Variable fonts have been quietly making the web more capable and performant for a couple years now, but there’s a good chance we haven’t noticed. In this episode, Jason Pamental teaches us how variable fonts work and how we can use them *right now* to add better art direction and performance to our web projects.

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One of the more exciting features GitHub has released is GitHub Actions. On this episode, Brian Douglas joins to teach us what GitHub Actions can do. (Hint: they can do a *lot*.)

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What is Nest.js, and how does it make building APIs easier? In this episode, Ryan Chenkie teaches us how to create a GraphQL API using Nest.js, then builds a Gatsby site using the data.

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Whether you’re working with a team, a client, or both, any project you build will likely end up with a long list of things that need to be included on the page. How do you fit it all in while keeping the page readable, uncrowded, and pleasing to look at? In this episode, Tatiana Mac teaches us how to add art direction into our development projects.

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In this video, Jason adds Netlify Functions to his Gatsby site to enable dynamic functionality on a Jamstack app. We start by setting up an Express API, then go through writing serverless functions to send button clicks to that API.

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What are abstract syntax trees (ASTs)? How can we use them to make changes to files? In this episode, Jason dives into the world of ASTs and writes his first transformation using unified, remark, and rehype.

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