Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

From JavaScript to PHP: Josh Cirre’s Unexpected Dev Journey

Listen Later

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Josh Cirre about his journey from JavaScript to PHP, working with the Laravel team, and creating content for developers. They also discuss the value of opinionated frameworks, whether React was a mistake, fast food whatnot, and a surprising hot take on Taco Bell’s quality. Plus, Josh shares insights on content creation, the power of consistency, and why the best-performing videos aren’t always the most polished.


In this episode:

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (02:30) - Whiskey intro and rating: Crown Royal 18 Extra Rare
  • (10:50) - Is Taco Bell Mexican food?
  • (15:17) - Was React a mistake?
  • (17:13) - Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
  • (20:12) - Git Rebase vs Git Merge
  • (26:34) - Should Josh learn to do a Seth Rogen impression?
  • (29:27) - Arm wrestling winner - Guillermo Rauch or Taylor Otwell?
  • (29:57) - Challenges in Josh's transition from JS to PHP
  • (32:52) - The paradigm of server first frameworks
  • (45:34) - Josh's advice for aspiring content creators
  • (52:20) - Plugs


    • Links

    • Crown Royal 18: https://www.crownroyal.com/
    • Laravel: https://laravel.com/
      • Shure SM7b: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7b
      • DBX 286s: https://dbxpro.com/en-US/products/286s
      • Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
      • React: https://react.dev/
      • Vue: https://vuejs.org/
      • Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
      • Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell
      • Warp.dev: https://www.warp.dev/
      • Lamborghini: https://www.lamborghini.com/
      • Seth Rogen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Rogen
      • Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
      • Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/
      • Livewire Volt: https://livewire.laravel.com/docs/volt
      • PHP: https://www.php.net/
      • Lane Wagner: https://x.com/wagslane
      • Prisma: https://www.prisma.io/
      • Drizzle: https://orm.drizzle.team/
      • HTMX: https://htmx.org/


        • Connect with Josh

        • Website: https://www.joshcirre.com/
        • X / Twitter: https://x.com/joshcirre
        • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joshcirre


          • Connect with Chuck and Robbie

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

            • Subscribe and stay in touch

            • Website: https://whiskey.fm
            • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
            • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
            • Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
            • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

              • Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch

              Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

              ...more
              View all episodesView all episodes
              Download on the App Store
              Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatBy RobbieTheWagner, Charles William Carpenter III, Adam Argyle, and The Radcast Network
              • 4.8
              • 4.8
              • 4.8
              • 4.8
              • 4.8

              4.8

              53 ratings

              More shows like Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

              View all
              The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source by Changelog Media

              The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

              290 Listeners

              Software Engineering Daily by Software Engineering Daily

              Software Engineering Daily

              625 Listeners

              Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats by Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

              Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

              986 Listeners

              REWORK by 37signals

              REWORK

              210 Listeners

              The freeCodeCamp Podcast by freeCodeCamp.org

              The freeCodeCamp Podcast

              485 Listeners

              CoRecursive: Coding Stories by Adam Gordon Bell - Software Developer

              CoRecursive: Coding Stories

              188 Listeners

              Practical AI by Practical AI LLC

              Practical AI

              211 Listeners

              The Stack Overflow Podcast by The Stack Overflow Podcast

              The Stack Overflow Podcast

              62 Listeners

              Last Week in AI by Skynet Today

              Last Week in AI

              304 Listeners

              Dwarkesh Podcast by Dwarkesh Patel

              Dwarkesh Podcast

              501 Listeners

              Big Technology Podcast by Alex Kantrowitz

              Big Technology Podcast

              476 Listeners

              PodRocket by LogRocket

              PodRocket

              59 Listeners

              Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast by swyx + Alessio

              Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast

              94 Listeners

              How About Tomorrow? by Adam Elmore & Dax Raad

              How About Tomorrow?

              20 Listeners

              The Pragmatic Engineer by Gergely Orosz

              The Pragmatic Engineer

              64 Listeners