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Error 500: Our Lives Aug 07, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about whiskey on Mondays, parenting chaos, and Chuck’s hot-water disaster. They dive into open-source dependency drama, including the Stylus package getting flagged as malicious, and the TEA app’s massive data leak. They question the stability of NPM, the illusion of software licensing security, and the ethics of data deletion. They also explore how AI is transforming development workflows—sometimes usefully, sometimes hilariously wrong.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:07) - Whiskey review & rating: Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Whiskey
(08:15) - Robbie’s domestic chaos & Chuck’s plumbing nightmare
(13:55) - The Stylus debacle and the fragility of NPM
(19:05) - Insurance headaches, contractor woes, and house stress
(25:16) - Mac Minis, podcast metrics, and behind-the-scenes
(29:09) - Europe drinks better than we do
(30:37) - Tea's data breach
(35:33) - Using AI for real-world dev problems (and plumbing fixes)
(43:01) - Your data is never really deleted
(46:23) - Why podcast metrics are kind of a scam
(47:44) - Big Sky Dev Con live episode
(49:28) - Chuck’s moving to Italy
(50:09) - Jedi Survivor, Destiny 2, and gaming on the road
(55:37) - Plugs

Links

Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Whiskey: https://catoctincreekdistilling.com/roundstone
Rittenhouse: http://heavenhilldistillery.com/rittenhouse-rye.php
Copper Fox Distillery: https://www.copperfoxdistillery.com
Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/
HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
Stylus: https://www.npmjs.com/package/stylus
npm 'accidentally' removes Stylus package, breaks builds and pipelines: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/npm-accidentally-removes-stylus-package-breaks-builds-and-pipelines/
Tea: https://www.teaforwomen.com/
Tea encouraged its users to spill. Then the app's data got leaked: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/02/nx-s1-5483886/tea-app-breach-hacked-whisper-networks
NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
npm left-pad incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npm_left-pad_incident
FakerJS: https://fakerjs.dev/
David Cramer: https://x.com/zeeg
MIT: https://www.mit.edu
Granted insurance: https://www.grantinsurance.com/
7-Eleven: https://www.7-eleven.com/
Accenture: https://www.accenture.com/
Opera Mini: https://www.opera.com/mini
DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
Lex Fridman Podcast: https://lexfridman.com/podcast/
Mac Mini: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
Ember: https://emberjs.com/
Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
HTMX: https://htmx.org/
Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
iPhone: https://www.apple.com/iphone/
Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/
SQL: https://www.mysql.com/
Supabase: https://supabase.com/
Postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
Claude: https://claude.ai/
Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
Vercel: https://vercel.com/
Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
Cypress: https://www.cypress.io/
Playwright: https://playwright.dev/
React: https://react.dev/
ART19: https://art19.com/
Malort: https://malort.com/
Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
Jedi Survivor: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-survivor
Jedi: Fallen Order: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order
Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/
Destiny 2: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/destiny
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: https://indianajones.bethesda.net/en-US
Tears of the Kingdom: https://zelda.nintendo.com/tears-of-the-kingdom/
FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/
Breath of the Wild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild
Mario Kart World: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-kart-world-switch-2/?srsltid=AfmBOopTg6wc7TCfLihURMUgYx554jK-li2JTJ33ocBEGS9nEEcnO_Ev
Donkey Kong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong
Ocarina of Time: https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
Anagram: https://danabra.mov/
George Clooney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clooney
Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

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

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Modern Web Dev Meets 2000s Flip Phone: What Could Go Wrong? Jul 31, 2025

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Tom Barrasso about building modern web apps for $15 flip phones, and the challenges of building for ultra-low-end devices. Tom shares his journey from building a podcast app during the pandemic to working in developer relations at CloudMosa. They dive into digital minimalism, the surprisingly advanced features of today’s flip phones, and what it’s like to work remotely while traveling the globe.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:07) - Meet Tom Barrasso
(02:54) - Whiskey rating & review: Johnny Walker Black
(12:07) - Hot Take: Tailwind or vanilla CSS
(12:26) - Hot Take: Fit rebase or merge?
(13:13) - Hot Take: VS Code sidebar left or right?
(13:33) - Hot Take: Were smartphones a mistake?
(16:04) - Is switching to a flip phone easier today?
(21:17) - Increasingly expensive fast food
(22:58) - A brief history of flip phones
(29:13) - Building for devices the modern web forgot
(34:17) - How AI fits into developing for feature phones
(39:28) - Language quirks, accents, and phonetic texting
(42:34) - Tips for digital nomads and Tom’s global travels
(50:15) - Workplace politics
(55:21) - What would Tom do if not in tech?
(59:04) - Plugs

Links

Johnnie Walker Black: https://www.johnniewalker.com/en-us/our-whisky/core-range/johnnie-walker-black-label
CloudMosa: https://www.cloudmosa.com/
Cloud Phone: https://www.cloudphone.tech/
Opera Mini: https://www.opera.com/mini
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
Xiamoi: https://www.mi.com/
Jack Daniel's: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
Tennessee Honey: https://www.jackdaniels.com/whiskey/tennessee-honey
University of Massachusetts Amherst: https://www.umass.edu/
Macallan: https://www.themacallan.com/
Tailwind: https://tailwindcss.com/
Git: https://github.com/GIT
GitHub: https://github.com/
C++: https://www.w3schools.com/cpp/
VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/
Nokia: https://www.nokia.com/
AirPods: https://www.apple.com/airpods/
Uber: https://www.uber.com/
Chipotle: https://www.chipotle.com/
Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
McDonald's: https://www.mcdonalds.com/
Motorola Razr: https://www.motorola.com/us/en/family/razr
Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
Java: https://www.java.com/
Verizon: https://www.verizon.com/
T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com/
Blackberry: https://www.blackberry.com/
Google: https://www.google.com/
Firefox: https://www.firefox.com/
KaiOS: https://www.kaiostech.com/
Geophone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophone
Vercel: https://vercel.com/
Joe Rogan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan
Boostrap: https://getbootstrap.com/
Smashing Magazine: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/
Apple Watch: https://www.apple.com/watch/
JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
Kindle: https://amazon.com/kindle
ES3: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_versions.asp
Ember: https://emberjs.com/
KaiOS.dev: https://kaios.dev/
TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
Claude: https://claude.ai/
Docker: https://www.docker.com/
Angular: https://angular.dev/
React: https://react.dev/
Chuck E. Cheese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
Whisper: https://openai.com/index/whisper/
Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/
The Muppets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppets
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
PillPack: https://www.pillpack.com/
IKEA: https://www.ikea.com/
PHP: https://www.php.net/
Samsung: https://www.samsung.com/
Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/
The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly: https://www.amazon.com/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future/dp/0143110373
Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
Wired: https://www.wired.com/

Connect with Tom

Website: https://barrasso.me/
GitHub: https://github.com/Tombarr

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

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

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From the Rickhouse: Tech Talk, Social Media Use, and Netflix with The Primeagen Jul 24, 2025

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The Primeagen is known for embracing controversy. He returns to the podcast for a conversation on a range of topics like masculinity, social media, and pornography. He also opens up about his father’s passing and his journey growing up with a single mother.

Michael Paulson aka The Primeagen, Software Engineer at Netflix, is an influential figure in the tech community. He shares his thoughts on React's evolution and the impact it has on web applications and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Netflix and the problem-solving initiatives he led. He also discusses social media use and explains how he leverages platforms like Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube to express his thoughts while fostering an engaging online community.

In this episode, The Primeagen talks to Robbie and Chuck about his views on frameworks like React, the perils of pornography, and how he is saving Netflix millions of dollars.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Welcome to Whiskey Web and Whatnot
(01:39) - Introduction to The Primeagen
(04:21) - A whiskey review - Spirits of French Lick William Dalton Single Barrel Bourbon
(14:13) - Tech hot takes
(44:49) - The Primeagen talks about limiting social media use
(56:38) - What The Primeagen would do if he wasn’t in tech
(01:02:25) - The Primeagen’s take on pornography
(01:18:09) - The influence of The Primeagen's father's passing
(01:21:48) - How The Primeagen saved Netflix millions of dollars

Quotes

[18:50] - “It feels like React, at this point, is in this state where it’s the industry standard, but I don’t feel like people are happy with it.” ~ The Primeagen

[24:45] - “When people start relying on you as some sort of open source provider, you do still have some level of obligation.” ~ The Primeagen

[35:26] - “The thing about Bun is that I really like it. It’s just not 1.0.” ~ The Primeagen

Links

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

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

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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From the Rickhouse: Why Svelte Might Just Outdo React w/ Rich Harris Jul 17, 2025

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In this special International Whiskey Day episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot, hosts RobbieTheWagner, and Charles William Carpenter III are joined by special guest Rich Harris.

They share a toast with Lagavulin Offerman Edition whiskey and dive into a discussion covering a range of topics from Rich's journey in software development, his work on the Svelte framework, to his thoughts on cheese, fermented foods, and brewing kombucha.

The conversation transitions into deeper tech discussions about TypeScript, the evolution of web development tools, the balance between developer experience and user experience, and the upcoming features in Svelte 5. Rich also shares personal anecdotes from his career in journalism and his passion for cooking and skiing.

The episode concludes with insights into the overabundance of tech conferences and a note on the upcoming Svelte Summit.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Welcome to the International Whiskey Day Special
(00:48) - Meet Rich Harris: The Man Behind Svelte
(01:28) - The Great Cheese Debate: To Love or Not to Love
(02:40) - Brewing Kombucha: A Fermented Adventure
(03:59) - Whiskey Tasting: The Lagavulin Offerman Edition Experience
(07:29) - Rating the Whiskey: From Smoky Notes to Leather Hints
(10:34) - Exploring Smoky Whiskeys and Beyond
(11:57) - Hot Takes on Tech: TypeScript, Tailwind, and More
(24:51) - The Evolution of Digital Journalism and Development Tools
(27:40) - Git Practices and the GraphQL Debate
(30:29) - The Developer's Dilemma: Tool Selection and User Experience
(31:17) - The Spicy Segment: A Critical Look at ES Build
(33:11) - Developer Experience vs. User Experience: A Shift in Priorities
(34:24) - The Evolution of Svelte: From Speed to Ease of Use
(40:34) - Introducing Svelte 5: A Ground-Up Rewrite
(50:03) - Beyond Tech: Dream Jobs and Personal Passions
(56:54) - The Global Developer Conference Scene
(59:18) - Final Thoughts and Svelte Promotion

Links

Rich Harris: https://twitter.com/Rich_Harris
Svelte: https://svelte.dev/

Connect with our hosts

Robbie Wagner: https://twitter.com/RobbieTheWagner
Chuck Carpenter: https://twitter.com/CharlesWThe3rd

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Whiskey Web and Whatnot: https://whiskey.fm

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From FAANG to Fired: The Illusion of Stability in Big Tech w/ Adam Argyle Jul 03, 2025

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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

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The One Rye to Rule Them All w/ Kendall Miller & Rishi Malik Jun 26, 2025

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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

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Father's Day Drinking w/ Typecraft Jun 19, 2025

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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

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

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Will AI Kill the Joy of Coding? Jun 12, 2025

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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/

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Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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Stop Fixing Things That Aren't Broken Jun 05, 2025

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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

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Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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The Myth of Perfect Code w/ Marc Backes May 29, 2025

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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: