The Web Ahead

The Web Ahead

A weekly podcast about changing technologies and the future of the web, discussing HTML5, mobile, responsive design, iOS, Android, and more.

The Web Ahead records live on the air, every week (see the schedule).

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#21: Process & Tools with Paul Irish

March 23, 2012 at 10:00am • 1 hour 15 minutes

Front-end developer extraordinaire Paul Irish joins Jen Simmons to discuss work process, tools and best-practices.


#20: Content Everywhere with Lyza Gardner

March 16, 2012 at 3:00pm • 59 minutes

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?


#19: Internet in Your Pocket with Luke Wroblewski

March 8, 2012 at 7:00pm • 1 hour 4 minutes

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?

Special guest Luke Wroblewski.


#18: CSS with Eric Meyer

March 2, 2012 at 9:00am • 2 hours

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.

Special guest Eric Meyer.


#17: Mobile Devices with Peter-Paul Koch

February 24, 2012 at 8:00pm • 1 hour 28 minutes

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?


#16: Mobile Capabilities with Jason Grigsby

February 15, 2012 at 1:00pm • 1 hour 36 minutes

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.


#15: Browser Support and Polyfills with Divya Manian

February 1, 2012 at 10:00pm • 1 hour 15 minutes

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.


#14: File API with Arun Ranganathan

January 18, 2012 at 9:30pm • 1 hour 7 minutes

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.


#13: Education with Dan Benjamin

January 12, 2012 at 3:00pm • 1 hour 23 minutes

Dan Benjamin joins Jen Simmons to talk about how to keep up with the changing technologies of the web. Where do we learn?

Special guest Dan Benjamin.


#12: Michael Verdi on Video

December 20, 2011 at 10:00am • 2 hours 25 minutes

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.

Special guest Michael Verdi.