
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat SOC 2 in the Streets, Spaghetti in the Sheets
Jan 1, 2026
59:45
This week, Robbie and Chuck sip Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye, and discuss why SOC 2 compliance is a painful but necessary sign of company maturity. They also dig into AI coding tools, React fatigue, and the growing frustration of modern developer workflows.
In this episode:
- (00:00) – Intro
- (01:43) – Whiskey rating & review: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye
- (09:15) – Why SOC 2 compliance is a painful rite of passage
- (11:55) – AI-powered workflows and where they break down
- (18:55) – Do we still need new frameworks?
- (20:58) – Framework fatigue and the React hangover
- (26:51) – The reality of building browser extensions
- (29:02) – Is Firefox dead?
- (29:19) – Who AI-powered browsers are actually for
- (31:26) – Why shipping software on Windows is such a mess
- (35:15) – Juggling operating systems and hardware setups
- (37:22) – Are ultra-expensive PC components actually worth it?
- (40:58) – Shipping Swatch across platforms and dealing with Snap
- (42:48) – The “Tacolate,” Taco Bell experiments, and questionable food ideas
- (46:45) – What is a Bimby cooker?
- (52:57) – Robbie’s septic system saga
Links
- Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye: https://www.jackdaniels.com/whiskey/single-barrel-rye
- Winter Olympics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games
- World Cup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup
- Vercel: https://vercel.com/
- AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/
- IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
- Claude: https://claude.ai
- Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
- Grok: https://grok.com/
- GitHub: https://github.com/
- Open Router: https://openrouter.ai/
- Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
- v0: https://v0.dev/
- Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
- Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
- Replit: https://replit.com/
- ShadCN: https://ui.shadcn.com/
- Vue: https://vuejs.org/
- React: https://react.dev/
- JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
- Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
- Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
- HTMX: https://htmx.org/
- TanStack: https://tanstack.com/
- SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/
- Express: https://expressjs.com/
- Omarchy: https://omarchy.org/
- Swatch: https://swatch.dev/
- Windows: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
- Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
- TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
- Safari: https://www.apple.com/safari/
- Apple: https://apple.com
- Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/
- Firefox: https://www.firefox.com/
- Dia: https://www.diabrowser.com/
- OpenAI Atlas: https://chatgpt.com/atlas/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/
- NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/
- Linux: https://www.linux.org/
- Mac Mini: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
- Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/
- LG 5k Display: https://www.lg.com/us/collections/5k-monitors
- Apple XDR Display: https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/
- Snap: https://snapcraft.io/
- Arch Linux: https://archlinux.org/
- Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
- Bimby Cooker: https://www.thermomix.com/
- Vitamix: https://www.vitamix.com/
- ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
- All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
- Ep 218: How to Build a Career When the Rules Keep Changing w/ Taylor Desseyn & Jason Torres: https://whiskey.fm/how-to-build-a-career-when-the-rules-keep-changing-w-taylor-desseyn-jason-torres
Connect with the hosts
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
- Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink
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