Flagging Features and Dropping Beats with Ben Rometsch

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Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning social enterprise to elevate disability pride; the Founder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, a monthly micro-grant that has awarded $92.5k to 93 disability projects in 11 countries; and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World. As a person with visible and invisible disabilities stemming from a car crash, Tiffany has built a career on disability solidarity. Now that she has found success, she works to expand a network of people with disabilities and their allies to decrease stigmas around disability and create opportunities for disabled people in America. Episode Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:26 When do we choose to share our disability stories? 4:12 Jay’s disability story 8:35 Visible and invisible disabilities 13:10 What does an ally to the disability community look like? 16:34 NoBodyIsDisposable and 14(c) 21:26 How does Tiffany’s investment banking background shape her advocacy? 27:47 Goodbye and outro For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…

about a year ago 1:06:27

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In this episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot, hosts RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III are joined by Ben Rometsch, CEO and co-founder of Flagsmith.

The discussion kicks off with a lighthearted conversation about the absence of landscapers at Chuck's house, leading into Ben's unexpected affinity for the New Orleans Saints due to a memorable game at Wembley in London.

Ben shares his journey from running a web agency for 23 years to starting Flagsmith as a side project, which has now become a growing business with 97 percent of its codebase being open-source.

The conversation shifts to a whiskey tasting of Redwood Empire's Lost Monarch, featuring a blend of aged bourbons and whiskey, followed by a discussion on various tech topics including AI in jobs, the value of front-end frameworks, and Git practices.

Later, Ben provides a detailed overview of Flagsmith, emphasizing its open-source nature, the importance of feature flags in development, and how the platform has evolved with contributions from the community, including paying customers. The episode wraps up with personal insights from Ben, including his dream of being an author and his fondness for the video game Parappa the Rapper.

Key Takeaways

[00:00] - Opening Banter and Landscaper Tales
[00:55] - Introducing Ben and Flagsmith
[03:02] - A Deep Dive into Whiskey Tasting
[10:31] - Hot Takes on AI, Frameworks, and Git Practices
[25:38] - Exploring Flagsmith: An Open Source Journey
[32:32] - The Challenges of Staging and Production Environments
[33:42] - The High Cost of Configuration Differences
[36:11] - The Evolution of Engineering Practices and Frameworks
[42:15] - The Business Value of Open Source and Commercial Software
[53:38] - Personal Passions: From Tech to Writing and Retro Gaming

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Flagging Features and Dropping Beats with Ben Rometsch

published about a year ago

MP3•Episode home

In this episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot, hosts RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III are joined by Ben Rometsch, CEO and co-founder of Flagsmith.

Ben shares his journey from running a web agency for 23 years to starting Flagsmith as a side project, which has now become a growing business with 97 percent of its codebase being open-source.

Key Takeaways

[00:00] - Opening Banter and Landscaper Tales
[00:55] - Introducing Ben and Flagsmith
[03:02] - A Deep Dive into Whiskey Tasting
[10:31] - Hot Takes on AI, Frameworks, and Git Practices
[25:38] - Exploring Flagsmith: An Open Source Journey
[32:32] - The Challenges of Staging and Production Environments
[33:42] - The High Cost of Configuration Differences
[36:11] - The Evolution of Engineering Practices and Frameworks
[42:15] - The Business Value of Open Source and Commercial Software
[53:38] - Personal Passions: From Tech to Writing and Retro Gaming

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From FAANG to Fired: The Illusion of Stability in Big Tech w/ Adam Argyle 1:10:18

5 days ago1:10:18

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This week, Robbie and special guest co-host Adam Argyle talk about life after layoffs, the myth of job security at big tech companies, and what it really means to build meaningful things on the web. 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 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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The One Rye to Rule Them All w/ Kendall Miller & Rishi Malik 58:53

12 days ago58:53

58:53

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Kendall Miller and Rishi Malik about their startup Friday Deployment Spirits, and creating whiskey for developers. They discuss the art of making good whiskey, bourbon vs rye, coding in the age of AI, and much more. 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 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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Father's Day Drinking w/ Typecraft 1:01:25

19 days ago1:01:25

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This week, Robbie talks with Typecraft about the chaotic joys of fatherhood, the realities of raising twins, and various dad-related hot takes. They also discuss their tech carries and conference talks, including Typecraft's Vim nerdery and Robbie’s sarcastic ode to underappreciated HTML features. 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 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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Will AI Kill the Joy of Coding? 59:53

26 days ago59:53

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This week, Robbie and Chuck review Barrell Craft Spirits' Cranky Kong, and talk about the AI boom, how senior devs are (or aren’t) using it, and what the future of software jobs might look like. They also discuss the rise of "celebrity developers", job market shifts, real estate economics, and parenting twins. 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 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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Stop Fixing Things That Aren't Broken 1:04:54

5 weeks ago1:04:54

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about the unintended chaos of “move fast and break things” in both software and startups. From Riverside glitches to Tesla’s overengineered wipers, they explore how updates can derail otherwise stable experiences. They unpack the economics of getting laid off, the pressure to build a personal brand in tech, and the strange fate of dev tools. Plus, Robbie shares his latest app ideas. 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 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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The Myth of Perfect Code w/ Marc Backes 52:40

6 weeks ago52:40

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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

7 weeks 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

8 weeks ago1:08:01

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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

9 weeks ago57:05

57:05

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

10 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

11 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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Vibe Podcasting: App Rewrites, AI Assistants, PB&Js, and more! 54:16

12 weeks ago54:16

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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

13 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

14 weeks ago59:25

59:25

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

15 weeks ago57:51