Episodes
A paginated list of episodes in order. We heard you like WordPress loops.
We Were Wrong and Keep Getting in Trouble
Chris has some follow up on blog posts and past podcast episodes to respond to including browsers and browser engines, advertising on the web, magazines, Cara, peak AI slop, and view transitions.
CarTalk, Ownership of A Book Apart, and URL Shorteners
Dave's putting together a platform for his presidential bid and workshops his policies, discussing vehicle options for a family in 2024, Chris and other authors get ownership of their A Book Apart books back, and the ramifications and reasoning behind Google killing a URL shortener.
Blogging, In App Browsers are Bad, and Teaching CSS from Scratch
On this epsiode we're talking about the current state of blogging and social media, the polyfill hack, whether in app browsers should be banned, web components and the difficulty of front end web dev, and how we would go about teaching CSS from scratch in 2024.
Assigning Weight Dynamically, CoPilot vs Other AI, and Monorepos
We're talking about assigning a weight to items in a layout, differentiating between banger posts and regular blog posts, using social engineering to get PR's accepted, monorepo thoughts, using CoPilot vs other AI programming support bots, has TypeScript benefited from AI, and what happens if you turn off CoPilot?
Website Rendering, Updating Software, and Edge Gets Faster
We're talking website rendering, server side rendering, Astro's server islands, perf hits for navigation elements, updating software because the docs aren't available for older versions, and a new Microsoft Edge was released.
Setting Up Prettier and Linting, Comparing Colors, and Accessibility Overlays
We've got follow up on Cloudflare and Cara from last episode, a question about setting up Prettier and auto linting, a cool tool from a listener on comparing colors, a question about using tooling like Craft or more user friendly apps like Webflow when working with clients, and our takes on accessibility overlays.
Cloudflare #HotDrama, Auth, and Prototyping Thoughts
We dive a bit deeper into the Cloudflare drama of the past couple of weeks, Instagram ads vs Cara art, what to do about Auth in your app, pre-negging any sponsorships, prototyping and feedback on projects, and ideas for future topics.
Svencodes
Sven Neumann aka Sven Codes talks with us about SudokuPad, developing a cross-platform app, integrating new puzzles and features, the benefits of being easy to use, building a community, and monetizing an app while not upsetting your user base.
Matt Visiwig on SVGBackgrounds
Matt Visiwig stops by to chat with us about his site, SVGBackgrounds.com, a membership site for copy-and-paste website graphics built around SVG. We talk about why he built the site, how he decided to monetize it, competing with AI garbage on the web, pricing membership options, and how he's running the site.
Economic & AI Vibes with Jason Grigsby
We're chatting with Jason Grigsby about what a white-collar recession means, how the sources and methods of consuming news shape our perspectives, whether the current economic conditions represent a market correction and if a rebound is imminent. We explore the critical decision of whether to embrace AI advancements or risk being left behind. We also talk about AI-generated voices, large language models and ethics, and the impact of social media signals in an AI world.
Strum Machine with Luke Abbott
Luke Abbott is the creator of Strum Machine, an app that simulates backing tracks by stitching together individual notes, chords, and strums recorded on guitar, standup bass, and mandolin. We talk about what Strum Machine does, why he decided to build it, how bringing on a professional designer helped, pricing thoughts, and the "fun" of building a version on iOS.
Dave Goes Windows For Real
Dave's got job news to share, as well as insight into the process of what applying for a job in tech is like in 2024. We also talk about styling, scoping, positioning, and floating UI.