Breaking the Build

Breaking the Build

By James Luterek and Tim SteeleTechnology
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Breaking the Build episodes

  • JavaScript Is a Millennial

    JavaScript turned 30 this year — which officially makes it a millennial. In this first episode of Breaking the Build, Tim and James dig into three decades of web development history: browser wars, the rise of TypeScript, and why nobody would get in a JavaScript space shuttle (except maybe Tim).

    Topics covered: JavaScript history, TypeScript vs JavaScript, AI in software development, vibe coding, front-end vs back-end development, and code reviews vs productivity metrics.

    Whether you're a developer who lived through the Netscape Navigator days or someone just getting started in tech, this casual tech conversation covers where the web came from, where AI fits in today, and why overconfident AI is still easier to work with than overconfident coworkers.

    Perfect for: software developers, web developers, JavaScript developers, tech enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the history of the internet.

    46 min

About Breaking the Build

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A fun, casual tech podcast for developers and tech enthusiasts. Tim and James have been building on the internet for 30 years and still find it funny. Each episode tackles a new technology topic — AI, retro tech, JavaScript, software trends — and chases it wherever it goes. Expect genuine debate, wild tangents, and Would You Rather questions that always go sideways. Short enough for a commute. Specific enough to actually learn something.