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Is jQuery Really Dead? And Other Hot Takes w/ Travis Wagner

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Travis Wagner about his career move from Universal Music to Crunchyroll and the nuances of backend development. They discuss a wide range of hot takes, including whether jQuery is still relevant in 2025.

In this episode:

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (01:05) - Meet Travis Wagner
  • (02:41) - Whiskey intro and rating: Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey
  • (15:04) - Implicit vs Explicit types
  • (16:58) - Tailwind vs Vanilla CSS
  • (19:22) - Is YAML good or bad?
  • (20:24) - Thoughts on Python and semicolons
  • (25:19) - Git Rebase vs Git Merge
  • (28:24) - Does GitHub history help your career?
  • (36:34) - Learning assembly
  • (39:47) - iTerm vs Ghostty vs Warp
  • (41:09) - What's wrong with using jQuery in 2025?
  • (48:17) - Astro and trying out other frameworks
  • (53:17) - What Travis would do if tech wasn't an option
    • Links
    • Universal Music: https://www.universalmusic.com/
    • Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/
    • Crablang: https://crablang.org/
    • Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey: https://fingerlakesdistilling.com/
    • Sloth Pipe: https://github.com/trvswgnr/sloth-pipe
    • Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
    • Boot.dev: https://www.boot.dev/
    • Python: https://www.python.org/
    • iTerm: https://iterm2.com/
    • Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/
    • Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
    • jQuery: https://jquery.com/
    • Intercooler.js: https://intercoolerjs.org/
    • HTMX: https://htmx.org/
    • React: https://react.dev/
    • Claude: https://claude.ai/
      • Connect with Travis
      • Website: https://techsavvytravvy.com/
      • X / Twitter: https://x.com/techsavvytravvy
      • GitHub: https://github.com/trvswgnr
        • Connect with Chuck and Robbie
        • Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
        • Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
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