What it's like working on software that has a lot of competition, how opencode might handle permissions and ditching features, living like a dog in the moment, and Dax is ready to be right about everything—including parenting. Links: Fireship - YouTube Gemini AI video generator powered by Veo 3 opencode | AI coding agent built for the terminal Spon…

Sam Lambert, the CEO of PlanetScale, joins Dax for a candid discussion about the remarkable journey of launching the Postgres product and scaling the company's success. Discover how PlanetScale is on track to achieve a million dollars in ARR for their Postgres product, delve into the technical nuances of their groundbreaking infrastructure, and lea…

Adam Wolff from AnthropicAI discusses various aspects of AI development, particularly focusing on Claude Code and its impact on programming workflows. They explore the challenges and benefits of integrating AI into development processes, the importance of community feedback, and the evolving landscape of developer tools. The discussion also touches…

Links: Dax's tweet about opencode rewrite opencode.ai Intro | opencode GitHub - sst/opencode: AI coding agent, built for the terminal. Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again) - YouTube Models.dev — An open-source database of AI models Sponsor: Terminal now offers a monthly box called Cron. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord…

Is AI going to help us build our own individual apps or are we years away from that happening, thoughts on Crunchydata being acquired, Elon vs Trump on Twitter, the annoying benefits of physical activity, the shocking amount of screen time on Dax's iPhone, video game addictions, and what it means for Anthropic to cut Windsurf's Claude access. Links…

Dax is ditching OpenAI and ChatGPT, Adam's looking down, are jobs being lost to AI or are we just asking the wrong questions, the truth about VCs changing the world, Remix finally announces the thing, is NextJS the ASP.net of today, and how has tech and Twitter changed recently? Links: dax on X: “i should start renting my backyard for weddings" Int…

Teej sits in for Adam to chat with Dax about OpenCode, Heex, building an auto-scaling gym how to fix your garden and your grass, chickens + kids + LEGO, and what the deal is between Prime and Sabrina Carpenter. Links: Phoenix.Component — Phoenix LiveView v1.0.12 Home Anthropic AI Code Editor TerminalDotShop Accessories Tomato Investment Trump Tours…

Dax has to work on his lighting, Adam's wondering if Dax ever gets stressed, an updated on OpenCode, the confusing AI models (still), DHH and Twitter fights, and OpenAI introduces Codex as the show ends. Links: Zack Kanter on X DHH on X DHH on Facebook-Free Business Linear DHH on Apple and Linux Typefully Minimal Theme for Twitter / X Julius Introd…

There's a new Pope and Dax (almost) knows him, new lighting, the fun of being a random at a wedding, AI is maybe going to save us or maybe not, and what techniques should we hang on to and what should we leave in the past? Links: Cursor - The AI Code Editor Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor Roo Code – Your AI-Powered De…

Why hasn't Adam gotten the humanoid robot servant he's been promised, the current state of AI programming, what happened in Miami, renting a yacht and buying a drone, recording a song in a studio, and where in the world should Adam and Dax move? Links: React Miami Supabase | The Open Source Firebase Alternative DJI Mini 4 Pro - Mini to the Max - DJ…

Prepping for React Miami while Adam tries not to catch the plague, where are the tariffs at this week, moving off Astro, building docs in MCP, financial literacy is underrated, using Claude in AWS or Google Cloud, and why aren't more people playing to win? Oh and a 👼 🎉 Links: Riverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing React M…

Adam's excited about Termai, they debate whether they're in the prime or twilight of their careers, what even is CoPilot and Microsoft's AI approach, Dax's plans for building the SSTPhone, what's happening with young men, and what's happening with tariffs—and are they related? (No.) Links: Kujtim (@h_kujtim) / X Kujtim on X: “Working on something r…

Terminal's launch week was also a bad week for CEOs, prepping for ReactMiami, Adam unintentionally pokes Replit, thoughts on the new AI image models, and Dax updates Adam on the world news he missed while travelling. Links: OpenAI ChatGPT Users Are Creating Studio Ghibli-Style AI Images OpenAI adopts rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI mod…

Sam Lambert returns to chat about the launch of PlanetScale Metal, the importance of looking past averages, constraints of working with Amazon, how building good software is like building an airline, thoughts on the standard software dev playbooks, advice for younger developers, and reflections on killing the free tier at PlanetScale. Links: Sam La…

Adam's hooked on Claude Code, why the sudden panic over MCP (model context protocol), OpenAI vs Anthropic vs Claude, why is Sam Altman so annoying, do we believe in free will, and are we on the slow decline of America—and more importantly, will Dax have to learn a new language?! Links: Claude Code Overview - Anthropic Home - OpenAPI Initiative Work…

Aaron Boodman joins us to chat about his tech journey from building Greasemonkey, working on Google Chrome, being obsessed with sync on the web, Replicache, to his new project, Zero. Links: The Expanse (novel series) - Wikipedia Zero Zero Bugs Greasemonkey - Wikipedia Linear – Plan and build products Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime SST M…

Is the flu lasting longer this year, why is it so hard to keep up with conspiracy theories, Dax has an AI based social news app idea, what is really quantum computing, and Adam's trying to sort out the crazy world. Links: Tomorrow Jon Stewart On Vaccine Science And The Wuhan Lab Theory - YouTube Elon Musk’s startup rolls out new Grok-3 chatbot as A…

What is happening with Musk and DOGE and government, who does the USA owe money to, o3-mini vs Google Flash vs avante thoughts, what does Dax watch instead of sports, Adam makes a case for why sports matter, and should Adam trust Marc Andreessen or Ben Horowitz? Links: OpenAI o3-mini | OpenAI Claude Gemini Flash - Google DeepMind GitHub - yetone/av…

In this episode of What's Good, Joel Hooks sits down with Dev Agrawal, a member of the SolidJS core team, to discuss the evolving landscape of web development, AI-assisted coding, and modern framework architecture. Episode Highlights SolidJS and Modern Framework Architecture Detailed comparison between SolidJS and React, highlighting key advantages…

Dax is finally warming up in frigid Florida, AI isn't as dangerous as everyone thinks it is, DeepSeek is full of holes, Adam's concerned about techno signatures, and what does it mean to have AI first app development? Links: Lex Fridman Podcast Anthropic dax pranked by claude Granola Superhuman Email Productivity Dax’s Remote Dev Setup video Bare M…

Adam discusses a bipolar diagnosis, do we want to be great people, therapy and therapists who help therapists with therapy, inauguration thoughts, the Stargate announcement, money invested in AI, and LinkedIn parenting quotes. Links: Peer Support: A Safe Space Richard Feynman DeepSeek Google Quantum AI Sponsor: Terminal now offers a monthly box cal…

Why is it so difficult to optimize a router at home in 2025, Dax has boring drone plans, where are our humanoid laundry folding robots, Adam's got a new JavaScript framework coming, Zuckerberg isn't cool again and Dax is happy, Explode from Nikita Bier, Grok vs ChatGPT vs Google vs Apple AI, and Sam Altman is a Zuckerberg lizardman. Links: NICGIGA …

We're back! Dax has complaints about Miami's weather, exploring a potentially "dumber" way to buy coffee, childcare costs, Dax has figured out YouTube, Adam is re-evaluating his approach to using AI coding assistants, how has Prime affected Rust. The most important thing you need to know is that the episode wraps up with a quirky mention of "urine …

A real fear of heights, Typecraft's set up and content on YouTube, working in hard mode in the terminal, development with Ruby on Rails, developers selling coffee, plant based vs meat eating, and tracking holiday traditions and family KPI's. Links: Kevin Shen - We Design Video Studios 🎥✨ (@theKevinShen) / X Dream Studio Typecraft typecraft Developm…

Dax kicks off an open source rant, plastics, TSA security theater and the connection to rich people getting murdered, Adam wonders if he can become a romantic or if he's stuck being a disconnected robot, and thoughts on building an API. Links: dax on X: “openauth beta is here you’re gonna wanna watch this video more info in thread OpenAuth Beta | S…

Dax recites every line of CSS he's ever written, what it's like teaching your partner to code, Adam relearns the importance of exercise and is mad about it, American football and F1 as product lessons, and Adam's getting into hard sci fi. Links: Tailwind CSS - Rapidly build modern websites without ever leaving your HTML. Does Adam say "button" weir…

Legal notice: this is an international recording (we think). Adam pitches Dax on SST adding analytics and other things he wants SST to build, justifying flying first class, Dax is such a 'lil bro, Adam is learning how to curse more in public, how to assess a new hire in engineering, and the controversy over never hiring anyone over 30. Links: SST J…

Dax explains Canada, where has Adam actually been to, Dax hates pants, AWS announcements, a $10,000 pizza, the psychology of Adam, and should we want to improve ourselves? Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at [email protected]. Topics: (00:00) - Burp (00:33) - Ladybirds, washrooms, and …

What are Adam and Dax - and Terminal - doing in NYC this week? And what do they need to build for it? Why is OCaml involved? Adam realizes he hasn't been using AI in regular life, watching YouTube to sort out trauma, and did we all waste our 20's? Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofba…

It's annoying when they skip a week but Adam and Dax explain why, Dax's Default, how did Adam's phone break, politics happened and we have some theories, Liz's Theories, and Dax considers getting hair while Adam ponders getting a wig. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.…

Time and friendships drifting slowly, what's going on with drones, movies made with iPhones, Dax is going to do something for the first time this year, is not being online a sign of mental health, naming things is hard, and Ghossty explained. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@t…

Is Adam going to leave Twitter for real this time, new JavaScript frameworks, buying zero.com, is Adam content or just busy, a new story arc for Dax, and Adam needs your help running for local government to save his view. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at [email protected]. Avatar: T…

Adam's gonna slow fade for 100 more episodes, Vite announces their round, what about Docker, playing board games, remaking the same story over and over, and all the good Pixar movies. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at [email protected]. VoidZero | Next Generation Tooling for the Web …

Rtiz talks with Dax about building towards an event like Cloudflare's birthday week, launching and getting feedback from the community, Cloudflare's platform journey, how long it actually takes to develop software, Dax's experience with containers, and weather in various parts of the country. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. O…

Hear how Dax got into some trouble this week, Adam wishes he could be less midwestern, being mad at people in your dreams, Cloudflare container like stuff, who gets to DDOS everyone, gaming on PC vs streaming, and how to kill drain flies. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomor…

Adam has dreams of a perfect gated community, Statmuse's mobile app getting accepted, why is Amazon returning everyone to the office, has AWS fallen behind, Dax explains the economy to Adam, Adam catches up on Twitter email sending drama, and did Terminal Coffee save PHP? Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at…

Dax Raad, known for his strong opinions on Twitter, sat down for a chat about web dev, career moves, and building cool stuff. He's not afraid to throw some heat at popular tools like Next.js, though he still helps people use it. Dax is particularly excited about local-first development, which he thinks isn't getting enough attention. He argues that…

DHH talks with us about his journey back to Linux, Apple's control over the App Store, setting up servers on the web, and tries out Terminal coffee. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at [email protected]. HEY — A delightfully fresh take on email + calendar, from 37signals HEY — Apple vs…

Dev and Joel discuss React Miami conference, praising its fun atmosphere and location. They chat about React Server Components, with Dev sharing his experience building a mini framework. They talk about Vinxi, Nitro, and the unjs ecosystem as tools for creating custom frameworks. The conversation touches on Vue's popularity outside web dev circles …

Dax is sick, but his voice sounds amazing so you should still listen, we streamed a basketball game in Dallas, rented a Lambo, went to Laracon 2024, muse on VPS complexity, InstantDB impressions, kids not knowing how to program properly, taking the right size bets in a startup, and going viral on Twitter in 2024. Want to carry on the conversation? …

We're flying (or in) Dallas as you listen to this - ps who is actually listening to this? We chat native vs web apps, backend vs frontend, managers vs no manager jobs, and how Dax defines what's worth glorifying. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at [email protected]. Laracon 2024 StatM…

Adam's moved his office, the arbitrary nature of exercise, prepping for the Laracon basketball game, Dax explains breaking at the Olympics, Dax sliced off a nice piece of bacon, how you can email us, trying to find your doctor and electrician for life, and taxes and humidity in Florida. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send…

Sam Lambert stops by to talk Unifi networking, cooking meat, microplastics, disease research, the history of the world, scaling at PlanetScale, and why people love PostGres. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. The ultimate MySQL database platform — PlanetScale UniFi - Introduction - Ubiquiti Nest Wifi Pro Coverage Aztec Empire Bu…

The eternal debate of freelance life vs being employed at a larger company, small teams vs big teams, bullshit jobs, self driving cars are finally discussed, Twitter VC fights, politics and tech, and Dax's list of next things to do. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Bullshit Jobs The Rational Optimist Here’s why David Sacks, Pa…