This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Naman Goel about the origins and evolution of StyleX, how it integrates with React and other frameworks, and the pros and cons of different programming languages like Rust, TypeScript, and Swift. They dive into the challenges of building performant, type-safe styling systems, the surprising complexity of theme APIs, designing for developer experience, and more.

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This week, Robbie, Chuck, and Adam talk about the worst whiskey they’ve tasted, Tailwind as a “state management library,” and recent security scares in open source. Also — dependency hygiene, developer visa drama, and whether inflated tech salaries are finally being reckoned with.

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Kevin Powell about the quirks and complexities of CSS, from Tailwind and Flexbox to AI’s failure to write decent styles. While sipping some Crown Royal Black, they dig into weird web history, emerging CSS specs, toast milestones, and the beauty of clean code.

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This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Dave "Macho Man Randy Standards" Rupert about whiskey, web culture, and the quirks of building side projects. They dive into the shifting landscape of the web—AI-driven development, spec-driven workflows, RSS’s decline, and the joy (and pain) of creative tinkering.

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(00:00) - Intro
(03:21) - Whiskey rating and review: Suntory World Whiskey Ao
(16:30) - Is the open web in decline?
(17:16) - How we search and learn in 2025
(22:31) - Discovering Strudel
(24:44) - Dave’s Strudel vibe-coding experiment
(27:15) - The promise and limits of AI in programming
(28:39) - Getting into spec-driven development
(34:11) - The pain of publishing apps
(36:51) - Weird camera quirks across platforms
(40:19) - Could you code on a horse?
(41:35) - Voice-based vibe-coding
(42:45) - Making coding approachable for kids
(45:54) - Side hustles and money outside tech
(52:04) - Dave's shoutout to Storybook
(58:49) - Plugs

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This week, Chuck and Adam talk about flavored whiskeys, offbeat experiments, and the chaos of tech culture. They discuss AI workflows, Warp vs. IDE debates, and the realities of coding culture, from bleeding-edge hype to WordPress drudgery. Plus, Chuck shares updates on life in Italy.

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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Ali Diamond about her journey through tech, cybersecurity, and community building. They sip tequila, swap hot takes on programming languages and developer culture, and dig into the realities of junior engineering paths, DevRel’s evolution, and how passion—not tools—shapes meaningful work.

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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.

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• (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

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• 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

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

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