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SOC 2 in the Streets, Spaghetti in the Sheets Jan 01, 2026

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This week, Robbie and Chuck sip Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye, and discuss why SOC 2 compliance is a painful but necessary sign of company maturity. They also dig into AI coding tools, React fatigue, and the growing frustration of modern developer workflows.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

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

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Spooky Scary CSS Dec 25, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk about Halloween vibes, excellent scotch, and the strange state of modern web development. After rating an Orphan Barrel single malt, they dig into AI coding workflows, agent tools, why one-shot prompts so often fail, and more.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with the hosts

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

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

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The Piano Man of State Machines w/ David K. Piano Dec 18, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk with David K. Piano about state machines, the chaos of overusing React hooks, Tailwind controversies, AI agents, security risks in emerging AI tooling, and why determinism still matters. They also chat about pianos, creativity, and finding grounding outside of tech.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with David

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

Connect with the hosts

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

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

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Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well: CodeRabbit’s Approach to AI Code Review Dec 11, 2025

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Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Nick Taylor talk with Erik Thorelli and Hendrik Krack from CodeRabbit about how they’re rethinking AI-powered code review, why focus beats feature-bloat, the value of transparency, and how CodeRabbit reduces cognitive load for developers while keeping humans meaningfully in the loop.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Erik

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

Connect with Hendrik

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

Connect with the hosts

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

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Are Developers Overthinking Everything? w/ Bdougie Dec 04, 2025

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Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Nick Taylor talk with Bdougie (Brian Douglas) about open source’s impact on their careers, the legacy of OpenSauced, and why developer tools succeed—or don’t. They dive into Git philosophy, editor wars, AI’s sometimes-chaotic influence on coding, and how strong frameworks like Rails still shape the ecosystem.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Nick

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

Connect with Bdougie

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

Connect with the hosts

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

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The Future of Front-End, Vim Wars, and Raising Gamer Kids w/ Nick Taylor Nov 27, 2025

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Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Nick Taylor about Kubernetes mishaps, DevRel life, front-end nostalgia, CSS wizardry, arcade emulators, and why taste and creativity still matter in an AI-accelerated world.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

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X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres

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Website: https://nickyt.online/
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From Librarian to Developer: w/ Roxy Rodriguez-Becker Nov 20, 2025

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Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Roxy Rodriquez-Becker about her journey from educator and librarian to aspiring developer, the community supporting her transition, navigating motherhood and advocacy, and how her son’s medical challenges inspired her to build a life-changing G-tube feeding app.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Working Edit
(01:03) - Wine rating and review: San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon
(02:35) - Meet Roxy
(03:04) - From teaching and libraries to tech
(05:38) - How Roxy is learning to code
(06:24) - Inside the “Chosen One” series
(07:35) - The support systems behind Roxy's move to coding
(09:14) - Navigating a public job hunt and being in the spotlight
(11:30) - Roxy’s advice for getting out of your comfort zone
(12:43) - Roxy’s background in content creation
(14:35) - How Roxy juggles parenting, work, and learning to code
(16:51) - How her son’s medical journey inspired the Tube Feed app
(28:03) - Why advocating for yourself is harder than advocating for others
(30:00) - What pulled Roxy back into tech
(32:01) - Growing up Cuban and Catholic
(35:30) - How Roxy's upbringing shapes how she raises her kids
(36:33) - Why Roxy chose software engineering specifically
(38:33) - Robbie's biggest strength and biggest weakness
(39:27) - Guilty pleasure TV shows
(40:43) - What success looks like for Roxy
(42:41) - Where to find Roxy online

Links

San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon: https://www.sansimeonwines.com/
Costco: https://costco.com
Tube Feed: https://tubefeedratecalculator.vercel.app/
Magnolia Conf: https://magnoliaconf.com/
freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/
#100Devs: https://100devs.org/
Chosen One: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chosen_One_(2023_TV_series)
All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
Torc: https://torc.dev
Roxy's Treating LinkedIn Like a Blog: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roxana-rodriguez-becker_100devs-momswhocode-womenintech-activity-7287884373817802755-KOub
OpenAI: https://openai.com
Law & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit
NBC Peacock: https://www.nbc.com/networks/peacock
Below Deck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_Deck
The Real Housewives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives
The Bachelor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)
Love Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Island_(American_TV_series)

Connect with Jason

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

Connect with Roxy

Website: https://roxanarodriguezbecker.com/
X / Twitter: https://x.com/roxanacodes

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

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How to Build a Career When the Rules Keep Changing w/ Taylor Desseyn & Jason Torres Nov 13, 2025

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Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie talks with Taylor Desseyn and Jason Torres about the future of tech careers, AI’s impact on hiring, and why relationships still matter more than résumés. They share insights from years in recruiting and community building, stressing that genuine connection—not cold applications—opens doors in today’s market.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Taylor

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

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

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

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Open Source, Agents, and the Next AI Wave w/ Angie Jones Nov 06, 2025

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Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie Wagner and guest co-host Jason Lengstorf talk with Angie Jones about AI, coding models, and the evolving landscape of open source. They unpack the importance of community-driven tooling, skill gaps in using AI, the future of agentic systems, and why open communities matter in shaping technology.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Jason

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

Connect with Angie

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

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

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Why Open Source Might Be Your Best Career Move w/ Shruti Kapoor Oct 30, 2025

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Recorded at All Things Open 2025, Robbie Wagner and guest co-host Jason Lengstorf chat with developer-turned-creator Shruti Kapoor about her leap from Slack and PayPal to YouTube, the joys and pitfalls of open source, and eternal web dev debates.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Jason

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

Connect with Shruti

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

Connect with the hosts

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

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

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