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title: Keeping up with Tech Trends
date: 2024-11-19T05:30:00-05:00
author: Sean Smith
canonical_url: "https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-08/episode-1/keeping-up-with-tech-trends/"
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## Keeping up with Tech Trends

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In this episode we discuss strategies for keeping up with technology trends and how to choose what to learn.

<a name="show-notes"></a>### Show Notes

- Welcome to season 8
- CMS - how do you choose a new CMS?
- Maintenance contracts and security updates
- Front end frameworks - CSS, Javascript, etc..
- Laravel Mix and Vite
- Friends and colleagues influencing
- Code Editors (VsCode, Cursor and more)
- AI and Copilot
- upcoming topics in season 8

### Show Links

- [Lunch Bytes (November 20, 2024)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2SRAC7Bolg)
- [Imposter Syndrome (S07 E04)](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-07/episode-4/motivation-burnout-and-imposter-syndrome-with-kevin-nicholson/)
- [SyntaxFM](https://syntax.fm/)
- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
- [Cursor](https://www.cursor.com/)
- [Claude AI](https://claude.ai/)

Have a question for Sean, Mike, and Amanda? [Send us an email](/contact).

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- 1 [ Keeping up with Tech Trends](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-08/episode-1/keeping-up-with-tech-trends/)
- 2 [ What's going on with WordPress?!](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-08/episode-2/whats-going-on-with-wordpress/)
- 3 [ Shortcuts That Save the Day: Boost Productivity in Web Dev and Beyond](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-08/episode-3/shortcuts-that-save-the-day-boost-productivity-in-web-dev-and-beyond/)
- 4 [ Stand Out on Social Media with Jessica Perreault](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-08/episode-4/social-media-with-jessica-perreault-2/)
- 5 [ Code of Ethics: Navigating Moral Dilemmas in Web Development](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-08/episode-5/code-of-ethics-navigating-moral-dilemmas-in-web-development/)
- 6 [ Season 8 Wrap](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-08/episode-6/season-eight-wrap/)

### All Seasons

- [Season 01](https://website101podcast.com/season/01/)
- [Season 02](https://website101podcast.com/season/02/)
- [Season 03](https://website101podcast.com/season/03/)
- [Season 04](https://website101podcast.com/season/04/)
- [Season 05](https://website101podcast.com/season/05/)
- [Season 06](https://website101podcast.com/season/06/)
- [Season 07](https://website101podcast.com/season/07/)
- [Season 08](https://website101podcast.com/season/08/)
- [Season 09](https://website101podcast.com/season/09/)

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