane on Web Strategy | Karen McGrane talks about planning systems of flexible web content that can be used in a variety of places. And about the need for better content entry workflows. | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 5: Peter Lubbers on Web Socket | Peter joins Jen again to talk about the magic of Web Socket, and about SPDY & the Amazon Kindle Fire. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 4: Pat Aufderheide on Fair Use & Copyright | Fair Use expert Pat Aufderheide joins Jen Simmons to explain when you can use other people's copyrighted material in your work. | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 3: Jeremy Keith on Everything Web | Jeremy Keith joins Jen to talk about Mobilewood, future-friendlying websites, responsive design techniques, digital preservation, html5 semantics, Firefox 7, and much more. | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 2: Ethan Marcotte on Responsive Web | Ethan Marcotte joins Jen Simmons for a conversation about responsive web design, tools, the process of designing a web site, mobile first, what the future may hold and more. | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Web Ahead 1: Peter Lubbers on HTML5 | HTML5 expert Peter Lubbers joins Jen Simmons on the inaugural episode of The Web Ahead to talk about what the heck HTML5, web apps, local storage, offline caching, and web databases are. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 21 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
One of the best web design podcasts out there.
Jen is a fantastic interviewer, you can tell she has really done her homework before the show. She asks questions that lead her guests into what they enjoy talking about. The end result is a conversation that is very natural and digs really deep into the show's topic.
Returning 5by5 To Its Roots
The range, depth, and quality of the whole 5by5 arsenal is impressive. My only one yearning as 5by5 exploded in popularity and offerings is that it no longer really had a podcast that focussed on the roots of what got it started - Web Development. Enter "The Web Ahead".
When you can list guests like Ethan Marcotte and Jeremy Keith in your first 3 shows you know the show's content is high quality. Its host, Jen Simmons, is respected, knowledgeable and just downright good company to sit (drive,walk, whatever) and listen to the stuff that web developers love.
My new favorite informative podcast
I haven't heard Jen's other podcasts, but this one is off to a terrific start! I found the first episode so interesting that I ordered the guest's html5 book right away.
Jen seems to be a genius at asking great questions and illustrating them with real world down to earth examples. She really helped me understand what the problems are, and how these new tools can address them. I've been working at a pretty basic level building websites and web apps. I'm optimistic that Jen and her guests can help me get to the next level.
It also doesn't hurt that Jen sounds like a great person. I enjoyed her "company" via the podcast!
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