Front-End Fire

TJ VanToll, Paige Niedringhaus, Jack Herrington
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A weekly show that helps you stay up to date on the latest and greatest in the front-end world.

  1. 1d ago

    165: Open Source Was Fun While It Lasted

    Open source was fun while it lasted. AI-generated submissions are swamping maintainers and bug bounty programs, so the gates are closing, and we can’t say we blame the people closing them. We also dig into Pi 1.0 and the new Pi Durable framework, and a dev who used Claude to reverse engineer Adobe Creative Suite and release it as open source. Plus: Deno joins Cloudflare, and an ice cream map that divided us. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:45 - OSS maintainers and companies are shutting off PRs and bug bounty programs9:07 - Pi 1.016:06 - Someone vibe coded a free knockoff of Adobe Creative Suite36:31 - Deno is joining Cloudflare39:53 - example.com changes41:38 - Controversial state-by-state ice cream infographic46:32 - What's making us happyNews Paige: Pi 1.0 and Pi DurableJack: Someone vibe coded a free knockoff of Adobe Creative SuiteTJ: OSS maintainers and companies are shutting off their external PR & bug bounty programsLightning News Deno is joining Cloudflareexample.com changesControversial state by state ice cream infographicWhat's Making Us Happy Paige: Black Sails showJack: OSX shortcut to reorder the menu bar iconsTJ: Using AI to clean up old photosThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

  2. Oct 5

    164: Developers Are Tired of This Sh*t

    The State of Devs 2026 survey results are in, and... they’re not great. We discuss. We also dig into a huge week of 1.0 releases (EmDash, Vinext, and Vite+), OpenAI's Dev Day, and more! Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:12 - State of Devs 2026 survey28:26 - EmDash 1.030:37 - Vinext 1.032:46 - Vite+ 1.035:03 - OpenAI Dev Day40:55 - Agent safety42:38 - element46:15 - What's making us happyNews All: State of Devs 2026 survey results are inLightning News Vite+ 1.0EmDash 1.0Vinext 1.0 updateOpenAI Dev DayAgent safetyWhat's Making Us Happy Paige: Shogun (Asian Saga #1) novelJack: Hanging with friends and making musicTJ: Mike Tomlin's Minecraft cityThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

  3. Sep 28

    163: Do Frameworks Still Matter Anymore?

    DHH took the Rails World stage to announce that he and Basecamp are no longer writing code by hand, wouldn't necessarily recommend Rails for a new app, and are going all in on native. That kicks off this week's big question: in an era of agentic coding, do frameworks still matter? We also dig into Safari 27's WebKit release, which is packed with a Safari MCP for agents, customizable selects, the HTML model element, and a pile of CSS improvements. In Lightning News, GitHub Copilot's runtime moved to Rust, and OpenAI's agents hacked an Australian government Medicare portal. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro2:36 - DHH's Rails World Keynote12:28 - Do frameworks matter anymore?19:50 - Safari 27 WebKit updates37:32 - GitHub Copilot's runtime migrated to Rust39:23 - OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website44:30 - What's making us happyNews Paige: Safari 27 WebKit updatesJack: Do frameworks matter anymore?TJ: DHH's Rails World KeynoteLightning News GitHub Copilot's runtime migrated to RustOpenAI agents hacked an Australian government websiteWhat's Making Us Happy Paige: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds TV seriesJack: Learning Blackbird on guitarTJ: Ted Lasso TV seriesThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

  4. Sep 21

    162: Shopify Breaks Up with React Native

    The React core team just shipped 19.3 with view transitions, fragment refs, and Context support in server components. A startup called TypeSafe AI is making waves with Jev, a fast, cheap "System One" model built for structured decisions instead of full LLM reasoning. And Shopify is walking away from React Native after six years, heading back to native Swift and Kotlin. We also cover Matt Mullenweg's whirlwind week at Automattic and how white hat hackers used Claude to ethically hack OpenAI. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:11 - React 19.37:22 - Shopify moves from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin21:12 - Jev AI model30:07 - Matt Mullenweg is back at Automattic33:45 - Claude ethically hacked OpenAI41:32 - What's making us happyNews Paige: React 19.3Jack: Jev AI modelTJ: Shopify moves from React Native back to Swift and KotlinLightning News Matt Mullenweg was ousted from Automattic, but days later he was backClaude ethically hacked OpenAIWhat's Making Us Happy Paige: Great British Bake Off starts next weekJack: Sumo is back in September Basho!TJ: Yesteryear novelThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

  5. Sep 14

    161: Tailwind Has a New Home

    There are finally some real-world consequences for the Shai-Hulud npm attacks: Australian Federal Police and the FBI arrested two men behind TeamPCP, a group that's been running supply chain attacks using npm since last year. Meanwhile, the open source acquihire train rolls on as Shopify buys Tailwind CSS. In Lightning News the WordPress/WP Engine saga returns as Matt Mullenweg is ousted as Automattic CEO, an Anthropic researcher quits with a warning that AI could kill us all inside a decade, and OpenAI claims it cracked a millennium math problem with 10,000 agents and 88 hours of compute. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:08 - Shopify buys Tailwind7:24 - Two men arrested for Shai-Hulud hacks15:35 - Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg placed on leave of absence23:37 - AI researchers think AI will kill us all32:04 - OpenAI cracks a math millennium problem39:44 - What's making us happyNews Paige: Shopify buys TailwindTJ: Two men arrested for the TeamPCP Shai-Hulud supply chain attacks on npmLightning News Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg placed on leave of absenceAI researchers think AI will kill us allOpenAI cracks math millennium problemWhat's Making Us Happy Paige: Reacher TV seriesTJ: Wake Up Dead Man movieThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

  6. Sep 7

    160: GPT-6 vs. Claude 5.1

    Both big AI labs shipped their best models yet this week: OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra finally takes computer use seriously, and Anthropic's Fable & Mythos 5.1 land with gains in coding, knowledge work, and long-running tasks. Jack also went down a rabbit hole on how LLM watermarking actually works. Plus a Roomba with two floor-cleaning brains, a website tallying up AI agent felonies, and OpenAI cutting Cursor off from its models. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:16 - GPT-6 Astra11:58 - How LLM watermarking works29:47 - Fable & Mythos 5.141:48 - Felony Bench43:21 - iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo45:51 - OpenAI blocks Cursor48:27 - What's making us happyNews Paige: Anthropic debuts Fable & Mythos 5.1Jack: How LLM watermarking worksTJ: GPT-6 AstraLightning News OpenAI blocks Cursor after its acquisition by SpaceXiRobot unveils the Roomba DuoFelony BenchWhat's Making Us Happy Paige: Silo TV series, season 3Jack: Kenwood CarPlay UnitTJ: Pablo Torre Finds OutThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

  7. Aug 31

    159: Is AI Making Us Worse Devs?

    This week we're asking the uncomfortable question: is AI coding making us worse developers, or just changing which skills matter? We dig into OpenAI's new WebMCP Challenge and what it means for the agentic web, plus Bun's massive 1.4 release packed with performance wins and new features. Then we wrap up with TanStack AI hitting release candidate and the internet's new favorite gimmick, Hugging Face's rollerblading Microduck. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:03 - Will AI coding prevent expertise?21:40 - WebMCP challenge29:49 - Bun 1.4 release42:17 - TanStack AI RC43:14 - Microduck47:21 - What's making us happyNews Paige: AI Coding will Prevent ExpertiseJack: WebMCP challengeTJ: Bun 1.4Lightning News MicroduckTanStack AI enters RCWhat's Making Us Happy Paige: The Paradise Problem bookJack: Altoids guitar pick insert websiteTJ: Still Counting PodcastThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

  8. Aug 24

    158: The Browser Wars are Getting Weird

    This week we dig into Cloudflare's new agent-only browser, Kitesurf, built for speed over polish. Cursor made waves by ditching Solid.js for React, and Jack brings back a field report from RenderATL on the state of dev conferences in 2026. Plus, in Lightning News: pnpm's Rust rewrite, Microsoft trimming its AI feature list, Claude tackling the Riemann hypothesis with 60 subagents, and a Claude agent that accidentally hacked into a gym's registration system. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Cloudflare introduces Kitesurf: an agent-first browser8:08 - Cursor moves from Solid to React17:08 - Render ATL recap30:44 - pnpm 1232:39 - Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features36:24 - Claude, the Riemann hypothesis, and Jared Sumner?42:37 - A Claude agent hacked into a gym48:40 - What's making us happyNews Paige: Cloudflare introduces Kitesurf: an agent-first browserJack: Render ATL recapTJ: Cursor moves from Solid to ReactLightning News Pnpm 12 is RustMicrosoft kills off unsuccessful AI featuresThe weird Mico videoClaude, the Riemann hypothesis, and Jared Sumner?A Claude agent hacked into a gymWhat's Making Us Happy Paige: ChatGPT Desktop AppJack: How dark is your movie & TV appTJ: The coolest scroll animation I've ever seenThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

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A weekly show that helps you stay up to date on the latest and greatest in the front-end world.

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  • Creator
    TJ VanToll, Paige Niedringhaus, Jack Herrington
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    166
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Front-End Fire
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    Front-End Fire

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