Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
  • 4 SEPT
  • EPISODE 208
  • 1HR 5MIN

Dial-Up Is Dead, Long Live Adam Argyle

Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

This week, Robbie and Adam talk about CascadiaJS, Adam’s new role at Shopify, and why tech interviews are so broken. They explore accessibility in front-end dev, the sameness of modern frameworks, and whether AI is the future of engineering or just another hype cycle.

In this episode:

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (02:46) - Whiskey rating & review: Jim Beam Pineapple
  • (07:00) - CascadiaJS preview + speaker lineup
  • (13:27) - Adam's new role at Shopify
  • (20:47) - Are React hooks officially dead?
  • (21:41) - The dev interview process is broken + interview tips
  • (31:01) - Gradient.style
  • (35:09) - Hot Take: no more React clones
  • (36:53) - Adam's OpenAI interview and NPM nightmares
  • (40:03) - AI and the future of web development
  • (52:06) - Dial-up is dead
  • (53:39) - Physical vs. digital media
  • (1:00:39) - Cracker Barrel’s makeover

Links

  • Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
  • Taylor Swift: https://www.taylorswift.com/
  • Travis Kelce: https://x.com/tkelce
  • New Heights: https://www.youtube.com/@newheightshow
  • Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
  • CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
  • Vue.js: https://vuejs.org/
  • Carter Rabasa: https://carter.rabasa.com/
  • IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
  • Slack: https://www.slack.com/
  • Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/
  • CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
  • Kevin Whinnery: https://www.kevin.mn/
  • Deno: https://deno.com/
  • OpenAI: https://openai.com/
  • ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
  • Charlie Gerard: https://charliegerard.dev/
  • Annie Sexton: https://bsky.app/profile/anniesexton.com
  • Shruti Kapoor: https://shrutikapoor.dev/
  • React: https://react.dev/
  • Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
  • All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
  • Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
  • Vercel: https://vercel.com/
  • Ep 194: Static, Dynamic, Generative: What’s Next for the Web? w/ Guillermo Rauch: https://whiskey.fm/static-dynamic-generative-whats-next-for-the-web-w-guillermo-rauch
  • LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/
  • Michael Jackson: https://x.com/mjackson
  • Remix: https://remix.run/
  • React: https://react.dev/
  • Knockout: https://knockoutjs.com/
  • Discord: https://discord.com
  • HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
  • Adam's resume: https://nerdy.dev/resume
  • Gradient.style: https://gradient.style/
  • Colorzilla: https://www.colorzilla.com/
  • Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
  • Wes Bos: https://wesbos.com/
  • Kiro: https://kiro.dev/
  • Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
  • Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
  • Claude: https://claude.ai
  • Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
  • Zed: https://zed.dev/
  • Fireship: https://www.youtube.com/@fireship
  • Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
  • Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
  • Adam's LLM chat prototype: https://nerdy.dev/llm-chat-prototype
  • NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
  • Alanis Morissette: https://alanis.com
  • Lex Fridman: https://lexfridman.com/
  • ASAP Rocky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASAP_Rocky
  • Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
  • Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
  • Austin Powers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Powers
  • Sonos: https://www.sonos.com/
  • Google Home: https://home.google.com/welcome/
  • Beyond Tellerrand: https://beyondtellerrand.com/
  • Teenage Engineering K.O. II: https://teenage.engineering/store/ep-133
  • Elvis Presley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
  • Final Fantasy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy
  • Cracker Barrel: https://www.crackerbarrel.com/
  • Logan's Roadhouse: https://logansroadhouse.com/

Connect with Adam

  • Website: https://nerdy.dev/
  • X / Twitter: https://x.com/argyleink

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

  • Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
  • Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

Subscribe and stay in touch

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  • Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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