

How About Tomorrow?
Adam Elmore & Dax Raad
Adam and Dax discuss web technologies, the internet, and the future of (basically) everything.
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Mar 16, 2023 • 24min
Internet Fights
Adam & Dax discuss their most recent fights on Twitter and the forces that are driving increased anger on the internet.
(00:00) - Not a fighter... but on Twitter
(01:16) - What the conflict was about
(03:52) - Looking for people to agree
(08:08) - Parameters around productive conversation online
(12:32) - Is that just the nature of Twitter?
(16:35) - Fake Twitter fights
(17:29) - Communities that do it well
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Mar 13, 2023 • 24min
Signaling the End of React
Adam & Dax discuss signals and what the future looks like for React.
(00:24) - What are signals?
(02:07) - React vs Solid and signals?
(05:35) - You think you know something, but you need to unlearn your React brain
(07:07) - What is different?
(10:22) - Derived state and effects
(11:59) - Tradeoffs in choosing Solid over React
(15:57) - Does bundle size matter?
(17:57) - Big picture implications?
(22:31) - Sites vs apps decision
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Mar 6, 2023 • 24min
Rebase.tv
Adam & Dax discuss their recent side project: Rebase.tv, a live game show for developers.
(00:33) - We're making something together
(01:57) - Making a landing page
(05:52) - AWS issues we've had
(08:51) - Quality over speed
(11:22) - Drop the things that are nagging you
(14:32) - What would you do if you didn't have a side project?
(16:36) - Is it unique to be passionate about software development?
(19:30) - Where does software development land outside of developers?
(22:45) - Rebase.tv
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Mar 2, 2023 • 32min
AI Takes Over
Adam & Dax discuss the recent tsunami of AI advancements. Also, Adam might be an AI bro.
(00:35) - Adam's AI hype
(03:36) - AI tools are available to non-experts now
(07:05) - Is it stealing from artists?
(10:18) - What AI tools are you using?
(14:12) - Astro's langchain for docs
(16:53) - When is something AI?
(21:47) - AI music generation
(23:46) - Can we automate the bad jobs?
(30:00) - Is there hope?
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Feb 27, 2023 • 25min
SST v2
Adam & Dax discuss the release of SST v2.
(00:01) - SST 2 is out
(01:05) - Was there any doubt in what you were building?
(05:58) - What's new in SST?
(08:17) - Adam's experience with SST
(13:00) - Who's building on SST?
(17:33) - Deploy Next.js into an AWS account
(23:38) - Podcast hibernation
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Dec 5, 2022 • 20min
In-Person, Eh?
Adam & Dax discuss their first tech conference experience in a hotel room in Las Vegas.

Nov 14, 2022 • 27min
Twitter Drama
Adam & Dax discuss the ongoing Twitter drama. Can the remaining staff keep the platform running? Is the world overreacting? Is Mastodon a viable alternative?

Nov 8, 2022 • 26min
Serverless is Dead
Adam & Dax discuss the future of (pure) serverless after an ominous tweet from a prominent figure at AWS.

Nov 7, 2022 • 24min
Renting Computers
Adam & Dax discuss a blog post by DHH where he explains why they're moving away from the cloud and managing their infrastructure in-house.

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Oct 31, 2022 • 26min
Remix acquired by Shopify
Hosts discuss Shopify's acquisition of Remix and its implications for web development. They analyze the challenges faced by Next.js and the potential competition with Remix. The importance of performance in e-commerce and the disappointment with React Server components are also discussed. The changing landscape of web development and alternative frameworks like Astro, Solid Start, and SvelteKit are explored.