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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 and Adam Argyle, the show delivers definitive guidance on agentic AI, vibe coding, AI coding tools, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, developer productivity, and software engineering careers. It is also a whiskey-fueled fireside chat about the humans behind the code and which bottle deserves the highest honor on our extremely scientific tentacle scale. Many people are saying it’s the most accurate podcast ever made.
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Is Cereal Soup?, the FG Scale, and JS vs CSS with Adam Argyle
Jan 23, 202501:11:20Tap to summarizeThis week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Adam Argyle about the quirks of CSS and JavaScript tooling, and modern web development. They discuss why JavaScript often takes center stage over CSS, the funding disparities between them, and what this means for developers. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:32) - Whiskey review: Standard Spirit Wormwood Rye (07:54) - Social media and Blue Sky (09:39) - Is cereal soup? (11:15) - The Hot Dog and sandwich debate (17:55) - JavaScript library guilty pleasures (25:40) - CSS vs. JavaScript tooling (34:52) - How Tailwind is funded (35:58) - Politics in business (41:36) - Shotgun debugging and pair programming (47:46) - What is the FG scale? (49:51) - Robbie’s big Tailwind “FG” (51:16) - CSS carousel (57:08) - The complexity of CSS and HTML (01:07:15) - The importance of accessibility (01:08:54) - The problem with AI in CSS (01:09:54) - Plugs Links Fresca Mixed: https://www.frescamixed.com/ Bootstrap: https://getbootstrap.com/ Standard Spirit Wormwood Rye: https://www.standardwormwood.com/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/ Gray Sky: https://graysky.app/ Lodash: https://lodash.com/ ES6: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_es6.asp Monty Python and the Holy Grail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail Hot Ones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Ones Manchester Orchestra: https://www.manchesterorchestra.com/ Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/ Raspberry Pi: https://www.raspberrypi.com/ Honeybadger: https://www.honeybadger.io/ Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ PHP: https://www.php.net/ Astro: https://astro.build/ Jason Fried: https://x.com/jasonfried? DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ Vercel: https://vercel.com/ Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Joe Rogan: https://x.com/joerogan Bernie Sanders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders JD Vance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/ Panic Playdate: https://play.date/ Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/ Changelog: Wine Web and a whole lot of Whatnot: https://changelog.com/friends/68 Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/ WAI-ARIA: https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/ Project Wallace: https://www.projectwallace.com/ Syntax: https://syntax.fm Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/ Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/ Connect with Adam Website: https://nerdy.dev X / Twitter: https://x.com/argyleink YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@adamargyleink 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch <p class="has-lin...
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Authenticity in a World of Algorithms
Jan 16, 202501:03:43Tap to summarizeThis week, Robbie and Chuck dive into the delicate balance between authenticity and adaptation, both in tech and everyday life. They unpack the challenges of staying true to their passions—like whiskey and web development—while navigating the pressures of broadening their appeal and monetizing their craft. They also reflect on podcasting, personal branding, industry trends, social media shifts, and the complexities of dealing with polarizing figures in tech. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:28) - All Things Open (02:18) - Whiskey: Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye Whiskey (07:29) - Whiskey rating (10:24) - Rebase vs Merge (10:57) - Bluesky vs Twitter (17:45) - The political influence on social media (19:18) - Anonymity in social media and usernames (23:44) - What elements should a web framework include? (26:15) - Should you be your authentic self all the time? (31:58) - The difficulty of monetizing a podcast (35:58) - Commercial real estate and the wig shop (40:04) - Cars and coffee (42:03) - Ghosted by Guillermo? (44:24) - Should politics influence the products and tech we use? (48:40) - Robbie’s new leaf blower (50:28) - Robbie on Web Dev Challenge (51:40) - JavaScript, Ember, and React (58:56) - Holiday prep and European living Links Redwood Empire Emerald Giant: https://redwoodempirewhiskey.com/whiskey/emerald-giant-rye/ All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Primeagen: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeTimeagen Maker’s Mark: https://www.makersmark.com/ Wawa: https://www.wawa.com/ Sagamore: https://sagamorespirit.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/ Kafka: https://kafka.apache.org/ Runspired: https://runspired.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com Instagram: https://instagram.com X / Twitter: https://x.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/ Discord: https://discord.com/ Dan Abramov: https://danabra.mov/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/ Wondery: https://wondery.com/ Whiskey.fund: https://whiskey.fund Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/ RedwoodJS: https://redwoodjs.com/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Syntax: https://syntax.fm/ ShopTalk: https://shoptalkshow.com/ Changelog: https://changelog.com/ How About Tomorrow: https://tomorrow.fm/ Devtools: https://www.devtools.fm/ Torc: https://www.torc.dev/ Jason Torres: https://x.com/tasonjorres Sentry: https://sentry.io Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg Charisma Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Carpenter John Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Carpenter Lululemon: https://lululemon.com Lamborghini: https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Katie’s Cars and Coffee: https://www.instagram.com/katies_cars_and_coffee Porsche: https://www.porsche.com/ DeLorean: https://delorean.com/ Bronco: https://www.ford.com/bronco/ Bugatti Veyron: https://www.bugatti.com/the-bugatti-heritage/modern-icons/veyron/ Kelly Vaughn: https://x.com/kvlly Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Vercel: https://vercel.com/ Netlify: <a hre...
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What Makes a Christmas Movie? Plus, a Toast to New Beginnings
Jan 9, 202500:57:54Tap to summarizeThis week, Robbie and Chuck talk about Christmas traditions, from sweaters and trees to classic holiday movies and music. They dive into various light-hearted hot takes, holiday preferences, gift-giving etiquette, and more. Along the way, they review a Cream of Kentucky bourbon, discuss JavaScript and API challenges, and share Robbie’s big announcement—twins on the way! In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:49) - Whiskey intro and rating: Cream of Kentucky (07:59) - Bing Crosby vs Frank Sinatra (09:31) - Real vs fake Christmas trees (13:59) - Christmas Story vs Christmas Vacation (16:34) - Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? (18:09) - Are gift cards a good present or just lazy? (20:50) - Robbie’s big news (21:32) - The state of EV (27:45) - Investments and crypto (33:40) - The results of the State of JS Survey (38:00) - Podcast merch (39:21) - Futbol and food (44:58) - Robbie on Learn with Jason (50:11) - Everybody likes Vite (53:13) - Representing your brand (55:02) - Holiday plans Links Cream of Kentucky: https://creamofkentucky.com Bing Crosby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby Frank Sinatra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra Jack Daniels: https://www.jackdaniels.com/ Balsam Hill Christmas Trees: https://www.balsamhill.com/c/artificial-christmas-trees A Christmas Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/ Christmas Vacation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/ Die Hard: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/ Arnold Schwarzenegger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger Hallmark: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/ VW Buzz: https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.html Doug Demuro’s review of the VW Buzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1TsmhSv5k Rivian: https://rivian.com/ Chrysler Pacifica: https://www.chrysler.com/pacifica.html Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/ Shiba Inu: https://shibatoken.com/ Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Ethereum: https://ethereum.org/ XRP: https://ripple.com/xrp/ Hawk Tuah Coin: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hawk-tuah/ State of JS Survey: https://stateofjs.com/ Chris Manson: https://x.com/real_ate Jonathan Creamer: https://x.com/jcreamer898 Syntax: https://syntax.fm WordPress: https://wordpress.org Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/ Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ Telemundo: https://www.telemundo.com/ Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/ David Beckham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham Liverpool FC: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/ Real Madrid: https://www.realmadrid.com/ Learn with Jason: https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithjason Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/ Node: https://nodejs.org/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ Ember: https://emberjs.com/ Vite: https://vite.dev/ Astro: https://astro.build/ React: https://react.dev/ Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ Whiskey.fm: https://whiskey.fm Whiskey.fund: https://whiskey.fund 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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Decentralized Identity: The Future of Privacy and Security with Angie Jones
Jan 2, 202500:59:11Tap to summarizeThis week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Angie Jones, Head of Developer Relations at TBD, about verifiable credentials, decentralized identity, and the potential of Web 5. They discuss practical applications like mobile driver’s licenses, privacy preservation, as well as the challenges of adopting cutting-edge tech. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:42) - Whiskey intro and rating (08:38) - Mobile driver’s licenses (16:51) - Identity verification tech (22:50) - Privacy concerns in tech (31:06) - Digital passports and biometric verification in travel (42:39) - Is web 5 the future of decentralization? (52:06) - Angie’s non-tech career (54:03) - Waffle House debate (57:25) - Plugs Links All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Sagamore: https://sagamorespirit.com/ Block: https://block.xyz/ TBD: https://tbd.website/ W3c Verifiable Credentials: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-overview/ MIT: https://web.mit.edu/ BitTorrent: https://www.bittorrent.com/ Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/ Microsoft Teams: https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/ Clear: https://www.clearme.com/ Java: https://www.java.com/ Uber: https://www.uber.com/ Venmo: https://venmo.com/ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ Waffle House: https://www.wafflehouse.com/ Kelsey Hightower: https://bsky.app/profile/kelseyhightower.com Connect with Angie Website: https://angiejones.tech X / Twitter: https://x.com/techgirl1908 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiejones 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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Navigating Career Pivots and Politics with Kelly Vaughn
Dec 26, 202400:39:34Tap to summarizeThis week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Kelly Vaughn, Director of Engineering at Spot AI and a “recovering entrepreneur.” They discuss career evolution, the challenges of hiring and job-seeking, career politics, and Kelly’s unique perspective on leadership. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:39) - Wine tasting + review (10:15) - Career politics in getting promoted (17:28) - Conference talk + All Things Open (18:58) - Gluten sensitivity in Europe (21:07) - Pizza, casseroles, and comfort food (26:54) - Movie preferences and watching habits (33:01) - Therapy and mental health (35:13) - Airports and flight experiences (38:00) - Plugs Links Spot AI: https://www.spot.ai/ Drinks: Drinks.com Bill Paxton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Paxton Weird Science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Science_(film) Anthony Michael Hall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Michael_Hall The Hardy Boys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys Ender’s Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender’s_Game Sentry: https://sentry.io Fly Bye: https://www.foxrc.com/restaurants/fly-bye-to-go/ Ooni: https://ooni.com/ Super Mario Bros: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros. The Super Mario Bros. Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie Chris Pratt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Pratt All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/ Jim Gaffigan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gaffigan Delta: https://www.delta.com/ Coca-Cola: https://www.coca-cola.com/ The Modern Leader: https://modernleader.is/ Connect with Kelly Website: https://kvlly.com X / Twitter: https://x.com/kvlly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyvaughn The Modern Leader Newsletter: https://modernleader.is 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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Building Reputation in Tech with Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo
Dec 19, 202400:55:52Tap to summarizeThis week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Changelog’s Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo about content creation and its role in web development careers. They discuss the nuances of reputation-building, the pitfalls of interview culture, and how developers can navigate the ever-changing landscape of tech. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:43) - Wine tasting + rating (11:31) - Do web developers need to be content creators? (13:35) - Does open source really help your career? (15:35) - How to build a good reputation (20:05) - Hiring and interviewing (26:54) - Fake dev jobs? (30:58) - Debating cancel culture (37:56) - Silicon Valley and integrity (41:55) - Movies and TV (44:22) - The state of frontend (47:35) - Framework (51:33) - Adam’s and Jerod’s non-tech careers (54:38) - Plugs Links ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/ Changelog: https://changelog.com/ Drinks: https://drinks.com/ JS Party: https://changelog.com/jsparty Frontend Feud: CSS Pod vs Whiskey Web and Whatnot: https://changelog.com/jsparty/285 All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/ Johnny Boursiquot: https://x.com/jboursiquot Go Time: https://changelog.com/gotime WP Engine: https://wpengine.com/ WordPress: https://wordpress.com/ Steve Jobs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs PearAI: https://trypear.ai/ Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series) Succession: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(TV_series) Brian Cox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(actor) Gladiator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_(2000_film) Joaquin Phoenix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix Russell Crowe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Crowe Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/ React: https://react.dev/ Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/ Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ Astro: https://astro.build/ DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ Framework: https://frame.work/ Omakub: https://omakub.org/ Linux: https://www.linux.org/ Apple: https://www.apple.com/ Eminem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem Rails is having a moment (again): https://changelog.com/podcast/615 Connect with Adam and Jerod Website: https://changelog.com Adam on X / Twitter: https://x.com/adamstac Jerod on X / Twitter: https://x.com/jerodsanto 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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Balance and Burnout in Tech with Jason Torres
Dec 12, 202400:51:24Tap to summarizeThis week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Jason Torres about the joys and challenges of parenting, and how life experiences shape career choices. Jason shares his journey in tech, thoughts on balancing work and personal life, and the unexpected connections between creativity and burnout. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (00:57) - Wine tasting: Famille Coperet (08:17) - Parenting and career (15:25) - Why Chuck and Robbie started the podcast (18:32) - Tech conferences and experiences (20:05) - Mic technique and Fresca (22:19) - Music and vodka (26:29) - Streaming and Twitch (27:44) - Jason’s tech background (28:51) - Music and pop culture (31:28) - Balance and burnout in tech (39:51) - Holiday season and gift ideas (42:46) - Cars and Teslas (47:31) - Plugs Links Torc: https://www.torc.dev/ Schitt’s Creek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt’s_Creek Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/ Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos The Tech Commute Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/- the-tech-commute-podcast/id1719514174 Denny’s: https://www.dennys.com/ Marie Callender’s: https://www.mariecallenders.com/ Ship Shape: https://shipshape.io Wegmans: https://www.wegmans.com/ Whole Foods: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/ All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Fresca: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/fresca-sparkling-soda The Notorious B.I.G.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G. Sean Combs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Combs No Way Out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Way_Out_(Puff_Daddy_album) Busta Rhymes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busta_Rhymes R. Kelly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly Michael Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Ciroc Vodka: https://www.ciroc.com/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ Primaegen: https://www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen Typecraft: https://www.twitch.tv/typecraft Bashbunni: https://www.twitch.tv/bashbunni Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ 100devs: https://100devs.org/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ PHP: https://www.php.net/ React: https://react.dev/ Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ Ludacris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludacris Chicken-n-Beer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken-n-Beer 2 Chainz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Chainz Most Expensivest: https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/show/most-expensivest Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf Hate to Love: Nickelback: https://www.netflix.com/title/81760200 Creed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed_(band) Alter Bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Bridge Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/- wutang-clan-of-mics-and-men/ Soundgarden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundgarden Rage Against the Machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/- Rage_Against_the_Machine Audioslave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audioslave Chris Cornell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cornell Robert Plant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plant Lollapalooza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollapalooza Metallica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica Snoop Dogg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg Tool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_(band) Kenny Rogers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Rogers Hall & Oates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates Def Leppard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard Alice in Chains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Chains Linkin Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park Queen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band) Chester Bennington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Bennington Kelly Vaughn: https://x.com/kvlly Corvette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette Tesla: <a href="https://www.tesla.com/" r...
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TypeScript, React, and API Issues with Matt Pocock
Aug 3, 2023Tap to summarizeMatt Pocock, a TypeScript educator and author of Total TypeScript, became an evangelist for the programing language after searching for a solution for a project plagued by API contract issues. When TypeScript brought newfound confidence and increased velocity to the team, Matt never looked back. Matt highlights the benefits of functional components and the seamless transition from class components to hooks, leading to a happier development environment for everyone involved. From improved error detection to real-time catching of potential issues, TypeScript provides an unmatched level of comfort and productivity for developers, making it a must-have in modern development. For developers like Matt, TypeScript is more than just a tool—it's an indispensable companion. His love for TypeScript inspired him to dedicate his career to teaching other developers how to adopt and leverage the language for optimal efficiency. In this episode, Matt talks to Robbie and Chuck about his journey with TypeScript, his experience with React hooks, and advice on transitioning a team to Typescript. Key Takeaways [00:49] - Introduction to Matt Pocock. [01:52] - A whiskey review: The Dalmore 12. [06:58] - Tech hot takes. [19:19] - When Matt started using TypeScript. [22:30] - Converting components to TypeScript. [29:29] - The biggest mistake people make with TypeScript. [33:07] - New features coming to TypeScript. [36:36] - Advice for teams hesitant to use TypeScript. [42:40] - Matt, Chuck, and Robbie discuss football and gaming. [48:32] - Matt's career as a voice coach. Quotes [23:55] - “TypeScript gives you a different way of coding, and a different way is, you feel like you could just get away with anything.” ~ Matt Pocock [25:21] - “For me, when I’m not using TypeScript, it feels like I’m coding in low power mode.” ~ Matt Pocock [26:35] - “If someone gets really into TypeScript, they just love it, and they don’t stop loving it.” ~ Matt Pocock Links Matt Pocock Matt Pocock Twitter Matt Pocock YouTube Matt Pocock LinkedIn Total TypeScript Twitter YouTube Vercel Stately The Dalmore 12 Tailwind CSS Ryan Carinato React Visual Studio GitHub Google JSON GraphQL Zod TS Error Translator Magic: The Gathering Diablo II Diablo IV Steam Football Manager FIFA 2023 Nintendo Switch Swindon Town FC Arsenal FC Liverpool FC Tottenham Hotspur Paris Saint-Germain Manchester United Atletico Madrid Chelsea FC Manchester City FC Inter Milan FC Barcelona Waze Connect with our hosts Robbie Wagner Chuck Carpenter Ship Shape Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Whiskey Web and Whatnot Top-Tier, Full-Stack Software Consultants This show is brought to you by Ship Shape. Ship Shape’s software consultants solve complex software and app development problems with top-tier coding expertise, superior service, and speed. In a sea of choices, our senior-level development crew rises above the rest by delivering the best solutions for fintech, cybersecurity, and other fast-growing industries. Check us out at shipshape.io.
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