Mostly Technical

Ian and Aaron discuss getting sick, the challenges of diagnosing and treating Lyme disease, the struggles of gut health and paternity leave, the importance of conveying true meaning in responses to 'How are you doing?', the concept of the 'suburban dad scale', their reluctance to go skiing, and the idea of labeling everything as a movement.

The hosts discuss their ski trip, the Laracon US announcement, and the optimization of route model binding in Laravel. They also talk about building a studio backdrop, the rise in popularity of the game 'Adopt Me' in Roblox, and their excitement for an upcoming event in Dallas. Additionally, they analyze TV shows and movies, including their thoughts on the Fast and Furious series.

The podcast covers topics such as parenting twins, the challenges of enforcing model rules in Laravel, creating a studio apartment for video content, building static sites with Laravel, resolving a MySQL database issue, optimizing table cache instances, and working with Perkona and making successful changes.

Adam Wathan, founder of Tailwind, joins Ian & Aaron to discuss upcoming Tailwind Catalyst UI kit, hiring challenges, rewriting Tailwind in Rust for speed optimization, and the importance of work and having dedicated time for exploring new ideas. They also discuss balancing work and family life in the programming field.

The podcast covers topics such as Laravel Pulse, DHH's Slack competitor, Rails copying Laravel, the benefits of an intermediate event recording layer, project evolution, running your own Slack, comparing subscription costs, and stealing ideas from Rails for Laravel.

The podcast covers a wide range of topics including the birth of the hosts' twin babies, MySQL 8 upgrade challenges, Postgres and JSON indexing, optimizing static site speeds, Laravel Pulse, data display and storage strategies, Laravel's authentication system, wearing shoes inside the house, and gym routines.

Jeffrey Way, web development expert, joins Ian & Aaron to discuss the ethics of retweeting compliments, finding the right people to hire, self-promotion dilemmas, and the declining interest in the Olympics. They also touch on B2B vs B2C marketing, challenges in building software, and the value of stay-at-home parents in remote work opportunities.

Ian & Aaron follow up on last week's component conversation, talk about Ian's new truck, debate if Laravel devs get paid less, & more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com(00:00) - The Final Take on Components (08:46) - Component Libraries Are Tempting (16:42) - Truck Talk 🛻 (30:40) - Kid Update (41:52) - Do Laravel Devs Get Paid Less? (50:22) - A Sock Story 🧦 Links:Adam's Tweet about working on componentsHeadless UIArticle on the matte black CybertruckRivian R1TWhat is one-pedal driving?Link to Tweet about Laravel jobs paying less

Sam Selikoff discusses React Server Actions & Server Components, having one set of opinions, and the infamous SQL Injection Slide at NextConf. They explore the differences between front-end and back-end development, the advantages of using JavaScript, and the concept of the ceiling in UI development. They also highlight the benefits of abstraction and composition in building React apps and share their experience with controversy on Twitter.

Caleb Porzio, Livewire expert and creator of Wiretap, joins Ian and Aaron to discuss the future of Livewire screencasts & components, implementation and ease of use of LiveWire, challenges of debugging bidirectional changes, LiveWire's current setup and financial empire, pricing structures, international and localized pricing, building infrastructure, different payment models, and the idea of combining LiveWire and React components.