Mostly Technical

By Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis

What's Mostly Technical about?

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

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Mostly Technical episodes:

06.25.2024
41: Beginning of the Empire
Ian & Aaron discuss the launch of Aaron's new course, a trip to Texas Hill Country, the idea of 'Profit First', and a whole lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to...
06.18.2024
40: One Big Bet
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's various small bets, why they're both so tired, the upcoming variety show
06.13.2024
39: Mostly HVAC with Dan Myers, CEO of Flair
Ian and Aaron are joined by Dan Myers, CEO of Flair, for a very special episode about Aaron's HVAC system, Ian's feelings about batteries, why people like "treats in the feed", and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Interested in...
06.11.2024
38: Morning Person
Ian & Aaron discuss what's going on with Aaron's course and Ian's feistiness on Twitter before diving into what's going on with Aaron's HVAC system (seriously) and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? ...
06.04.2024
37: S-Tier Software with Taylor Otwell
Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Taylor Otwell, founder & CEO of Laravel, to discuss the Laravel vs. JS Twitter wars, new stuff coming down the road from Laravel, writing off Lambos (just kidding), and more. Sponsored by...
05.28.2024
36: Business Dad
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's DHH interview, Ian's phishing fiasco, and are joined by special guest Sam Rose to talk about high effort content & a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to...
05.21.2024
35: Laravel vs. JavaScript with Dax & Adam Elmore
Ian & Aaron are joined this week by Dax & Adam Elmore to discuss the Laravel vs. JavaScript discourse, selling coffee over the command line, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head...
05.14.2024
34: It's All Vibes
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's new SQLite course, identifiers in Laravel, New York City, and last but not least - socks. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - The...
05.07.2024
33: The Secret
Ian & Aaron discuss cheese boards, Aaron's lunch adventure, high performance database consulting, and the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef with special guest Dave Hicking aka Producer Dave. Sponsored by Buttondown, LaraJobs, & Screencasting.com. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head...
04.30.2024
32: AI Therapy Connoisseur
Ian & Aaron discuss men's fashion, DHH, location sharing follow-up, AI therapy hot takes, Laravel Octane, upcoming course update, is MySQL over?, non-competes and concierge medicine, hacking Laravel for prefix indexes, PHP x NYC Sponsored by Buttondown, LaraJobs, & Screencasting.com.Menswear...
04.23.2024
31: Fight or Win
Ian & Aaron discuss HelpSpot's future, Aaron reveals his next course, the secret to building courses, the "edge", spouse GPS tracking, the Doordash tax. Sponsored by Laracasts, Buttondown, LaraJobs, & Screencasting.com. Send questions or feedback to [email protected] Hard StudiosLocation...
04.16.2024
30: We're Gonna Make It
Ian & Aaron return after a few weeks off to check in on Aaron's new business, his studio, and yes, his healthcare woes. Sponsored by Laracasts, Buttondown, LaraJobs, & Screencasting.com. Send questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - Chilipad...
03.27.2024
29: Super Epic Crazy with Adam Wathan
Ian and Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan (our first returning guest!) to talk about Aaron's future plans for courses & consulting, Adam's plans for hiring at Tailwind, & a lot more. Sponsored by Laracasts, LaraJobs, & Screencasting.com. Send questions...
03.22.2024
28: Try Hard Studios
Ian & Aaron discuss Chilipad, the Aaron Francis Studio of Light and Sound, the week of calls, how to properly apply to a job, Shibboleth secret passwords, what's next for Aaron, the background on how Try Hard Studios came to...
03.12.2024
27: The Layoff
Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - We...
03.05.2024
26: Indie Tycoon
Ian & Aaron discuss config files in Laravel 11, having ambitious goals, the merits of checking vs. not checking your bag, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - Open Some Emails, Kiss...
02.27.2024
25: Careful, Careful!
Ian & Aaron discuss morning people, PHP/Laravel origin stories, using ChatGPT to write blog posts, Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - Morning Guy (07:39) - Reachability Crisis (11:15)...
02.21.2024
24: What's The Good Word?
Ian & Aaron discuss the joy of Diet Coke, Ian's deep dive into DTOs, Inertia vs. Livewire, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - Totally Zonked (04:46) - Little A (09:31) - Feedback (18:38) -...
02.14.2024
23: Real Dad Stuff
Ian & Aaron discuss everything from cryotherapy to the ugliness of most B2B apps to Aaron's first time doing meditation and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - Super Bowl Update (03:05)...
02.06.2024
22: My Mind Vise
Ian & Aaron give out their Super Bowl Predictions, recap the first wave of announcements from Laracon EU, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - Hit You With Some Woo (21:55) - Wipe...
01.31.2024
21: Your Glove Situation
Ian & Aaron discuss getting sick, something called 'The Suburban Dad Zone', using gloves to change diapers (!?!), and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - We're Playing Doctor (11:32) - Back on Paternity...
01.19.2024
20: A Man of Culture
Ian & Aaron discuss the Laracon US announcement, going on ski vacations, route model bindings in Laravel, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - Ski In, Ski Out (09:00) - Aaron's Problem Is...
01.11.2024
19: It's Content, Baby!
Ian & Aaron are back(!) to discuss whatever happened with Ian's DB woes, what it's like to parent two sets of twins, the brand new PlanetScale Studio, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]....
12.14.2023
18: You Need Tinker Time with Adam Wathan
Ian & Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan, founder of Tailwind, to discuss everything from the upcoming Tailwind Catalyst UI kit to hiring to a hypothetical Tailwind marketplace & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to...
12.06.2023
17: Ecosystem of Cards
Ian & Aaron discuss Laravel Pulse, DHH's upcoming Slack competitor, Rails copying Laravel, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (00:00) - Helloooooooo (06:10) - Follow Up (10:00) - Laravel Pulse (20:09) - Video is Hot (35:55) -...
11.30.2023
16: We Didn't Have JSON In My Day
Ian & Aaron return after a mini break to talk about Aaron's new twin babies, Ian's MySQL 8 upgrade woes, the origin story of Eloquent, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]...
11.14.2023
15: Farming, Threadbois, & Meme Lords with Jeffrey Way
Ian & Aaron are joined by Jeffrey Way to discuss everything from the ethics of retweeting compliments to the pros & cons of hiring people to help you and a *lot* more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or...
11.07.2023
14: Nobody Uses Trucks For That
Ian & Aaron follow up on last week's component conversation, talk about Ian's new truck, debate if Laravel devs get paid less, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] (00:00) - The Final Take...
11.03.2023
13: The SQL Injection Slide with Sam Selikoff
Ian & Aaron are joined by Sam Selikoff to discuss React Server Actions & Server Components, why it's important to have one set of opinions, and yes, the infamous SQL Injection Slide at NextConf. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent...
10.31.2023
12: All Things Livewire with Caleb Porzio
Ian & Aaron are joined by Caleb Porzio to talk about all things Livewire - how it makes money, the future of Livewire screencasts & components, and a ton more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to...
10.24.2023
11: Your Computer Is Your Sanctuary
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's 'This Week, Last Week', Texts.com, the importance of socks, combining React with Livewire, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Note: This episode was recorded on Monday, October 23rd...
10.17.2023
10: Late Night Bite
Ian & Aaron discuss time zones, tunnels, Aaron's hatred of NYC, static site generators, and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links:Laravel News link to the sole() Query Builder MethodMatt Swanson's tweet about First...
10.10.2023
09: Just Enough Laracons
Ian & Aaron discuss a recent minivan purchase, upcoming Laracons around the world, Taylor Swift vs. Lionel Messi, & more. Oh - and they actually disagreed (!) about something. Sponsored by LaraJobs. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links:2022 Honda...
10.03.2023
08: Galaxy Quadrant Theory
Ian & Aaron discuss the dangers of reading documentation, the "long slow SaaS ramp of death", something that Aaron called "so freaking stupid", and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links for this week's episode:The Music...
09.26.2023
07: Forward Only!
Ian & Aaron discuss the launch of Screencasting.com, whether or not babies are "super tough", down migrations in Laravel, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links for this week's show:ConvertKit Affiliate...
09.19.2023
06: The Week of Aaron
Ian & Aaron discuss Screencasting.com, why Ian can't leave email alone, how and why the internet is a vast place, and much more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links for this week's episode:Jason Beggs...
09.13.2023
05: He Loves a Manifesto
Ian & Aaron discuss DHH & TypeScript, Once & the success of outrage marketing, Aaron's rules for Twitter, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links for this week's episode:https://aaronfrancis.com/shedquartershttps://once.comhttps://world.hey.com/dhh/turbo-8-is-dropping-typescript-70165c01https://github.com/hotwired/turbo-railshttps://37signals.com/podcast/pick-a-fight/https://basecamp.comIan discovered the joy of...
09.06.2023
04: The Year of Livewire
Ian & Aaron discuss what's new with Screencasting.com & HelloQuery, why LinkedIn might not be terrible, and why 2024 is going to be the year of Livewire. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links for...
08.30.2023
03: The Secret Is to Get a Truck
Ian & Aaron discuss Ian's vacation on the Outer Banks, Aaron's drive back from Vermont, Lift for Laravel, making videos for YouTube, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links for this week's show:Lift for...
08.15.2023
02: It's React in PHP
Ian & Aaron discuss Messi, Aaron becoming an Oracle ACE, their shared accounting background, Livewire Volt, source diving, and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected] Links for this week's show:MLS Season PassOracle ACEAaron's accounting...
08.09.2023
01: The Pilot
In this very special pilot episode of 'Mostly Technical', Ian & Aaron discuss everything from LK-99 to Screencasting.com & Aaron's 'Maximum Effort' era. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery. Links for this week's show:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LK-99Aaron's talk at Laracon 2023Screencasting.comScreenFlowLemon SqueezyAaron on his...

What's Mostly Technical about?

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Mostly Technical episodes:

41: Beginning of the Empire

40: One Big Bet

39: Mostly HVAC with Dan Myers, CEO of Flair

38: Morning Person

37: S-Tier Software with Taylor Otwell

36: Business Dad

35: Laravel vs. JavaScript with Dax & Adam Elmore

34: It's All Vibes

33: The Secret

32: AI Therapy Connoisseur

31: Fight or Win

30: We're Gonna Make It

29: Super Epic Crazy with Adam Wathan

28: Try Hard Studios

27: The Layoff

26: Indie Tycoon

25: Careful, Careful!

24: What's The Good Word?

23: Real Dad Stuff

22: My Mind Vise

21: Your Glove Situation

20: A Man of Culture

19: It's Content, Baby!

18: You Need Tinker Time with Adam Wathan

17: Ecosystem of Cards

16: We Didn't Have JSON In My Day

15: Farming, Threadbois, & Meme Lords with Jeffrey Way

14: Nobody Uses Trucks For That

13: The SQL Injection Slide with Sam Selikoff

12: All Things Livewire with Caleb Porzio

11: Your Computer Is Your Sanctuary

10: Late Night Bite

09: Just Enough Laracons

08: Galaxy Quadrant Theory

07: Forward Only!

06: The Week of Aaron

05: He Loves a Manifesto

04: The Year of Livewire

03: The Secret Is to Get a Truck

02: It's React in PHP

01: The Pilot

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