Shows - 5-Things


Configuring a custom domain with Azure Static Web Apps[MP4] [0:04:37] [2021/05/08]
A video walkthrough for the "Custom Domain" docs article


Five Things Developers Can Use to Go On-Call (And Not Hate Their Life)[MP4] [0:07:00] [2019/07/11]
Do you go on-call? Does it make you hate your life? Have you ever been asked three questions in a row? This week, Jason Hand is on the show to bring you five ways that developers can go on-call, and…


Five Things About RxJS and Reactive Programming[MP4] [0:03:50] [2019/06/27]
Where do RxJS, Reactive Programming and the Redux pattern fit into your developer workflow? Where can you learn form the community leaders? Does wearing a hoodie make you a better developer? Oh - and…


Five Things You Didn't Know Python Could Do[MP4] [0:06:38] [2019/06/20]
Python: a large and terrifying snake OR the third most popular programming language. This week, Python (the language, not the snake) aficionado Nina Zakharenko joins us for Five Things that you didn't…


Five Things You Can Do with Serverless[MP4] [0:11:14] [2019/06/13]
Serverless is like CrossFit: The first rule is to never stop talking about it. In this episode, Eduardo Laureano from the Azure Functions team brings you five things you can do with Serverless that…


Five Tools for Building API's with GraphQL[MP4] [0:04:06] [2019/06/06]
Five Things is back, baby! We're back and this week we're bringing you five tools for building API's with GraphQL. True story, we shot this at the end of about a twelve hour day and you can see the…


Five Things About Visual Studio Code[MP4] [0:05:30] [2019/05/31]
You know JavaScript users love Visual Studio Code, but did you know Go and Rust are some of the most used languages in VS Code? Amanda Silver shares how you can pair program with Live Share, how…


Five Ways You Can Build Mobile Apps with JavaScript[MP4] [0:06:13] [2019/03/28]
Why are there so many options for developing mobile apps? What should you choose? How can you slipstream your way into mobile and take advantage of the cloud? Todd Anglin has all the answers and wears…


Five Ways You Can Infuse AI into Your Applications [MP4] [0:07:35] [2019/03/14]
Leben Things! In case you don't speak Elvish, that roughly translates to "Five Things". This week I sit down with Noelle LaCharite from the Microsoft Cognitive Services team to learn how…


Five Things About Azure Functions[MP4] [0:04:36] [2019/03/07]
What do Azure Functions and Dr. Seuss have in common? You can run it on a plane, you can run it on a train. You debug it on a boat, you can debug it with a goat. Provided you supply the goat of…


Five Ways You Can Interact with Data from VS Code[MP4] [0:08:51] [2019/02/28]
Julie Lerman. THE JULIE LERMAN dropped by the show and taught me five ways that you can interact with data from VS Code. This episode was particularly enlightening for me because Julie is always full…


Five Ways to Build Real-Time Apps with JavaScript[MP4] [0:07:04] [2019/02/07]
Burke is joined by Anthony Chu to discuss five different ways to build real-time applications with JavaScript. Also, Burke wears a wig to fulfill his hair dreams and Anthony crushes those dreams in…


Five Things About JavaScript in DevOps[MP4] [0:07:02] [2019/01/31]
What does Azure DevOps have to do with generators, Captain Kirk, and ponies? Where can you get therapy for your VB 6 scars? Why don't Angular, React, and Vue developers have a cool logo like docker?…


Five Reasons Why You Should Check Out Cosmos DB[MP4] [0:07:02] [2019/01/24]
What does a giant Jenga tower have in common with NoSQL databases? NOTHING. But we're giving you both anyway. In this episode, Burke and Jasmine Greenaway bring you five reasons that you should check…


Five Magical Ways VS Code Can Work with Azure[MP4] [0:08:31] [2019/01/17]
Refined. Genteel. Sophisticated. In this episode, Burke is joined by the great JavaScript connoisseur, Brian Holt to bring you five magical ways that VS Code can work with Azure. These are all the…


Five Vue Libraries That Will Melt Your Face Off[MP4] [0:06:13] [2018/12/20]
ROCK AND ROLLLLL cause Vue.js is here and we are back with Burke's BFF and Vue.js core team member, Sarah Drasner. This week we bring you Five Vue.js libraries that will melt your face off and or rock…


Five Things About GitHub[MP4] [0:09:50] [2018/11/29]
Phil Haack joins John Papa on this week's FIVE THINGS to talk about (more than) five things about GitHub. Check out these links from the show: Ignore white space in code review blog postKeep your…


Five Super-Secret Special Services for Building SPAs[MP4] [0:08:41] [2018/11/02]
SSSSSSSSSSSSSingle Page Applications – they're applications with a single page (sometimes) and we build a lot of them in 2018. In this episode, Burke sits down with Asim Hussain to go over Five…


Five IoT Devices You Should Have Bought Yesterday[MP4] [0:10:25] [2018/10/25]
It's a gadget extravaganza! Burke sits down with Suz Hinton and a ninja cat that sings the Final Countdown (yes, really) to bring you Five IoT Devices that you should have bought yesterday. Buttons,…


Five Things About Developing on a Mac[MP4] [0:06:21] [2018/10/18]
Christina Warren joins John Papa to talk Five Things about developing on a Mac. They talk about the kind of hardware you need, software for web and Swift developers, CI/CD workloads on Azure and…


Five Reasons Why JavaScript Developers Should EVEN Care About .NET Core[MP4] [0:07:52] [2018/10/11]
.Net Core?! But I'm a JavaScript developer! Who CARES ABOUT .NET?! Good question. In this episode of Five Things, Burke sits down with Jasmine Greenaway who thinks that you probably should care and…


Five Things About Azure DevOps[MP4] [0:05:56] [2018/10/04]
Five Things is baaaaacckkkk (said Poltergeist style). In this first episode from Season 2, Burke sits down with Damian Brady, Li'l Sebastian and a carnivorous rabbit to bring you Five Things about…


#FiveThings Renewed for Season 2[MP4] [0:02:43] [2018/08/30]
#FiveThings has been renewed for Season 2! We have some amazing guests for this upcoming season, but in the meantime we're going to take a short break. We'll be back on Wednesdays, starting on OCTOBER…


S01 E25: Five Things About CSS[MP4] [0:08:42] [2018/08/02]
CSS – either you love it or you hate. Or sometimes both. This week Burke sits down with CSS aficionado Aimee Knight to bring you Five useful tips for working with CSS. Aimee Knight on TwitterCSS Isn't…


S01 E24: Five Things About NLP[MP4] [0:05:13] [2018/07/26]
What if talking to computers was part of our everyday lives? Well that's slowly becoming true with devices like Siri, Cortana, Amazon Alexa and Google Home. If you've ever been interested in getting…


S01 E23: Five Things About npm[MP4] [0:05:03] [2018/07/19]
npm install five-things! This week Elijah Manor is back to bring you Five Things that you might not know about npm. Tired of answering questions when you do npm init? Ever lose track of what scripts…


S01 E22: Five Things About React Components[MP4] [0:04:12] [2018/07/12]
Brandy Morgan joins John Papa in another episode to learn Five Things about react components. Learn more at https://aka.ms/5things-azureTo watch more episodes go to https://aka.ms/FiveThingsPlaylist…


S01 E21: Five Things Kubernetes Can Do for You[MP4] [0:06:31] [2018/07/04]
Ready to learn a bit about Kubernetes? If you're like us, you've been wondering what this whole "container orchestration" thing is all about. This week, Jonathan Creamer returns to share…


S01 E20: Five Things About Service Workers[MP4] [0:05:31] [2018/06/28]
This week on Five Things – SERVICE WORKERS. What are they? What do they do and how do you use them? John sits down with Craig Shoemaker who knows a thing or two about Service Workers. Or at least he…


S01 E19: Five Things Junior Developers Need to Know[MP4] [0:06:10] [2018/06/14]
Are you or someone you know a Jr. Developer? That's great because so are we! In this episode, "Jr. Developers For Life" Burke and Aimee sit down to talk about 5 Things that Jr. Developers…


S01 E18: Five Things About Bots[MP4] [0:05:04] [2018/06/07]
Did you know that half of the internet is comprised of bots?! It's true--bots are everywhere and they are changing the way we interface with computers. In this episode of Five Things, John sits down…


S01 E17: Five VS Code Extensions You Should Know About[MP4] [0:06:36] [2018/05/24]
You use VS Code. I use VS Code. Everybody uses VS Code. And why do we love it so much? Extensions – that's why. In this episode of 5 Things, Burke sits down with Elijah Manor to talk about 5 VS Code…


S01 E16: Five Things About State in React[MP4] [0:04:00] [2018/05/03]
React expert Brandy Morgan explains how React handles local state, state flow, and props. Brandy and John cover how components can use state, to take advantage of the life cycle events, and the…


S01 E15: Five Things that TypeScript Can Do for You[MP4] [0:08:25] [2018/04/26]
TypeScript, much like Hansel, is so hot right now. But why? What makes it so great and if you're comfortable with JavaScript, why should you use it? Even more importantly, who is buying unauthorized…


S01 E14: Five Things About IndexedDB[MP4] [0:05:33] [2018/04/19]
Join John Papa and Craig Shoemaker on this episode of 5 Things for details on the fun and funkiness of IndexedDB (and touch of 80's pop music trivia). There a few options when it comes to saving data…


S01 E13: Five Things About Web Performance[MP4] [0:07:50] [2018/04/12]
The average web page takes 10 seconds to load and is the size of a Doom install. Why are web pages getting so big and what can we do to keep our sites running quickly? In this episode, Burke sits down…


S01 E12: Five Things About Docker[MP4] [0:04:28] [2018/04/05]
What is Docker? What is a container? Can I run Windows ME in one? Jessie Frazelle stops by #FiveThings to help set Burke straight on what Docker is, what it isn't, and why he insists on installing old…


S01 E11: Five Things About Deploying a React App[MP4] [0:05:57] [2018/03/29]
Learn how to deploy React app, how to render it on the server, and why you should check out next.js from Dan Abramov and Burke Holland. What CI tools can you use with React apps? Do you want to deploy…


S01 E10: Five Things--Why TypeScript is for You[MP4] [0:09:17] [2018/03/22]
Wondering why you should try TypeScript? When is it useful? What are the fundamental benefits? What tools do we get with TypeScript? What's the catch? There has to be a catch, right!? Join Technical…


S01 E09: Five Things About Webpack[MP4] [0:06:25] [2018/03/15]
The quintessential Webpack episode is here! Sean Larkin himself joins us to talk about all things Webpack--including loaders, plugins and even mermaids. Burke and Sean also explore why we need Webpack…


S01 E08: Five Things About Visual Studio Code[MP4] [0:05:59] [2018/03/08]
VS Code is a really popular text editor. But why did Microsoft create it? It's open-source, but why won't they take any of Burke's pull requests to rename it? Burke and Amanda talk about all things VS…


S01 E07: Five Things About TypeScript[MP4] [0:12:06] [2018/03/01]
Learn five of the coolest features of TypeScript from Technical Fellow, Anders Hejlsberg. How can TypeScript help editors better check and improve our JavaScript? How does TypeScript use Control Flow…


S01 E06: Five Things About RxJS[MP4] [0:07:57] [2018/02/22]
Learn why asynchronous operations are at the heart of RxJS, how to compose events, and how RxJS was invented at Microsoft from Ben Lesh and Burke Holland. How does lodash compare to RxJS? How do you…


S01 E05: Five Things About Docker[MP4] [0:06:40] [2018/02/15]
Docker the big technology all Web and cloud developer should be exploring. What is it about whales that they deploy containers so well? Why does Dan always match his shirt to the Docker-whale blue?…


S01 E04: Five Things About RxJS with Angular[MP4] [0:03:41] [2018/02/08]
Learn how Angular uses RxJS, what are Reactive Forms, and how RxJS helps with cloud development with Ward Bell and John Papa. Is it good for coordinating events? Is RxJS good when combined with…


S01 E03: Five Things About React[MP4] [0:06:27] [2018/02/01]
Learn where the React framework came from, why it is component centric, and what React Fiber is from Dan Abramov and Burke Holland. Why does React make state and components first class concepts? Why…


S01 E02: Five Things About RxJS[MP4] [0:04:58] [2018/01/25]
Learn what RxJS is, what observables are, and how your apps can benefit from them from Ward Bell and John Papa. Is it good for responding to a stream of events? Why does Ward run into things so often?…


S01 E01: Five Things About Create React App[MP4] [0:06:48] [2018/01/18]
Learn what Create React App is, how it helps you get started with React, and where you can get it from Dan Abramov and Burke Holland. Is it a scaffolding tool or a boilerplate? Why did Dan and team…