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Why Open Source Might Be Your Best Career Move w/ Shruti Kapoor

Why Open Source Might Be Your Best Career Move w/ Shruti Kapoor

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 Recorded at All Things Open 2025, Robbie Wagner and guest co-host Jason Lengstorf chat with developer-turned-creator Shruti Kapoor about her leap from Slack and PayPal to YouTube, the joys and pitfalls of open source, and eternal web dev debates. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro(01:37) - Wine rating & review: Fre Sparkling Brut(06:33) - Hot Take: git rebase vs. git merge(09:11) - Hot Take: Is HTML a programming language?(09:41) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?(10:20) - Hot take: classes vs. functional components(11:13) - Hot Take: Remix, TanStack, or Next.js?(15:02) - Hot Take: console.log vs debugger(16:11) - Hot Take: Were React server components a mistake?(20:42) - How open source changed Shruti’s career(22:23) - The real value of contributing to open source(26:05) - What is the React Foundation and why it matters(28:58) - Highlights from React Conf and new features(31:01) - From Slack engineer to independent creator(34:34) - Choosing what content to make (and why)(37:58) - Shruti’s dog, discipline, and life lessons(40:01) - What would Shruti do if not in tech?(40:30) - Where to find Shruti online Links Fre Sparkling Brut: https://www.frewines.com/Wes Bos: https://wesbos.com/Syntax: https://syntax.fm/Slack: https://slack.com/PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.comReact: https://react.dev/JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScriptHTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Ember: https://emberjs.com/TanStack: https://tanstack.com/Next.js: https://nextjs.org/Remix: https://remix.run/Astro: https://astro.build/VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/GitHub: https://github.com/React Conf: https://conf.react.dev/React Foundation: https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundationLinux Foundation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/Vercel: https://vercel.com/Google Home: https://home.google.com/welcome/Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagenChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/MCP: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/Shruti's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@shrutikapoor0816 Common React useEffect Mistakes You’re Making: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGOPO2V6MHI Connect with Jason Website: https://jason.energy/X / Twitter: https://x.com/jlengstorf Connect with Shruti Website: https://shrutikapoor.dev/X / Twitter: https://x.com/shrutikapoor08 Connect with the hosts Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rdAdam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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