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 Old Forester 1910: https://www.oldforester.com Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan JetBrains: https://www.jetbrains.com Vercel: https://vercel.com Vs Code: https://code.visualstudio.com Atom: https://atom-editor.cc Cursor: https://www.cursor.com Netlify: https://www.netlify.com Dax: https://x.com/thdxr Next.js: https://nextjs.org Laracon: https://laracon.us Sentry: https://Sentry.io PHP: https://www.php.net React: https://react.dev The Dev Health OS: https://www.devhealthos.com Gabe Greenberg: https://x.com/gabe_g2i How We Work by Leah Weiss: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Work-Purpose-Reclaim/dp/- 0062565060 Inter Miami: https://www.intermiamicf.com Phoenix Open: https://wmphoenixopen.com TGL: https://tglgolf.com Tiger Woods: https://x.com/TigerWoods Jupiter Links: https://x.com/jupiterlinksgc Connect with Michelle Website: https://www.michellebakels.com X / Twitter: https://x.com/michellebakels Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.