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It’s the very first episode of The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr and our first guest is Phil Wang! And Phil’s subgenre is…This Place is Evil. We’re talking psychological torture, we’re talking gory death scenes, we’re talking Lorraine Kelly?! The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr is a brand new comedy podcast where each week a different celebrity guest pitches an idea for a film based on one of the SUPER niche sub-genres on Netflix. From ‘Steamy Crime Movies from the 1970s’ to ‘Australian Dysfunctional Family Comedies Starring A Strong Female Lead’, our celebrity guests will pitch their wacky plot, their dream cast, the marketing stunts, and everything in between. By the end of every episode, Jimmy Carr, Comedian by night / “Netflix Executive” by day, will decide whether the pitch is greenlit or condemned to development hell! Listen on all podcast platforms and watch on the Netflix Is A Joke YouTube Channel . The Big Pitch is a co-production by Netflix and BBC Studios Audio. Jimmy Carr is an award-winning stand-up comedian and writer, touring his brand-new show JIMMY CARR: LAUGHS FUNNY throughout the USA from May to November this year, as well as across the UK and Europe, before hitting Australia and New Zealand in early 2026. All info and tickets for the tour are available at JIMMYCARR.COM Production Coordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright Editor: Stuart Reid Producer: Pete Strauss Executive Producer: Richard Morris Executive Producers for Netflix: Kathryn Huyghue, Erica Brady, and David Markowitz Set Design: Helen Coyston Studios: Tower Bridge Studios Make Up: Samantha Coughlan Cameras: Daniel Spencer Sound: Charlie Emery Branding: Tim Lane Photography: James Hole…

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Join Charles William Carpenter III and Adam Schmargyle in an engaging episode of 'Whiskey Web and Whatnot' as they welcome Damian Edwards and David Fowler from Microsoft.

Listen as David shares his journey from Barbados to becoming a distinguished engineer at Microsoft and Damian recounts his experience with web technologies from Australia. The discussion includes insights into .NET frameworks, HTML semantics, and their new project, Aspire.

The hosts also provide tips on integrating the Aspire dashboard with Otel tools, emphasizing hands-on experience. Amidst tech discussions, enjoy a light-hearted session of Japanese whiskey tasting, personal anecdotes, and dynamic software development perspectives. Subscribe for more!

Key Takeaways

[00:00] - Introduction and Guest Introduction
[00:31] - David Fowler's Background
[01:33] - Damian Edwards' Background
[02:44] - Evolution of the Web
[03:06] - Whiskey Tasting: Akashi White Oak
[05:06] - Whiskey Rating and Discussion
[16:06] - Hot Takes and Industry Insights
[32:33] - The Rise of Celebrity Developers
[32:50] - The Power of Strong Opinions
[33:32] - Implicit vs Explicit Types
[34:53] - The Evolution of .NET Frameworks
[36:04] - Introduction to Blazor
[41:08] - Understanding Aspire
[51:44] - Balancing Work and Personal Life
[52:39] - Sports and Hobbies
[57:59] - Reflections and Future Plans

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Aspire to Greatness: .NET Innovations You Can't Miss! w/ David Fowler and Damian Edwards

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Join Charles William Carpenter III and Adam Schmargyle in an engaging episode of 'Whiskey Web and Whatnot' as they welcome Damian Edwards and David Fowler from Microsoft.

Key Takeaways

[00:00] - Introduction and Guest Introduction
[00:31] - David Fowler's Background
[01:33] - Damian Edwards' Background
[02:44] - Evolution of the Web
[03:06] - Whiskey Tasting: Akashi White Oak
[05:06] - Whiskey Rating and Discussion
[16:06] - Hot Takes and Industry Insights
[32:33] - The Rise of Celebrity Developers
[32:50] - The Power of Strong Opinions
[33:32] - Implicit vs Explicit Types
[34:53] - The Evolution of .NET Frameworks
[36:04] - Introduction to Blazor
[41:08] - Understanding Aspire
[51:44] - Balancing Work and Personal Life
[52:39] - Sports and Hobbies
[57:59] - Reflections and Future Plans

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The Myth of Perfect Code w/ Marc Backes 52:40

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Marc Backes about Vue vs. React, work-life balance, and the realities of messy codebases. They also sip an Evan Williams Single Barrel, debate inbox zero, and discuss Marc’s adventures in coffee roasting and pilot training. 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 Connect with Marc Website: https://marc.dev/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/themarcba 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Should You Learn Tailwind Before CSS? w/ Bree Hall 54:48

12 days ago54:48

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This week, live from React Miami, Chuck, and special guest co-host Aaron Francis, talk with Bree Hall about React styling strategies, Tailwind CSS, and whether you should learn fundamentals before frameworks (spoiler: it depends). They explore the evolution of Next.js, the importance of developer momentum, and how to break into tech in today’s landscape. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:11) - Rum rating and review: Roble Viejo Extra Anejo 8yrs (07:25) - Hot Take: Tailwind vs vanilla CSS (12:54) - Bree's React Miami talk: Styles & SASSy (15:16) - Has Tailwind made CSS too easy? (17:47) - Hot Take: Why you don't need to learn CSS or PHP before jumping into Tailwind or Laravel (23:34) - Bree's journey into tech (26:49) - The strengths and weaknesses of React (27:29) - Where does React end and Next.js begin? (31:24) - Why Astro is great (33:04) - Using the tools that work for you (36:38) - Life at HubSpot (39:45) - Bree's favorite food spots (44:48) - Theme parks and tech (47:10) - Parenting in the internet age (52:06) - If not in tech, what would Bree do instead? (53:52) - Plugs Links Roble Viejo Extra Anejo 8yrs: https://ronroble.com/nuestros-rones/extra-anejo/ React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/ Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/ Bacardi: https://www.bacardi.com/ Flor De Cana 18: https://www.flordecana.com/ Captain Morgan: https://www.captainmorgan.com/ Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Emotion: https://emotion.sh/ Vanilla Extract: https://vanilla-extract.style/ SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/ Bootstrap: https://getbootstrap.com/ React: https://react.dev/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ jQuery: https://jquery.com/ Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/ Angular: https://angular.dev/ Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/ Astro: https://astro.build/ Vite: https://vite.dev/ Ember: https://emberjs.com/ Neon: https://neon.tech/ Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M 4 hours to build an e-commerce app — Web Dev Challenge S1E9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpQQxD8vc4 Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ HubSpot: https://hubspot.com GitHub: https://github.com Ichi Koroshi Ramen: https://www.instagram.com/ichikoroshi/ Disney World: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/ Lego: https://lego.com Boston Dynamics: https://bostondynamics.com/ Universal: https://www.universalorlando.com/ Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/ Screencasting.com: https://screencasting.com Connect with Bree Website: https://www.bytesofbree.com/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/bytesofbree 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Static, Dynamic, Generative: What’s Next for the Web? w/ Guillermo Rauch 1:08:01

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This week, Chuck and special guest co-host Aaron Francis talk with Guillermo Rauch live from React Miami. From early days at Zeit to founding Vercel and launching Next.js, Guillermo shares stories of scaling infrastructure, creating developer-centric products, and navigating startup challenges. They dive into how AI is transforming the web, why thoughtful product expansion matters, and the frameworks guiding Vercel’s future. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:54) - Rum review and rating: Fleur de Caña 18 (04:31) - Every company is now a tech company (11:35) - The early days from Zeit to Vercel (19:03) - Vercel's approach to cybersecurity (23:53) - How Vercel decides what features and products to pursue (29:32) - Wins, misses, and wild ideas (45:51) - What drives Guillermo today (50:00) - Growing up in Argentina (52:05) - Boca or River? (54:21) - Guillermo’s surprising Laravel take (01:02:32) - If not tech, what would Guillermo do instead? (01:06:50) - Plugs Links Fleur de Caña 18: https://www.flordecana.com/ Vercel: https://vercel.com/ Socket: https://socket.io/ Next.js: http://nextjs.org/ Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ React: https://react.dev/ WordPress: https://wordpress.org Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/ v0: https://v0.dev/ Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/ Docusign: https://www.docusign.com/ Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos Uber: https://www.uber.com/ Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/ Washio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washio_(company) The Jetsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons Lars Grammel: https://x.com/lgrammel Jared Palmer: https://x.com/jaredpalmer AI SDK: https://ai-sdk.dev/ Pokemon: https://www.pokemon.com/ Game Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy Boca Juniors: https://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/ River Plate: https://www.cariverplate.com.ar/ Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Codex CLI: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11096431-openai-codex-cli-getting-started Waymo: https://waymo.com/ Node: https://nodejs.org/ Bun: https://bun.sh/ Deno: https://deno.com/ Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ Balseiro Institute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseiro_Institute Grand Theft Auto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto Call of Duty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty Connect with Guillermo Website: https://rauchg.com/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/rauchg 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Why You Can’t Skip the Fundamentals w/ Henri Helvetica 57:05

27 days ago57:05

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This week, Chuck and special guest co-host Aaron Francis talk with Henri Helvetica live from React Miami. They explore the evolving challenges of web performance, why genuine research skills still matter in an AI-driven world, and how developers can stay curious and resilient in a fast-moving industry. Henri shares insights from his React Miami talk, his passion for performance advocacy, and why literacy—both digital and physical—matters more than ever. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (00:54) - Meet Henri Helvetica (05:36) - Rum review and rating: Rhum Barbancourt 15 (12:34) - Why the best JS framework is the one you like (14:38) - What makes a good rum? (19:33) - Have performance and accessibility been left behind? (22:32) - Where Henri’s working now—and how he’s pushing for better performance (26:47) - Hot Take: Why modern dev learning paths are hurting growth (35:43) - Henri’s advice for junior devs who want to master performance (39:05) - How to use AI without sabotaging your future learning (43:36) - Henri's passion for running and exercise (52:19) - Building and growing Henri's dev running community (54:27) - If not tech, what would Henri do instead? (55:26) - Plugs Links Rhum Barbancourt 15: https://barbancourt.com/ React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/ Remix: https://remix.run/ Ryan Florence: https://x.com/ryanflorence Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/ Pappy Van Winkle: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/van-winkle.html Maker's Mark: https://www.makersmark.com/ Weller: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/w-l-weller.html Ember: https://emberjs.com/ James Earl Jones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Earl_Jones Appleton Estate: https://appletonestate.com/ Zacapa 23: https://www.zacaparum.com/ Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ Web.dev: https://web.dev/ Performance.now(): https://perfnow.nl/ Couch to 5k: https://c25k.com/ Connect with Henri X / Twitter: https://x.com/henrihelvetica 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Are Frameworks Still Worth the Tradeoffs? w/ Adam Rackis 45:21

5 weeks ago45:21

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This week, Chuck talks with Adam Rackis live from React Miami. Along with special guest-host Aaron Francis, they dig into React Server Components, the quirks of modern JavaScript frameworks, and why TanStack might be the future. Sipping an Appleton Estate Rum, they swap hot takes, get candid about developer trends, tech philosophies, and share some unexpected guilty pleasures. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:37) - Rum tasting and review: Appleton Estate (11:27) - Hot Take: Why Adam is cooling off on React Server Components (14:56) - What makes TanStack the most exciting tool in frontend? (16:52) - Are we still chasing SSR for the right reasons? (21:26) - Comparing frameworks: Laravel, Next.js, Redwood & more (24:34) - Should you pay for Auth or build it yourself? (25:13) - Why does the JS community resist “batteries-included” frameworks? (27:54) - A look at Adam’s React Miami talk: From PHP to RSC (30:45) - Hot Take: classes vs hooks (33:31) - Adam’s military background (35:08) - Milestones: Spotify, marriage, and careers (36:56) - Has Disney ruined Star Wars? (38:17) - Guilty pleasures: Jackass, Fast & Furious, and more (43:29) - If not tech, what would Adam do instead? (44:05) - Plugs Links Appleton Estate Rum: https://appletonestate.com/ React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/ Spotify: https://spotify.com/ Riot Games: https://www.riotgames.com/ Ron Zacapa 23: https://www.zacaparum.com/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/ Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/ Disney: https://www.disney.com/ Vercel: https://vercel.com/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ TanStack: https://tanstack.com/ Remix: https://remix.run/ Svelte: https://svelte.dev/ HTMX: https://htmx.org/ Vue: https://vuejs.org/ Dan Abramov: https://github.com/gaearon Inertia: https://inertiajs.com/ Sam Selikoff: https://x.com/samselikoff Ryan Florence: https://x.com/ryanflorence Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/ Drizzle: https://orm.drizzle.team/ RedwoodJS: https://redwoodjs.com/ Tom Preston-Werner: https://x.com/mojombo Clerk: https://clerk.com/ Auth0: https://auth0.com/ NextAuth.js: https://next-auth.js.org/ Better-Auth: https://www.better-auth.com/ OpenAuth: https://openauth.js.org/ Prisma: https://www.prisma.io/ WorkOS: https://workos.com/ Ember: https://emberjs.com/ Backbonejs: https://backbonejs.org/ Air Force Academy: https://www.usafa.edu/ Star Wars: https://www.starwars.com/ The Mandalorian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian Fast & Furious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_%26_Furious Jackass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackass_(franchise) Laravel Cloud: https://cloud.laravel.com/ TanStack Router: https://tanstack.com/router/latest Screencasting.com: https://screencasting.com/ Connect with Adam Website: https://adamrackis.dev/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/AdamRackis 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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WTF is MCP? w/ David Cramer 55:48

6 weeks ago55:48

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with David Cramer about MCP—microservices for language models—and why it might be the future of AI tooling. They dig into the state of AI agents, developer efficiency, and why Codegen isn’t killing jobs anytime soon. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:47) - Whiskey review and rating (17:12) - Hot Take: Syntax.fm vs Whiskey Web and Whatnot? (18:06) - Hot Take: Rails vs Laravel (20:27) - Hot Take: Taco Bell vs Del Taco (22:36) - What exactly is "MCP"? (29:55) - Can you leverage AI to build SaaS for you? (38:21) - React Miami (40:27) - Rum and snacks (47:12) - Chuck is moving to Italy (50:18) - David's Sim racing rig (54:33) - Plugs Links Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked: https://www.woodfordreserve.com/whiskey/double-double-oaked/ Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye: https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/whiskey/single-barrel-rye High West: https://highwest.com/ Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/ Syntax: https://syntax.fm Sentry: https://sentry.io Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Python: https://www.python.org/ DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ Laracon: https://laracon.us/ 37signals: https://37signals.com/ Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/ Del Taco: https://deltaco.com/ Chick-fil-A: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/ In-N-Out: https://www.in-n-out.com/ React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/ Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancis Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/ Codegen: https://codegen.com/ Figma: https://www.figma.com/ Assassin's Creed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/ Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg Eve 6: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_6 Payload: https://payloadcms.com/ Chris Hemsworth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hemsworth NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/ Porsche: porsche.com Connect with David Website: https://cra.mr/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/zeeg 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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7 weeks ago54:16

54:16

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about American whiskey, buttered PB&Js, and the quirks of AI coding assistants. They swap TV recommendations, debate developer priorities like security and rewrites, and more. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:43) - Whiskey review and rating: Union Horse Distilling Co Rolling Standard Four Grain Whiskey (13:59) - Hot Take: butter on a PB&J? (18:12) - Do we care about security in our applications? (23:23) - Challenges with AI tools (27:44) - The evolution of developer tools (28:09) - AI's role in software development (33:39) - Chuck's complications with moving to Italy (36:36) - Should we drop Severence? (40:25) - Jedi Survivor and gaming (47:35) - Game to film adaptations (50:57) - Robbie on his new job Links Union Horse Distilling Co Rolling Standard Four Grain Whiskey: https://www.unionhorse.com/ CouplaBeers - SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUPSTQSGb50 The Food That Built America: https://www.history.com/shows/the-food-that-built-america HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/ IBM: https://www.ibm.com/ Astro: https://astro.build/ Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/ React: https://react.dev/ Ember: https://emberjs.com/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ Your Terminal Is Getting Smarter with Ben Holmes: https://whiskey.fm/your-terminal-is-getting-smarter-with-ben-holmes Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/ Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot Claude: https://claude.ai v0: https://v0.dev/ Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/ ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ Nespresso: https://www.nespresso.com/ Severance: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx Silo: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice Before: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/before/umc.cmc.4uwoba1ftlsr5da94wc98ilsc White Lotus: https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus No Country For Old Men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Country_for_Old_Men Jedi Survivor: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-survivor Jedi Fallen Order: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/ Zelda: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/games/zelda-games Skyrim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim ROG Ally: https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/ Steamdeck: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/ Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/ Starfield: https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield 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) Sekelton Crew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Skeleton_Crew Ewoks: The Battle for Endor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewoks:_The_Battle_for_Endor Knights of the Old Republic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic Nintendo Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2 Mario Kart World: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/mario-kart-world/ The Super Mario Bros. Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie Donkey Kong Bananza: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/donkey-kong-bananza/ Avatar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film) Norlan Glass: https://norlanglass.com/ Lenovo: https://www.lenovo.com/ React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/ 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Your Terminal Is Getting Smarter with Ben Holmes 54:48

8 weeks ago54:48

54:48

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Ben Holmes—Astro core team alum and now at Warp—about the rapid evolution of developer tools, the promise and quirks of AI-powered coding, and why he’s betting big on terminal UX. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:09) - Warp and dev tools (04:20) - Whiskey intro and rating: Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Kentucky Straight Rye (15:47) - Hot Take: inferred types vs explicit types (17:11) - What Cursor AI gets right (and wrong) (23:12) - Pros and cons of Windsurf (25:02) - Hot Take: git rebase vs git merge (27:27) - Vim Motions and The Vim Gym (30:45) - Hot Take: sidebar on the left or right in VS Code (34:40) - Specialize or generalize? (44:01) - Frameworks vs doing your own thing (48:21) - The MBA journey (52:06) - Ben's connection to Peloton (53:12) - Plugs Links Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Kentucky Straight Rye: https://heavenhilldistillery.com/ Astro: https://astro.build/ Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/ Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/ Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/ Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot Cline: https://cline.bot/ Claude: https://claude.ai/ Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/ Vim Motions: https://www.barbarianmeetscoding.com/boost-your-coding-fu-with-vscode-and-vim/moving-blazingly-fast-with-the-core-vim-motions/ Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Vue: https://vuejs.org/ Svelte: https://svelte.dev/ Ember: https://emberjs.com/ NeoVim: https://neovim.io/ Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf Vision Pro: https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/ JSWorld: https://jsworldconference.com/ Final Cut Pro: https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/ CapCut: https://www.capcut.com/ DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ University of Alabama: https://www.ua.edu/ Georgia Tech: https://www.gatech.edu/ Connect with Ben Website: https://bholmes.dev/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/bholmesdev 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Inside Sagamore: The Revival of Maryland Rye with Clint Spotleson 59:25

9 weeks ago59:25

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Clint Spotleson of Sagamore Spirit about the craft behind their unique Manhattan Finish Rye, the history of Maryland-style whiskey, and why great whiskey is meant to be shared. Clint shares stories from his journey through the spirits industry, his passion for whiskey, and what makes Sagamore stand out in a crowded market. In this episode: (00:00) – Intro (02:07) – Whiskey intro and rating: Sagamore Manhattan Finish Rye Whiskey (15:53) – The history and production of Sagamore Rye (18:49) – Whiskey culture and collecting (22:38) – Sagamore’s unique bottling and branding (29:35) – Whiskey tasting techniques and anecdotes (33:30) – Old school steakhouses (34:59) – Sagamore Spirit WWW barrel pick (40:08) – Is it a waste to use a good whiskey in a cocktail? (42:13) – Sneaker collections and preferences (47:52) – Italy and speaking Italian (51:25) – All about pizza (54:02) – What would Clint do if not in the whiskey business? (56:50) – Plugs Links Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/ Ryan Norwood: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-norwood-91641562/ Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/ Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/ Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com/ Kevin Plank: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Plank Under Armour: https://www.underarmour.com/ The Baltimore Sun: https://www.baltimoresun.com/ Hammer and Nails: https://hammerandnailsgrooming.com/ Durant's: https://durantsaz.com/ Goodfellas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas Jordans: https://www.nike.com/jordan Yeezy: https://www.goat.com/collections/yeezy Adidas: https://www.adidas.com/ Nike: https://www.nike.com/ Frank's Hot Sauce: https://www.franksredhot.com/ Ghost of Tsushima: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_Tsushima Dishonored: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishonored Connect with Clint Website: https://sagamorespirit.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theonlyspotty 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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What Makes a Good Job in Tech? 57:51

10 weeks ago57:51

57:51

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about career moves and tech transitions. They discuss Robbie’s new role at HashiCorp and Chuck’s dive into cybersecurity. They also debate legacy tech quirks, open-source updates, and the ever-evolving world of AI. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:21) - Whiskey rating and review: Cyrus Noble Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey (10:26) - Robbie's job transition (12:29) - Tech nostalgia: old OSs and PC games (15:21) - Chuck's new job (18:48) - Starpod and what's coming next (22:16) - Updating Shepherd to Svelte 5 (23:52) - Current AI/toolset of choice (32:54) - Aging musicians (37:03) - Celebrities on crazy diets (38:00) - Fast food preferences and restaurants (43:17) - Private equity and service businesses (45:08) - What service jobs would Chuck and Robbie enjoy? (47:03) - Post-apocalyptic society and UBI (51:02) - React Miami (55:01) - Plugs Links Cyrus Noble Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey: https://cyrusnoble.com/ Norlan: https://norlanglass.com Smartless: https://www.smartless.com/ Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ Evan Williams: https://evanwilliams.com/ Marker's Mark: https://www.makersmark.com/ Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/ HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/ Ember: https://emberjs.com/ IBM: https://www.ibm.com Atari: https://atari.com/ Heretic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heretic_(video_game) Zork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork Jon Hamm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hamm Mad Men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Men Starpod: https://starpod.dev/ Starpod on GitHub: https://github.com/shipshapecode/starpod Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ Astro: https://astro.build/ Svelte: https://svelte.dev/ Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ Claude: https://claude.ai/ Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/ Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/ Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/ Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/ 50 Cent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent Wu-Tang Clan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan Method Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_Man Eminem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem Ice Cube: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Ice-T: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice-T Jay-Z: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z Chelsea Handler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Handler The Food That Built America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Food_That_Built_America Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/ Darknet Diaries: https://darknetdiaries.com/ Anagram: https://www.anagramsecurity.com/ 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Why Most Developers Overcomplicate Everything w/ Aaron Francis 1:04:18

11 weeks ago1:04:18

1:04:18

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Aaron Francis about developer education, Laravel vs. Rails, and the evolution of full-stack development. They explore the trade-offs of opinionated frameworks, the practicality of PHP, and why simplicity often wins. Plus, Aaron shares his hot takes on modern web dev trends, and the joys of working from a home-office-that’s-not-home. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:19) - Meet Aaron Francis (03:28) - Whiskey intro and rating: Green River Distilling Co. Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (14:32) - The home office that’s not at home (17:44) - Tailwind vs Vanilla CSS (18:52) - Git Rebase vs Git Merge (21:44) - Let vs Const (25:40) - Rails vs Laravel (33:23) - Challenges of full stack frameworks (48:18) - Aaron’s staycation birthday present (50:38) - Two sets of twins (56:56) - Family vehicles (59:59) - What Aaron would do if not in tech (01:01:20) - Plugs Links Mostly Technical: https://mostlytechnical.com/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/ Postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ Screencasting: https://screencasting.com Try Hard Studios: https://tryhardstudios.com/ Ryan Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds Green River Distilling: https://greenriverwhiskey.com/ Norlan: https://norlanglass.com Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ Tuple: https://tuple.app/ Ben Orenstein: https://x.com/r00k The Car Mom: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCarMom Connect with Aaron Website: https://aaronfrancis.com X / Twitter: https://x.com/aarondfrancis Mastering Postgres: https://masteringpostgres.com/ High Performance SQLite: https://highperformancesqlite.com/ Screencasting: https://screencasting.com/ 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Tailwind 4, DeepSeek AI, and the End of the Old Web 1:06:11

12 weeks ago1:06:11

1:06:11

This week, Robbie and Chuck cover a wide range of topics, including AI and its impact on web development. They discuss DeepSeek, Tailwind’s latest updates, and whether Stack Overflow is still relevant. Plus, a detour into skiing, college sports, and Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:12) - Whiskey intro and rating: Wigle Pennsylvania Rye (11:41) - Data sharing and AI (14:34) - AI tools and programming (24:48) - Is Stack Overflow still relevant? (26:56) - What's the deal with Tailwind 4? (37:49) - Skiing and snowboarding (42:42) - What is a January Transfer Window? (50:48) - TikTok and social media (52:52) - Video games and Switch 2 (56:57) - Silo season 02 (59:04) - Condoms, food, and health policies Links Wigle Pennsylvania Rye: https://wiglewhiskey.com/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ DeepSeek: https://www.deepseek.com/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/ ChatGPT: https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/ Claude: https://claude.ai/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/ Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ Coolify: https://www.coolify.io/ Ollama: https://ollama.com/ Wes Bos: https://wesbos.com/ Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Ember: https://emberjs.com/ Vite: https://vite.dev/ VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/ React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/ Nintendo Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/successor/en-us/index.html ROG Ally: https://www.asus.com/us/site/gaming/rog/gaming-handheld/rog-ally.html Steam Deck: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/ Silo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(TV_series) The Food That Built America: https://www.history.com/shows/the-food-that-built-america Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/ 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Is jQuery Really Dead? And Other Hot Takes w/ Travis Wagner 58:13

13 weeks ago58:13

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Travis Wagner about his career move from Universal Music to Crunchyroll and the nuances of backend development. They discuss a wide range of hot takes, including whether jQuery is still relevant in 2025. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:05) - Meet Travis Wagner (02:41) - Whiskey intro and rating: Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey (15:04) - Implicit vs Explicit types (16:58) - Tailwind vs Vanilla CSS (19:22) - Is YAML good or bad? (20:24) - Thoughts on Python and semicolons (25:19) - Git Rebase vs Git Merge (28:24) - Does GitHub history help your career? (36:34) - Learning assembly (39:47) - iTerm vs Ghostty vs Warp (41:09) - What's wrong with using jQuery in 2025? (48:17) - Astro and trying out other frameworks (53:17) - What Travis would do if tech wasn't an option Links Universal Music: https://www.universalmusic.com/ Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/ Crablang: https://crablang.org/ Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey: https://fingerlakesdistilling.com/ Sloth Pipe: https://github.com/trvswgnr/sloth-pipe Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Boot.dev: https://www.boot.dev/ Python: https://www.python.org/ iTerm: https://iterm2.com/ Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/ Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ jQuery: https://jquery.com/ Intercooler.js: https://intercoolerjs.org/ HTMX: https://htmx.org/ React: https://react.dev/ Claude: https://claude.ai/ Connect with Travis Website: https://techsavvytravvy.com/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/techsavvytravvy GitHub: https://github.com/trvswgnr 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Is This the End of Tech Conferences? w/ Dax Raad 55:59

14 weeks ago55:59

55:59

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Dax Raad about his evolving career from software engineer to open-source advocate and content creator. They dive into his work on SST, explore the bizarre economics of tech conferences, and get into Dax’s next big move—manufacturing drone parts in the U.S. for the military. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:57) - Whiskey intro and rating: Glenmorangie "A Tale of Tokyo" Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (12:12) - Rails vs Laravel (13:49) - New York vs Miami (15:54) - Meat vs Veggies (19:55) - What is Dax bad at? (24:05) - The real value of conferences (35:14) - APIs and frameworks (38:06) - React Miami (41:59) - Eero routers (44:27) - What would you do if software development went away? (46:41) - Using ChatGPT to create an NPM library (48:00) - Claude vs ChatGPT (50:56) - What should people be learning for job safety? (53:41) - Plugs Links Glenmorangie "A Tale of Tokyo" Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky: https://www.glenmorangie.com/en-us/products/a-tale-of-tokyo Tomorrow.fm: https://tomorrow.fm Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/ SST: https://sst.dev/ Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/ Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Don't Die: https://dontdie.bryanjohnson.com/ Oura: https://ouraring.com/ Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/ React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/ EmberConf: https://www.emberconf.com/ Orbit.js: https://orbitjs.com/ Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen Eero: https://www.eero.com/ ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ Claude: https://claude.ai/ Connect with Dax Website: https://thdxr.com/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/thdxr Podcast: https://tomorrow.fm/ Coffee: https://www.terminal.shop/ 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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From JavaScript to PHP: Josh Cirre’s Unexpected Dev Journey 54:28

15 weeks ago54:28