November 27, 2025

The Future of Front-End, Vim Wars, and Raising Gamer Kids w/ Nick Taylor

47 minutes

Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Nick Taylor about Kubernetes mishaps, DevRel life, front-end nostalgia, CSS wizardry, arcade emulators, and why taste and creativity still matter in an AI-accelerated world.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro

(03:26) - Wine rating & review: Cupcake Prosecco

(09:42) - Casinos, arcades, and emulator nostalgia

(11:45) - Favorite video games and gaming with kids

(16:25) - Hot Take: git rebase vs. git merge

(19:58) - Fellow tech podcasters and community shoutouts

(22:48) - Law & Order appreciation

(24:00) - Life at conferences and returning to ATO

(24:49) - "The Commits" Awards

(26:13) - Hot Take: Is HTML a programming language?

(26:24) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?

(29:20) - AI’s impact on front-end and who still stands out

(32:05) - Nick’s shift from front-end to Kubernetes and security

(36:40) - How efficient is AI really?

(37:55) - Robbie’s experience using AI in daily work

(40:28) - Why no USB-B?

(41:23) - Customizing MCPs vs. following the spec

(44:15) - What Nick would do if not in tech

(45:03) - Plugs

Links

ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/

Monster Energy: https://www.monsterenergy.com/

Laracon: https://laracon.us/

Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/

YAML: https://yaml.org/

Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/

The Kubernetes Podcast with Nick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhToH2KgMtk

All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/

Guinness: https://www.guinness.com/

Jolt Cola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Cola

del Lago Casino: https://dellagoresort.com/

React: https://react.dev/

NESticle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle

XBOX: https://www.xbox.com/

Super Mario: https://mario.nintendo.com/

NESticle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle

Just Dance: https://justdancenow.com/

Rihanna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna

PS4: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps4/

Star Wars Battlefront: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Battlefront

Lego Fornite: https://www.fortnite.com/@epic/lego-fortnite-odyssey

Clone Hero: https://clonehero.net/

Guitar Hero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero

Analogue Pocket: https://www.analogue.co/pocket

Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/

Meta Quest 3: https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-3/

Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/

VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/

Neovim: https://neovim.io/

GitKraken: https://www.gitkraken.com/

Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen

Terminal.shop: https://www.terminal.shop/

Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/

GitHub Universe: https://githubuniverse.com/

Tomorrow.fm Podcast: https://tomorrow.fm/

Law & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit

Vincent D'Onofrio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_D'Onofrio

Daredevil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_(TV_series)

Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/

So I Married an Axe Murderer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer

HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/

CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

Ep 120: Throwback Frameworks, Tailwind Fandom, and CSS with Jhey Tompkins: https://whiskey.fm/throwback-frameworks-tailwind-fandom-and-css-with-jhey-tompkins

Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/

Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf

Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M

Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/

Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/

Vercel: https://vercel.com/

Claude: https://claude.ai

AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/

McAfee: https://www.mcafee.com/

1Password: https://1password.com/

Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/

Ep 217: Open Source, Agents, and the Next AI Wave w/ Angie Jones: https://whiskey.fm/open-source-agents-and-the-next-ai-wave-w-angie-jones

Kubernetes the Hard Way: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way

Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama

TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/

OpenAI: https://openai.com

Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/

IBM: https://www.ibm.com/

NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/

Goose: https://block.github.io/goose/

MCP Dev Summit: https://mcpdevsummit.ai/

Playwright: https://playwright.dev/

Connect with Jason

GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorres

X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres

Connect with Nick

Website: https://nickyt.online/

X / Twitter: https://x.com/nickytonline

Connect with the hosts

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner

Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

Website: https://whiskey.fm

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Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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November 27, 2025

The Future of Front-End, Vim Wars, and Raising Gamer Kids w/ Nick Taylor

47 minutes

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro

(03:26) - Wine rating & review: Cupcake Prosecco

(09:42) - Casinos, arcades, and emulator nostalgia

(11:45) - Favorite video games and gaming with kids

(16:25) - Hot Take: git rebase vs. git merge

(19:58) - Fellow tech podcasters and community shoutouts

(22:48) - Law & Order appreciation

(24:00) - Life at conferences and returning to ATO

(24:49) - "The Commits" Awards

(26:13) - Hot Take: Is HTML a programming language?

(26:24) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?

(29:20) - AI’s impact on front-end and who still stands out

(32:05) - Nick’s shift from front-end to Kubernetes and security

(36:40) - How efficient is AI really?

(37:55) - Robbie’s experience using AI in daily work

(40:28) - Why no USB-B?

(41:23) - Customizing MCPs vs. following the spec

(44:15) - What Nick would do if not in tech

(45:03) - Plugs

Links

ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/

Monster Energy: https://www.monsterenergy.com/

Laracon: https://laracon.us/

Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/

YAML: https://yaml.org/

Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/

The Kubernetes Podcast with Nick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhToH2KgMtk

All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/

Guinness: https://www.guinness.com/

Jolt Cola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Cola

del Lago Casino: https://dellagoresort.com/

React: https://react.dev/

NESticle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle

XBOX: https://www.xbox.com/

Super Mario: https://mario.nintendo.com/

NESticle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle

Just Dance: https://justdancenow.com/

Rihanna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna

PS4: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps4/

Star Wars Battlefront: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Battlefront

Lego Fornite: https://www.fortnite.com/@epic/lego-fortnite-odyssey

Clone Hero: https://clonehero.net/

Guitar Hero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero

Analogue Pocket: https://www.analogue.co/pocket

Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/

Meta Quest 3: https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-3/

Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/

VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/

Neovim: https://neovim.io/

GitKraken: https://www.gitkraken.com/

Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen

Terminal.shop: https://www.terminal.shop/

Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/

GitHub Universe: https://githubuniverse.com/

Tomorrow.fm Podcast: https://tomorrow.fm/

Law & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit

Vincent D'Onofrio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_D'Onofrio

Daredevil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_(TV_series)

Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/

So I Married an Axe Murderer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer

HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/

CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

Ep 120: Throwback Frameworks, Tailwind Fandom, and CSS with Jhey Tompkins: https://whiskey.fm/throwback-frameworks-tailwind-fandom-and-css-with-jhey-tompkins

Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/

Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf

Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M

Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/

Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/

Vercel: https://vercel.com/

Claude: https://claude.ai

AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/

McAfee: https://www.mcafee.com/

1Password: https://1password.com/

Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/

Ep 217: Open Source, Agents, and the Next AI Wave w/ Angie Jones: https://whiskey.fm/open-source-agents-and-the-next-ai-wave-w-angie-jones

Kubernetes the Hard Way: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way

Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama

TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/

OpenAI: https://openai.com

Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/

IBM: https://www.ibm.com/

NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/

Goose: https://block.github.io/goose/

MCP Dev Summit: https://mcpdevsummit.ai/

Playwright: https://playwright.dev/

Connect with Jason

GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorres

X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres

Connect with Nick

Website: https://nickyt.online/

X / Twitter: https://x.com/nickytonline

Connect with the hosts

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner

Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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

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