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 108 episodes available.

Mostly Technical episodes:

October 22, 2025104: Cash Cow Mode
Ian and Aaron talk about everything from leasing horses to Aaron's new studio addition to what comes next for Database School and so much more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Low Energy Aaron
(02:01) - Downtime & Expensive Horses
(19:15) - Aaron's Giant Chalkboard
(31:56) - Chalk Guy
(49:36) - It's Time To Eat Glass
(01:06:39) - The Plan
Links:
"Low-energy Jeb"
Behind the scenes of Aaron's new setup
http://nyblackboard.com
Blackmagic DeckLink
tldraw
The DynamoDB Book
@fideloper
...more
1h 20min
October 16, 2025Sweet Hang #2: Humans Still Required w/ Jeffrey Way
Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Jeffrey Way, creator of Laracasts, to talk about everything from their opinions about JavaScript to the evolution of Laracasts to modeling behavior for your kids and so much more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Optimizing Everything
(07:41) - Social Media, Kids, & Modeling Behavior
(21:42) - Vision Quest Deep Dive
(34:46) - Switch to Subscription?
(39:48) - The Evolution of Laracasts
(50:03) - Opinions About JavaScript
(57:00) - Deciding What To Teach
(01:02:59) - Chess
(01:07:47) - YouTube & AI's Impact
Links:
Amaran
TanStack
Remix
3 Ninjas (1992)
Suno
...more
1h 26min
October 14, 2025103: Developer Dad
Ian and Aaron talk about how Outro is shaping up, why we all need a handyman, why Ian is bullish on Sora, what's happening with Aaron's next batch of courses, and more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
Links:
MLB Postseason
Brick
Stratechery
Sora
Livewire Blaze
Tuple
Focus Lab
...more
1h 9min
October 07, 2025102: Vision Quest
Ian and Aaron talk about Aaron's recent "Vision Quest", accidentally inventing transcendental meditation, realizing he's addicted to Twitter, and the reaction he got online. Plus Ian went to Philly to play poker & more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
Links:
Brick
Transcendental Meditation
Aaron's tweet about his vision quest
Ian's Bsky post about ice cream
Ian's travel pillow
Thule compression packing cube
...more
1h 12min
September 30, 2025101: Infinite Feed of Content
Ian and Aaron recap Commit Your Code 2025, dive into the business of Aaron Francis, and wonder what we're all going to do with this AI slop.
Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - 36 Hour Adventure
(10:46) - Commit Your Code Reacp
(23:01) - Higher Rungs of This Ladder
(26:12) - Ian's Getting Scooped
(29:50) - Aaron's Acting Debut
(37:52) - The Business of Aaron Francis
(47:26) - Sweet Hang Followup
(49:49) - Meta's AI Slop
Links:
'Survivor' bar in Boston
Commit Your Code 2025
Aaron's Talk at CYC'25
Justin Jackson's 'The Panel' podcast
Aaron's CodeRabbit short film
Meta's AI slop announcement
...more
1h 6min
September 25, 2025Sweet Hang #1: Fever Dream w/ Michele Hansen
Ian and Aaron are joined by Michele Hansen, CEO of Geocodio, for the first in a series of Sweet Hangs to talk about everything from Aaron's upcoming vision quest to beard oils to why you need to interview your customers (and potential customers) and so much more.
Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - The Quintessential Laravel Company
(09:19) - Aaron's Vision Quest
(15:41) - Dewy Fresh
(19:52) - Customer Interviews for Outro
(35:34) - What Makes Somebody Switch?
(41:40) - The Missing Link
(48:21) - What's Geocodio Up To?
Links:
Geocodio
Deploy Empathy
Software Social Podcast
TJ Miller on X
Avenue Q
JBTD Timeline
Frontend Mentor
...more
59min
September 23, 2025100: Bury The Hatchet
Ian and Aaron talk about PlanetScale, launching Aaron's new YouTube channels, traction tables that will change your life, and so much more.
Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Aaron Wanted It All
(05:39) - YouTube Channel Launch
(17:17) - Production Snafus
(27:16) - Recreate The Magic
(30:40) - Revamping MySQL for Developers
(38:50) - Subscription Pricing
(41:02) - Gotta Dream Big
(50:55) - Traction Table Time
Links:
The future of this channel (Aaron's YouTube)
Aaron's interview with PlanetScale CEO Sam Lambert
MySQL for Developers
Aaron's Traction Table
...more
1h 1min
September 16, 202599: Laravel New
Ian and Aaron talk about adventures with TypeScript, huge updates re: Outro & Database School, and revisit exactly what happened with Once.com.
Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Follow Up
(04:44) - Adventures With TypeScript
(12:56) - Introduction to Postgres
(15:11) - Getaway
(18:31) - Update on Outro
(31:08) - Precipice of a Mistake
(38:51) - Railsworld Recap
(50:17) - RIP Once.com
(01:05:02) - This One's For The Girls
Links:
Jason Beggs on Twitter
Reka UI
Focus Lab
Rails World
Bourne Franchise
Campfire
Fizzy Walkthrough
This One's for the Girls
...more
1h 12min
September 09, 202598: Inventing The Wheel
Ian and Aaron dive deep into what's cooking with Database School and discuss everything from upcoming videos to the correct business model to Aaron's wild fly.io setup and a lot more.
Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Outside of Technical
(01:22) - Database School Update
(37:12) - Code Editors In The Browser
(45:45) - When Will This Launch?
(51:38) - Pushing Uphill
(53:47) - The Successful Mindset
(01:07:38) - It Shouldn't Be This Difficult
Links:
Database School
Fly.io
CodeMirror
SingleStore
DuckDB
Jesse Hanley's Tweet
...more
1h 18min
September 02, 202597: Young Forever
Ian and Aaron talk about being in the pocket of big moisturizer, taking Mostly Technical to the next level of domination, Ian's "stable of horses", and so much more.
Sponsored by: Bento and Bifrost for NativePHP
Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
(00:00) - Aging In Reverse
(05:16) - Nighttime Shower Man
(11:30) - Ian's School of Poker for Women
(16:13) - Outro Update
(26:25) - Level 2 Domination
(54:02) - Becoming A Nerd
Links:
La Roche-Posay
Molly's Game
Joe Rogan Experience (YouTube)
Lex Fridman
New Heights
Database School
Omarchy
...more
1h

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