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Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

By: RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III The Radcast Network
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 Veteran web developers RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III host this informal, whiskey-fueled fireside chat with your favorite web devs. They discuss all things web development including JavaScript, TypeScript, EmberJS, React, Astro, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, Web3, and more. They take a unique approach and focus on getting to know the human side of developers and their hobbies outside of work, all while sampling a new whiskey that they rate on their unique tentacle scale.© RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III
Episodes
  • Father's Day Drinking w/ Typecraft

    Father's Day Drinking w/ Typecraft
    Jun 19 2025
    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) - PlugsLinksAaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancisMichelob 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.aiAmazon: https://amazon.comHashiCorp: 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/ThePrimeagenVim: 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_devGoogle: https://google.comVS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/OpenAI: https://openai.comART19: 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.nvimClaude Code: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-codeTypescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/ES6: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_es6.aspAnthropic: https://www.anthropic.comReact: https://react.dev/DoorDash: https://www.doordash.com/Black Mirror: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/Star Trek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_TrekConnect with TypecraftWebsite: https://typecraft.dev/X / Twitter: https://x.com/typecraft_devConnect with Chuck and RobbieRobbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rdSubscribe and stay in touchWebsite: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnotWhiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Will AI Kill the Joy of Coding?

    Will AI Kill the Joy of Coding?
    Jun 12 2025
    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 recommendationsLinksBarrell 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.aiWindsurf: https://windsurf.ai/OpenAI: https://openai.comGemini: 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-50908f49Astro: https://astro.build/Vercel: https://vercel.com/Starlight Tailwind: https://github.com/withastro/starlight/tree/main/examples/tailwindEmber: https://emberjs.com/GitHub: https://github.comSam Altman: https://x.com/samaWALL-E: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-280395a4-d5ef-4dd0-bd09-d91c31593d3dIdiocracy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagenAdam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/Amazon: https://amazon.comGuillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchgPHP: 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-iveJony Ive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jony_IveSyntax: https://syntax.fmReact Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/Rodecaster Pro: https://rode.com/en-us/interfaces-and-mixers/rodecaster-series/rodecaster-proElectro-Voice RE20: https://products.electrovoice.com/na/en/re20/13 Reasons Why: https://www.netflix.com/title/80117470Dan Abramov: https://danabra.mov/HBO: https://www.max.com/The White Lotus: https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotusRyan Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_ReynoldsMint Mobile: https://www.mintmobile.com/Apple TV+: https://tv.apple.com/The Last of Us: https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-usThe Handmaid's Tale: https://www.hulu.com/series/the-handmaids-taleGrey'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 RobbieRobbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rdSubscribe and stay in touchWebsite: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnotWhiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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  • Stop Fixing Things That Aren't Broken

    Stop Fixing Things That Aren't Broken
    Jun 5 2025
    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 TVLinksOld Grand-Dad: https://www.beamdistilling.com/our-brands/old-grand-dad-bourbonWild 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_TankGitHub: https://github.comMicrosoft: https://www.microsoft.com/Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/OpenAI: https://openai.comCursor: https://www.cursor.com/Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilotDeno: 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-sodaShepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/Claude: https://claude.aiWarp: 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.comAmazon: https://amazon.comReact Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorfWeb Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2MMux: https://www.mux.com/Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancisTerminal Coffee: https://www.terminal.shop/Syntax: https://syntax.fmSentry: https://Sentry.io/David Cramer: https://x.com/zeegGirl Scouts: https://www.girlscouts.org/Carlyle House: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_HouseKen Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/Whiskey Library: https://mwlpdx.com/Jack Rose: https://www.jackrosediningsaloon.com/Gumroad: https://gumroad.comSupabase: 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/modelxElon Musk: https://x.com/elonmuskRivian: https://rivian.com/Why Women Kill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Women_KillLucy Liu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_LiuAmerican 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_HillTim McGraw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_McGrawGame of Thrones: https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thronesConnect with Chuck and RobbieRobbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rdSubscribe and stay in touchWebsite: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnotWhiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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