In this show, co-hosts Julie Turner & Andrew Connell pick a topic to discus, sometimes taking the same or completely opposite positions. The topics will be mostly about development topics related to Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, and related technologies. You can expect new 30-minute episodes every 3-4 weeks.
CloudDev Clarity
Published episodes

Episode 10 - Key observations & takeaways - State of JavaScript (JS) Survey 2022
Since 2016, survey authors Sacha Greif and Eric Burel have tried to help bring some clarity to the JavaScript ecosystem by hosting the State of JS survey. The survey classifies language expansions, frameworks, tools, and resources by surveying 40,000 responses from the community. In this episode AC, …

Episode 9 - React Hooks: Class Components vs. Functional Components & Opinions on When & Where to use them
In this 9th episode, Andrew & Julie join the great debate of React class components or React hooks. We define what the differences are and make sure we address some listener questions submitted to our Discord channel all while sharing our unique perspectives on the question. We also talked about …

Episode 8 - Introducing 'Browser Native'
In this 8th episode of CloudDev Clarity, Andrew flips the table around and interviews Julie & Bob German about their new series of videos: Browser Native. This series is hosted on this channel... what is it? Tune into this episode to hear all about it, how it came about, what Julie & Bob have in …

Episode 7 - React, Angular, & web frameworks: good, bad, and ugly!
In this 7th episode, Andrew & Julie discuss web frameworks. We talk about all the front-end frameworks by reviewing the results of the 2021 State of JavaScript survey. We also briefly discuss what is and is not a web framework and which ones we've used, liked, and disliked. We end with a spicy …

Episode 6 - Azure resource tour: what we use, why, and our favorites
In this 6th episode, Andrew & Julie share their must used #Azure resources, why they like them, and what they use them for in their projects. And as a bonus, hear what they're looking forward to learning, & spending more time with in the future!

Episode 5 - Linting your code
In this fifth (5th) episode of #CloudDevClarity, Andrew & Julie are going to cover linting your code. The conversation stems from a recent update by the #SharePoint Framework (#SPFx) team at Microsoft where they introduced a lot of #ESLint rules in all new projects. Julie and Andrew discuss pros, …

Episode 4 - REST vs SDK
In this fourth episode, Andrew & Julie tackle the long-running debate: should you use an SDK or go straight to the source and use a REST endpoint!

Episode 3 - Andrew Connell intro
In this third episode of the CloudDev Clarity show, Julie and Andrew want to introduce themselves to you so you can get to know who's behind this show. In the previous episode, you can learn more about Andrew's co-host: Julie.

Episode 2 - Julie Turner intro
In this second episode of the CloudDev Clarity show, Julie and Andrew want to introduce themselves to you so you can get to know who's behind this show. In the next episode, you can learn more about Julie's co-host: Andrew.

Episode 1 - Introducing the show!
Welcome to the first episode of the CloudDev Clarity show with Julie Turner & Andrew Connell! In this episode, Andrew & Julie answer the WHAT, WHY, WHEN questions behind this new joint venture. But to sum it up... This show is where Andrew & Julie can discuss, debate, and even disagree on topics …