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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:01:39 The Lamborghini Experience & Building The Build Log
• 00:09:09 Hot Takes with Jason: React, Semicolons & CoffeeScript Trauma
• 00:13:48 Kent C. Dodds on MCP, Personal Agents & The Future of AI Assistants
• 00:21:40 Hot Takes with Kent: React, Hooks & AGI
• 00:25:58 Ryan & The TikTok Aesthetic: Instagram Ads, Keyboards & Airport Fashion
• 00:31:39 GitHub's Two Nines Problem & The Git Repo Revolution
• 00:39:30 Phone Wars: iPhone vs Android, Vision Pro Failures & The Flip Phone Dream
• 00:45:47 Tanner Linsley on Polymorphic UI Libraries & Spec-Driven Development
• 00:55:55 The Slop Fork Debate & Projections of Software Specs
• 00:58:42 State Machines, BDD & Multi-Agent Orchestration
• 01:01:43 Hot Takes with Tanner: Tailwind, Dark Factories & Cloud Code Desktop
• 01:11:31 Francesco on Rust for Web Development & Conference Culture
• 01:29:00 The Grok Advantage: Hard Feedback & Comparing Things
• 01:35:29 GitHub Downtime Normalization & The Feature of Forced Breaks
• 01:41:33 Wrap Up & The Power of In-Person Connections

Links

• Clerk: https://clerk.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Lamborghini Huracan: https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/models/huracan
• MCP (Model Context Protocol): https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Codex: https://openai.com/index/openai-codex/
• Pi: https://pi.ai/
• Grok: https://grok.x.ai/
• Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• TanStack: https://tanstack.com/
• TanStack Start: https://tanstack.com/start
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Kotlin: https://kotlinlang.org/
• Prolog: https://www.swi-prolog.org/
• Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Cascadia JS: https://cascadiajs.com/

Connect with Jason

• Website: https://www.learnwithjason.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/jlengstorf

Connect with Kent

• Website: https://kentcdodds.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/kentcdodds

Connect with Tanner

• Website: https://tanstack.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/tannerlinsley

Connect with Francesco

• Website: https://francescociulla.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/FrancescoCiull4

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• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:03:20 Hot Takes: Is React a Framework or Library?
• 00:04:59 React Server Components: Mistake or Masterpiece?
• 00:06:52 Hooks, Signals, Proxies & The Power of Proxies
• 00:08:40 Semicolons, Java & Programming Language Hot Takes
• 00:12:46 AI Harnesses: VS Code Copilot, OpenCode & Steve
• 00:16:08 Will AI Replace Designers or Developers First?
• 00:23:20 Cruise Ship Warfare & The Art of Chair Defense
• 00:28:01 Token Arbitrage & The Multi-AI Subscription Strategy
• 00:29:18 Replit Deep Dive: The Ultimate Vibe Coding Platform
• 00:32:31 Hunting Tech: Geotagging, Compass Apps & Finding Tree Stands
• 00:34:01 The Survival Bag: Apocalypse-Ready with Obliterated Qwen
• 00:36:55 Eagle Scouts Unite & The Boy Scout Expulsion Story
• 00:40:53 Ramon & The Apex Collective: The Wildest Multi-Agent Swarm
• 00:46:29 Hermes vs OpenClaw & Making with Ramon
• 00:50:12 Wrap Up & Where to Find Ken

Links

• Cutwater Spirits: https://cutwaterspirits.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• React Server Components: https://react.dev/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/
• Gea: https://geajs.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Replit: https://replit.com/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Hermes: https://hermesengine.dev/
• Steve: https://github.com/kenwheeler/steve
• Qwen: https://qwenlm.github.io/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• Clerk: https://clerk.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Slick Carousel: https://kenwheeler.github.io/slick/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/

Connect with Ken

• X / Twitter: https://x.com/kenwheeler
• GitHub: https://github.com/kenwheeler

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• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:02:11 Hot Takes: React, Server Components & Framework Debates
• 00:03:19 Hooks, Signals & The Future of Reactivity
• 00:03:26 Is HTML a Programming Language? The Great Debate
• 00:04:05 Git Rebase vs Merge & Developer Workflow Preferences
• 00:06:21 AGI, AI Harnesses & The State of AI Development
• 00:09:12 Will AI Replace Designers or Developers First?
• 00:10:54 Code Editors, Tabs & Terminal Trends
• 00:16:34 Google Search vs LLMs & Developer Research Habits
• 00:17:24 Composition vs Inheritance & Package Manager Wars
• 00:20:29 Security Nightmares & Social Engineering Attacks
• 00:23:34 OpenAI vs Anthropic & The AI Model Wars
• 00:25:32 Personal Preferences: Coffee, Whiskey & Beards
• 00:27:22 Second Guest: Svelte 5, Signals & Framework Philosophy
• 00:29:39 React Server Components Deep Dive & Performance Reality
• 00:31:17 GPT 5.5 Announcement & The Token Spending Arms Race
• 00:35:09 GStack Drama & Gary Tan Controversies
• 00:36:49 Monorepos, Turborepo & Modern Build Tools
• 00:41:31 AI Coding Tools: Cursor vs Copilot vs Codex
• 01:05:31 The Future of Web Development & Wrap Up

Links

• Cutwater Spirits: https://cutwaterspirits.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• React Server Components: https://react.dev/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Codex: https://openai.com/index/openai-codex/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Windsurf: https://codeium.com/windsurf
• Zed: https://zed.dev/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/
• Arc Browser: https://arc.net/
• Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• PNPM: https://pnpm.io/
• Yarn: https://yarnpkg.com/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• Convex: https://www.convex.dev/
• Clerk: https://clerk.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/

Connect with Nnenna

• Website: https://www.nnennahacks.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/nnennahacks

Connect with Micky

• Website: https://www.rasmic.xyz/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/Rasmic

Connect with Ryan

• Website: https://ryan.ceo/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/ryanvogel

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• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:02:52 Hot Takes: React Framework vs Library & Server Components
• 00:05:26 Hooks, Signals, Proxies & The Future of Reactivity
• 00:08:12 Is HTML a Programming Language? The Great Debate
• 00:11:51 Git Rebase vs Merge: The Honest Approach
• 00:13:54 Semicolons, Package Managers & Programming Language Preferences
• 00:25:01 AI in Interviews & The New Developer Workflow
• 00:29:59 Have We Reached AGI? The Bar is Lower Than You Think
• 00:31:35 3D Printing, Homeschooling & The Value of Bullying
• 00:49:33 AI Flow State: Voice Dictation, Remote Control & Long-Running Agents
• 00:46:24 Should You Learn Vim in the Age of AI?
• 00:51:01 AI Intensifies Work: Productivity Paradox & Brain Fry
• 01:03:33 COBOL, Mainframes & Why Legacy Tech Won't Die
• 01:09:40 The Probability Hack: Getting Creative AI Outputs
• 01:12:27 Wrap Up & Where to Find Everyone

Links

• Cutwater Spirits: https://cutwaterspirits.com/
• Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• React Server Components: https://react.dev/
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• GEA: https://geajs.com/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Vim: https://www.vim.org/
• NeoVim: https://neovim.io/
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• Ruby: https://www.ruby-lang.org/
• Dart: https://dart.dev/
• Java: https://www.java.com/
• COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
• Yarn: https://yarnpkg.com/
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• PNPM: https://pnpm.io/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• Clerk: https://clerk.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Rent a Human: https://rentahuman.ai/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/

Connect with Chris

• Website: https://typecraft.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/typecraft_dev

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:02:12 Is React a Framework or Library?
• 00:04:35 React Server Components: The Full Stack Story
• 00:18:15 Frameworks in the Age of AI
• 00:23:39 Error Messages & Developer Experience for AI
• 00:27:12 React Foundation Goals & Stable API Work
• 00:31:15 Open Source Contributions & Career Growth
• 00:34:29 AI Code Provenance & Compensating Open Source
• 00:42:44 Differentiation in a Saturated AI World
• 00:45:30 Call to Action: Start Building with AI

Links

• React Foundation: https://react.foundation/
• Expo: https://expo.dev/
• React: https://react.dev/
• React Native: https://reactnative.dev/
• React Server Components: https://react.dev/
• Clerk: https://clerk.com/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Linux Foundation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/
• Meta: https://about.meta.com/
• CSS Tricks: https://css-tricks.com/
• Remix: https://remix.run/

Connect with Seth

• X / Twitter: https://x.com/sethwebster
• React Foundation: https://react.foundation/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:02:25 Whiskey Tasting: Andalusia Stryker Texas Smoked Single Malt
• 00:04:32 Hot Takes: Is HTML a Programming Language?
• 00:10:50 Chris Coyier vs Adam Argyle: The Impossible Choice
• 00:13:21 Git Worktrees, Stacks & Fans: Modern Version Control
• 00:22:21 React Server Components: Mistake or Masterpiece?
• 00:24:30 CodePen 2.0: Building a Modern Editor from Scratch
• 00:39:18 AI in CodePen: Curation Over Generation
• 00:45:07 Agentic Parenting & The Fart Sycophant Problem
• 00:57:00 Raising Creative Kids in the Age of Screens
• 01:10:43 Whiskey Review & Final Thoughts

Links

• Andalusia Texas Smoked Single Malt Whiskey: https://andalusiawhiskey.com/
• CodePen: https://codepen.io/
• CodePen 2.0: https://codepen.io/
• KeyFramers: https://keyframers.com/
• Code Mirror 6: https://codemirror.net/
• Apollo GraphQL: https://www.apollographql.com/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• GitHub Stacks: https://github.com/
• React Server Components: https://react.dev/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Project Hail Mary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary
• Pico-8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
• Spike Prime: https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-spike-prime-set/45678/
• Blockly: https://developers.google.com/blockly
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Go: https://go.dev/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• StackBlitz: https://stackblitz.com/
• Monaco Editor: https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Raised by Wolves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_by_Wolves_(American_TV_series)
• The Manualist: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheManualist
• Aesop Rock: https://www.aesoprock.com/
• Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/
• Nerdy.dev: https://nerdy.dev/

Connect with Shaw

• Website: https://shshaw.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/shshaw

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:00:36 Sponsor: Warp Terminal & Cloud Agents
• 00:03:19 Whiskey Introduction: Ardbeg Wee Beastie
• 00:04:42 Claude Code Source Leak & The Anthropic Approach
• 00:08:20 Model Wars: Opus vs Everything Else
• 00:11:44 OpenClaw Replacements & The Memory Problem
• 00:25:20 Mythos: The Ultimate Hacker Death Star
• 00:29:16 The Four-Day Work Week Lie & Doing More Work Than Ever
• 00:49:14 Second Brains & Local-First AI Memory
• 00:39:23 Pretext: Bypassing Browser Layout for Typography Magic
• 00:44:21 Agentation: Visual AI Debugging
• 00:47:02 Instant Translation & The Death of Duolingo
• 00:58:23 Pika Stream: Video Chat With Your AI Agent
• 01:02:34 Agent vs Agent: Celebrity Deathmatch for AI
• 01:04:35 Whiskey Rating & Wrap Up

Links

• Ardbeg Wee Beastie: https://www.ardbeg.com/en-US/whisky/wee-beastie
• Lagavulin 16: https://www.malts.com/en-row/our-whisky-collection/lagavulin-16-year-old/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Ahas: https://ahas.dev/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Claude Claude: https://github.com/claudeclaude/claudeclaude
• Pi: https://pi.ai/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Codex: https://openai.com/index/openai-codex/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Cinty: https://cinty.ai/
• Hark: https://hark.ai/
• Post Bridge: https://postbridge.io/
• Pretext: https://pretext.app/
• Agentation: https://agentation.ai/
• Pika Stream: https://pika.stream/
• Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Deno Fresh: https://fresh.deno.dev/
• Drizzle: https://orm.drizzle.team/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Famous: https://famous.co/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Nerdy Dev: https://nerdy.dev/
• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:00:37 Sponsor: Warp Terminal & Cloud Agents
• 00:02:46 Whiskey Introduction: Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bourbon
• 00:04:17 What Are Signals? The Reactivity Primer
• 00:07:00 Signalium Deep Dive: Parameterized Signals & Reactive Promises
• 00:13:15 The Hooks Problem: Why React's Model Has Limits
• 00:14:21 Observables vs Signals: The Ergonomics Debate
• 00:27:21 Async in Reactivity: Reactive Promises & Relays
• 00:03:49 Fetchium: The Last Data Client You'll Ever Need
• 00:24:50 The Signals Proposal & TC39 Standardization
• 00:45:25 Prop Drilling vs Threading: Understanding Data Flow
• 00:38:05 AI & The Future of Development: Reading Code Matters More Than Ever
• 00:32:29 Gea Framework: Compiler Magic Without Hooks or Signals
• 00:56:27 Crypto, Verifiability & The AI Spam Problem
• 00:58:28 Quantum Computing vs Bitcoin: The 2029 Threat
• 01:02:44 Digital Ownership & The Streaming Problem
• 01:08:55 Whiskey Rating & Final Thoughts
• 01:07:06 Wrap Up & Where to Find Signalium and Fetchium

Links

• Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bottled in Bond: https://holladaybourbon.com/holladay-soft-red-wheat-bourbon/
• Signalium: https://signalium.dev/
• Fetchium: https://fetchium.dev/
• Signals Proposal: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-signals
• MobX: https://mobx.js.org/
• Angular: https://angular.dev/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Jotai: https://jotai.org/
• Legend State: https://legendapp.com/open-source/state/
• Apollo Client: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/
• TanStack Query: https://tanstack.com/query/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Gea: https://geajs.com/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Ethereum: https://ethereum.org/
• Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/
• Shor's Algorithm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shor%27s_algorithm
• Data Hoarders: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/
• Wayne's World: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%27s_World

Connect with Kristen

• GitHub: https://github.com/pzuraq
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pzuraq.bsky.social

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:00:36 Sponsor: Warp and Cloud Agents
• 00:01:19 AI Context Problems & The AGI Debate
• 00:09:58 Jensen's Hot Takes: Token Spending & AGI Claims
• 00:13:54 Is MCP Dead? The Protocol Nobody Needs
• 00:16:35 AI Cowgorithm Disrupts The Herd
• 00:21:32 OpenCode Gives Money to Pie Contributors
• 00:43:17 Auto Research: The Night Shift AI Worker
• 00:49:06 Gia Framework: The Compiler Revolution
• 00:55:02 ChatGPT Ads & Data Selling Concerns
• 01:05:51 Whiskey Tasting: Muff Liquor Company
• 01:15:21 Wrap Up & Where to Find Us

Links

• Muff Liquor Company: https://muffliquorcompany.com/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Pi: https://pi.ai/
• MCP (Model Context Protocol): https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
• Auto Research: https://github.com/karpathy/auto-research
• Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/
• CMUX: https://github.com/cmux/cmux
• Peon Ping: https://github.com/peon-ping/peon-ping
• Railway: https://railway.app/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Gea: https://geajs.com/
• Impeccable Design Skills: https://impeccable.style/
• Radiant Shaders: https://radiantshaders.com/
• Mitosis: https://github.com/builderio/mitosis
• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Diablo: https://diablo.blizzard.com/
• Lucid Motors: https://www.lucidmotors.com/
• United Airlines Relax Row: https://www.united.com/

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• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:05:30 Brand Truth vs Brand Slop: The AI Authenticity Debate
• 00:10:54 One-Shot Apps & The Weekend Project Problem
• 00:18:15 CSS in the Age of AI: Does It Still Matter?
• 00:25:20 Live Demo: Claude Builds a Podcast Landing Page
• 00:29:37 Context Rot & The Flogging Margins Problem
• 00:36:55 Dark Factories & Code You Never Read
• 00:44:52 Energy Vampires & AI Brain Fry
• 00:51:35 The 10,000 Watt GPU vs The 40 Watt Brain
• 01:24:10 Wrap Up & Where to Find Everyone

Links

• Green Spot Irish Whiskey: https://www.spotwhiskey.com/
• Shop Talk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
• CSS Tricks: https://css-tricks.com/
• CodePen: https://codepen.io/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Bolt: https://bolt.new/
• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
• Pi: https://pi.dev/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Playwright: https://playwright.dev/
• Heretic: https://github.com/heretic-ai/heretic
• Hydrogen: https://hydrogen.shopify.dev/
• WordPress Playground: https://wordpress.org/playground/
• Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/
• Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Peon Ping: https://github.com/peon-ping/peon-ping
• CMux: https://github.com/cmux/cmux
• Border Shape: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/border-shape
• Hot Pockets: https://www.hotpockets.com/

Connect with Chris

• Website: https://chriscoyier.net/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/chriscoyier

Connect with Dave

• Website: https://daverupert.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/davatron5000

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• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:02:34 Whiskey Tasting: Redwood Empire Pipe Dream
• 00:08:35 Would You Rather: PR Review Edition
• 00:16:51 Dark Factories & AI-Only Code Review
• 00:28:15 CloudFlare Rewrites Next.js & The Drama Unfolds
• 00:37:30 Block Layoffs & The SaaS Apocalypse
• 00:46:19 Amazon's AI Pendulum: From Yolo to Slow Down
• 00:55:37 T-Shaped vs X-Shaped Developers
• 00:51:07 Delaying Gratification: Quality Over Speed
• 01:04:37 Evil AI Tools: Fake Testimonials & Heretic
• 01:09:15 Wrap Up & Diablo Nostalgia

Links

• Redwood Empire Pipe Dream: https://redwoodempirewhiskey.com/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Pi: https://pi.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• GitHub CLI: https://cli.github.com/
• Graphite: https://graphite.dev/
• Git Butler: https://gitbutler.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Ember Data: https://github.com/emberjs/data
• CodeRabbit: https://coderabbit.ai/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Slack: https://slack.com/
• Launch Darkly: https://launchdarkly.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
• Block: https://block.xyz/
• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• Post Bridge: https://postbridge.io/
• Arcads.ai: https://arcads.ai/
• Effect.oh: https://effect.oh/
• Heretic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heretic_(video_game)
• Diablo: https://diablo.blizzard.com/
• Hexen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexen
• Cap: https://cap.so/
• Nerdy.dev: https://nerdy.dev/

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• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:02:55 Whiskey Tasting: Matsui Single Cask Sakura
• 00:14:11 Hot Takes: Git Rebase vs Git Merge
• 00:20:30 The AI Revolution: From Skepticism to Adoption
• 00:23:21 OpenClaw Deep Dive: AI Agents While You Sleep
• 00:49:05 Cursor Web & Long-Running Agents
• 00:35:58 The Mental Model Problem: How Most Devs Use AI Wrong
• 00:55:44 AI Prompting Masterclass: Tips from the Experts
• 01:11:47 Code Review with AI: SLMs, Bug Bot & Snyk
• 00:32:47 Breaking Into Tech & The Future of Junior Developers
• 01:16:36 Pokemon Go Nostalgia & Wrap Up

Links

• Matsui Single Malt Sakura Cask: https://dewinespot.co/products/matsui-single-malt-sakura-cask
• 100 Devs: https://leonnoel.com/100devs/
• Resilient Coders: https://www.resilientcoders.org/
• Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com/
• OpenClaw: https://openclaw.ai/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Pi: https://pi.ai/
• Codex 5.3: https://openai.com/
• Snyk: https://snyk.io/
• Bug Bot: https://bugbot.ai/
• Reptile: https://reptile.ai/
• CodeRabbit: https://coderabbit.ai/
• Antigravity: https://antigravity.dev/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/
• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/
• Atlassian Forge: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/
• Rovo Dev: https://www.atlassian.com/software/rovo
• HackerRank: https://www.hackerrank.com/
• Playwright: https://playwright.dev/
• Pokemon Go: https://pokemongolive.com/
• Commit Your Code Conference: https://commityourcode.com/

Connect with Leon

• Website: https://leonnoel.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/leonnoel

Connect with Danny

• Website: https://www.dthompsondev.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/DThompsonDev

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• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/chuckcarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:02:06 Whiskey Tasting: Jypsi Explorer Bourbon
• 00:09:00 Were AI Chatbots a Mistake?
• 00:18:49 The Manager Has Become The Managed
• 00:27:39 The Death of the Craft & The New Loop
• 00:37:07 Voice vs Typing: The Future of Input
• 00:41:51 Intent: Rethinking Developer Workspaces
• 00:44:39 Spectrum Development & Agent Orchestration
• 00:51:49 Building Across Platforms & Custom Keyboards
• 01:03:24 Wrap Up & Where to Find Intent

Links

• Jypsi Explorer: https://whiskeyjypsi.com/whiskey/explorer/
• Eric Church: https://www.ericchurch.com/
• Dreamweaver: https://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html
• Rent a Human: https://rentahuman.ai/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Intent: https://intent.ai/
• Augment Code: https://www.augmentcode.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Swach: https://www.swach.io/
• Zed: https://zed.dev/
• Figma: https://www.figma.com/
• Webflow: https://webflow.com/
• VSCode: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• Elgato: https://www.elgato.com/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/

Connect with Amelia

• Website: https://wattenberger.com/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/Wattenberger

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• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:01:44 Whiskey Tasting: Single Malts of Scotland
• 00:10:52 State of JavaScript 2024 Discussion
• 00:08:26 Hot Pockets Pro Max: AI Hype Satire
• 00:16:46 OpenClaw Deep Dive: Setup & Security
• 00:32:27 AI Coding Models: Claude vs OpenAI
• 00:36:07 OpenClaw Acquisition & The Future of AI Assistants
• 00:40:00 Personal AI Workflows & Data Liberation
• 00:51:27 The Future of Development Jobs
• 01:08:06 Tools & Recommendations: Deno KV, Solo Term & SuperCode
• 01:10:35 Whatnot: Mega Man Jetpacks & AI Gorillas

Links

• Single Malts of Scotland: https://www.singlemaltwhisky.com/
• State of JavaScript: https://stateofjs.com/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Iron Claw: https://github.com/iron-claw/iron-claw
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• Venice AI: https://venice.ai/
• Peon Ping (Warcraft sounds): https://github.com/peon-ping/peon-ping
• Solo Term: https://soloterm.sh/
• Supercode: https://supercode.sh/
• Deno KV: https://deno.com/kv
• Railway: https://railway.app/
• Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/
• Tailscale: https://tailscale.com/
• Untappd: https://untappd.com/
• Ultimate Guitar: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/
• Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Code Rabbit: https://coderabbit.ai/
• Katamari Damacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy
• To a T (game): https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738550/To_a_T/
• Bob's Burgers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers
• Benihana: https://www.benihana.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler
• Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen

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• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:03:20 Whiskey Tasting: Lagavulin 16
• 00:07:07 What is Warp?
• 00:09:30 Warp's Standout Features
• 00:13:48 AI Agents in Development Workflows
• 00:17:12 The Terminal as the Future of Development
• 00:21:35 Real-World Agent Usage & Productivity
• 00:25:17 Multi-Agent Systems & Orchestration
• 00:43:16 Moving to the Cloud & Warp Oz
• 00:54:38 The Future of AI Development & Competition

Links

• Lagavulin 16: https://www.malts.com/en-row/our-whisky-collection/lagavulin-16-year-old/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/
• Google Sheets: https://sheets.google.com/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Codex: https://openai.com/index/openai-codex/
• Railway: https://railway.app/
• Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/
• Mermaid: https://mermaid.js.org/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• tmux: https://github.com/tmux/tmux
• Zed: https://zed.dev/
• Ember Data: https://github.com/emberjs/data
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Jira: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• Mythical Man-Month: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month
• CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/

Connect with Zach

• X / Twitter: https://x.com/zachlloydtweets
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/

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• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
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• 00:02:53 Whiskey Tasting: High and Wicked Straight Rye
• 00:07:36 Setting Up OpenClaw: The AI Agent Revolution
• 00:11:29 GitHub Agents & Mobile Workflows
• 00:15:44 The AI Landscape: Claude vs OpenAI vs Emerging Models
• 00:19:23 Pi & The Philosophy of Minimal AI
• 00:19:49 Whiskey Rating & The Future of Work
• 00:39:39 AI Agents Talking to Each Other: Notebook LM
• 00:45:01 Rent-a-Human.ai & The Gig Economy Future
• 00:52:38 Malleable Software & The Death of SaaS

Links

• High ‘n Wicked Straight Rye: https://highandwicked.com/
• OpenClaw: https://github.com/cncf/openclaw
• Pi: https://pi.ai/
• Railway: https://railway.app/
• GitHub Agents: https://github.com/features/agents
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• Qwen: https://qwenlm.github.io/
• MoltBook: https://www.moltbook.com/
• RentAHuman.ai: https://rentahuman.ai/
• Polymarket: https://polymarket.com/
• Uber: https://www.uber.com/
• Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/
• Theo - t3.gg: https://t3.gg/
• Meticulous: https://meticulous.ai/
• Tesla Model X: https://www.tesla.com/modelx
• Jim Beam: https://www.jimbeam.com/
• CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
• Render ATL: https://www.renderatl.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/

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• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/chuckcarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:05:07 Whiskey Tasting: Old Forester Statesman
• 00:10:56 AI Coding Tools: The Great Simplification
• 00:15:02 Firing the Tools: Why Vanilla Claude Won
• 00:20:48 AI Agents & Ralph Wiggum Loops
• 00:23:45 MCP Servers & Skills: Helpful or Hype?
• 00:35:40 CSS Anchor Positioning: The Failed Migration
• 00:39:30 Bouncy Scrollbars & CSS Flip Techniques
• 00:53:42 TypeScript, Tech Debt & Moving Slow
• 00:56:57 Stranger Things Finale & Cascadia JS Announcement

Links

• Old Forester Statesman: https://www.oldforester.com/
• Kingsman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsman_(franchise)
• Swach: https://www.swach.io/
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Oh My Opencode: https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-opencode
• GSD (Get Shit Done): https://github.com/PriNova/Code-Prompter
• MCP (Model Context Protocol): https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• CSS Anchor Positioning: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_anchor_positioning
• FLIP Technique: https://aerotwist.com/blog/flip-your-animations/
• View Transitions API: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/View_Transitions_API
• Floating UI: https://floating-ui.com/
• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/
• Ember Animated: https://github.com/ember-animation/ember-animated
• CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
• Render ATL: https://www.renderatl.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
• Stranger Things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things
• Fallout: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_(American_TV_series)
• Two Bar Spirits: https://www.twobarspirits.com/

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• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions
• 00:02:09 Whiskey Tasting: Sagamore 10 Year Reserve Series
• 00:08:40 Living in Italy: Costs, Culture & Comparisons
• 00:14:41 Astro Acquired by Cloudflare
• 00:19:38 Agentic AI & Ralph Loops: The New Development Workflow
• 00:36:41 Building with Rust: The Hugh Hunter Color Picker
• 00:47:18 The Death of Hand-Coding & The Future of Software Jobs
• 00:48:40 Claude Co-Work & AI Desktop Apps
• 00:48:54 AI Beyond Coding: Life Automation & Efficiency
• 00:58:34 Landlord Horror Stories & The Tucson Property Saga

Links

• Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Matt Pocock - Ralph Wiggum technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IK18goX4X8
• Swach: https://www.swach.io/
• Tauri: https://tauri.app/
• Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• Napi-rs: https://napi.rs/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• ClickUp: https://clickup.com/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Wayland: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/
• Steam Deck: https://www.steamdeck.com/
• 11.22.63: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11.22.63
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/chuckcarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:43) - Whiskey rating & review: Whistle Pig x Liquid Death Gravestock
• (07:21) - Automating tasks with AI: the chicken and egg problem
• (11:12) - Building a whiskey episode art generator with Swift and AI
• (17:02) - Libraries that ship specs instead of code
• (22:24) - Is TypeScript still worth it in an AI-first world?
• (29:06) - Converting Shepherd from Svelte to Solid for bundle size
• (34:44) - Why code matters less and outcomes matter more
• (42:42) - Comparing OpenCode, Warp, Cursor, and Windsurf
• (50:38) - The rise of agency: tinkerers over specialists
• (54:46) - Getting into physical goods and local farming
• (57:12) - Why booze, nicotine, and fun are all down
• (01:00:10) - Plugs

Links

• Whistle Pig Gravestock: https://www.whistlepigwhiskey.com/
• Liquid Death: https://liquiddeath.com/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/
• GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Swift: https://www.swift.org/
• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/
• Floating UI: https://floating-ui.com/
• Swach: https://www.swach.io/
• CSS Anchor Positioning: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_anchor_positioning
• FLIP Technique: https://aerotwist.com/blog/flip-your-animations/
• Paul Lewis: https://aerotwist.com/
• Want My MTV: https://wantmymtv.vercel.app/
• Fuse TV: https://www.fuse.tv/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:56) - Whiskey rating & review: Old Forester 1897
• (04:50) - Music taste, Spotify ages, and feeling old
• (07:29) - Is AI just stealing with extra steps?
• (19:09) - Ralph vs. Gastown and the rise of agent chaos
• (28:04) - What is an AI harness?
• (31:36) - How to stay valuable in an AI-shaped future
• (36:25) - Does vibe coding feel as satisfying?
• (39:47) - Is the web heading somewhere dark?
• (42:02) - Cursor wars, animations, and UX pet peeves
• (48:48) - Will GitHub projects go full Vibe Kanban in 2026?
• (54:41) - Holiday reflections and unplugging
• (58:18) - Staying up late and old routines
• (01:00:00) - Remembering Robbie’s dog
• (01:00:58) - 2026 plans, goals, and resolutions

Links

• Old Forester: https://www.oldforester.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Mayday Parade: https://maydayparade.com/
• Teddy Swims: https://www.teddyswims.com/
• Post Malone: https://www.postmalone.com/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Grok: https://grok.com/
• Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
• Gas Town: https://github.com/steveyegge/gastown
• Ralph: https://github.com/snarktank/ralph
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/
• Matt Pocock - Ship working code while you sleep with the Ralph Wiggum technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IK18goX4X8
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• Oh-my-opencode: https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-opencode
• Bolt: https://bolt.new/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
• Same: https://same.new/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Expedition 33: https://www.expedition33.com
• Destiny 2: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/destiny
• Anything: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anything-ai-app-builder/id6751247034
• Swach: https://www.swach.io/
• Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/
• Swift: https://www.swift.org/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• The Polar Express: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Polar_Express_(film)
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Render ATL: https://www.renderatl.com/
• CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• CSS Day: https://cssday.nl/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

• (00:00) Intro
• (02:15) Whiskey selections
• (07:43) Christmas Hot Take: Real tree vs fake tree
• (12:14) Christmas Hot Take: White lights vs colored lights
• (15:07) What everyone's watching right now
• (17:55) What is Ball Pit?
• (19:58) Video games everyone's playing
• (21:58) Chuck's overseas shipping challenges
• (23:09) The modern grocery store experience (and why Chuck refuses to “work there”)
• (28:18) Are types dead in an AI-first dev world?
• (45:53) Disney giving money to OpenAI
• (47:57) Netflix acquiring Warner Bros… what?
• (48:35) Are AI tools actually worth the cost?
• (51:30) Just-in-time apps: the future of the web?
• (54:39) Living in Italy + the language barrier
• (57:50) Adam’s food analogy: web platform vs React apps
• (58:15) Fast food tier list
• (01:00:06) Adam's banjo Christmas tunes

Links

• The Nightmare Before Christmas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
• Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/
• Stranger Things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning: https://www.netflix.com/title/81906780
• 50 Cent: https://x.com/50cent
• Today Show: https://www.today.com/
• Ball Pit: https://www.ballxpit.com/
• Breakout: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(video_game)
• Risk of Rain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_of_Rain
• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/
• Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch/
• FIFA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_(video_game_series)
• GOG: http://Gog.com
• Luna: https://luna.amazon.com/
• Rue Valley: https://ruevalley.com/
• Memento: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_(film)
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: https://indianajones.bethesda.net/en-US
• Uncharted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncharted
• Whole Foods: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Airtable: https://www.airtable.com/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• MacOS: https://www.apple.com/macos/
• Windows: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Vite: https://vite.dev/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• Disney: https://www.disney.com/
• Sora: https://openai.com/sora/
• Studio Ghibli: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli
• OpenAI: https://openai.com
• Scarlett Johansson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlett_Johansson
• Harry Potter: https://www.harrypotter.com/
• Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
• KFC: https://www.kfc.com/
• Bob's Burgers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_Burgers
• Garth Brooks: https://www.garthbrooks.com/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:49) - Meet Will Johnson
• (02:19) - Whiskey rating & review: Jameson Triple Triple
• (07:13) - Hot Take: Git rebase vs git merge
• (09:42) - Parenting talk: kids, wrestling, and learning consequences
• (11:57) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?
• (14:37) - What Will’s working on at Auth0 (AI + MCP security)
• (16:57) - The most interesting MCP-related hacks and security risks
• (18:27) - Can “skills” become an attack vector too?
• (19:47) - Security vulnerabilities, Next.js updates, and patching fatigue
• (20:48) - How Will’s family got into K-Pop Demon Hunters
• (25:51) - The Moana live-action trailer “looks like useEffect” (and why)
• (27:17) - Is React essentially processed American food?
• (27:58) - Sugar-free Oreos: what are we even doing here?
• (29:18) - Have we overcomplicated frontend development?
• (31:32) - Why Rails is the best-engineered dev experience Will has used
• (32:25) - How Auth0 teams are structured
• (35:47) - Passkeys explained
• (41:43) - Plugs and how to connect with Will
• (43:12) - How AI agents fit into auth

Links

• Auth0: https://auth0.com/
• Jameson Triple Triple: https://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/en-us/our-whiskey/jameson-triple-triple/
• Three Sheets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sheets
• Jack Daniel's Reserve: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
• Google Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• MCP: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• KPop Demon Hunters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPop_Demon_Hunters
• Britney Spears: https://britneyspears.com/
• NSYNC: https://nsync.com/
• B2K: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B2K
• Chris Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown
• Netflix: https://netflix.com
• Stanford University: https://www.stanford.edu/
• Moana: https://movies.disney.com/moana
• Dak Prescott: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dak_Prescott
• React: https://react.dev/
• Oreo: https://www.oreo.com/
• jQuery: https://jquery.com/
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• ES6: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_es6.asp
• BlingBlingjs: https://github.com/argyleink/blingblingjs
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Laravel: https://laravel.com/
• Egghead: https://egghead.io/
• Grok: https://grok.com/
• 1Password: https://1password.com/
• Google Zanzibar: https://research.google/pubs/zanzibar-googles-consistent-global-authorization-system/
• AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/
• Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/
• Pokemon Go: https://pokemongolive.com/

Connect with Will

• Website: https://auth0.com/ai
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/willjohnsonio

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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In this episode:

- (00:00) - Intro

- (02:07) - Whiskey rating & review: Flaviar & Jack Daniels

- (06:02) - Stress gummies, holiday chaos, and why Robbie is fried

- (13:05) - Adam on pulling back, burnout, and choosing quality over quantity

- (21:02) - Second pour: Flavia SirDavis American Whisky

- (21:23) - Building color tools for fun (and sanity)

- (21:51) - Is React actually holding us back?

- (25:16) - Food, culture, and building with the platform

- (27:19) - The worst IDE idea ever

- (31:00) - Vibe-coding an iOS app… on iOS

- (32:39) - Where AI still completely fails

- (34:02) - OpenAI vs. Gemini and the shifting AI landscape

- (34:56) - Editors, agents, and AI overload

- (38:34) - Space toggles in CSS and weirdly powerful tricks

- (42:14) - Are AI tools getting more scatterbrained?

- (44:20) - Perspective when everything feels heavy

- (46:20) - Learning new skills without burning out

- (48:03) - Curiosity is a survival skill

- (48:40) - Working through hard seasons in life

- (54:14) - TV shows, distractions, and mental breaks

- (54:46) - Robbie vs. Lego ordering (again)

- (56:05) - Adam’s exhausting travel run

- (57:07) - Why kids are basically walking germs

- (58:26) - Adam’s Beyond Tellerrand talk

- (59:13) - Advent of Code

**Links**

- Flaviar Bhakta Golden Age Blend: https://flaviar.com/products/bhakta-1928-golden-age-blend-750

- Flavia SirDavis American Whisky: https://flaviar.com/products/sirdavis-american-whisky-750

- Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye: https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/whiskey/single-barrel-rye

- Whiskey Web and Whatnot live episodes from All Things Open 2025: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7uiIY_6TPL-iREDcpUVndAZaz118OE-h

- Olly Stress Gummies: https://www.olly.com/

- Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar: https://flaviar.com/pages/advent-calendar

- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/

- ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/

- Adam's blog post - An Update On My Involvement In Standards: https://nerdy.dev/update-on-my-involvement-in-standards

- Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen

- Swach: https://swach.io/

- Chrome EyeDropper API: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/capabilities/web-apis/eyedropper

- Linux: https://www.linux.org/

- Wayland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(protocol)

- GNOME: https://www.gnome.org/

- KDE: https://kde.org/

- C++: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp

- Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/

- Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/

- Antigravity: https://antigravity.google/

- Adam's color component: https://github.com/argyleink/css-color-component

- theCHIVE: https://thechive.com/

- Preact: https://preactjs.com/

- React: https://react.dev/

- Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/

- Seinfeld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld

- VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/

- Ember: https://emberjs.com/

- OpenAI: https://openai.com

- Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/

- Nano Banana: https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation/

- Claude: https://claude.ai/

- Opencode: https://opencode.ai/

- Warp: https://www.warp.dev/

- Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/

- Big Pickle: https://opencode.ai/docs/zen/

- Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/

- CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

- Stranger Things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things

- Chris Coyier: https://x.com/chriscoyier

- Wednesday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday_(TV_series)

- LEGO: https://www.lego.com/

- WebGL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGL_API

- Advent of Code: https://adventofcode.com/

- Figma: https://www.figma.com/

- Adam's Beyond Tellerrand talk: https://beyondtellerrand.com/events/berlin-2025/speakers/adam-argyle

**Connect with the hosts**

- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner

- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

- Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

**Subscribe and stay in touch**

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- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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In this episode:

• (00:00) – Intro
• (01:43) – Whiskey rating & review: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye
• (09:15) – Why SOC 2 compliance is a painful rite of passage
• (11:55) – AI-powered workflows and where they break down
• (18:55) – Do we still need new frameworks?
• (20:58) – Framework fatigue and the React hangover
• (26:51) – The reality of building browser extensions
• (29:02) – Is Firefox dead?
• (29:19) – Who AI-powered browsers are actually for
• (31:26) – Why shipping software on Windows is such a mess
• (35:15) – Juggling operating systems and hardware setups
• (37:22) – Are ultra-expensive PC components actually worth it?
• (40:58) – Shipping Swatch across platforms and dealing with Snap
• (42:48) – The “Tacolate,” Taco Bell experiments, and questionable food ideas
• (46:45) – What is a Bimby cooker?
• (52:57) – Robbie’s septic system saga

Links

• Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye: https://www.jackdaniels.com/whiskey/single-barrel-rye
• Winter Olympics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games
• World Cup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Grok: https://grok.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Open Router: https://openrouter.ai/
• Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
• v0: https://v0.dev/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
• Replit: https://replit.com/
• ShadCN: https://ui.shadcn.com/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• React: https://react.dev/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• HTMX: https://htmx.org/
• TanStack: https://tanstack.com/
• SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/
• Express: https://expressjs.com/
• Omarchy: https://omarchy.org/
• Swatch: https://swatch.dev/
• Windows: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
• Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Safari: https://www.apple.com/safari/
• Apple: https://apple.com
• Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/
• Firefox: https://www.firefox.com/
• Dia: https://www.diabrowser.com/
• OpenAI Atlas: https://chatgpt.com/atlas/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/
• NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Mac Mini: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
• Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/
• LG 5k Display: https://www.lg.com/us/collections/5k-monitors
• Apple XDR Display: https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/
• Snap: https://snapcraft.io/
• Arch Linux: https://archlinux.org/
• Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
• Bimby Cooker: https://www.thermomix.com/
• Vitamix: https://www.vitamix.com/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• Ep 218: How to Build a Career When the Rules Keep Changing w/ Taylor Desseyn & Jason Torres: https://whiskey.fm/how-to-build-a-career-when-the-rules-keep-changing-w-taylor-desseyn-jason-torres

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• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:24) - Whiskey rating & review: Orphan Barrel Woven Honor
• (07:21) - How AI is (and isn’t) fitting into real dev workflows
• (12:01) - The Louvre heist and why bold ideas sometimes work
• (17:02) - Anthropic Skills and the future of AI tooling
• (19:21) - Why Warp feels like a killer terminal
• (20:43) - OpenCode vs. Warp for everyday development
• (21:29) - Connecting Cursor and Claude
• (22:17) - Navigating AI tools at work
• (24:45) - Why AI struggles to follow instructions
• (29:51) - Using web components with Preact signals
• (30:39) - Are modern web tools over-engineered?
• (31:48) - Cucumber, specs, and English as code
• (33:43) - Naming the CSS masonry layout problem
• (43:32) - Squash vs. merge and automating away the noise
• (48:50) - SEO, AIO, and visibility in the age of AI
• (53:07) - Does AI understand podcasts at all?
• (53:21) - A fun CSS @important alternative
• (54:22) - Don't ignore ESLint in PRs
• (55:37) - Why gatekeeping helps no one
• (57:12) - Don't be afraid to ask for help
• (58:04) - Halloween plans
• (01:00:10) - Plugs

Links

• Orphan Barrel Woven Honor: https://www.orphanbarrel.com/
• Ep 223: The Piano Man of State Machines w/ David K. Piano: https://whiskey.fm/the-piano-man-of-state-machines-w-david-k-piano
• Nikka Whisky: https://www.nikka.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Jira: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• Beyond Tellerrand: https://beyondtellerrand.com/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Gamma: https://gamma.app/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Preact: https://preactjs.com/
• Starpod.dev: https://starpod.dev/
• Android: https://www.android.com/
• Cucumber: https://cucumber.io/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Docker: https://www.docker.com/
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/
• CSS Grid: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_grid.asp
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Sass: https://sass-lang.com/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Prettier: https://prettier.io/
• ESLint: https://eslint.org/
• Ep 212: TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards: https://whiskey.fm/talkshop-show-w-macho-man-randy-standards
• Front End Happy Hour Podcast: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/
• ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
• Syntax: https://syntax.fm/
• We Might Be Drunk: https://wemightbedrunkpod.com/
• CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
• Rick Rubin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin
• Zombies Ate My Neighbors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombies_Ate_My_Neighbors
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia
• Wayne's World: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne's_World_(film)
• Super Mario: https://mario.nintendo.com/
• Vite: https://vite.dev/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
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• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:40) - Whiskey rating & review: Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt
• (06:54) - Hot Take: Is useState still dead to David?
• (08:34) - Hot Take: Was class-based React better?
• (11:12) - Tailwind tip: Don’t sleep on child selectors
• (14:47) - Hot Take: Are HTML & CSS programming languages?
• (17:42) - Is Tailwind " the worst state management library"?
• (22:24) - How a “simple boolean” exploded into a state tree
• (24:13) - Debouncing, guarding, and timing transitions in state machines
• (25:28) - Hot Take: Rails or Laravel
• (26:19) - Why batteries-included frameworks struggle in JavaScript
• (29:06) - Will AI push developers toward opinionated frameworks or away from them?
• (34:44) - What Claude Skills are and why they matter
• (36:47) - The newest AI hacks and whether you should be worried
• (42:42) - Why David loves state machines (and how they keep AI on the rails)
• (50:38) - David's love for the piano and having a non-tech hobby
• (51:45) - What David would do if not in tech
• (52:22) - Does playing an instrument make you a better programmer?
• (57:39) - Plugs

Links

• Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt: https://www.nikka.com/
• Glenfiddich 12 Year Old single malt Scotch: https://shop.us.glenfiddich.com/products/glenfiddich-12-year-old
• React Summit: https://reactsummit.com/
• Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/
• Angular: https://angular.dev/
• Backbone: http://backbonejs.org/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• C++: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Laravel: https://laravel.com/
• Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• Phoenix: https://www.phoenixframework.org/
• Elixir: https://elixir-lang.org/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Tom Preston-Werner: https://x.com/mojombo
• RedwoodJS: https://redwoodjs.com/
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• Rick Rubin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin
• Claude Skills: https://claude.com/blog/skills
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• The "lethal trifecta" in AI browsers: https://bsky.app/profile/f3rmi.bsky.social/post/3m3oe4ky4us2c
• OpenAI Atlas: https://chatgpt.com/atlas/
• Dia: https://www.diabrowser.com/
• Comet: https://www.perplexity.ai/comet
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Node: https://nodejs.org/
• Deno: https://deno.com/
• Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Vite: https://vite.dev/
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• Ep 200: The One Rye to Rule Them All w/ Kendall Miller & Rishi Malik: https://whiskey.fm/the-one-rye-to-rule-them-all-w-kendall-miller-rishi-malik
• Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
• Parasite Eve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_Eve_(video_game)
• Stately: https://state.new/

Connect with David

• Website: https://stately.ai/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/DavidKPiano/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• 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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:45) - Wine rating & review
• (01:43) - What is CodeRabbit?
• (05:31) - How CodeRabbit actually works: ASTs, tools, and sequence diagrams
• (09:20) - Open source: free usage, real-world configs, and community behavior
• (15:05) - What makes CodeRabbit different from other AI code tools
• (24:57) - Customizing CodeRabbit
• (32:53) - What's next for CodeRabbit?
• (39:55) - Where to learn more about CodeRabbit

Links

• CodeRabbit: https://www.coderabbit.ai/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/
• iTerm: https://iterm2.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Cursor Bugbot: https://cursor.com/bugbot
• Daneil Roe: https://roe.dev/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Parks and Recreation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation
• Go: https://go.dev/
• Bun: https://bun.com/
• Zig: https://ziglang.org/
• Mitchell Hashimoto: https://x.com/mitchellh
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Linux Foundation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/
• Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
• OpenAI Dev Day: https://openai.com/devday/
• WWDC: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc25/
• Assistant UI: https://www.assistant-ui.com/

Connect with Erik

• Website: https://www.coderabbit.ai/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/esthor

Connect with Hendrik

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/climateadvocateaienthusiast/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/HKrackDev

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:11) - Wine rating & review: Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
• (02:46) - The rise and fall of OpenSauced
• (03:28) - Hot Take: git rebase vs git merge
• (03:59) - Hot Take: Is HTML a programming language?
• (04:17) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?
• (04:53) - Hot Take: Sidebar on the right or left in VS Code?
• (08:15) - Hot Take: Rails vs Laravel
• (12:30) - Who’s really to blame when AI goes wrong?
• (15:07) - The impact of open source on Brian’s career
• (16:26) - Highlights from Brian's All Things Open talks
• (20:28) - Building with TypeScript agents
• (30:04) - Light mode vs dark mode
• (31:36) - The future of AI coding tools
• (46:02) - Tips for new developers
• (48:53) - How to evaluate AI-generated content
• (50:31) - Iced coffee preferences
• (50:56) - Brian's game development project
• (51:51) - Plugs

Links

• Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon: https://www.joshcellars.com/
• OpenSauced: https://opensauced.pizza/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf
• Neovim: https://neovim.io/
• IntelliJ: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/
• WebStorm: https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/
• Zed: https://zed.dev/
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Laravel: https://laravel.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Claude Sonnet: https://www.anthropic.com/claude/sonnet
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• Counter-Strike: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike
• Rainbow Six Rogue Spear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six:_Rogue_Spear
• SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• GraphQL: https://graphql.org/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Claude Haiku: https://www.anthropic.com/claude/haiku
• OpenAI: https://openai.com
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Ollama: https://ollama.com/
• CodeRabbit: https://www.coderabbit.ai/
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• Slack: https://slack.com/
• Heroku: https://www.heroku.com/
• Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
• Homebrew: https://brew.sh/
• RenderATL: https://www.renderatl.com/
• Codex: https://openai.com/codex/
• IBM Granite: https://www.ibm.com/granite
• Dev-end: https://dev-end.com/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/
• Sniffly.dev: https://sniffly.dev/
• Opus: https://www.anthropic.com/claude/opus
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• dltHub: https://dlthub.com
• DuckDB: https://duckdb.org/
• SQL: https://www.mysql.com/
• Sora: https://openai.com/sora/
• Blue Bottle Coffee: https://bluebottlecoffee.com/
• NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/
• Conributor.info: https://contributor.info/

Connect with Nick

• Website: https://nickyt.online/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/nickytonline

Connect with Bdougie

• Website: https://briandouglas.me/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/bdougieyo

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• 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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:26) - Wine rating & review: Cupcake Prosecco
• (09:42) - Casinos, arcades, and emulator nostalgia
• (11:45) - Favorite video games and gaming with kids
• (16:25) - Hot Take: git rebase vs. git merge
• (19:58) - Fellow tech podcasters and community shoutouts
• (22:48) - Law & Order appreciation
• (24:00) - Life at conferences and returning to ATO
• (24:49) - "The Commits" Awards
• (26:13) - Hot Take: Is HTML a programming language?
• (26:24) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?
• (29:20) - AI’s impact on front-end and who still stands out
• (32:05) - Nick’s shift from front-end to Kubernetes and security
• (36:40) - How efficient is AI really?
• (37:55) - Robbie’s experience using AI in daily work
• (40:28) - Why no USB-B?
• (41:23) - Customizing MCPs vs. following the spec
• (44:15) - What Nick would do if not in tech
• (45:03) - Plugs

Links

• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Monster Energy: https://www.monsterenergy.com/
• Laracon: https://laracon.us/
• Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
• YAML: https://yaml.org/
• Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
• The Kubernetes Podcast with Nick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhToH2KgMtk
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• Guinness: https://www.guinness.com/
• Jolt Cola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Cola
• del Lago Casino: https://dellagoresort.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• NESticle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle
• XBOX: https://www.xbox.com/
• Super Mario: https://mario.nintendo.com/
• NESticle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle
• Just Dance: https://justdancenow.com/
• Rihanna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna
• PS4: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps4/
• Star Wars Battlefront: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Battlefront
• Lego Fornite: https://www.fortnite.com/@epic/lego-fortnite-odyssey
• Clone Hero: https://clonehero.net/
• Guitar Hero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero
• Analogue Pocket: https://www.analogue.co/pocket
• Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/
• Meta Quest 3: https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-3/
• Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Neovim: https://neovim.io/
• GitKraken: https://www.gitkraken.com/
• Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
• Terminal.shop: https://www.terminal.shop/
• Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
• GitHub Universe: https://githubuniverse.com/
• Tomorrow.fm Podcast: https://tomorrow.fm/
• Law & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit
• Vincent D'Onofrio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_D'Onofrio
• Daredevil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_(TV_series)
• Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/
• So I Married an Axe Murderer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer
• HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• Ep 120: Throwback Frameworks, Tailwind Fandom, and CSS with Jhey Tompkins: https://whiskey.fm/throwback-frameworks-tailwind-fandom-and-css-with-jhey-tompkins
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
• Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf
• Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/
• McAfee: https://www.mcafee.com/
• 1Password: https://1password.com/
• Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/
• Ep 217: Open Source, Agents, and the Next AI Wave w/ Angie Jones: https://whiskey.fm/open-source-agents-and-the-next-ai-wave-w-angie-jones
• Kubernetes the Hard Way: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way
• Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/
• Goose: https://block.github.io/goose/
• MCP Dev Summit: https://mcpdevsummit.ai/
• Playwright: https://playwright.dev/

Connect with Jason

• GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorres
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres

Connect with Nick

• Website: https://nickyt.online/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/nickytonline

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• 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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:48) - A toast to Busch Light
• (05:46) - Meet Taylor and Jason
• (08:14) - Is now a good time to get into tech?
• (13:12) - How AI is reshaping the tech job market
• (16:07) - Standing out in a crowded industry
• (20:36) - Can open source help you get hired?
• (23:48) - Will Shane Beamer head to Virginia Tech?
• (25:13) - Do pro athletes really make too much money?
• (26:47) - Should politicians be paid like CEOs?
• (30:43) - What it means to be an authentic creator
• (34:07) - How Torc is chasing greatness
• (38:01) - Is AI killing organic content growth?
• (39:26) - Parenting, perspective, and balance
• (42:20) - Where to connect with Taylor and Jason online

Links

• Busch Light: https://www.busch.com/
• Ep 216: Why Open Source Might Be Your Best Career Move w/ Shruti Kapoor: https://whiskey.fm/why-open-source-might-be-your-best-career-move-w-shruti-kapoor
• Jason Lengstorf: https://jason.energy/
• Costco: https://www.costco.com
• The Office: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)
• Dragonberry Bacardi: https://www.bacardi.com/us/en/our-rums/dragonberry-rum/
• Goldschlager: https://www.sazerac.com/our-brands/sazerac-brands/goldschlager.html
• Jagermeister: https://www.jagermeister.com/
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
• Guidance Counselor 2.0 podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/career-counseling/id1256154656?mt=2
• Ep 493 - Pretending to Have The Job Before You Get It w/ Josh Cirre, DevRel @ Laravel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-493-pretending-to-have-the-job-before-you-get/id1256154656?i=1000729870607
• Cobol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
• React: https://react.dev/
• X: https://www.x.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com
• Discord: https://discord.com
• Taylor's All Things Open talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEV7TO7UEBU
• Mr. Beast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrBeast
• Kai Cenat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Cenat
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• .NET: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/
• Java: https://www.java.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Taylor's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tdesseyn
• Slack: https://slack.com/
• South Carolina Gamecocks: https://gamecocksonline.com/
• Shane Beamer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Beamer
• Virginia Tech: https://www.vt.edu/
• James Franklin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Franklin_(American_football_coach)
• Pennsylvania State University: https://www.psu.edu
• LaNorris Sellers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaNorris_Sellers
• Patrick Mahomes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Mahomes
• Kansas City Chiefs: https://www.chiefs.com/
• NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/
• Apple: https://apple.com
• Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Bain: https://www.bain.com/
• McKinsey: https://www.mckinsey.com/
• Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/
• Barstool Sports: https://www.barstoolsports.com/
• Syntax: https://syntax.fm/
• Sentry: https://Sentry.io/
• CodeRabbit: https://www.coderabbit.ai/
• Torc: https://torc.dev
• Torc Community: https://torc.dev/community
• Torc Discord: https://torc.dev/discord

Connect with Taylor

• Website: https://linktr.ee/taylordesseyn
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/tdesseyn

Connect with Jason

• GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorres
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:18) - Wine rating & review
• (03:30) - Hot Take: Claude vs ChatGPT
• (04:20) - Hot Take: Is HTML a programming language?
• (04:56) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?
• (05:31) - Hot Take: Is AI to blame when people do dumb shit with it?
• (09:50) - How open source shaped Angie’s career
• (14:54) - The problem with AI training on open source data
• (23:02) - What is MCP and why does it matter?
• (25:10) - Using MCP when you don’t follow every part of the spec
• (26:25) - Are we building new walled gardens inside MCP?
• (31:16) - Building DevRel in a rapidly-changing AI landscape
• (36:06) - Conference season stress & preparing new talks
• (39:41) - Where to find Angie online

Links

• Ep 175: Decentralized Identity: The Future of Privacy and Security with Angie Jones: https://whiskey.fm/decentralized-identity-the-future-of-privacy-and-security-with-angie-jones
• Block: https://block.xyz/
• MCP: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• GooseAI: https://goose.ai/
• Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
• Peter Thiel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel
• Marc Andreessen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com
• Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/
• Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
• Safari: https://www.apple.com/safari/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• DevRelCon: https://developerrelations.com/devrelcon/devrelcon-new-york-2025/
• Angie's keynote at DevRelCon: https://developerrelations.com/talks/devrels-biggest-stage-yet/

Connect with Jason

• Website: https://jason.energy/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/jlengstorf
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Connect with Angie

• Website: https://angiejones.tech
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/techgirl1908

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:37) - Wine rating & review: Fre Sparkling Brut
• (06:33) - Hot Take: git rebase vs. git merge
• (09:11) - Hot Take: Is HTML a programming language?
• (09:41) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?
• (10:20) - Hot take: classes vs. functional components
• (11:13) - Hot Take: Remix, TanStack, or Next.js?
• (15:02) - Hot Take: console.log vs debugger
• (16:11) - Hot Take: Were React server components a mistake?
• (20:42) - How open source changed Shruti’s career
• (22:23) - The real value of contributing to open source
• (26:05) - What is the React Foundation and why it matters
• (28:58) - Highlights from React Conf and new features
• (31:01) - From Slack engineer to independent creator
• (34:34) - Choosing what content to make (and why)
• (37:58) - Shruti’s dog, discipline, and life lessons
• (40:01) - What would Shruti do if not in tech?
• (40:30) - Where to find Shruti online

Links

• Fre Sparkling Brut: https://www.frewines.com/
• Wes Bos: https://wesbos.com/
• Syntax: https://syntax.fm/
• Slack: https://slack.com/
• PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com
• React: https://react.dev/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• TanStack: https://tanstack.com/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• React Conf: https://conf.react.dev/
• React Foundation: https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation
• Linux Foundation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Google Home: https://home.google.com/welcome/
• Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• MCP: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
• Shruti's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@shrutikapoor08
• 16 Common React useEffect Mistakes You’re Making: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGOPO2V6MHI

Connect with Jason

• Website: https://jason.energy/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/jlengstorf
•  

Connect with Shruti

• Website: https://shrutikapoor.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/shrutikapoor08

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• 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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:26) - Whiskey rating & review: Glenfiddich 12 Year Old single malt Scotch
• (09:13) - South Park, spy thrillers & sleeper hits you missed
• (11:20) - Flow vs TypeScript
• (14:59) - How CSS shaped Naman’s perspective on type systems
• (18:45) - How StyleX works—and why it’s different from Tailwind
• (21:02) - Tailwind Merge vs StyleX props: performance smackdown
• (22:16) - Real-world use case: when and why you’d want to merge styles
• (25:45) - Inside the making of StyleX and its powerful theming system
• (32:56) - Robbie and Adam wrangle Vue transitions in Astro
• (36:09) - GIF or JIF? SPA or “spa”?
• (40:36) - Building StarPod.dev: streaming audio across pages
• (42:30) - Can you reduce client-side router noise?
• (46:03) - Should you spec your idea or just blog it?
• (47:18) - Naman’s journey into writing web specs
• (48:44) - What is link delegation?
• (52:39) - Hot Take: Is Rust overrated?
• (01:02:17) - The dream language Naman wishes someone would build
• (01:04:57) - Are AI-generated programming languages just around the corner?
• (01:05:53) - A spicy take on CSS syntax and readability
• (01:06:27) - Is CSS finally catching up to StyleX?
• (01:07:43) - Plugs & where to follow Naman

Links

• Glenfiddich 12 Year Old single malt Scotch: https://shop.us.glenfiddich.com/products/glenfiddich-12-year-old
• South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
• Dungeons & Dragons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_&_Dragons
• Alien Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien:_Earth
• Ozark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozark_(TV_series)
• Jason Bateman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bateman
• Black Rabbit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Rabbit
• Slow Horses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Horses
• Slow Horses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Horses
• Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• StyleX: https://stylexjs.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• QuickJS: https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Angular: https://angular.dev/
• Vanilla Extract: https://vanilla-extract.style/
• Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Figma: https://www.figma.com/
• Theme UI: https://theme-ui.com/
• Stitches: https://stitches.dev/
• Starpod.dev: https://starpod.dev/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Livewire: https://laravel-livewire.com/
• Jason Miller - Application Holotypes: A Guide to Architecture Decisions: https://jasonformat.com/application-holotypes/
• morphdom: https://github.com/patrick-steele-idem/morphdom
• HTMX: https://htmx.org/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• CSS-Tricks: https://css-tricks.com/
• Swift: https://www.swift.org/
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• C++: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp
• Go: https://go.dev/
• esbuild: https://esbuild.github.io/
• OCaml: https://ocaml.org/
• Prettier: https://prettier.io/
• Haskell: https://www.haskell.org/
• Elm: https://elm-lang.org/
• CoffeeScript: http://coffeescript.org/
• LightningScript: https://lightningscript.dev/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
• Chris Coyier: https://x.com/chriscoyier
• React Summit: https://reactsummit.com/
• Solenoid: https://github.com/nmn/solenoid

Connect with Naman

• Website: https://nmn.sh/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/naman34
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nmn.bsky.social

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• 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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:14) - Whiskey rating & review: Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• (13:00) - What's with all the recent web dev security issues?
• (28:39) - Is Tailwind secretly the worst state management library?
• (32:45) - Visa chaos: H-1Bs, gold cards, and reverse immigration
• (40:51) - Are tech salaries being intentionally driven down?
• (49:45) - Adam’s AI experiment with Claude + Parallelize
• (54:09) - Why AI should specialize (and stop trying to do everything)
• (54:44) - Best AI tools right now
• (01:01:16) - Chuck’s VPN chaos + funny wifi names
• (01:04:04) - Plugs

Links

• GoDaddy: https://www.godaddy.com/
• Bob Parsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Parsons
• Intuit: https://www.intuit.com/
• Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey: http://evanwilliams.com/straight-bourbon
• Wrigley Chew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Company
• Bazooka: https://www.bazookajoe.com/
• Juicy Fruit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicy_Fruit
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch: https://www.cinnamontoastcrunch.com/
• Jack Daniel's: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
• Crown Royal Black: https://www.crownroyal.com/canadian-whisky/crown-royal-black
• Suntory World Whiskey Ao: https://house.suntory.com/ao-whisky
• Fresca Mixed: https://www.frescamixed.com/
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Ruby: https://www.ruby-lang.org/
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Blockchain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain
• pNPM: https://pnpm.io/
• Ransom: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117438/
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/
• WordPress: https://wordpress.org
• David Cramer: https://x.com/zeeg
• Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
• Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/
• SemVer: https://semver.org/
• Google: https://www.google.com/
• Snowpack: https://www.snowpack.dev/
• Socket.io: https://socket.io/
• Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
• Socket.dev: https://socket.dev/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• David K Piano: https://x.com/DavidKPiano
• Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com
• Amazon: https://amazon.com
• Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf
• Perl: https://www.perl.org/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• Cobol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
• Jarred Sumner: https://x.com/jarredsumner
• Bun: https://bun.com/
• Zig: https://ziglang.org/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Codex: https://openai.com/codex/
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Ep 92: Hot Takes, Bun, and Zig with Jarred Sumner: https://whiskey.fm/hot-takes-bun-and-zig-with-jarred-sumner
• Neovim: https://neovim.io/
• Bolt: https://bolt.new/
• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
• Spec Kit: https://github.com/github/spec-kit
• South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
• Proton VPN: https://protonvpn.com/
• HBO Max: https://www.hbomax.com/
• Raspberry Pi: https://www.raspberrypi.com
• Stephen King: https://stephenking.com/
• Cujo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo
• Nerdy.dev: https://nerdy.dev/
• Starpod.dev: https://starpod.dev/
• Como FC: https://comofootball.com/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:51) - Whiskey rating & review: Crown Royal Black
• (07:54) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?
• (09:54) - Hot Take: Was CSS-in-JS a mistake?
• (10:53) - Hot Take: Grid vs Flexbox
• (12:31) - Hot Take: Tailwind vs vanilla CSS?
• (16:05) - Kevin's favorite place to write CSS
• (17:45) - What CSS feature scares Kevin the most?
• (19:20) - Kevin's first CSS pre-processor
• (22:40) - CSS features that are taking too long to ship
• (27:22) - text-box-trim vs margin-trim
• (29:53) - Why attr() is a game-changer for CSS
• (31:18) - NPM package chaos and security concerns
• (32:16) - The “billion laughs” CSS attack
• (33:19) - Why can't AI write CSS?
• (36:52) - Wake-and-bake? Kevin’s sourdough & kombucha hobby
• (38:42) - Kevin’s homebrewing and water shortage woes
• (40:28) - Hobbies, football, and making time for fun
• (42:44) - What would Kevin do if not in tech?
• (44:41) - Kevin's favorite CSS typo
• (45:58) - Rebuilding Tailwind from scratch
• (46:53) - Vanilla CSS vs. Tailwind: Who wins a coding race?
• (50:08) - Plugs

Links

• Crown Royal Black: https://www.crownroyal.com/canadian-whisky/crown-royal-black
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• General Musings: https://www.youtube.com/@GeneralMusings
• Frontend Masters: https://frontendmasters.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Figma: https://www.figma.com/
• CSS Grid: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_grid.asp
• Flexbox: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css3_flexbox.asp
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Grok: https://grok.com/
• CodePen: https://codepen.io/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
• Emmet: https://emmet.io/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Saas: https://sass-lang.com/
• Stylus: https://www.npmjs.com/package/stylus
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• CoffeeScript: http://coffeescript.org/
• Sarah Soueidan: https://twitter.com/SaraSoueidan
• Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• Swatch: https://swatch.dev/
• Colorzilla: https://www.colorzilla.com/
• TinyColor: https://bgrins.github.io/TinyColor/
• CrowdStrike: https://www.crowdstrike.com/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Chris Coyier: https://x.com/chriscoyier
• Virginia Tech: https://www.vt.edu/
• The Eagles: https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/
• Saquon Barkley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saquon_Barkley
• Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan/
• Kevin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kevinpowell

Connect with Kevin

• Website: https://www.kevinpowell.co/
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpowell.co
• Courses: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• 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

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In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:21) - Whiskey rating and review: Suntory World Whiskey Ao
(16:30) - Is the open web in decline?
(17:16) - How we search and learn in 2025
(22:31) - Discovering Strudel
(24:44) - Dave’s Strudel vibe-coding experiment
(27:15) - The promise and limits of AI in programming
(28:39) - Getting into spec-driven development
(34:11) - The pain of publishing apps
(36:51) - Weird camera quirks across platforms
(40:19) - Could you code on a horse?
(41:35) - Voice-based vibe-coding
(42:45) - Making coding approachable for kids
(45:54) - Side hustles and money outside tech
(52:04) - Dave's shoutout to Storybook
(58:49) - Plugs

Links

• ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
• Suntory World Whiskey Ao: https://house.suntory.com/ao-whisky
• Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
• Descript: https://www.descript.com/
• Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito: https://www.tacobell.com/newsroom/taco-bell-rewinds-to-the-2000s-with-decades-y2k-menu-featuring-iconic-fan
• McDonald's McRib: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/mcrib.html
• Pringles: https://www.pringles.com/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Mitosis: https://github.com/BuilderIO/mitosis
• React: https://react.dev/
• SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/
• Trent Walton: https://trentwalton.com/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/
• The Verge: https://www.theverge.com
• Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp
• Kottke: https://kottke.org/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Strudel: https://strudel.cc/
• Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Bolt: https://bolt.new/
• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/
• Intel: https://www.intel.com/
• Coder: https://coder.com/
• Kiro: https://kiro.dev/
• Peppeteer: https://pptr.dev/
• Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/
• MacOS: https://www.apple.com/macos/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Fuji: https://global.fujifilm.com/
• Lomography: https://www.lomography.com
• iPad: https://www.apple.com/ipad/
• Vim: https://www.vim.org/
• Warp Code video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3jFHfIvyf8
• Pico 8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
• Lua: https://www.lua.org/
• COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
• Spike LEGO Education: https://spike.legoeducation.com/
• South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
• Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
• Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
• Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/
• Hassle Free Home: https://myhasslefreehome.com/
• Storybook: https://storybook.js.org/
• Brad Frost: https://x.com/brad_frost
• Riverside: https://riverside.com/
• FAST: https://fast.design/
• Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/
• Notion: https://www.notion.com/
• All Thing Open: https://2025.allthingsopen.org/

Connect with Dave

• Website: https://daverupert.com/
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davatron5000.bsky.social

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:33) - Whiskey rating and review: Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple and Honey
• (13:57) – Experimenting with mixing whiskeys
• (18:16) – Honey on the rim: a sweet idea?
• (19:15) – Food, culture, and Chuck’s life in Italy
• (28:44) – FOMO on agents and AI hype
• (31:32) – Current AI workflows
• (32:04) – Warp Code update and its bizarre promo video
• (37:27) – IDEs vs. plugins: what’s the future?
• (44:29) – Chuck and Adam on their current jobs

Links

• Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple: https://www.jackdaniels.com/whiskey/tennessee-apple
• Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey: https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/whiskey/tennessee-honey
• MythBusters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters
• Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
• Wild Turkey American Honey: https://www.americanhoney.com/
• Hudson House Distillery: https://www.thehudsonhouseny.com/
• Burt Bacharach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Bacharach
• Mike's Hot Honey: https://mikeshothoney.com/
• Claude Code: https://claude.com/product/claude-code
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• LM Studio: https://lmstudio.ai
• Mac Mini: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
• Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
• Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
• Warp Code: https://www.warp.dev/blog/introducing-warp-code-prompt-to-prod
• Zed: https://zed.dev/
• WordPress: https://wordpress.org
• Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
• Joomla: https://www.joomla.org/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• BMW: https://www.bmwusa.com/
• Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Darknet Diaries: https://darknetdiaries.com/
• Jack Rhysider: https://x.com/jackrhysider
• All Thing Open: https://2025.allthingsopen.org/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:39) - Tequila rating & review: Espolon Tequila Blanco
• (13:46) - From tequila to other favorite drinks
• (16:11) - Hot Take: Why junior engineers should focus on - fundamentals
• (18:57) - Hot Take: MacOS or Linux?
• (22:25) - Ali’s take on Linux flavors (and her own twist)
• (25:22) - Hot Take: Is DevRel really dead?
• (27:28) - Software developer vs. software engineer: does it matter?
• (31:45) - Hot Take: Rails vs Laravel
• (35:14) - The shrinking path for junior developers
• (47:34) - Life outside coding: Ali’s passions and projects
• (54:34) - Ali’s journey into tech and family background
• (57:40) - Plugs & where to find Ali online

Links

• Espolon Tequila Blanco: https://www.espolontequila.com/
• Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/
• Java: https://www.java.com/
• Lua: https://www.lua.org/
• Spindrift: https://drinkspindrift.com/
• Costco: https://www.costco.com
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• The Net Gala: https://x.com/_thenetgala
• 1942 Tequila: https://www.donjulio.com/our-tequilas/don-julio-1942-tequila
• Clase Azul: https://claseazul.com/
• Fresca Mixed: https://www.frescamixed.com/
• LaCroix: https://www.lacroixwater.com/
• Diet Coke: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/diet-coke
• Monster: https://www.monsterenergy.com/
• Celsius: https://www.celsius.com/
• Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• MacOS: https://www.apple.com/macos/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Andriod: https://www.android.com/
• iPhone: https://www.apple.com/iphone/
• Vim: https://www.vim.org/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Omarchy: https://omarchy.org/
• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
• Arch Linux: https://archlinux.org/
• Debian: https://www.debian.org/
• Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/
• Kali: https://www.kali.org/
• Twitch: https://twitch.tv
• CactusCon: https://www.cactuscon.com/
• Ep 114: Privacy, Cyber Crime Stories, and Tech with Jack Rhysider: https://whiskey.fm/privacy-cyber-crime-stories-and-tech-with-jack-rhysider
• Laravel: https://laravel.com/
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Scala: https://www.scala-lang.org/
• Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell
• Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/
• WordPress: https://wordpress.org
• React: https://react.dev/
• LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• Mark Zuckerberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
• Mad Money: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Money
• Bill Gates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
• YAML: https://yaml.org/
• Smiski: https://smiski.com/
• Brandon Sanderson: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/
• Game of Thrones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones
• Lore Olympus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lore_Olympus
• Webtoon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webtoon
• Invincible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_(TV_series)
• The Boys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_(TV_series)
• Burning Man: https://burningman.org/
• Coachella: https://www.coachella.com/
• Nine Inch Nails: https://www.nin.com/
• Go: https://go.dev/
• MIT: https://www.mit.edu
• Pokemon Go: https://pokemongolive.com/
• Stanford University: https://www.stanford.edu/
• UC Berkeley: https://www.berkeley.edu/
• Harvard University: https://www.harvard.edu/

Connect with Ali

• Website: https://ali.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/endingwithali
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/endingwithali
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hak5

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• 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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:09) - Whiskey rating & review: WhistlePig Small Batch Rye
• (05:48) - Growing plants and bottom watering
• (09:43) - Robbie’s dog dental woes
• (11:40) - Pet insurance frustrations
• (16:59) - Is Cracker Barrel a JavaScript framework?
• (19:09) - Do people create negative attention on purpose?
• (20:59) - Fashion flashbacks: JNCOs, scene kids, and pajamas
• (23:38) - Retro gaming consoles and analog nostalgia
• (27:17) - Evergreen updates vs. LAN party days
• (30:18) - Hot Take: Can ChatGPT be your therapist?
• (34:24) - What Robbie and Adam are watching
• (39:05) - Parenting in the digital age
• (40:58) - Framework overload, naming struggles, and AI tools
• (45:35) - What's exciting about fall this year
• (49:10) - Football and the stock market
• (54:03) - Gardening and plant hacks
• (56:12) - Halloween plans

Links

• WhistlePig Small Batch Rye: https://www.whistlepigwhiskey.com/
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/
• Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/
• Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
• Cracker Barrel: https://www.crackerbarrel.com/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Otis Spunkmeyer: https://www.otisspunkmeyer.com/
• Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
• JNCO: https://jnco.com/
• Target: https://www.target.com/
• Stussy: https://www.stussy.com/
• Wu Wear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan#Clothing_line
• Hot Topic: https://www.hottopic.com/
• Commodore 64: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64
• Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.com/
• Mini NES: https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Entertainment-NES-Classic-Controller-Included/dp/B07P875QTN
• Mini SNES: https://www.amazon.com/SNES-Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Entertainment-System/dp/B073BVHY3F
• Mini Sega Genesis: https://asia.sega.com/genesismini/
• Analogue: https://www.analogue.co/
• Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.com/
• Mario Kart World: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-kart-world-switch-2/?srsltid=AfmBOopTg6wc7TCfLihURMUgYx554jK-li2JTJ33ocBEGS9nEEcnO_Ev
• 8BitDo: https://www.8bitdo.com/
• Playstation: https://www.playstation.com/
• Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/
• Super Mario Odyssey: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-mario-odyssey-switch/
• Halo: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/halo/
• South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today_(American_TV_program)
• The Last of Us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)
• Bluey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluey_(TV_series)
• AFV: https://www.afv.com/
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse_Clubhouse
• Rolie Polie Olie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolie_Polie_Olie
• Toy Story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story
• Star Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars
• Jurassic Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park
• The Force Awakens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens
• The Mandalorian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian
• The Book of Boba Fett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Boba_Fett
• Andor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)
• Lego Star Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars
• Skeleton Crew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Skeleton_Crew
• Jude Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Law
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• Qoder: https://qoder.com/
• Kiro: https://kiro.dev/
• Amazon: https://amazon.com
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Saquon Barkley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saquon_Barkley
• Chipotle: https://www.chipotle.com/
• Sum 41: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sum_41
• Clues by Sam: https://cluesbysam.com/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• 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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:46) - Whiskey rating & review: Jim Beam Pineapple
• (07:00) - CascadiaJS preview + speaker lineup
• (13:27) - Adam's new role at Shopify
• (20:47) - Are React hooks officially dead?
• (21:41) - The dev interview process is broken + interview tips
• (31:01) - Gradient.style
• (35:09) - Hot Take: no more React clones
• (36:53) - Adam's OpenAI interview and NPM nightmares
• (40:03) - AI and the future of web development
• (52:06) - Dial-up is dead
• (53:39) - Physical vs. digital media
• (1:00:39) - Cracker Barrel’s makeover

Links

• Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
• Taylor Swift: https://www.taylorswift.com/
• Travis Kelce: https://x.com/tkelce
• New Heights: https://www.youtube.com/@newheightshow
• Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
• CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
• Vue.js: https://vuejs.org/
• Carter Rabasa: https://carter.rabasa.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Slack: https://www.slack.com/
• Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• Kevin Whinnery: https://www.kevin.mn/
• Deno: https://deno.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Charlie Gerard: https://charliegerard.dev/
• Annie Sexton: https://bsky.app/profile/anniesexton.com
• Shruti Kapoor: https://shrutikapoor.dev/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
• All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Ep 194: Static, Dynamic, Generative: What’s Next for the Web? w/ Guillermo Rauch: https://whiskey.fm/static-dynamic-generative-whats-next-for-the-web-w-guillermo-rauch
• LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/
• Michael Jackson: https://x.com/mjackson
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Knockout: https://knockoutjs.com/
• Discord: https://discord.com
• HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
• Adam's resume: https://nerdy.dev/resume
• Gradient.style: https://gradient.style/
• Colorzilla: https://www.colorzilla.com/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Wes Bos: https://wesbos.com/
• Kiro: https://kiro.dev/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Zed: https://zed.dev/
• Fireship: https://www.youtube.com/@fireship
• Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Adam's LLM chat prototype: https://nerdy.dev/llm-chat-prototype
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• Alanis Morissette: https://alanis.com
• Lex Fridman: https://lexfridman.com/
• ASAP Rocky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASAP_Rocky
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
• Austin Powers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Powers
• Sonos: https://www.sonos.com/
• Google Home: https://home.google.com/welcome/
• Beyond Tellerrand: https://beyondtellerrand.com/
• Teenage Engineering K.O. II: https://teenage.engineering/store/ep-133
• Elvis Presley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
• Final Fantasy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy
• Cracker Barrel: https://www.crackerbarrel.com/
• Logan's Roadhouse: https://logansroadhouse.com/

Connect with Adam

• Website: https://nerdy.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/argyleink

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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:19) - Whiskey rating & review: Ohishi Whisky Ex Brandy Cask
• (14:09) - Hot take: GPT-5 vs Claude Sonnet 4
• (22:34) - Framework computers and modular desktops
• (29:37) - How open source shapes careers
• (36:25) - Will frameworks survive the rise of AI code?
• (46:53) - Kids and tech
• (47:51) - The great Buffalo Wild Wings detour
• (49:16) - How Robert turned fitness into a priority

Links

• Ohishi Whisky Ex Brandy Cask: https://ohishiwhisky.com/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• MCP: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
• 30 Rock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_Rock
• Alec Baldwin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Baldwin
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Opus: https://www.anthropic.com/claude/opus
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Neovim: https://neovim.io/
• Arch Linux: https://archlinux.org/
• Apple: https://apple.com
• Ollama: https://ollama.com/
• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
• Ruby on Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/
• Buffalo Wild Wings: https://www.buffalowildwings.com/
• Hot Ones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Ones
• McDonald's: https://www.mcdonalds.com/
• MyFitnessPal: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/
• MacroFactor: https://macrofactorapp.com/

Connect with Typecraft

• Website: https://typecraft.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/typecraft_dev

Connect with Robert

• Website: https://www.rwjblue.com/
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rwjblue.com

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:55) - Whiskey rating and review: Undammed Distilling Co. Shields River - Single (Malt ) -Whiskey
• (03:52) - Is HTML a programming language?
• (05:30) - Is CSS a programming language?
• (06:34) - Will classes make a comeback in React?
• (10:02) - The Tea app fiasco
• (15:10) - When NPM flags critical code as malicious
• (20:36) - Turning technical know-how into content people actually want
• (26:32) - One piece of tech to survive in the Montana wilderness
• (29:37) - Balancing family life, content creation, and work
• (35:06) - The pros and cons of working from home
• (38:49) - Predicting the tech debates of 2030
• (45:59) - One piece of advice you wish you’d been given

Links

• Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancis
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
• Undammed Distilling Co.: https://undammedspirits.com/
• HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• HTMX: https://htmx.org/
• Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Michael Jackson's tweet about React Hooks: https://x.com/mjackson/status/1937979887815692465
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/
• Stripe: https://stripe.com/
• Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/
• Stylus: https://www.npmjs.com/package/stylus
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• MIT: https://www.mit.edu
• Tea: https://www.teaforwomen.com/
• Numerical Recipes: https://numerical.recipes/
• Numerical Recipes: https://numerical.recipes/
• Google: https://www.google.com/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Mark Twain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain
• SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
• WeChat: https://www.wechat.com/
• iPhone: https://www.apple.com/iphone/
• MapQuest: https://www.mapquest.com/
• Verizon: https://www.verizon.com/
• Apple Maps: https://www.apple.com/maps/
• Google Maps: https://translate.google.com/
• Meta Quest 3: https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-3/
• Replit: https://replit.com/
• Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan/
• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
• Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• The Go-Giver by Bob Burg: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Little-Powerful-Business/dp/1591848288

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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:07) - Whiskey review & rating: Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Whiskey
• (08:15) - Robbie’s domestic chaos & Chuck’s plumbing nightmare
• (13:55) - The Stylus debacle and the fragility of NPM
• (19:05) - Insurance headaches, contractor woes, and house stress
• (25:16) - Mac Minis, podcast metrics, and behind-the-scenes
• (29:09) - Europe drinks better than we do
• (30:37) - Tea's data breach
• (35:33) - Using AI for real-world dev problems (and plumbing fixes)
• (43:01) - Your data is never really deleted
• (46:23) - Why podcast metrics are kind of a scam
• (47:44) - Big Sky Dev Con live episode
• (49:28) - Chuck’s moving to Italy
• (50:09) - Jedi Survivor, Destiny 2, and gaming on the road
• (55:37) - Plugs

Links

• Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Whiskey: https://catoctincreekdistilling.com/roundstone
• Rittenhouse: http://heavenhilldistillery.com/rittenhouse-rye.php
• Copper Fox Distillery: https://www.copperfoxdistillery.com
• Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
• AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
• Stylus: https://www.npmjs.com/package/stylus
• npm 'accidentally' removes Stylus package, breaks builds and pipelines: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/npm-accidentally-removes-stylus-package-breaks-builds-and-pipelines/
• Tea: https://www.teaforwomen.com/
• Tea encouraged its users to spill. Then the app's data got leaked: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/02/nx-s1-5483886/tea-app-breach-hacked-whisper-networks
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• npm left-pad incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npm_left-pad_incident
• FakerJS: https://fakerjs.dev/
• David Cramer: https://x.com/zeeg
• MIT: https://www.mit.edu
• Granted insurance: https://www.grantinsurance.com/
• 7-Eleven: https://www.7-eleven.com/
• Accenture: https://www.accenture.com/
• Opera Mini: https://www.opera.com/mini
• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
• Lex Fridman Podcast: https://lexfridman.com/podcast/
• Mac Mini: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
• HTMX: https://htmx.org/
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
• Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
• iPhone: https://www.apple.com/iphone/
• Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/
• SQL: https://www.mysql.com/
• Supabase: https://supabase.com/
• Postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
• Cypress: https://www.cypress.io/
• Playwright: https://playwright.dev/
• React: https://react.dev/
• ART19: https://art19.com/
• Malort: https://malort.com/
• Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• Jedi Survivor: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-survivor
• Jedi: Fallen Order: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order
• Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/
• Destiny 2: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/destiny
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: https://indianajones.bethesda.net/en-US
• Tears of the Kingdom: https://zelda.nintendo.com/tears-of-the-kingdom/
• FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/
• Breath of the Wild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild
• Mario Kart World: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-kart-world-switch-2/?srsltid=AfmBOopTg6wc7TCfLihURMUgYx554jK-li2JTJ33ocBEGS9nEEcnO_Ev
• Donkey Kong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong
• Ocarina of Time: https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
• Anagram: https://danabra.mov/
• George Clooney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clooney
• Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:07) - Meet Tom Barrasso
• (02:54) - Whiskey rating & review: Johnny Walker Black
• (12:07) - Hot Take: Tailwind or vanilla CSS
• (12:26) - Hot Take: Fit rebase or merge?
• (13:13) - Hot Take: VS Code sidebar left or right?
• (13:33) - Hot Take: Were smartphones a mistake?
• (16:04) - Is switching to a flip phone easier today?
• (21:17) - Increasingly expensive fast food
• (22:58) - A brief history of flip phones
• (29:13) - Building for devices the modern web forgot
• (34:17) - How AI fits into developing for feature phones
• (39:28) - Language quirks, accents, and phonetic texting
• (42:34) - Tips for digital nomads and Tom’s global travels
• (50:15) - Workplace politics
• (55:21) - What would Tom do if not in tech?
• (59:04) - Plugs

Links

• Johnnie Walker Black: https://www.johnniewalker.com/en-us/our-whisky/core-range/johnnie-walker-black-label
• CloudMosa: https://www.cloudmosa.com/
• Cloud Phone: https://www.cloudphone.tech/
• Opera Mini: https://www.opera.com/mini
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
• Xiamoi: https://www.mi.com/
• Jack Daniel's: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
• Tennessee Honey: https://www.jackdaniels.com/whiskey/tennessee-honey
• University of Massachusetts Amherst: https://www.umass.edu/
• Macallan: https://www.themacallan.com/
• Tailwind: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Git: https://github.com/GIT
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• C++: https://www.w3schools.com/cpp/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/
• Nokia: https://www.nokia.com/
• AirPods: https://www.apple.com/airpods/
• Uber: https://www.uber.com/
• Chipotle: https://www.chipotle.com/
• Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
• McDonald's: https://www.mcdonalds.com/
• Motorola Razr: https://www.motorola.com/us/en/family/razr
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Java: https://www.java.com/
• Verizon: https://www.verizon.com/
• T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com/
• Blackberry: https://www.blackberry.com/
• Google: https://www.google.com/
• Firefox: https://www.firefox.com/
• KaiOS: https://www.kaiostech.com/
• Geophone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophone
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Joe Rogan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan
• Boostrap: https://getbootstrap.com/
• Smashing Magazine: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/
• Apple Watch: https://www.apple.com/watch/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Kindle: https://amazon.com/kindle
• ES3: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_versions.asp
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• KaiOS.dev: https://kaios.dev/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Docker: https://www.docker.com/
• Angular: https://angular.dev/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Chuck E. Cheese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Whisper: https://openai.com/index/whisper/
• Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/
• The Muppets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppets
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
• PillPack: https://www.pillpack.com/
• IKEA: https://www.ikea.com/
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Samsung: https://www.samsung.com/
• Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/
• The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly: https://www.amazon.com/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future/dp/0143110373
• Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
• Wired: https://www.wired.com/

Connect with Tom

• Website: https://barrasso.me/
• GitHub: https://github.com/Tombarr

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

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Michael Paulson aka The Primeagen, Software Engineer at Netflix, is an influential figure in the tech community. He shares his thoughts on React's evolution and the impact it has on web applications and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Netflix and the problem-solving initiatives he led. He also discusses social media use and explains how he leverages platforms like Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube to express his thoughts while fostering an engaging online community.

In this episode, The Primeagen talks to Robbie and Chuck about his views on frameworks like React, the perils of pornography, and how he is saving Netflix millions of dollars.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Welcome to Whiskey Web and Whatnot
• (01:39) - Introduction to The Primeagen
• (04:21) - A whiskey review - Spirits of French Lick William Dalton Single Barrel Bourbon
• (14:13) - Tech hot takes
• (44:49) - The Primeagen talks about limiting social media use
• (56:38) - What The Primeagen would do if he wasn’t in tech
• (01:02:25) - The Primeagen’s take on pornography
• (01:18:09) - The influence of The Primeagen's father's passing
• (01:21:48) - How The Primeagen saved Netflix millions of dollars

Quotes

[18:50] - “It feels like React, at this point, is in this state where it’s the industry standard, but I don’t feel like people are happy with it.” ~ The Primeagen

[24:45] - “When people start relying on you as some sort of open source provider, you do still have some level of obligation.” ~ The Primeagen

[35:26] - “The thing about Bun is that I really like it. It’s just not 1.0.” ~ The Primeagen

Links

• The Primeagen YouTube
• The Primeagen Twitter
• The Primeagen Twitch
• The Primeagen Instagram
• ThePrimeTime
• Prime
• Spirits of French Lick William Dalton Single Barrel Bourbon
• Stitzel-Weller Distillery
• Pappy Van Winkle
• Bubbalicious
• W.L. Weller Antique
• Windows
• Apple
• Xbox
• Twitter
• Google
• Oracle
• React
• Svelte
• HashiCorp
• David Heinemeier Hansson
• Warren Buffering
• Rust
• Voodoo Doughnut
• Node JS
• Bun
• ChatGPT
• Linux
• Vite
• Astro
• Netflix
• The Dvorak Keyboard
• Amazon
• Stadia

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 

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They share a toast with Lagavulin Offerman Edition whiskey and dive into a discussion covering a range of topics from Rich's journey in software development, his work on the Svelte framework, to his thoughts on cheese, fermented foods, and brewing kombucha. 

The conversation transitions into deeper tech discussions about TypeScript, the evolution of web development tools, the balance between developer experience and user experience, and the upcoming features in Svelte 5. Rich also shares personal anecdotes from his career in journalism and his passion for cooking and skiing. 

The episode concludes with insights into the overabundance of tech conferences and a note on the upcoming Svelte Summit.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Welcome to the International Whiskey Day Special
• (00:48) - Meet Rich Harris: The Man Behind Svelte
• (01:28) - The Great Cheese Debate: To Love or Not to Love
• (02:40) - Brewing Kombucha: A Fermented Adventure
• (03:59) - Whiskey Tasting: The Lagavulin Offerman Edition Experience
• (07:29) - Rating the Whiskey: From Smoky Notes to Leather Hints
• (10:34) - Exploring Smoky Whiskeys and Beyond
• (11:57) - Hot Takes on Tech: TypeScript, Tailwind, and More
• (24:51) - The Evolution of Digital Journalism and Development Tools
• (27:40) - Git Practices and the GraphQL Debate
• (30:29) - The Developer's Dilemma: Tool Selection and User Experience
• (31:17) - The Spicy Segment: A Critical Look at ES Build
• (33:11) - Developer Experience vs. User Experience: A Shift in Priorities
• (34:24) - The Evolution of Svelte: From Speed to Ease of Use
• (40:34) - Introducing Svelte 5: A Ground-Up Rewrite
• (50:03) - Beyond Tech: Dream Jobs and Personal Passions
• (56:54) - The Global Developer Conference Scene
• (59:18) - Final Thoughts and Svelte Promotion

Links

• Rich Harris: https://twitter.com/Rich_Harris 
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/ 

Connect with our hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://twitter.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://twitter.com/CharlesWThe3rd 

Subscribe and stay in touch

• 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 
• Whiskey Web and Whatnot: https://whiskey.fm 

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:23) - Whiskey: Chicken Cock Rye
• (02:45) - From FAANG to fired: the illusion of stability in Big Tech
• (14:49) - How HTML and CSS are replacing JavaScript, one feature at a time
• (23:13) - Robbie’s role at HashiCorp
• (26:47) - What is AI actually good at?
• (53:30) - Taste, tools, and the art of building with (or without) AI
• (57:32) - Waking and baking
• (58:54) - Robbie on raising twins
• (01:03:05) - Why Robbie left Amazon
• (01:04:25) - Where tech is headed: AI, burnout, and the future of creativity
• (01:09:20) - Plugs

Links

• Chicken Cock: https://chickencockwhiskey.com/
• Seinfeld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld
• Norlan Glass: https://norlanglass.com/
• Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
• South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
• Amazon: https://amazon.com
• TanStack: https://tanstack.com/
• Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Lady Bird: https://ladybird.org
• Mozilla: https://www.mozilla.org/
• Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/
• Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/
• Apple: https://apple.com
• Westworld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series)
• Dead Space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Space
• Awwwards: https://www.awwwards.com/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Safari: https://www.apple.com/safari/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Figma: https://www.figma.com/
• Lodash: https://lodash.com/
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Firebase Studio: https://firebase.studio/
• Zed: https://zed.dev/
• NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google.com/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• Cline: https://cline.bot/
• Deno: https://deno.com/
• Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
• DeepSeek: https://www.deepseek.com/
• Dia: https://www.diabrowser.com/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Honda Accord: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord
• Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
• Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/en/
• Catch Me If You Can: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• MySpace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace
• GitHub: https://github.com

Connect with Adam

• Website: https://nerdy.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/argyleink

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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:53) - Meet Rishi and Kendall
• (03:01) - Whiskey rating and review: Friday Deployment Generative A Rye
• (21:27) - Hot take: Is HTML a programming language?
• (25:56) - Hot Take: Bourbon or Rye?
• (27:13) - Is deploying on a Friday bad?
• (37:57) - Payment systems, Web3, and blockchain
• (45:44) - The art of making whiskey
• (51:39) - MCP security for the AI age
• (55:40) - What happened to Chartreuse?
• (57:26) - Plugs

Links

• Friday Deployment: https://fridaydeployment.co/
• CTO Lunches: https://ctolunches.com/
• Maybe Don't AI: https://www.maybedont.ai/
• Wolves Whiskey: https://wolveswhiskeyca.com/
• Heaven Hill Distillery: http://heavenhilldistillery.com/
• Angels Envy: https://www.angelsenvy.com/
• Laphroaig: https://www.laphroaig.com/
• Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/
• Malort: https://malort.com/
• Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
• Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
• Willett: https://www.kentuckybourbonwhiskey.com/
• Midwinter Night's Dram: https://highwest.com/pages/a-midwinter-nights-dram
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Brenne Whiskey: https://www.houseofmalt.co.uk/brand/brenne/
• Seinfeld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld
• Mad Men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Men
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/
• Office Space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Space
• Stripe: https://stripe.com/
• Privy: https://www.privy.io/
• Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Venmo: https://venmo.com/
• Cash App: https://cash.app/
• Laravel: https://laravel.com/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• jQuery: https://jquery.com/
• Jim Beam: https://www.jimbeam.com/
• Fernet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernet
• Fireball: https://www.fireballwhisky.com/
• Jagermeister: https://us.jagermeister.com/
• Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
• Aviation Gin: https://www.aviationgin.com/
• Ryan Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds
• Costco: https://www.costco.com/
• Boodles Gin: https://boodlesgin.com/
• Tanqueray: https://www.tanqueray.com/en-row
• The Botanist Gin: https://www.thebotanist.com/

Connect with Kendall

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendallamiller/

Connect with Rishi

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishilmalik/

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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:05) - Beer selections
• (03:11) - Newborns and parenting
• (07:34) - Robbie's transition to HashiCorp
• (12:11) - Home ownership and the volatile housing market
• (15:19) - Hot Take: tall socks vs ankle socks
• (16:41) - Hot Take: New Balance vs Nike
• (17:29) - Hot Take: gas vs charcoal grills
• (18:41) - Efficient scheduling as parents
• (20:09) - Education costs
• (23:24) - Hot Take: parking forward vs backward
• (24:13) - Hot Take: baseball vs football
• (25:59) - The real point of golf
• (28:39) - The chaotic joys of parenting
• (33:05) - Big Sky Dev Con and other confs
• (34:55) - Typecraft's Big Sky talk
• (39:26) - Robbie's Big Sky talk
• (42:02) - The state of AI in coding
• (58:46) - Black Mirror and Star Trek
• (01:00:16) - Plugs

Links

• Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancis
• Michelob Ultra: https://www.michelobultra.com/
• Sip of Sunshine IPA: https://www.lawsonsfinest.com/beer/sip-sunshine/
• Apple Watch: https://www.apple.com/watch/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• Amazon: https://amazon.com
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Ruby on Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/en/
• Target: https://www.target.com/
• New Balance: https://www.newbalance.com/
• Nike: https://www.nike.com/
• Big Green Egg: https://biggreenegg.com/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Rails World: https://rubyonrails.org/world/
• Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
• Vim: https://www.vim.org/
• Robert Beene: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beene/
• Teladoc: https://www.teladochealth.com/
• Typecraft on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@typecraft_dev
• Google: https://google.com
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com
• ART19: https://art19.com/
• Gamma: http://gamma.app/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Neovim: https://neovim.io/
• Avante: https://github.com/yetone/avante.nvim
• Claude Code: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
• Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• ES6: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_es6.asp
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com
• React: https://react.dev/
• DoorDash: https://www.doordash.com/
• Black Mirror: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/
• Star Trek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek

Connect with Typecraft

• Website: https://typecraft.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/typecraft_dev

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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:20) - Whiskey rating & review: Barrell Craft Spirits Private Release "Cranky Kong" Rye Whiskey
• (07:28) - The Taco Bell Cantina Challenge
• (10:51) - Claude 4, Windsurf, and the AI arms race
• (13:50) - Will AI kill the joy of coding?
• (16:18) - Monorepos and missing changelogs
• (20:27) - Prompting vs programming
• (21:53) - UBI, real estate, and a broken system
• (27:48) - The evolving world of celebrity developers
• (38:46) - OpenAI’s new device and the future of screens
• (41:49) - Parenting and newborn chaos
• (49:51) - Chuck's move and studio setup
• (53:22) - TV picks and recommendations

Links

• Barrell Craft Spirits Private Release "Cranky Kong" Rye Whiskey: https://www.barrellbourbon.com/
• Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
• Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
• Chick-fil-A: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/
• White Castle: https://www.whitecastle.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Vite: https://vite.dev/
• Zach Lloyd's LinkedIn post about AI: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zachlloyd_anyone-else-having-a-hard-time-getting-their-activity-7333511252666662913-RK7g/
• DHH - Coding should be a vibe!: https://world.hey.com/dhh/coding-should-be-a-vibe-50908f49
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Starlight Tailwind: https://github.com/withastro/starlight/tree/main/examples/tailwind
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com
• Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
• WALL-E: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-280395a4-d5ef-4dd0-bd09-d91c31593d3d
• Idiocracy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
• Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
• Amazon: https://amazon.com
• Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Laravel: https://laravel.com/
• Maserati: https://www.maserati.com/
• Honda: https://automobiles.honda.com/
• OpenAI's new screenless device: https://www.theverge.com/news/672357/openai-ai-device-sam-altman-jony-ive
• Jony Ive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jony_Ive
• Syntax: https://syntax.fm
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Rodecaster Pro: https://rode.com/en-us/interfaces-and-mixers/rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro
• Electro-Voice RE20: https://products.electrovoice.com/na/en/re20/
• 13 Reasons Why: https://www.netflix.com/title/80117470
• Dan Abramov: https://danabra.mov/
• HBO: https://www.max.com/
• The White Lotus: https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus
• Ryan Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds
• Mint Mobile: https://www.mintmobile.com/
• Apple TV+: https://tv.apple.com/
• The Last of Us: https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us
• The Handmaid's Tale: https://www.hulu.com/series/the-handmaids-tale
• Grey's Anatomy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413573/
• NCIS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/
• Mark Harmon: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001319/
• Law & Order: SVU: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203259/

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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:27) - Whiskey rating and review: Old Grand-Dad 16 Year Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• (13:27) - When updates break what worked
• (20:21) - Are devs prioritizing personal brands?
• (23:13) - The strange economics of getting laid off
• (28:39) - Is GitLab trash?
• (30:25) - Robbie’s ADHD app and vibe coding plans
• (34:05) - Debt, 401k, and emergency funds
• (35:30) - Prepping for Big Sky Dev Con
• (38:26) - UPS shipping woes
• (44:10) - React Miami and difficulties taking a podcast on the road
• (48:58) - Whiskey + Girl Scout cookies (and other pairings)
• (54:05) - Should open source have a franchise model?
• (55:28) - Work, paternity leave, and the IBM acquisition
• (57:15) - Tesla shopping for a family of five
• (61:08) - Movies and TV

Links

• Old Grand-Dad: https://www.beamdistilling.com/our-brands/old-grand-dad-bourbon
• Wild Turkey: https://www.wildturkeybourbon.com/
• Riverside: https://riverside.fm/
• Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/
• Arc: https://arc.net/
• Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
• Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
• Shark Tank: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_Tank
• GitHub: https://github.com
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• OpenAI: https://openai.com
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Deno: https://deno.com/
• Node: https://nodejs.org/
• GitLab: https://gitlab.com/
• Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/
• Fresca: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/fresca-sparkling-soda
• Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
• HTMX: https://htmx.org/
• Carson Gross: https://x.com/htmx_org/
• Ruby: https://www.ruby-lang.org/
• UPS: https://www.ups.com
• Amazon: https://amazon.com
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
• Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
• Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf
• Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M
• Mux: https://www.mux.com/
• Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancis
• Terminal Coffee: https://www.terminal.shop/
• Syntax: https://syntax.fm
• Sentry: https://Sentry.io/
• David Cramer: https://x.com/zeeg
• Girl Scouts: https://www.girlscouts.org/
• Carlyle House: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_House
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• Whiskey Library: https://mwlpdx.com/
• Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com/
• Gumroad: https://gumroad.com
• Supabase: https://supabase.com/
• McDonald's: https://www.mcdonalds.com/
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Model X: https://www.tesla.com/modelx
• Elon Musk: https://x.com/elonmusk
• Rivian: https://rivian.com/
• Why Women Kill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Women_Kill
• Lucy Liu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Liu
• American Psycho: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psycho_(film)
• Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/
• Yellowstone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_(American_TV_series)
• 1883: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_(TV_series)
• Faith Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Hill
• Tim McGraw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_McGraw
• Game of Thrones: https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones

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

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In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:45) - Whiskey review and rating: Evan Williams Single Barrel
• (09:03) - Hot Take: Inferred types vs explicit types
• (10:04) - Hot Take: Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
• (10:59) - Hot Take: Git Rebase vs Git Merge
• (11:27) - Nested ternaries?
• (15:58) - Real code vs ideal code
• (21:43) - Why work/life balance matters
• (30:28) - Why Marc chose Vue over React
• (31:19) - Ryan Reynolds speaking at Post/Con
• (32:40) - Render Atlanta and upcoming conferences
• (33:48) - Marc's connection to Mexico
• (34:54) - Discussing different foods
• (37:09) - Marc's inbox zero strategy
• (40:26) - Learning to fly
• (44:06) - Roasting coffee as a hobby
• (46:13) - Personal branding and standing out
• (51:19) - Plugs

Links

• Evan Williams Single Barrel: https://evanwilliams.com/single-barrel
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Nuxt: https://nuxt.com/
• Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/
• Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.com/
• Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/
• Double Double Oaked Woodford: https://www.woodfordreserve.com/whiskey/double-double-oaked/
• Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• jQuery: https://jquery.com/
• Ryan Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds
• Post Con: https://postcon.postman.com/
• Aviation Gin: https://www.aviationgin.com/
• Mint Mobile: https://www.mintmobile.com/
• Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/
• Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
• Marc Backes - Achieving Inbox Zero: https://marc.dev/blog/inbox-zero
• Superhuman: https://superhuman.com/
• Vim: https://www.vim.org/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Vite: https://vite.dev/
• Terminal Coffee: https://www.terminal.shop/
• Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
• Jack Daniel's: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
• Kelly Vaughn: https://x.com/kvlly