Balancing Code and Wellbeing: Michelle Bakels on React and Developer Health

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Michelle Bakels, Program Director at G2i and co-organizer of React Miami. They cover a range of topics, from developer health initiatives to the challenges of organizing a growing tech conference. They also discuss their experiences with React, the evolution of developer culture, and the perks of working in tech.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:43) - Whiskey: Old Forester 1910
• (17:11) - Inferred types vs explicit types
• (18:07) - Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
• (20:59) - Git rebase vs git merge
• (23:08) - Third party vs roll your own
• (24:40) - VS Code sidebar on left or right
• (27:35) - Vercel vs cheap VPS
• (31:07) - Whiskey.fund
• (31:40) - React Miami
• (39:10) - Dev Health OS
• (44:58) - Inter Miami
• (49:37) - Phoenix Open and TGL
• (52:44) - Non-tech careers

Links

• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com [https://www.reactmiami.com]
• Old Forester 1910: https://www.oldforester.com [https://www.oldforester.com]
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler [https://x.com/ken_wheeler]
• Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com [https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com]
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com [https://tailwindcss.com]
• Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org [https://www.typescriptlang.org]
• Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan [https://x.com/adamwathan]
• JetBrains: https://www.jetbrains.com [https://www.jetbrains.com]
• Vercel: https://vercel.com [https://vercel.com]
• Vs Code: https://code.visualstudio.com [https://code.visualstudio.com]
• Atom: https://atom-editor.cc [https://atom-editor.cc]
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com [https://www.cursor.com]
• Netlify: https://www.netlify.com [https://www.netlify.com]
• Dax: https://x.com/thdxr [https://x.com/thdxr]
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org [https://nextjs.org]
• Laracon: https://laracon.us [https://laracon.us]
• Sentry: https://Sentry.io [https://Sentry.io]
• PHP: https://www.php.net [https://www.php.net]
• React: https://react.dev [https://react.dev]
• The Dev Health OS: https://www.devhealthos.com [https://www.devhealthos.com]
• Gabe Greenberg: https://x.com/gabe_g2i [https://x.com/gabe_g2i]
• How We Work by Leah Weiss: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Work-Purpose-Reclaim/dp/- [https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Work-Purpose-Reclaim/dp/-] 0062565060
• Inter Miami: https://www.intermiamicf.com [https://www.intermiamicf.com]
• Phoenix Open: https://wmphoenixopen.com [https://wmphoenixopen.com]
• TGL: https://tglgolf.com [https://tglgolf.com]
• Tiger Woods: https://x.com/TigerWoods [https://x.com/TigerWoods]
• Jupiter Links: https://x.com/jupiterlinksgc [https://x.com/jupiterlinksgc]

Connect with Michelle

• Website: https://www.michellebakels.com [https://www.michellebakels.com]
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/michellebakels [https://x.com/michellebakels]

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]

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