This week, Robbie and Adam talk about JavaScript trends, from the overuse of hooks to frameworks chasing sameness, and why Cracker Barrel’s rebrand feels like a frontend metaphor. They dive into tech nostalgia, from retro consoles to old-school LAN parties, and debate AI’s role in therapy and modern workflows.

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk about CascadiaJS, Adam’s new role at Shopify, and why tech interviews are so broken. They explore accessibility in front-end dev, the sameness of modern frameworks, and whether AI is the future of engineering or just another hype cycle.

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Typecraft and Robert Jackson about everything from Japanese rice whiskey to the future of software engineering. They dig into Robert’s open source journey, his insights on MCP and AI, and whether frameworks will remain relevant in an LLM-driven world. They also explore how AI changes the way new developers learn, the importance of systems thinking, and why open source sharpens both technical and soft skills.

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Live from Big Sky Dev Con, Robbie is joined by Aaron Francis, Ken Wheeler, and Typecraft to discuss HTML and CSS programming status, React’s future, app security failures, NPM’s weak spots, content creation hooks, survival tech fantasies, and balancing big tech ambitions with family life.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:55) - Whiskey rating and review: Undammed Distilling Co. Shields River - Single (Malt ) -Whiskey
• (03:52) - Is HTML a programming language?
• (05:30) - Is CSS a programming language?
• (06:34) - Will classes make a comeback in React?
• (10:02) - The Tea app fiasco
• (15:10) - When NPM flags critical code as malicious
• (20:36) - Turning technical know-how into content people actually want
• (26:32) - One piece of tech to survive in the Montana wilderness
• (29:37) - Balancing family life, content creation, and work
• (35:06) - The pros and cons of working from home
• (38:49) - Predicting the tech debates of 2030
• (45:59) - One piece of advice you wish you’d been given

Links

• Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancis
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
• Undammed Distilling Co.: https://undammedspirits.com/
• HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• HTMX: https://htmx.org/
• Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Michael Jackson's tweet about React Hooks: https://x.com/mjackson/status/1937979887815692465
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/
• Stripe: https://stripe.com/
• Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/
• Stylus: https://www.npmjs.com/package/stylus
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• MIT: https://www.mit.edu
• Tea: https://www.teaforwomen.com/
• Numerical Recipes: https://numerical.recipes/
• Numerical Recipes: https://numerical.recipes/
• Google: https://www.google.com/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Mark Twain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain
• SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
• WeChat: https://www.wechat.com/
• iPhone: https://www.apple.com/iphone/
• MapQuest: https://www.mapquest.com/
• Verizon: https://www.verizon.com/
• Apple Maps: https://www.apple.com/maps/
• Google Maps: https://translate.google.com/
• Meta Quest 3: https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-3/
• Replit: https://replit.com/
• Adam Wathan: https://x.com/adamwathan/
• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
• Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• The Go-Giver by Bob Burg: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Little-Powerful-Business/dp/1591848288

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about whiskey on Mondays, parenting chaos, and Chuck’s hot-water disaster. They dive into open-source dependency drama, including the Stylus package getting flagged as malicious, and the TEA app’s massive data leak. They question the stability of NPM, the illusion of software licensing security, and the ethics of data deletion. They also explore how AI is transforming development workflows—sometimes usefully, sometimes hilariously wrong.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:07) - Whiskey review & rating: Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Whiskey
• (08:15) - Robbie’s domestic chaos & Chuck’s plumbing nightmare
• (13:55) - The Stylus debacle and the fragility of NPM
• (19:05) - Insurance headaches, contractor woes, and house stress
• (25:16) - Mac Minis, podcast metrics, and behind-the-scenes
• (29:09) - Europe drinks better than we do
• (30:37) - Tea's data breach
• (35:33) - Using AI for real-world dev problems (and plumbing fixes)
• (43:01) - Your data is never really deleted
• (46:23) - Why podcast metrics are kind of a scam
• (47:44) - Big Sky Dev Con live episode
• (49:28) - Chuck’s moving to Italy
• (50:09) - Jedi Survivor, Destiny 2, and gaming on the road
• (55:37) - Plugs

Links

• Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Whiskey: https://catoctincreekdistilling.com/roundstone
• Rittenhouse: http://heavenhilldistillery.com/rittenhouse-rye.php
• Copper Fox Distillery: https://www.copperfoxdistillery.com
• Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
• AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
• Stylus: https://www.npmjs.com/package/stylus
• npm 'accidentally' removes Stylus package, breaks builds and pipelines: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/npm-accidentally-removes-stylus-package-breaks-builds-and-pipelines/
• Tea: https://www.teaforwomen.com/
• Tea encouraged its users to spill. Then the app's data got leaked: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/02/nx-s1-5483886/tea-app-breach-hacked-whisper-networks
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• npm left-pad incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npm_left-pad_incident
• FakerJS: https://fakerjs.dev/
• David Cramer: https://x.com/zeeg
• MIT: https://www.mit.edu
• Granted insurance: https://www.grantinsurance.com/
• 7-Eleven: https://www.7-eleven.com/
• Accenture: https://www.accenture.com/
• Opera Mini: https://www.opera.com/mini
• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
• Lex Fridman Podcast: https://lexfridman.com/podcast/
• Mac Mini: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
• HTMX: https://htmx.org/
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
• Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
• iPhone: https://www.apple.com/iphone/
• Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/
• SQL: https://www.mysql.com/
• Supabase: https://supabase.com/
• Postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
• Cypress: https://www.cypress.io/
• Playwright: https://playwright.dev/
• React: https://react.dev/
• ART19: https://art19.com/
• Malort: https://malort.com/
• Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• Jedi Survivor: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-survivor
• Jedi: Fallen Order: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order
• Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/
• Destiny 2: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/destiny
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: https://indianajones.bethesda.net/en-US
• Tears of the Kingdom: https://zelda.nintendo.com/tears-of-the-kingdom/
• FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/
• Breath of the Wild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild
• Mario Kart World: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-kart-world-switch-2/?srsltid=AfmBOopTg6wc7TCfLihURMUgYx554jK-li2JTJ33ocBEGS9nEEcnO_Ev
• Donkey Kong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong
• Ocarina of Time: https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
• Anagram: https://danabra.mov/
• George Clooney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clooney
• Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Tom Barrasso about building modern web apps for $15 flip phones, and the challenges of building for ultra-low-end devices. Tom shares his journey from building a podcast app during the pandemic to working in developer relations at CloudMosa. They dive into digital minimalism, the surprisingly advanced features of today’s flip phones, and what it’s like to work remotely while traveling the globe.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:07) - Meet Tom Barrasso
• (02:54) - Whiskey rating & review: Johnny Walker Black
• (12:07) - Hot Take: Tailwind or vanilla CSS
• (12:26) - Hot Take: Fit rebase or merge?
• (13:13) - Hot Take: VS Code sidebar left or right?
• (13:33) - Hot Take: Were smartphones a mistake?
• (16:04) - Is switching to a flip phone easier today?
• (21:17) - Increasingly expensive fast food
• (22:58) - A brief history of flip phones
• (29:13) - Building for devices the modern web forgot
• (34:17) - How AI fits into developing for feature phones
• (39:28) - Language quirks, accents, and phonetic texting
• (42:34) - Tips for digital nomads and Tom’s global travels
• (50:15) - Workplace politics
• (55:21) - What would Tom do if not in tech?
• (59:04) - Plugs

Links

• Johnnie Walker Black: https://www.johnniewalker.com/en-us/our-whisky/core-range/johnnie-walker-black-label
• CloudMosa: https://www.cloudmosa.com/
• Cloud Phone: https://www.cloudphone.tech/
• Opera Mini: https://www.opera.com/mini
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
• Xiamoi: https://www.mi.com/
• Jack Daniel's: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
• Tennessee Honey: https://www.jackdaniels.com/whiskey/tennessee-honey
• University of Massachusetts Amherst: https://www.umass.edu/
• Macallan: https://www.themacallan.com/
• Tailwind: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Git: https://github.com/GIT
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• C++: https://www.w3schools.com/cpp/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/
• Nokia: https://www.nokia.com/
• AirPods: https://www.apple.com/airpods/
• Uber: https://www.uber.com/
• Chipotle: https://www.chipotle.com/
• Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
• McDonald's: https://www.mcdonalds.com/
• Motorola Razr: https://www.motorola.com/us/en/family/razr
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Java: https://www.java.com/
• Verizon: https://www.verizon.com/
• T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com/
• Blackberry: https://www.blackberry.com/
• Google: https://www.google.com/
• Firefox: https://www.firefox.com/
• KaiOS: https://www.kaiostech.com/
• Geophone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophone
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Joe Rogan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan
• Boostrap: https://getbootstrap.com/
• Smashing Magazine: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/
• Apple Watch: https://www.apple.com/watch/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Kindle: https://amazon.com/kindle
• ES3: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_versions.asp
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• KaiOS.dev: https://kaios.dev/
• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
• Docker: https://www.docker.com/
• Angular: https://angular.dev/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Chuck E. Cheese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• Whisper: https://openai.com/index/whisper/
• Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/
• The Muppets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppets
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
• PillPack: https://www.pillpack.com/
• IKEA: https://www.ikea.com/
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• Samsung: https://www.samsung.com/
• Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/
• The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly: https://www.amazon.com/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future/dp/0143110373
• Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
• Wired: https://www.wired.com/

Connect with Tom

• Website: https://barrasso.me/
• GitHub: https://github.com/Tombarr

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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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The Primeagen is known for embracing controversy. He returns to the podcast for a conversation on a range of topics like masculinity, social media, and pornography. He also opens up about his father’s passing and his journey growing up with a single mother.

Michael Paulson aka The Primeagen, Software Engineer at Netflix, is an influential figure in the tech community. He shares his thoughts on React's evolution and the impact it has on web applications and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Netflix and the problem-solving initiatives he led. He also discusses social media use and explains how he leverages platforms like Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube to express his thoughts while fostering an engaging online community.

In this episode, The Primeagen talks to Robbie and Chuck about his views on frameworks like React, the perils of pornography, and how he is saving Netflix millions of dollars.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Welcome to Whiskey Web and Whatnot
• (01:39) - Introduction to The Primeagen
• (04:21) - A whiskey review - Spirits of French Lick William Dalton Single Barrel Bourbon
• (14:13) - Tech hot takes
• (44:49) - The Primeagen talks about limiting social media use
• (56:38) - What The Primeagen would do if he wasn’t in tech
• (01:02:25) - The Primeagen’s take on pornography
• (01:18:09) - The influence of The Primeagen's father's passing
• (01:21:48) - How The Primeagen saved Netflix millions of dollars

Quotes

[18:50] - “It feels like React, at this point, is in this state where it’s the industry standard, but I don’t feel like people are happy with it.” ~ The Primeagen

[24:45] - “When people start relying on you as some sort of open source provider, you do still have some level of obligation.” ~ The Primeagen

[35:26] - “The thing about Bun is that I really like it. It’s just not 1.0.” ~ The Primeagen

Links

• The Primeagen YouTube
• The Primeagen Twitter
• The Primeagen Twitch
• The Primeagen Instagram
• ThePrimeTime
• Prime
• Spirits of French Lick William Dalton Single Barrel Bourbon
• Stitzel-Weller Distillery
• Pappy Van Winkle
• Bubbalicious
• W.L. Weller Antique
• Windows
• Apple
• Xbox
• Twitter
• Google
• Oracle
• React
• Svelte
• HashiCorp
• David Heinemeier Hansson
• Warren Buffering
• Rust
• Voodoo Doughnut
• Node JS
• Bun
• ChatGPT
• Linux
• Vite
• Astro
• Netflix
• The Dvorak Keyboard
• Amazon
• Stadia

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner 
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd 

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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In this special International Whiskey Day episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot, hosts RobbieTheWagner, and Charles William Carpenter III are joined by special guest Rich Harris. 

They share a toast with Lagavulin Offerman Edition whiskey and dive into a discussion covering a range of topics from Rich's journey in software development, his work on the Svelte framework, to his thoughts on cheese, fermented foods, and brewing kombucha. 

The conversation transitions into deeper tech discussions about TypeScript, the evolution of web development tools, the balance between developer experience and user experience, and the upcoming features in Svelte 5. Rich also shares personal anecdotes from his career in journalism and his passion for cooking and skiing. 

The episode concludes with insights into the overabundance of tech conferences and a note on the upcoming Svelte Summit.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Welcome to the International Whiskey Day Special
• (00:48) - Meet Rich Harris: The Man Behind Svelte
• (01:28) - The Great Cheese Debate: To Love or Not to Love
• (02:40) - Brewing Kombucha: A Fermented Adventure
• (03:59) - Whiskey Tasting: The Lagavulin Offerman Edition Experience
• (07:29) - Rating the Whiskey: From Smoky Notes to Leather Hints
• (10:34) - Exploring Smoky Whiskeys and Beyond
• (11:57) - Hot Takes on Tech: TypeScript, Tailwind, and More
• (24:51) - The Evolution of Digital Journalism and Development Tools
• (27:40) - Git Practices and the GraphQL Debate
• (30:29) - The Developer's Dilemma: Tool Selection and User Experience
• (31:17) - The Spicy Segment: A Critical Look at ES Build
• (33:11) - Developer Experience vs. User Experience: A Shift in Priorities
• (34:24) - The Evolution of Svelte: From Speed to Ease of Use
• (40:34) - Introducing Svelte 5: A Ground-Up Rewrite
• (50:03) - Beyond Tech: Dream Jobs and Personal Passions
• (56:54) - The Global Developer Conference Scene
• (59:18) - Final Thoughts and Svelte Promotion

Links

• Rich Harris: https://twitter.com/Rich_Harris 
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/ 

Connect with our hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://twitter.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://twitter.com/CharlesWThe3rd 

Subscribe and stay in touch

• 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 
• Whiskey Web and Whatnot: https://whiskey.fm 

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about whiskey, wings, and web development—naturally. They taste-test Sweetens Cove Kennessee, reminisce about failed food challenges, and discuss whether HTML and Markdown qualify as programming languages. They also discuss site optimization woes, Astro troubleshooting, and the chaos of parenting while debugging.

In this episode:

• (00:00) – Intro
• (01:17) – Whiskey rating and review: Sweetens Cove Kennessee
• (11:46) – Is HTML a programming language?
• (13:47) – 200 episodes and debugging Astro
• (17:56) – Ember projects and developer nostalgia
• (20:10) – Playing with AI inside Ember
• (23:37) – What’s the right AI stack for web development today?
• (28:29) – Are AI builder tools worth the hype?
• (32:11) – Warp 2.0
• (33:25) – Chuck’s hot take: why am I assembling my own dinner?
• (38:15) – Robbie's sushi realizations
• (38:52) – Chuck’s moving status and life update
• (43:04) – Robbie’s parenting update
• (45:30) – Robbie gets back to the gym (sort of)

Links

• Sweetens Cove Kennessee: https://sweetenscovespirits.com/
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia
• Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/
• Jack Daniel's: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
• George Dickel: https://www.georgedickel.com/
• Belle Meade: https://www.bellemeadebourbon.com/
• Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/
• Arrested Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrested_Development
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• PHP: https://www.php.net/
• C: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)
• Markdown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown
• Friday Deployment: https://fridaydeployment.co/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Vercel: https://vercel.com/
• Discord: https://discord.com
• jQuery: https://jquery.com/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Vite: https://vite.dev/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Cline: https://cline.bot/
• GitHub: https://github.com
• Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
• Bolt: https://bolt.new/
• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
• Replit: https://replit.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Jordan Walke: https://x.com/jordwalke
• Figma: https://www.figma.com/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

Subscribe and stay in touch

• Website: https://whiskey.fm
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
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This week, Robbie and special guest co-host Adam Argyle talk about life after layoffs, the myth of job security at big tech companies, and what it really means to build meaningful things on the web.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:23) - Whiskey: Chicken Cock Rye
• (02:45) - From FAANG to fired: the illusion of stability in Big Tech
• (14:49) - How HTML and CSS are replacing JavaScript, one feature at a time
• (23:13) - Robbie’s role at HashiCorp
• (26:47) - What is AI actually good at?
• (53:30) - Taste, tools, and the art of building with (or without) AI
• (57:32) - Waking and baking
• (58:54) - Robbie on raising twins
• (01:03:05) - Why Robbie left Amazon
• (01:04:25) - Where tech is headed: AI, burnout, and the future of creativity
• (01:09:20) - Plugs

Links

• Chicken Cock: https://chickencockwhiskey.com/
• Seinfeld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld
• Norlan Glass: https://norlanglass.com/
• Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
• South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
• Amazon: https://amazon.com
• TanStack: https://tanstack.com/
• Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/
• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Lady Bird: https://ladybird.org
• Mozilla: https://www.mozilla.org/
• Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/
• Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/
• Apple: https://apple.com
• Westworld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series)
• Dead Space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Space
• Awwwards: https://www.awwwards.com/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Safari: https://www.apple.com/safari/
• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Figma: https://www.figma.com/
• Lodash: https://lodash.com/
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Firebase Studio: https://firebase.studio/
• Zed: https://zed.dev/
• NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google.com/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• Cline: https://cline.bot/
• Deno: https://deno.com/
• Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
• DeepSeek: https://www.deepseek.com/
• Dia: https://www.diabrowser.com/
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Honda Accord: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord
• Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
• Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/en/
• Catch Me If You Can: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
• MySpace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace
• GitHub: https://github.com

Connect with Adam

• Website: https://nerdy.dev/
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/argyleink

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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