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Author: Adam Elmore & Dax Raad

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Adam and Dax discuss web technologies, the internet, and the future of (basically) everything.
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We're flying (or in) Dallas as you listen to this - ps who is actually listening to this? We chat native vs web apps, backend vs frontend, managers vs no manager jobs, and how Dax defines what's worth glorifying.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Laracon 2024StatMuse | Search StatMuse, save time.How we sold coffee from the terminalterminaldotshop/terminalFlutter App DevelopmentExpoInside Out 2 (2024)Topics:(00:27) - Matchy matchy cameras (01:37) - The joys of Primeagen chats (04:13) - The schedule for today in Dallas (10:49) - Who actually listens and knows us? (13:42) - Adam disappeared (17:23) - What's next for SST? (18:51) - Native app vs web apps (28:55) - Just build an API and not have to deal with front end (30:36) - We wish we could do more backend, less frontend (33:33) - Do we want to be a manager again? (41:21) - What is worth glorifying?
Adam's moved his office, the arbitrary nature of exercise, prepping for the Laracon basketball game, Dax explains breaking at the Olympics, Dax sliced off a nice piece of bacon, how you can email us, trying to find your doctor and electrician for life, and taxes and humidity in Florida.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Laracon 2024Scott Tolinski - Syntax.fm on X: “@a_txcllctr87033 Breaking is all about positivity.Australian B-Girl Raygun ‘devastated’ by online hate after Olympic performanceThe Australian Breaker Who Broke the InternetParis Olympics 2024: How Rachel Raygun Gunn qualified for Olympics, ‘travesty’, how the Olympics’ breaking farce was allowed to happenwip: terminal (initial commit)South of the Border AttractionTopics:(00:00) - No context Adam reacting to things (00:46) - Adam moved (his office) (02:57) - The arbitrary nature of exercise (06:26) - Basketball game at Laracon (12:35) - Breakdancing at the Olympics (23:45) - Dax sliced a piece of bacon off (25:35) - Adam's fantasy football league challenge (26:38) - Email us! (27:44) - Sponsor: Terminal.shop (28:22) - Finding your electrician or doctor for life (36:33) - Doing the same thing every day at work (39:50) - What autonomous vehicles could do for our economy? (41:49) - Florida man explains taxes (45:50) - Humidity measurements
Sam Lambert stops by to talk Unifi networking, cooking meat, microplastics, disease research, the history of the world, scaling at PlanetScale, and why people love PostGres.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.The ultimate MySQL database platform — PlanetScaleUniFi - Introduction - UbiquitiNest Wifi Pro CoverageAztec EmpireBuddhas of BamiyanModern PostgreSQL BookTopics:(00:00) - Computers will always let you down (00:27) - Falling asleep to self driving Tesla chats (02:17) - Using Unifi networking gear (12:02) - Cooking meat (18:24) - Why are microplastics everywhere? (22:55) - Ordering diseases and cells for research from a JC Penny Catalogue (30:25) - American history with Adam and Dax (34:26) - South American history with Dax (38:24) - Could all the data get wiped out and we lose everything? (54:52) - Scaling and PlanetScale (01:08:48) - Why do people love PostGres?
The eternal debate of freelance life vs being employed at a larger company, small teams vs big teams, bullshit jobs, self driving cars are finally discussed, Twitter VC fights, politics and tech, and Dax's list of next things to do.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Bullshit JobsThe Rational OptimistHere’s why David Sacks, Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names had a brawl on X over VC behavior | TechCrunchTopics:(00:00) - What is in Adam's pocket? (00:49) - Hi. It's Adam. I'm the problem. It's Adam. (02:22) - Freelance life vs employed life (08:48) - Bullshit jobs (12:03) - Building resilience and redundancy (18:13) - Self driving vehicle hesitancy (25:30) - Dax's neighborhood won't last forever (29:29) - Where would Dax live if he had $100 million (37:50) - How self driving car tech evolved (40:24) - Ocular migraines (44:36) - Dinosaurs and weird body parts (48:58) - Dax's list of next things (51:13) - Twitter VC fights and loyalty thoughts (57:49) - Politics and tech (01:06:54) - Finishing a project let down
It's episode 100 time but don't worry, Adam's not being weird about it at all. We're thinking about how normies understand things like the Crowdstrike bug, Adam thinks the economy is fake, and Chris joins us with clips from past episodes like Adam's thirst traps, Dax watching tv all the time, are they playing characters or real on the podcast, and Chris questions Dax's cryptic tweets. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.xkcd: DependencyLemon Productions – Chris' podcast production companyChris on XChris' YouTube channelChris on TikTokBelow DeckDax’s WTF tweetTopics:(00:00) - Reminder to Chris to cut this part out (00:34) - Can you hear me now after 100 episodes (01:01) - Crowdstrike chaos is fun? (06:49) - The fragility of open source (09:49) - Understanding IT in the normal non-cloud world (16:06) - Adam still thinks most of the economy is fake (20:01) - The value and hinderance of small teams (24:46) - Adam as a Hero (26:05) - Adam is not being weird about episode 100 (26:37) - Sponsor: SSH terminal.shop (27:06) - Chris joins us (32:02) - Is 100 episodes a lot? (37:40) - The tweet with 13,000 views (42:24) - ep30 Adam finds out something shocking about Dax (46:16) - Adam's movie choices (48:30) - Are they playing a character or is it reality? (51:53) - Dax's cryptic tweets
Dax went to hell and back for a scrolling bug, what do we lose in the pursuit of optimization at all costs, what kind of business do we want to build, Adam is definitely AI, Twitter drama over commit hooks, Adam hates pyramids and thinks they're stupid, and Adam tries meditation but as a result his brain doesn't work for podcasting.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.wip: terminal (initial commit)charmbracelet/bubbletea: A powerful little TUI framework 🏗TIDAL - High Fidelity Music Streaming🚨🚨 Doom Ascii 🚨🚨Dior Handbag ScandalLaracon 2024Dax’s CommentaryThe World Without UsThe Last QuestionProject Hail Mary AudiobookThis is where the link to Adam's 5 word tweet would go except he let everyone down and didn't follow through on tweeting a five word tweet. What else might Adam do to let us all down do you suppose? Maybe he doesn't actually like coffee? Maybe he's actually AI after all? Please click here to tweet at Adam and let him know how disappointed you are in him being an AI bot that kills baby seals for fun.Topics:(00:00) - Adam's a real boy! (00:56) - Dax has been in hell for 48 hours because of scrolling (08:59) - Has something shifted in programming? (16:25) - We can lose a lot by pursuing optimizational at all costs (19:37) - What is the business we want to make? (24:50) - Number go up is good (30:19) - Adam definitely is AI (33:12) - Are you pro-Commit hook? (38:32) - Hand operated calculators vs pyramids (49:00) - What speed do you listen at? (50:51) - Let's all leave Adam alone with his thoughts (55:00) - Activists and vandalism
Adam is tired, Dax tries to help analyze Adam in a surprisingly kind way, struggling to fend off grifters, Terminal Coffee updates, and Rspack news.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Mark Sisson (@marksissonprimal) • Instagram photos and videosBreathing Exercises | Wim Hof Methodwip: terminal (initial commit)RspackIndex - OpenNextInspire Creativity, Enrich LifeTopics:(00:00) - Say more words (00:27) - Adam's tired (03:52) - Dax tries to analyze Adam but also be kind. It's weird. But it works. (16:08) - Sensing happiness from people you look up to (18:47) - Mo money mo problems (21:03) - The world is set up to tap into Adam's personality (28:00) - Is the SAD American diet to blame? (31:28) - After you admit you're lost, what next? (33:38) - Dax's non-pretentious pretentious way of speaking (35:19) - Sponsor: Terminal.shop (35:32) - SST's new multiplexer (37:10) - Terminal coffee update (37:44) - Are all kids jerks or just the ones around Adam? (40:07) - Does the business owner life ever slow down or stop? (43:51) - Rspack news
Adam and Dax both got hairdids, Adam learns how a tattoo is installed, why can't we be more productive while live streaming, bringing out our different personalities in different groups, open source drama, issues with TC39 and bureaucracy on the web, Dax's stamp of package approval, and discussing the State of JavaScript.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.WinterCGTC39 - Specifying JavaScript.Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtimeState of JavaScriptTopics:(00:00) - Nailed it first try. Perfect. (01:06) - Adam and Dax get their hairdid (06:04) - Getting a tattoo is wild (09:20) - Keeping live streaming productive (15:01) - Do you have different personalities with different people? (21:34) - Open source drama (34:32) - Issues with TC39 (41:32) - Stamping packages as Good (47:44) - State of JavaScript survey
Matt chats with Adam and Dax about becoming a voice coach and how that's translated to creating courses and writing books for people wanting to learn TypeScript and coding, the differences between America and European living, Formula 1 racing, juggling, video games, board games, and what Matt's working on next.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Matt Pocock (@mattpocockuk)Professional TypeScript Training by Matt Pocock | Total TypeScriptFootball ManagerEuro Truck Simulator 2Formula 1 DocumentaryWatch The Queen’s GambitCosmic EncounterCastles of Mad King LudwigGeek EntertainmentTeach for Life-Changing MoneyTopics:(00:00) - Dax is excited for... (00:39) - Voice and accent coaching (05:26) - Teaching tech vs teaching voice (08:47) - Communication as a freelancing power up (14:19) - Is working 8hrs a week the actual dream? (21:36) - Educating Dax and Adam on European life (24:30) - Key (not pee) break (26:00) - Fit and fat, sit and sat (27:19) - Learning to juggle (29:05) - What video games does Matt play? (34:22) - Formula 1 watching (38:47) - Getting into chess (43:37) - Board gaming (48:50) - What's Matt working on next? (57:24) - How many browser tabs do you have open at once? (58:36) - The economics of book publishing
Dan Abramov chats with us about getting hired at Meta, making the move to Bluesky, centralized vs decentralized, product work vs framework work, Bluesky's development and future, and how mean Dax is on the internet.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.dan abramovdan (@danabra.mov) — Blueskydan 2 (@dan_abramov2) / Xoverreacted — A blog by Dan Abramovgaearon (dan)ExpoAaron FrancisTopics:(00:00) - So called "entertainers" (00:45) - Hi Dan (02:11) - Hiring on a global scale (05:02) - What's the process like for getting hired by Meta? (09:09) - How has it been at Bluesky? (19:06) - How do you feel about centralized vs decentralized? (23:46) - How do you enjoy product work vs framework work? (27:53) - What's the next milestone for Bluesky? (34:19) - Using Expo (43:11) - How does Facebook think about React? (50:19) - Is the internet too mean?
How About Mostly Technical?

How About Mostly Technical?

2024-06-0301:30:22

Adam and Dax were guests on the Mostly Technical podcast and so we're rebroadcasting that conversation on our feed for your listening pleasure. We take on the Laravel vs. JavaScript discourse, selling coffee over the command line, and a lot more.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Mostly Technical with Adam and DaxWatch it on YouTubeServerless FrameworkStatMuseLinearVercelAaron's video about Laravel + Livewire terminal dot shop on TwitterBillion Dollar Creator (Podcast)terminal x LaraconAdam's course on AWSTopics:
Taylor Otwell and Ryan Florence join us to talk about whether "full stack" is a term worth using in 2024, how Laravel differs from Rails, why there isn't a real JavaScript community, what Taylor would like to see from the Remix community, and whether Laravel is like Canada. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.wip: terminalButcherBox: Meat Delivery SubscriptionCloud Monitoring as a Service | DatadogConnect, Protect and Build Everywhere | CloudflareAdam Wathan (@adamwathan) / XWhat is Amazon API Gateway? - Amazon API GatewayInertia.js - The Modern MonolithReason · Reason lets you write simple, fast and quality type safe code while leveraging both the JavaScript & OCaml ecosystems.Topics:(00:00) - Filthy JavaScript developers (00:30) - What does full stack mean? (10:46) - How Laravel different from Rails? (16:17) - Is the frontend and backend team divide real? (18:47) - Why isn't there a JavaScript community? (36:32) - Are JavaScript frameworks in the best position to be the fullest stack? (46:18) - What about Blitz.js? (49:34) - What would Tayor like to see from the Remix community? (54:41) - Is Rails worse than building an app with Cloudflare? (56:38) - Is the top of funnel for web development JavaScript? (01:07:17) - Is Laravel like Canada?
Can you tell that Adam's moved his desk? We talk about how Adam's making banana ice cream, time travel possibilities, the opportunities afforded us as software engineers, being optimistic or a downer on Twitter, the Google IO event compared with the OpenAI event, and reasons to build identical houses.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.wip: terminal (initial commit)Ninja™ CREAMi™The Order of TimeCarlo Rovelli’s Time OrderGoogle I/O 2024Introducing GPT-4oHerDune: Part TwoTopics:(00:00) - This is the beauty of editing (00:47) - Adam's moved (his desk) (02:47) - Our partner for coffee (10:52) - Adam makes banana ice cream but with a new device (15:03) - Is time travel possible? (18:43) - Opportunity cost as a software engineer (36:47) - Gamestop stock is surging again (40:19) - Debbie Downer vs Optimistic Adam (56:04) - Learning from Crypto to inform AI (01:02:13) - The Google IO event (01:07:22) - The OpenAI event (01:11:17) - Her, Dune 2, and good audio (01:15:13) - Why would you build an identical house? (01:22:17) - Listening at 2x speed
Dax has parenting advice for everyone, Adam worries about the point of even living, college as a scam, and theories on the anxious generation.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Dax's picture of AdamApple apologizes for iPad Pro ‘Crush’ ad: it ‘missed the mark’ | Ad AgeiPad Pro CriticizedRyan Florence’s iPad AngerDax Interview ImpactAnxious Generation BookTopics:(00:00) - It's just like having a dog (00:33) - The third time's the charm (02:02) - Dax's good news (06:00) - Apple's iPad announcement (18:37) - Parenting and technology (28:53) - Haircuts (33:08) - What is the point of being alive? (42:28) - College is a scam (54:01) - Terminal shipping
Are Dax and Adam (and the rest of the Terminal.shop crew) drug dealers? We're talking about the coffee industry, what Terminal.shop is built on, the origin story of Terminal.shop, and how cool it feels to ship physical goods in the real world that real humans will hold in their real human hands.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.wip: terminal (initial commit)Charmbashbunni - TwitchTopics:(00:00) - Dax realizes (again) how amazing he is (00:29) - Dax ruins oat milk (06:14) - EVery company is now a tech company (11:57) - Learning about the coffee industry first hand (15:05) - Terminal coffee update (30:41) - How did we build terminal.shop? (38:19) - The fun of running a physical goods business vs software (45:04) - The origin story behind Terminal.shop (53:49) - Working with a legal drug
Everyone's recovering from React Miami and the party at Dax's - oh and we launched a company for buying products like coffee in the terminal! Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.terminal.shopTwitchConTopics:(00:31) - This episode brought to you by our sponsor (01:53) - Catching everyone up on the last few weeks (06:48) - How was Miami? (12:28) - Waving at the summit (18:50) - How walkable is your city? (24:43) - How late do you eat? (31:26) - Building for the terminal
Adam's flying as you read this, and he's definitively not still sick. We're talking about Adam's internet being hacked, updates on our secret project, Cloudflare news, NextJS and Vercel benchmarking drama, and very important planning for React Miami and what to feed Adam.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Cloudflare acquires PartyKit to allow developers to build real-time multi-user applicationsCloudflare acquires Baselime to expand serverless application observability capabilitiesReact MiamaTopics:(00:00) - Adam is basically here. Here being in Miami. (00:37) - Dr. Dax diagnosing Adam (04:34) - Why is sound on the web so bad? (07:05) - Is someone hacking Adam's internet? (12:09) - Update on our secret project (13:11) - Cloudflare news (17:48) - NextJS Vercel infastructure (27:45) - Benchmarking Vercel (33:21) - Is it possible to have a good console? (38:00) - There's only so much caring in a company (41:05) - Plans for React Miami (51:49) - How we going to feed Adam?
How long do you think Adam's crazy expensive Apple monitor will last? Dax tries to pass off all his front end tasks to Liz, Lambda fixed a streaming bug, Adam catches up on Cloudflare Dev week, Dax tries to make fun of Adam about Huberman, AI rizz and Gaussian splatting, and LEGO, Disney, and Universal all nailed it.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Home · tmux/tmux WikiVisual Studio Code ServerJosh’s Online CoursesCopilot ProgrammerThe Pillars of the Earth (miniseries)Suno AIDax’s AI BangersThe Cloudflare BlogAaron Francis on X: “@thdxr I’ll wait, thanks.” / XCalifornia Workers' RightsAndrew Huberman Profile3D Gaussian SplattingTopics:(00:00) - The mystery project is... (00:42) - How long does a monitor last? (02:25) - Who wants to do front end dev really? (15:42) - Is AI just crypto bros take two? (34:44) - Would you chill at a relaxed job vs going to create more in a company? (38:15) - Lambda fixed the streaming bug (45:19) - Cloudflare Dev week (54:51) - How does Cloudflare pricing really work? (01:06:49) - React Miami teaser (01:08:33) - Was Twitter boring this week? (01:10:36) - Is working long hours in software dev bad? (01:18:50) - Andrew Huberman's methods of control (01:26:08) - AI has no rizz (01:30:47) - Gaussian splatting (01:36:58) - LEGO nailed it (01:41:31) - Disney nailed it (01:43:08) - Universal nailed it
Adam tries on a chain for Florida, Linear fixes GitHub Issues issue for Dax, big vs small vs medium dev teams, how long do startup devs actually have to develop, how much of a factor is luck in a startup's success or failure, Disney and media bundling and unbundling, and are Adam Sandler movies actually any good?Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.GitHub Integration – LinearPaddle – The complete payments, tax, and subscriptions solution for SaaSPaddle Board RentalsBaumol EffectBundling and UnbundlingClaude  AnthropicAdam Sandler FilmsUncut Gems 2019 Film ReviewsReact MiamiTopics:(00:00) - Squeeky boom (00:28) - Adam tries on a chain - or is it a necklace? (03:55) - Do you track your sleep? (04:38) - Linear fixes GitHub issues? (10:08) - Big team vs small team vs medium team (20:57) - Where do startup founders go when their startup dies? (25:02) - How long is the window for a developer? (30:11) - Do you feel like it's all going to come down to luck? (38:21) - It feels like any aquisition feels like a failure (42:08) - Disney, IP, ESPN, and sports rights (48:08) - Bundling and unbundling (50:07) - LLM pricing instability (54:02) - Let's cool it on the robots (56:11) - Are Adam Sandlar
Dax talks about the launch of SST Ion, a video he shot to promote it and get ahead of the q's people ask, what the migration path is like, should companies still do a launch week, the benefits of an SQLite production, catching up on Astro DB, should Adam take a detour into Zed land, Dax goes Mac, finding time to watch movies or play video games, and physical limitations overcome with neural implants.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.SST Ion is finally hereIonsst/ion: ❍ — a new engine for SSTExperience up to 40% faster stack creation with AWS CloudFormationHow we sped up AWS CloudFormation deployments with optimistic stabilization | AWS DevOps BlogNavigate the AWS Maze with Confidence | Pro AWSAstro DBTurso — SQLite for ProductionPrettier DaemonZed Coding SpeedArch LinuxRaycastAlacritty Terminal EmulatorTinker Tailor SoldierAI Business AppsNeuralink enables chess playTopics:(00:00) - 10 years of Arch will do it to you (00:39) - Launching SST Ion (13:49) - What's the migration path right now? (15:30) - Should companies still do a launch week? (18:39) - What are the benefits of SQLite based development? (25:26) - Catching up on Astro DB? (31:18) - What is SST competing with? (34:07) - Should Adam take a detour into Zed land? (35:31) - Dax goes Mac (44:20) - Finding time to game or watch movies (01:06:14) - Did you remember Neural Link? (01:12:19) - Physical limitations of getting older
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