Mostly Technical

By Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis

Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics.... more

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The podcast currently has 90 episodes available.

Mostly Technical episodes:

June 24, 202588: Steve's Leaving Try Hard?!
Ian and Aaron talk about Ian’s new side project….which already has a domain name (!?!) before digging deep into an even bigger bombshell: Steve is leaving Try Hard?
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Ian's Side Project
(30:27) - The Reveal
(39:34) - The Business Side
(52:57) - Setting Sail...
(01:03:22) - Digging Into The Past
(01:24:04) - What's Next for Screencasting
(01:28:26) - Digital Land
(01:40:18) - Solo Lunches
Links:
The Rewatchables
Buffer
Transistor.fm
Outro.fm
Producer Steve aka Steve Tenuto on Twitter
Turso
...more
1h 45min
June 17, 202587: No Sparkle Buttons
Ian and Aaron talk about UI Kits in the era of AI, dreams of being at Laracon, Aaron’s next steps, Ian’s mysterious side project, and more.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Father's Day
(10:49) - The New Focus
(16:53) - UI Kits in the AI Era
(23:12) - A Tailwind UI Story
(35:51) - What's Next For Try Hard
(42:32) - Dreams of Laracon
(45:13) - Ian's Tinkering
(57:38) - What Time Is It?
Links:
Barnes & Noble
Glauber Costa on X
The Panel (podcast)
HelpSpot
Instrumental Components
...more
1h 3min
June 10, 202586: Focus Hard
Ian and Aaron talk about Ian’s new love of Codex, what happened after “panic mode”, Aaron’s weekend with the guys, and more.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Table Captaining
(11:49) - Ads Work!
(13:42) - Panic Mode Update
(27:48) - Make It Recurring
(35:12) - Irons In The Fire
(42:20) - Ian ❤️ Codex
(54:58) - Aaron's Weekend With Humanity
(01:07:01) - The Ultimate Satisficer
Links:
The Bedford by Martha Stewart
Justin Jackson's Bluesky post about ads working
OpenAI's Codex
Texas Hill Country
...more
1h 11min
June 03, 202585: Screencasting.com Launch Failure
Ian and Aaron talk about the disastrous Screencasting.com launch and what’s next for Aaron, Steve, and Try Hard.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - AI Aaron Follow Up
(02:51) - Existential Crisis Mode
(24:35) - A Concept of a Plan
(42:25) - What's The Prescription?
(54:12) - Other Ideas
(01:01:06) - A Callback
Links:
https://screencasting.com/
SparkToro
Jason Beggs
...more
1h 7min
May 27, 202584: Fabricated Hype
Ian and Aaron discuss the need for an AI Newsletter, being beamed up to the mothership, web components, and more.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Cushy W-2's
(03:29) - New Madness
(15:28) - Aaron's Very Good Tweet
(22:50) - AI Newsletter
(33:40) - A Theory About The World
(39:28) - A Love Letter To....Rails?
(48:05) - Weekend Breakfast
(56:49) - A New Practice
Links:
Introducing Claude 4
Junie, by JetBrains
Windsurf
Josh Pigford on X
Aaron's tweet about AI
Producer Dave's tweet about joining Laravel
Ian Landsman & Andrey Butov's Bootstrapped.fm
Adam's tweet about his love letter to Rails
Instrumental Components
Paula's Runway Cafe
...more
1h 8min
May 20, 202583: Use Your Brain
Ian and Aaron discuss a certain viral tweet about Livewire, the benefits of being a regular, Aaron's video about Cloudflare, & more.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Ian's New Toy
(02:40) - Weekend Update
(16:37) - Being a Regular
(29:09) - The Viral Livewire Tweet
(46:46) - Aaron's Cloudflare Interview
(52:26) - Affiliates
Links:
Tickrmeter
WSOP bracelet
Branick Weix's tweet about devs positioning themselves as Livewire devs
Notes on Work: The war of making something
Aaron's video w/ Josh Howard of Cloudflare
...more
1h 7min
May 13, 202582: Peak Bubbly
Ian and Aaron talk about getting feisty on Twitter, a possible AI bubble, NativePHP, an awesome game idea for Laracon, and more.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - 93 Degrees
(06:39) - Aaron Gets Feisty
(18:19) - AI Bubble?
(24:56) - Vector Follow Up
(35:26) - Party Follow Up
(41:38) - Native PHP Revenue
(48:58) - Aaron's Platform Overhaul
Links:
Low Energy Jeb
Aaron's reply to the quote tweet criticizing DHH
Open AI - Vector embeddings
Drew Clements on Bluesky
NativePHP post re: gross sales
...more
58min
May 06, 202581: Nothing Ever Happens
Ian and Aaron give updates on the Mostly Technical Party & what's new with Try Hard Studios before talking a little bit about politics (tariffs!), using AI, and more.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, Native PHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Hanging In There
(06:53) - Twin Dad Meetup Update
(15:28) - Mostly Technical Party Update
(24:27) - Try Hard Studios Update
(31:28) - Mini Package
(37:04) - AI Pricing
(46:38) - Aaron's Hobby Horse
(55:23) - A Little Politics Segment
(01:10:44) - Course Update
(01:17:29) - HelpSpot Update
Links:
Thunderbolts*
A Minecraft Movie
Mostly Technical Laracon Pre-Party!
Givebutter
Aaron's newsletter
Windsurf
Junie
Warp
ElevenLabs
Trump orders tariffs on movies
...more
1h 24min
April 29, 202580: The Big Announcement w/ Taylor Otwell
Ian and Aaron are joined by Taylor Otwell to discuss the Mostly Technical Party at Laracon, what exactly Taylor does on a day-to-day basis, how they all use AI, and so much more.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, Native PHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Revenge of the Sith
(09:18) - The Big Announcement
(12:00) - Laracon US
(14:57) - Taylor's Day-to-Day
(21:57) - Forge Updates
(28:00) - Starter Kits & WorkOS
(36:35) - Using AI
(55:11) - You Still Need Good Ideas
(01:05:28) - Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
(01:10:48) - Aaron's Climbing Wall
Links:
Mostly Technical Laracon Pre-Party! sponsored by Diagonal
Revenge of the Sith re-release
Andor Season 2
Kamal
Jason McCreary on Twitter
YAGNI
Aaron's ChatGPT sidebar
Aaron's video about AI
OpenAI's Codex
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler on tour
Aaron's tweet about his climbing wall
...more
1h 18min
April 23, 202579: Super Ultra Tilted
Ian and Aaron discuss their respective trips to Vegas and Miami, Aaron's latest video, making new friends in real life, & more.
Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, Native PHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Back from Vegas
(17:26) - Marker 237
(17:26) - Mostly Technical Day Zero Party
(21:38) - React Miami
(39:49) - Fusion Follow Up
(43:11) - Aaron's New Video
(57:00) - Twin Dads
Links:
Papi Steak
Pot Limit Omaha
Double Board Bomb Pot
JetBlue Mint
Wrestlemania 41
30 Year Macallan
React Miami
Whiskey, Web and Whatnot
PHP x NYC
Ghost.org
Terminal Coffee
Terminal Feud - Live in Miami
Aaron's video about his course platform data model
tldraw
...more
1h 6min

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