Whiskey Web and Whatnot

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Whiskey Web and Whatnot is the world’s most important web development and AI podcast. Hosted by veteran developers Robbie Wagner, Charles William Carpenter III, and Adam Argyle, the show delivers defi... more

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July 10, 2025Is HTML a Programming Language?
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
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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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July 03, 2025From FAANG to Fired: The Illusion of Stability in Big Tech w/ Adam Argyle
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
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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June 26, 2025The One Rye to Rule Them All w/ Kendall Miller & Rishi Malik
This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Kendall Miller and Rishi Malik about their startup Friday Deployment Spirits, and creating whiskey for developers. They discuss the art of making good whiskey, bourbon vs rye, coding in the age of AI, and much more.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:53) - Meet Rishi and Kendall
(03:01) - Whiskey rating and review: Friday Deployment Generative A Rye
(21:27) - Hot take: Is HTML a programming language?
(25:56) - Hot Take: Bourbon or Rye?
(27:13) - Is deploying on a Friday bad?
(37:57) - Payment systems, Web3, and blockchain
(45:44) - The art of making whiskey
(51:39) - MCP security for the AI age
(55:40) - What happened to Chartreuse?
(57:26) - Plugs
Links
Friday Deployment: https://fridaydeployment.co/
CTO Lunches: https://ctolunches.com/
Maybe Don't AI: https://www.maybedont.ai/
Wolves Whiskey: https://wolveswhiskeyca.com/
Heaven Hill Distillery: http://heavenhilldistillery.com/
Angels Envy: https://www.angelsenvy.com/
Laphroaig: https://www.laphroaig.com/
Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/
Malort: https://malort.com/
Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
Willett: https://www.kentuckybourbonwhiskey.com/
Midwinter Night's Dram: https://highwest.com/pages/a-midwinter-nights-dram
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
Brenne Whiskey: https://www.houseofmalt.co.uk/brand/brenne/
Seinfeld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld
Mad Men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Men
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/
Office Space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Space
Stripe: https://stripe.com/
Privy: https://www.privy.io/
Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/
React: https://react.dev/
Venmo: https://venmo.com/
Cash App: https://cash.app/
Laravel: https://laravel.com/
JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
jQuery: https://jquery.com/
Jim Beam: https://www.jimbeam.com/
Fernet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernet
Fireball: https://www.fireballwhisky.com/
Jagermeister: https://us.jagermeister.com/
Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
Aviation Gin: https://www.aviationgin.com/
Ryan Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds
Costco: https://www.costco.com/
Boodles Gin: https://boodlesgin.com/
Tanqueray: https://www.tanqueray.com/en-row
The Botanist Gin: https://www.thebotanist.com/
Connect with Kendall
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendallamiller/
Connect with Rishi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishilmalik/
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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June 19, 2025Father's Day Drinking w/ Typecraft
This week, Robbie talks with Typecraft about the chaotic joys of fatherhood, the realities of raising twins, and various dad-related hot takes. They also discuss their tech carries and conference talks, including Typecraft's Vim nerdery and Robbie’s sarcastic ode to underappreciated HTML features.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:05) - Beer selections
(03:11) - Newborns and parenting
(07:34) - Robbie's transition to HashiCorp
(12:11) - Home ownership and the volatile housing market
(15:19) - Hot Take: tall socks vs ankle socks
(16:41) - Hot Take: New Balance vs Nike
(17:29) - Hot Take: gas vs charcoal grills
(18:41) - Efficient scheduling as parents
(20:09) - Education costs
(23:24) - Hot Take: parking forward vs backward
(24:13) - Hot Take: baseball vs football
(25:59) - The real point of golf
(28:39) - The chaotic joys of parenting
(33:05) - Big Sky Dev Con and other confs
(34:55) - Typecraft's Big Sky talk
(39:26) - Robbie's Big Sky talk
(42:02) - The state of AI in coding
(58:46) - Black Mirror and Star Trek
(01:00:16) - Plugs
Links
Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancis
Michelob Ultra: https://www.michelobultra.com/
Sip of Sunshine IPA: https://www.lawsonsfinest.com/beer/sip-sunshine/
Apple Watch: https://www.apple.com/watch/
Claude: https://claude.ai
Amazon: https://amazon.com
HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
Ruby on Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
PHP: https://www.php.net/
Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/en/
Target: https://www.target.com/
New Balance: https://www.newbalance.com/
Nike: https://www.nike.com/
Big Green Egg: https://biggreenegg.com/
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
Rails World: https://rubyonrails.org/world/
Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
Vim: https://www.vim.org/
Robert Beene: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beene/
Teladoc: https://www.teladochealth.com/
Typecraft on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@typecraft_dev
Google: https://google.com
VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
OpenAI: https://openai.com
ART19: https://art19.com/
Gamma: http://gamma.app/
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
Astro: https://astro.build/
Neovim: https://neovim.io/
Avante: https://github.com/yetone/avante.nvim
Claude Code: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
ES6: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_es6.asp
Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com
React: https://react.dev/
DoorDash: https://www.doordash.com/
Black Mirror: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/
Star Trek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek
Connect with Typecraft
Website: https://typecraft.dev/
X / Twitter: https://x.com/typecraft_dev
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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June 12, 2025Will AI Kill the Joy of Coding?
This week, Robbie and Chuck review Barrell Craft Spirits' Cranky Kong, and talk about the AI boom, how senior devs are (or aren’t) using it, and what the future of software jobs might look like. They also discuss the rise of "celebrity developers", job market shifts, real estate economics, and parenting twins.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:20) - Whiskey rating & review: Barrell Craft Spirits Private Release "Cranky Kong" Rye Whiskey
(07:28) - The Taco Bell Cantina Challenge
(10:51) - Claude 4, Windsurf, and the AI arms race
(13:50) - Will AI kill the joy of coding?
(16:18) - Monorepos and missing changelogs
(20:27) - Prompting vs programming
(21:53) - UBI, real estate, and a broken system
(27:48) - The evolving world of celebrity developers
(38:46) - OpenAI’s new device and the future of screens
(41:49) - Parenting and newborn chaos
(49:51) - Chuck's move and studio setup
(53:22) - TV picks and recommendations
Links
Barrell Craft Spirits Private Release "Cranky Kong" Rye Whiskey: https://www.barrellbourbon.com/
Sagamore Spirit: https://sagamorespirit.com/
Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
Chick-fil-A: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/
White Castle: https://www.whitecastle.com/
Claude: https://claude.ai
Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
OpenAI: https://openai.com
Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
Vite: https://vite.dev/
Zach Lloyd's LinkedIn post about AI: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zachlloyd_anyone-else-having-a-hard-time-getting-their-activity-7333511252666662913-RK7g/
DHH - Coding should be a vibe!: https://world.hey.com/dhh/coding-should-be-a-vibe-50908f49
Astro: https://astro.build/
Vercel: https://vercel.com/
Starlight Tailwind: https://github.com/withastro/starlight/tree/main/examples/tailwind
Ember: https://emberjs.com/
GitHub: https://github.com
Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama
WALL-E: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-280395a4-d5ef-4dd0-bd09-d91c31593d3d
Idiocracy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
Amazon: https://amazon.com
Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
PHP: https://www.php.net/
Laravel: https://laravel.com/
Maserati: https://www.maserati.com/
Honda: https://automobiles.honda.com/
OpenAI's new screenless device: https://www.theverge.com/news/672357/openai-ai-device-sam-altman-jony-ive
Jony Ive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jony_Ive
Syntax: https://syntax.fm
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
Rodecaster Pro: https://rode.com/en-us/interfaces-and-mixers/rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro
Electro-Voice RE20: https://products.electrovoice.com/na/en/re20/
13 Reasons Why: https://www.netflix.com/title/80117470
Dan Abramov: https://danabra.mov/
HBO: https://www.max.com/
The White Lotus: https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus
Ryan Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds
Mint Mobile: https://www.mintmobile.com/
Apple TV+: https://tv.apple.com/
The Last of Us: https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us
The Handmaid's Tale: https://www.hulu.com/series/the-handmaids-tale
Grey's Anatomy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413573/
NCIS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/
Mark Harmon: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001319/
Law & Order: SVU: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203259/
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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June 05, 2025Stop Fixing Things That Aren't Broken
This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about the unintended chaos of “move fast and break things” in both software and startups. From Riverside glitches to Tesla’s overengineered wipers, they explore how updates can derail otherwise stable experiences. They unpack the economics of getting laid off, the pressure to build a personal brand in tech, and the strange fate of dev tools. Plus, Robbie shares his latest app ideas.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:27) - Whiskey rating and review: Old Grand-Dad 16 Year Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(13:27) - When updates break what worked
(20:21) - Are devs prioritizing personal brands?
(23:13) - The strange economics of getting laid off
(28:39) - Is GitLab trash?
(30:25) - Robbie’s ADHD app and vibe coding plans
(34:05) - Debt, 401k, and emergency funds
(35:30) - Prepping for Big Sky Dev Con
(38:26) - UPS shipping woes
(44:10) - React Miami and difficulties taking a podcast on the road
(48:58) - Whiskey + Girl Scout cookies (and other pairings)
(54:05) - Should open source have a franchise model?
(55:28) - Work, paternity leave, and the IBM acquisition
(57:15) - Tesla shopping for a family of five
(61:08) - Movies and TV
Links
Old Grand-Dad: https://www.beamdistilling.com/our-brands/old-grand-dad-bourbon
Wild Turkey: https://www.wildturkeybourbon.com/
Riverside: https://riverside.fm/
Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/
Arc: https://arc.net/
Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
Shark Tank: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_Tank
GitHub: https://github.com
Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/
VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
OpenAI: https://openai.com
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
Deno: https://deno.com/
Node: https://nodejs.org/
GitLab: https://gitlab.com/
Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/
Fresca: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/fresca-sparkling-soda
Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
Claude: https://claude.ai
Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
HTMX: https://htmx.org/
Carson Gross: https://x.com/htmx_org/
Ruby: https://www.ruby-lang.org/
UPS: https://www.ups.com
Amazon: https://amazon.com
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf
Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M
Mux: https://www.mux.com/
Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancis
Terminal Coffee: https://www.terminal.shop/
Syntax: https://syntax.fm
Sentry: https://Sentry.io/
David Cramer: https://x.com/zeeg
Girl Scouts: https://www.girlscouts.org/
Carlyle House: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_House
Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
Whiskey Library: https://mwlpdx.com/
Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com/
Gumroad: https://gumroad.com
Supabase: https://supabase.com/
McDonald's: https://www.mcdonalds.com/
HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
Model X: https://www.tesla.com/modelx
Elon Musk: https://x.com/elonmusk
Rivian: https://rivian.com/
Why Women Kill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Women_Kill
Lucy Liu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Liu
American Psycho: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psycho_(film)
Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/
Yellowstone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_(American_TV_series)
1883: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_(TV_series)
Faith Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Hill
Tim McGraw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_McGraw
Game of Thrones: https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones
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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May 29, 2025The Myth of Perfect Code w/ Marc Backes
This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Marc Backes about Vue vs. React, work-life balance, and the realities of messy codebases. They also sip an Evan Williams Single Barrel, debate inbox zero, and discuss Marc’s adventures in coffee roasting and pilot training.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:45) - Whiskey review and rating: Evan Williams Single Barrel
(09:03) - Hot Take: Inferred types vs explicit types
(10:04) - Hot Take: Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
(10:59) - Hot Take: Git Rebase vs Git Merge
(11:27) - Nested ternaries?
(15:58) - Real code vs ideal code
(21:43) - Why work/life balance matters
(30:28) - Why Marc chose Vue over React
(31:19) - Ryan Reynolds speaking at Post/Con
(32:40) - Render Atlanta and upcoming conferences
(33:48) - Marc's connection to Mexico
(34:54) - Discussing different foods
(37:09) - Marc's inbox zero strategy
(40:26) - Learning to fly
(44:06) - Roasting coffee as a hobby
(46:13) - Personal branding and standing out
(51:19) - Plugs
Links
Evan Williams Single Barrel: https://evanwilliams.com/single-barrel
Vue: https://vuejs.org/
Nuxt: https://nuxt.com/
Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/
Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.com/
Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/
Double Double Oaked Woodford: https://www.woodfordreserve.com/whiskey/double-double-oaked/
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
React: https://react.dev/
jQuery: https://jquery.com/
Ryan Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds
Post Con: https://postcon.postman.com/
Aviation Gin: https://www.aviationgin.com/
Mint Mobile: https://www.mintmobile.com/
Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/
Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
Marc Backes - Achieving Inbox Zero: https://marc.dev/blog/inbox-zero
Superhuman: https://superhuman.com/
Vim: https://www.vim.org/
Vue: https://vuejs.org/
Vite: https://vite.dev/
Terminal Coffee: https://www.terminal.shop/
Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
Jack Daniel's: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
Kelly Vaughn: https://x.com/kvlly
Connect with Marc
Website: https://marc.dev/
X / Twitter: https://x.com/themarcba
Connect with Chuck and Robbie
Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
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May 22, 2025Should You Learn Tailwind Before CSS? w/ Bree Hall
This week, live from React Miami, Chuck, and special guest co-host Aaron Francis, talk with Bree Hall about React styling strategies, Tailwind CSS, and whether you should learn fundamentals before frameworks (spoiler: it depends). They explore the evolution of Next.js, the importance of developer momentum, and how to break into tech in today’s landscape.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:11) - Rum rating and review: Roble Viejo Extra Anejo 8yrs
(07:25) - Hot Take: Tailwind vs vanilla CSS
(12:54) - Bree's React Miami talk: Styles & SASSy
(15:16) - Has Tailwind made CSS too easy?
(17:47) - Hot Take: Why you don't need to learn CSS or PHP before jumping into Tailwind or Laravel
(23:34) - Bree's journey into tech
(26:49) - The strengths and weaknesses of React
(27:29) - Where does React end and Next.js begin?
(31:24) - Why Astro is great
(33:04) - Using the tools that work for you
(36:38) - Life at HubSpot
(39:45) - Bree's favorite food spots
(44:48) - Theme parks and tech
(47:10) - Parenting in the internet age
(52:06) - If not in tech, what would Bree do instead?
(53:52) - Plugs
Links
Roble Viejo Extra Anejo 8yrs: https://ronroble.com/nuestros-rones/extra-anejo/
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/
Bacardi: https://www.bacardi.com/
Flor De Cana 18: https://www.flordecana.com/
Captain Morgan: https://www.captainmorgan.com/
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
Emotion: https://emotion.sh/
Vanilla Extract: https://vanilla-extract.style/
SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/
Bootstrap: https://getbootstrap.com/
React: https://react.dev/
Laravel: https://laravel.com/
jQuery: https://jquery.com/
Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop
Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
Angular: https://angular.dev/
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
Astro: https://astro.build/
Vite: https://vite.dev/
Ember: https://emberjs.com/
Neon: https://neon.tech/
Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M
4 hours to build an e-commerce app — Web Dev Challenge S1E9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpQQxD8vc4
Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
HubSpot: https://hubspot.com
GitHub: https://github.com
Ichi Koroshi Ramen: https://www.instagram.com/ichikoroshi/
Disney World: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/
Lego: https://lego.com
Boston Dynamics: https://bostondynamics.com/
Universal: https://www.universalorlando.com/
Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/
Screencasting.com: https://screencasting.com
Connect with Bree
Website: https://www.bytesofbree.com/
X / Twitter: https://x.com/bytesofbree
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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56min
May 15, 2025Static, Dynamic, Generative: What’s Next for the Web? w/ Guillermo Rauch
This week, Chuck and special guest co-host Aaron Francis talk with Guillermo Rauch live from React Miami. From early days at Zeit to founding Vercel and launching Next.js, Guillermo shares stories of scaling infrastructure, creating developer-centric products, and navigating startup challenges. They dive into how AI is transforming the web, why thoughtful product expansion matters, and the frameworks guiding Vercel’s future.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:54) - Rum review and rating: Fleur de Caña 18
(04:31) - Every company is now a tech company
(11:35) - The early days from Zeit to Vercel
(19:03) - Vercel's approach to cybersecurity
(23:53) - How Vercel decides what features and products to pursue
(29:32) - Wins, misses, and wild ideas
(45:51) - What drives Guillermo today
(50:00) - Growing up in Argentina
(52:05) - Boca or River?
(54:21) - Guillermo’s surprising Laravel take
(01:02:32) - If not tech, what would Guillermo do instead?
(01:06:50) - Plugs
Links
Fleur de Caña 18: https://www.flordecana.com/
Vercel: https://vercel.com/
Socket: https://socket.io/
Next.js: http://nextjs.org/
Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
React: https://react.dev/
WordPress: https://wordpress.org
Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
v0: https://v0.dev/
Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/
Docusign: https://www.docusign.com/
Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
Uber: https://www.uber.com/
Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/
Washio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washio_(company)
The Jetsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons
Lars Grammel: https://x.com/lgrammel
Jared Palmer: https://x.com/jaredpalmer
AI SDK: https://ai-sdk.dev/
Pokemon: https://www.pokemon.com/
Game Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy
Boca Juniors: https://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/
River Plate: https://www.cariverplate.com.ar/
Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell
Laravel: https://laravel.com/
Codex CLI: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11096431-openai-codex-cli-getting-started
Waymo: https://waymo.com/
Node: https://nodejs.org/
Bun: https://bun.sh/
Deno: https://deno.com/
Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
Balseiro Institute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseiro_Institute
Grand Theft Auto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto
Call of Duty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty
Connect with Guillermo
Website: https://rauchg.com/
X / Twitter: https://x.com/rauchg
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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1h 10min
May 08, 2025Why You Can’t Skip the Fundamentals w/ Henri Helvetica
This week, Chuck and special guest co-host Aaron Francis talk with Henri Helvetica live from React Miami. They explore the evolving challenges of web performance, why genuine research skills still matter in an AI-driven world, and how developers can stay curious and resilient in a fast-moving industry. Henri shares insights from his React Miami talk, his passion for performance advocacy, and why literacy—both digital and physical—matters more than ever.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:54) - Meet Henri Helvetica
(05:36) - Rum review and rating: Rhum Barbancourt 15
(12:34) - Why the best JS framework is the one you like
(14:38) - What makes a good rum?
(19:33) - Have performance and accessibility been left behind?
(22:32) - Where Henri’s working now—and how he’s pushing for better performance
(26:47) - Hot Take: Why modern dev learning paths are hurting growth
(35:43) - Henri’s advice for junior devs who want to master performance
(39:05) - How to use AI without sabotaging your future learning
(43:36) - Henri's passion for running and exercise
(52:19) - Building and growing Henri's dev running community
(54:27) - If not tech, what would Henri do instead?
(55:26) - Plugs
Links
Rhum Barbancourt 15: https://barbancourt.com/
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
Remix: https://remix.run/
Ryan Florence: https://x.com/ryanflorence
Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/
Pappy Van Winkle: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/van-winkle.html
Maker's Mark: https://www.makersmark.com/
Weller: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/w-l-weller.html
Ember: https://emberjs.com/
James Earl Jones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Earl_Jones
Appleton Estate: https://appletonestate.com/
Zacapa 23: https://www.zacaparum.com/
Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
Web.dev: https://web.dev/
Performance.now(): https://perfnow.nl/
Couch to 5k: https://c25k.com/
Connect with Henri
X / Twitter: https://x.com/henrihelvetica
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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