Nx is a smart, fast and extensible build system with first class monorepo support and powerful integrations, and it has a powerful core and a rich plugin ecosystem.  Today, Charles interviews Angular expert Lars Gyrup Brink Nielsen to discuss the benefits of the Nx build framework. In this episode… Nx fundamentals Benefits and downsides Nx workspace generation Distributed task execution (DTE) Future feature releases Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links The Angular Developer's Nx Handbook Twitter: @LayZeeDK GitHub: LayZeeDK Picks Charles- Just One Charles - Top End Devs Conferences Charles- Tim McGraw, Faith Hill to Star in 'Yellowstone' Prequel Series '1883' Lars- Westworld | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com Lars – This is Learning

One of the upcoming future features in the Angular framework will revolve around “Standalone Components” (SC) vs. “Optional NgModules”.  When SC makes NgModules optional, it depreciates their value in the long run and could lead us to determine their necessity.  Given that Angular is an enterprise framework, can we have modulars in an angular application or should we eliminate this?  Angular expert Rainer Hahnekamp joins the show to share his perspective on how SC will affect modularity in an Angular application. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs LinksRAINER HAHNEKAMPPicks Charles- DigitalOcean - The developer cloud Charles - Conferences | Top End Devs  Charles- Dice Forge Charles- Tim McGraw, Faith Hill to Star in 'Yellowstone' Prequel Series '1883' Rainer - Look at other frameworks to get other perspectives.

Charles Max Wood is the master architect behind Top End Devs, which includes 11 unique podcast shows for DevOps.  Today on the show, Subrat interviews Charles on how to launch, grow, and monetize a podcast show from scratch.  He shares his process, the strategies to launch, various tools, sites, and apps, how to build an audience, and how to monetize a show. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Trusted CDN Provider | Faster Content Delivery | CacheFly Podcast Hosting and Analytics - Welcome to Fireside! Riverside.fm - Record Podcasts And Videos From Anywhere Picks Charles- Lost Ruins of Arnak Charles - Top End Devs Charles - Angular Remote Conf Subrat- Fun Of Heuristic

Tomas Trajan, Google Developer Expert for Angular and Web technologies, joins the show today to discuss NgRx and best practices.  They deliberate the main integrations for NgRx with Angular, various implementation strategies, and more.  This is an exciting conversation you won’t want to miss! In this Episode… NgRx overview NgRx best practices NgRx and Angular implementation  Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links Level Up Your NgRx Skills With 10 Time-Tested Best Practices Tomas Trajan - Medium LinkedIn: Tomas (Trajan) Herich Angular Workshops Angular Experts Picks Charles- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Game | SQUARE ENIX Charles - Top End Devs Conferences Charles - Top End Devs Meetups Subrat- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Tomas - Huberman Lab

Hossein Mousavi shares his methodology to angular form by presenting his template driven approach vs. reactive form approach. They also discuss the differences between form control, form group, and form array, and how you can build upon the elements within Angular through modular patterns and object-oriented project paradigms. Finally, they discuss how the Angie directive allows you to create web applications by routing requests to controllers and directives and referencing data models in a fashion similar to how you would use AngularJS. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links Hossein Mousavi Picks Charles – GamePigeon Charles – Digital Ocean Hossein – Clusterduck Hossein – Netlify Special Guest: Hossein Mousavi .Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Raygun : Raygun now offers Real User Monitoring of Core Web Vitals. Start your 14-day free trial now. Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.

Do you want to become a 10x top end developer? Do you want to take your career to the next level? Charles provides a 7 step roadmap to get you there: 1) Learn something new everyday. a. 10-15 minutes, learn something new that can help you move the needle forward in your career. b. Make 1% incremental progress everyday will compound to 37x better yearly. Everything adds up. 2) Commit code daily and practice your craft. a. Practice makes perfect, try something new. 3) Meet someone new every week. a. Contact and/or connect with another industry professional. b. Build relationships and continue to stay in touch with them regularly. 4) Post or publish some sort of media each week. a. Learn and process new information and content that can be presented or utilized elsewhere. 5) Go to a community coding group or event monthly. a. Relationships will pay off and so will the knowledge share. b. Commit to speak or present to the group on a specific topic and stretch yourself. 6) Go to a coding conference annually. a. Network and collaborate with others. b. Immerse yourself in the content and implement your top take-aways. 7) Make a plan and set your goals. a. What are your goals and how will you get there? b. Commit to making it happen. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.

Sometimes your development skills lead you into a role other than full time code sherpa. If you're wondering which ways you can take your career to have some new adventures, listen to this episode with Karl Hughes, Subrat Mishra and Charles Max Wood. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links draft.dev Alternative Career Paths for Software Engineers How to start freelance technical blogging How writing can advance your career as a developer Picks Charles- Scythe | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- Scythe: Invaders from Afar | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- Conferences | Top End Devs Karl- THE GAP by Ira Glass on Vimeo Subrat- Zero to One Special Guest: Karl Hughes.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.

To build or to buy, that IS the question. In this episode, Charles talks with Carl Bergenhem about the BIG updates in Kendo UI, as well as how to navigate the tricky waters of building your own components. “I think the first thing to look at is what you’re trying to accomplish. There might be hyper specialized scenarios, but when it comes to picking something off the shelf, it depends on what kind of UI you’re building.” - Carl Bergenhem In This Episode 1) What you NEED to know about Angular’s updates this year 2) The BEST questions to ask before you commit to buying vs. building your own components 3) How to build Angular UI components without worrying that they’ll disintegrate Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links Twitter: Kendo UI ( @KendoUI ) What’s New in Kendo UI for Angular With R1 2022 Picks Carl- Lost Ark - Free to Play MMO Action RPG Charles- “Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza” Charles- Death on the Nile (2022) - IMDb Charles- BoardGameGeek Charles- Conferences | Top End Devs Special Guest: Carl Bergenhem.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Raygun : Raygun now offers Real User Monitoring of Core Web Vitals. Start your 14-day free trial now. Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.

Your toolbelt needs some upgrading. In this episode, Charles sits down with Jared Youtsey, a developer who’s taken productivity to the next level and will show you how to do the same. “Having the right tooling in place makes a big difference in productivity.” - Jared Youtsey In This Episode 1) Why having the correct tooling is HUGE for productivity 2) Jared’s go-to tools for adding jet fuel to your efficiency and accuracy 3) How to implement snippets and autofill to make your life easier (especially if you hate typing) Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links 10 Tips for Faster Angular Development Intro to CSS Media Queries | Jared Youtsey | EnterpriseNG 2020 #ngconf Picks Charles- Dice Forge | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- St. George, Utah Parade of Homes Charles- Worskshops | Top End Devs Jared- It Takes Two | PlayStation Special Guest: Jared Youtsey.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.

If your Angular needs a home, look no further than your own desktop! In this episode, the group talks to Sam Basu to learn ALL the deets about integrating Angular into your desktop properly. They lay out how PWAs CAN work (if done correctly), the big differences between cross-platform vs. one basket, and why 2022 is gonna be a GOOD year for Angular. “The desire to see ‘web stuff’ on native is nothing new, and it’s good to have choices in Angular.” - Sam Basu In This Episode 1) How PWAs ARE an option for Angular on desktop this year (follow these tips to do it right) 2) Why the answer to “How do I integrate these tools?” is only TWO words long 3) The BIG differences between integrating cross-platform vs. all into one basket 4) Exciting Angular developments this year that you DESERVE to know ASAP (including .NET MAUI…you’re welcome!) Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links Modern Developer Ramblings Picks Charles- 7 Wonders Duel | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- Encanto | Disney Movies Charles- Airmeet Charles- Workshops and meetups at topenddevs.com! Sam- Let’s break bread to connect and get more people involved with technology Sam- Jack Ryan | Amazon Prime Subrat- “Business Connected” episode about digits Special Guest: Sam Basu.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Raygun : Raygun now offers Real User Monitoring of Core Web Vitals. Start your 14-day free trial now. Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.