JavaScript Map(), Vercel, CSS Tricks, & Dev Advice to get you where you need to be!

In this episode of The Programming Podcast, Danny Thompson and Leon Noel dive deep into three key topics that every developer should know right now:

Vercel’s Fluid Compute — What it is, why it matters, and how a single toggle can slash your cloud costs.

JavaScript .map() explained — Not just for beginners! Real-world enterprise use cases and how it protects your original data.

New CSS features — Danny brings in a fresh concept that blew his mind over the weekend.

They also share powerful insights on how to build momentum after a tech conference, including actionable tips to turn casual conversations into long-term relationships.

Finally, Danny shares his AI prompting technique that radically improves the quality of responses from ChatGPT and other tools — and you’ll want to steal this trick.

💡 Whether you're junior or senior, working on side projects or leading enterprise teams, this episode packs in practical advice, strategy, and laughs.

👇 Chapters below — don’t forget to like, subscribe, and leave a review (or hit dislike twice 😉)!

⏱️ Timestamps / Chapters:

0:00 – Intro and janky apps vs. enterprise hacks
1:00 – Podcast kickoff & thank you for 219 5-star reviews
2:30 – Vercel Fluid Compute: Why this one toggle changes everything
4:45 – Multi-threading explained with real examples
7:00 – Impact on React apps, cost savings, and AI workloads
10:00 – Enterprise-scale architecture shifts
11:00 – JavaScript .map() – Real-world usage breakdown
13:40 – Map vs. original data: what juniors often miss
15:00 – Data protection and use cases with sensitive info
16:50 – Why .map() is like let for arrays
17:30 – React, enterprise component architecture, and separation of concerns
19:00 – CSS concept teaser (covered later or in next episode)
37:00 – How to improve your AI prompts dramatically
38:10 – Danny’s exact prompt to get better ChatGPT responses
39:30 – Ask Danny & Leon: How to keep momentum after a tech conference
41:00 – Leon’s tips: Thank-yous, Twitter lists, and coffee chats
42:00 – Danny’s pre-conference strategy and post-event follow-up
44:00 – Junior vs. senior approaches to networking
46:00 – Funny origin story: How this podcast started from a conference joke
47:00 – Building genuine relationships with thoughtful follow-ups
49:00 – Outro – Thanks for tuning in!

[Odinind]

I'm learning from 100 Devs very beginner in my journey.
I listen to danny and leon and it has been very helpful.
In midst of chaos these two guys bring stable opinion and counter opinions and why they agree or don't agree with each other.
Love it

[Acacia_now]

A new episode ! Just in time
This one seems technical I'll listen to it on the way home

[garland-key]

We use AWS at work, but I'm thinking of diving into Vercel for a personal project. Thanks for all of the suggestions in this episode.

[krizeljdelacruz]

hey guys, love this episode! some things are a bit too high level for me, but I'll get them eventually!
I wanted to ask what the name of the YouTube channel was that Danny mentioned on 43:48 but my ears can't catch the name and YouTube auto-generated transcript/cc says the channel is called "This Media" channel.
Thank you guys for all the hard work you do!