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Rust Is Overrated w/ Naman Goel Oct 23, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Naman Goel about the origins and evolution of StyleX, how it integrates with React and other frameworks, and the pros and cons of different programming languages like Rust, TypeScript, and Swift. They dive into the challenges of building performant, type-safe styling systems, the surprising complexity of theme APIs, designing for developer experience, and more.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Naman

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

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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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npm Worms & RubyGems Coups: Trust Issues in Open Source Oct 16, 2025

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This week, Robbie, Chuck, and Adam talk about the worst whiskey they’ve tasted, Tailwind as a “state management library,” and recent security scares in open source. Also — dependency hygiene, developer visa drama, and whether inflated tech salaries are finally being reckoned with.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with the hosts

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

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

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Is CSS a Programming Language? w/ Kevin Powell Oct 09, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Kevin Powell about the quirks and complexities of CSS, from Tailwind and Flexbox to AI’s failure to write decent styles. While sipping some Crown Royal Black, they dig into weird web history, emerging CSS specs, toast milestones, and the beauty of clean code.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Kevin

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

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

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TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards Oct 02, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Dave "Macho Man Randy Standards" Rupert about whiskey, web culture, and the quirks of building side projects. They dive into the shifting landscape of the web—AI-driven development, spec-driven workflows, RSS’s decline, and the joy (and pain) of creative tinkering.

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

Links

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

Connect with Dave

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

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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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Agents of Chaos: Whiskey Experiments and the Future of IDEs Sep 25, 2025

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This week, Chuck and Adam talk about flavored whiskeys, offbeat experiments, and the chaos of tech culture. They discuss AI workflows, Warp vs. IDE debates, and the realities of coding culture, from bleeding-edge hype to WordPress drudgery. Plus, Chuck shares updates on life in Italy.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

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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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DevRel, Linux, and the Shrinking Path for Junior Developers w/ Ali Diamond Sep 18, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Ali Diamond about her journey through tech, cybersecurity, and community building. They sip tequila, swap hot takes on programming languages and developer culture, and dig into the realities of junior engineering paths, DevRel’s evolution, and how passion—not tools—shapes meaningful work.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Ali

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

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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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Is Cracker Barrel a JS Framework? Sep 11, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk about JavaScript trends, from the overuse of hooks to frameworks chasing sameness, and why Cracker Barrel’s rebrand feels like a frontend metaphor. They dive into tech nostalgia, from retro consoles to old-school LAN parties, and debate AI’s role in therapy and modern workflows.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

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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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Dial-Up Is Dead, Long Live Adam Argyle Sep 04, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk about CascadiaJS, Adam’s new role at Shopify, and why tech interviews are so broken. They explore accessibility in front-end dev, the sameness of modern frameworks, and whether AI is the future of engineering or just another hype cycle.

In this episode:

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

Links

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

Connect with Adam

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

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

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

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Will Frameworks Survive? Web Development in an AI-Driven World w/ Typecraft and Robert Jackson Aug 28, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Typecraft and Robert Jackson about everything from Japanese rice whiskey to the future of software engineering. They dig into Robert’s open source journey, his insights on MCP and AI, and whether frameworks will remain relevant in an LLM-driven world. They also explore how AI changes the way new developers learn, the importance of systems thinking, and why open source sharpens both technical and soft skills.

In this episode:

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

Connect with Typecraft

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

Connect with Robert

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

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

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

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Live from Big Sky Dev Con: Code Debates, Content Insights, and What's Next for Web Development Aug 14, 2025

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Live from Big Sky Dev Con, Robbie is joined by Aaron Francis, Ken Wheeler, and Typecraft to discuss HTML and CSS programming status, React’s future, app security failures, NPM’s weak spots, content creation hooks, survival tech fantasies, and balancing big tech ambitions with family life.

In this episode:

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

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