This week, Robbie and Adam talk about Halloween vibes, excellent scotch, and the strange state of modern web development. After rating an Orphan Barrel single malt, they dig into AI coding workflows, agent tools, why one-shot prompts so often fail, and more.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:24) - Whiskey rating & review: Orphan Barrel Woven Honor
(07:21) - How AI is (and isn’t) fitting into real dev workflows
(12:01) - The Louvre heist and why bold ideas sometimes work
(17:02) - Anthropic Skills and the future of AI tooling
(19:21) - Why Warp feels like a killer terminal
(20:43) - OpenCode vs. Warp for everyday development
(21:29) - Connecting Cursor and Claude
(22:17) - Navigating AI tools at work
(24:45) - Why AI struggles to follow instructions
(29:51) - Using web components with Preact signals
(30:39) - Are modern web tools over-engineered?
(31:48) - Cucumber, specs, and English as code
(33:43) - Naming the CSS masonry layout problem
(43:32) - Squash vs. merge and automating away the noise
(48:50) - SEO, AIO, and visibility in the age of AI
(53:07) - Does AI understand podcasts at all?
(53:21) - A fun CSS @important alternative
(54:22) - Don't ignore ESLint in PRs
(55:37) - Why gatekeeping helps no one
(57:12) - Don't be afraid to ask for help
(58:04) - Halloween plans
(01:00:10) - Plugs
Links
Orphan Barrel Woven Honor: https://www.orphanbarrel.com/
Ep 223: The Piano Man of State Machines w/ David K. Piano: https://whiskey.fm/the-piano-man-of-state-machines-w-david-k-piano
Nikka Whisky: https://www.nikka.com/
GitHub: https://github.com/
Claude: https://claude.ai/
Python: https://www.python.org/
Beyond Tellerrand: https://beyondtellerrand.com/
Astro: https://astro.build/
Gamma: https://gamma.app/
Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/
Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
Opencode: https://opencode.ai/
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
Preact: https://preactjs.com/
Starpod.dev: https://starpod.dev/
Android: https://www.android.com/
Cucumber: https://cucumber.io/
Ember: https://emberjs.com/
Docker: https://www.docker.com/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/
JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
Sass: https://sass-lang.com/
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
Prettier: https://prettier.io/
ESLint: https://eslint.org/
Ep 212: TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards: https://whiskey.fm/talkshop-show-w-macho-man-randy-standards
Front End Happy Hour Podcast: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/
ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
Syntax: https://syntax.fm/
We Might Be Drunk: https://wemightbedrunkpod.com/
CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
Rick Rubin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin
Zombies Ate My Neighbors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombies_Ate_My_Neighbors
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia
Wayne's World: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne's_World_(film)
Super Mario: https://mario.nintendo.com/
Vite: https://vite.dev/
Connect with the hosts
Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink
Subscribe and stay in touch
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Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
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