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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
  • Why You Can’t Skip the Fundamentals w/ Henri Helvetica

    Why You Can’t Skip the Fundamentals w/ Henri Helvetica
    May 8 2025
    This week, Chuck and special guest co-host Aaron Francis talk with Henri Helvetica live from React Miami. They explore the evolving challenges of web performance, why genuine research skills still matter in an AI-driven world, and how developers can stay curious and resilient in a fast-moving industry. Henri shares insights from his React Miami talk, his passion for performance advocacy, and why literacy—both digital and physical—matters more than ever.In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(00:54) - Meet Henri Helvetica(05:36) - Rum review and rating: Rhum Barbancourt 15(12:34) - Why the best JS framework is the one you like(14:38) - What makes a good rum?(19:33) - Have performance and accessibility been left behind?(22:32) - Where Henri’s working now—and how he’s pushing for better performance(26:47) - Hot Take: Why modern dev learning paths are hurting growth(35:43) - Henri’s advice for junior devs who want to master performance(39:05) - How to use AI without sabotaging your future learning(43:36) - Henri's passion for running and exercise(52:19) - Building and growing Henri's dev running community(54:27) - If not tech, what would Henri do instead?(55:26) - PlugsLinksRhum Barbancourt 15: https://barbancourt.com/React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/Remix: https://remix.run/Ryan Florence: https://x.com/ryanflorenceBuffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/Pappy Van Winkle: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/van-winkle.htmlMaker's Mark: https://www.makersmark.com/Weller: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/w-l-weller.htmlEmber: https://emberjs.com/James Earl Jones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Earl_JonesAppleton Estate: https://appletonestate.com/Zacapa 23: https://www.zacaparum.com/Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchgChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/Web.dev: https://web.dev/Performance.now(): https://perfnow.nl/Couch to 5k: https://c25k.com/Connect with HenriX / Twitter: https://x.com/henrihelveticaConnect 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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    57 mins
  • Are Frameworks Still Worth the Tradeoffs? w/ Adam Rackis

    Are Frameworks Still Worth the Tradeoffs? w/ Adam Rackis
    May 1 2025
    This week, Chuck talks with Adam Rackis live from React Miami. Along with special guest-host Aaron Francis, they dig into React Server Components, the quirks of modern JavaScript frameworks, and why TanStack might be the future. Sipping an Appleton Estate Rum, they swap hot takes, get candid about developer trends, tech philosophies, and share some unexpected guilty pleasures.In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(02:37) - Rum tasting and review: Appleton Estate(11:27) - Hot Take: Why Adam is cooling off on React Server Components(14:56) - What makes TanStack the most exciting tool in frontend?(16:52) - Are we still chasing SSR for the right reasons?(21:26) - Comparing frameworks: Laravel, Next.js, Redwood & more(24:34) - Should you pay for Auth or build it yourself?(25:13) - Why does the JS community resist “batteries-included” frameworks?(27:54) - A look at Adam’s React Miami talk: From PHP to RSC(30:45) - Hot Take: classes vs hooks(33:31) - Adam’s military background(35:08) - Milestones: Spotify, marriage, and careers(36:56) - Has Disney ruined Star Wars?(38:17) - Guilty pleasures: Jackass, Fast & Furious, and more(43:29) - If not tech, what would Adam do instead?(44:05) - PlugsLinksAppleton Estate Rum: https://appletonestate.com/React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/Spotify: https://spotify.com/Riot Games: https://www.riotgames.com/Ron Zacapa 23: https://www.zacaparum.com/Laravel: https://laravel.com/Postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/Disney: https://www.disney.com/Vercel: https://vercel.com/Next.js: https://nextjs.org/Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/TanStack: https://tanstack.com/Remix: https://remix.run/Svelte: https://svelte.dev/HTMX: https://htmx.org/Vue: https://vuejs.org/Dan Abramov: https://github.com/gaearonInertia: https://inertiajs.com/Sam Selikoff: https://x.com/samselikoffRyan Florence: https://x.com/ryanflorenceBig Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/Drizzle: https://orm.drizzle.team/RedwoodJS: https://redwoodjs.com/Tom Preston-Werner: https://x.com/mojomboClerk: https://clerk.com/Auth0: https://auth0.com/NextAuth.js: https://next-auth.js.org/Better-Auth: https://www.better-auth.com/OpenAuth: https://openauth.js.org/Prisma: https://www.prisma.io/WorkOS: https://workos.com/Ember: https://emberjs.com/Backbonejs: https://backbonejs.org/Air Force Academy: https://www.usafa.edu/Star Wars: https://www.starwars.com/The Mandalorian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MandalorianFast & Furious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_%26_FuriousJackass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackass_(franchise)Laravel Cloud: https://cloud.laravel.com/TanStack Router: https://tanstack.com/router/latestScreencasting.com: https://screencasting.com/Connect with AdamWebsite: https://adamrackis.dev/X / Twitter: https://x.com/AdamRackisConnect 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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    45 mins
  • WTF is MCP? w/ David Cramer

    WTF is MCP? w/ David Cramer
    Apr 24 2025
    This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with David Cramer about MCP—microservices for language models—and why it might be the future of AI tooling. They dig into the state of AI agents, developer efficiency, and why Codegen isn’t killing jobs anytime soon.In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(02:47) - Whiskey review and rating(17:12) - Hot Take: Syntax.fm vs Whiskey Web and Whatnot?(18:06) - Hot Take: Rails vs Laravel(20:27) - Hot Take: Taco Bell vs Del Taco(22:36) - What exactly is "MCP"?(29:55) - Can you leverage AI to build SaaS for you?(38:21) - React Miami(40:27) - Rum and snacks(47:12) - Chuck is moving to Italy(50:18) - David's Sim racing rig(54:33) - PlugsLinksWoodford Reserve Double Double Oaked: https://www.woodfordreserve.com/whiskey/double-double-oaked/Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye: https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/whiskey/single-barrel-ryeHigh West: https://highwest.com/Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/Syntax: https://syntax.fmSentry: https://sentry.ioRails: https://rubyonrails.org/Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/Laravel: https://laravel.com/Python: https://www.python.org/DHH: https://x.com/dhh/Laracon: https://laracon.us/37signals: https://37signals.com/Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/Del Taco: https://deltaco.com/Chick-fil-A: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/In-N-Out: https://www.in-n-out.com/React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancisCursor: https://www.cursor.com/Codegen: https://codegen.com/Figma: https://www.figma.com/Assassin's Creed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_CreedTesla: https://www.tesla.com/Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchgEve 6: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_6Payload: https://payloadcms.com/Chris Hemsworth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_HemsworthNVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/Porsche: porsche.comConnect with DavidWebsite: https://cra.mr/X / Twitter: https://x.com/zeegConnect 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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    56 mins
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