General Musings with Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell
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I have a newsletter where I usually start things off with pretty long general musings before I share the content I've created in the previous week, as well as any interesting articles I've stumbled across in the last week.  Not everyone likes reading or having more emails in their inbox, though, so this podcast is an audio version of my newsletters. They aren't tutorials or technical explorations like my regular videos are, but instead tend to talk about a wide range of different topics, though they're generally at least somewhat related to front-end development in some way.

  1. 10h ago

    Why is AI motivating some devs and burning out others?

    Most developers say they like the AI tools they're using, yet motivation is down and burnout is everywhere. This week I look at what the 2026 Stack Overflow and State of Devs surveys say, and what you've been telling me in the comments. Then I get to what the people who are happier with AI are doing differently, and what could actually fix this. Sources: Stack Overflow 2026 Developer Survey: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026 State of Devs 2026: https://2026.stateofdevs.com/en-US My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@kevinpowell ✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell 0:00 Developers like AI, so why the burnout? 0:15 The paradox in the Stack Overflow survey 1:58 What you've been saying in the comments 3:06 Reduced motivation is the top burnout symptom 4:13 Poor management, the top workplace difficulty 6:11 Some people are happier with AI 8:21 The job isn't typing, it's shipping products 9:33 Management needs a rethink 11:42 Lessons from Photoshop 14:45 What you can do 15:41 What do you think?

  2. Oct 2

    You can't escape CSS architecture

    ✅ Thoughtful Design Systems: https://thecascade.dev/courses/design-systems/ ✅ StyleX: https://stylexjs.com/ ✅ Jeremy Keith’s blog post: https://adactio.com/journal/857 My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@KevinPowell ✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell

  3. Sep 25

    We're all fed up

    Beyond Tellerand: https://beyondtellerrand.com/ Thoughtful Design Systems: https://thecascade.dev/courses/design-systems/ The Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wm5c21/i_am_done_with_this_shit/ My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@kevinpowell ✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell

  4. Sep 17

    Digital Ocean killed CSS... again

    Piccalilli: https://piccalil.li Master.dev blog (run by Chris Coyier): https://master.dev/blog/ Smashing Magazine: https://www.smashingmagazine.com Ahmad Shadeed: https://ishadeed.com Josh W. Comeau: https://www.joshwcomeau.com Bramus: https://www.bram.us CSS Tip (Temani Afif): https://css-tip.com CSS Weekly: https://css-weekly.com/ Geoff Graham: https://geoffgraham.me Articles and posts that I mentioned during this video: Chris’ article: https://chriscoyier.net/2024/02/28/where-im-at-on-the-whole-css-tricks-thing/ Geoff’s first goodbye to CSS-Tricks: https://geoffgraham.me/goodbye-css-tricks/ Geoff’s latest post on why it went quiet: https://geoffgraham.me/why-css-tricks-has-been-quiet/ DHH’s post annoucing the funding: https://omarchy.org/news/2026/09/digitalocean-joins-as-founding-corporate-patron/

  5. Jun 26

    Are we heading to an era of stagnation or innovation?

    👉 Start writing CSS with confidence, with or without AI 😅: https://thecascade.dev/courses/css-demystified/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=regular-video My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@kevinpowell ✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell

  6. Jun 19

    Separation of concerns is a lie

    Jeremy Keith's article: https://adactio.com/journal/857 My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@kevinpowell ✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell

  7. May 29

    The future of the web might lie in its past

    The boring internet: https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet CSS Weekly: https://css-weekly.com/ The Index by Piccalilli: https://piccalil.li/the-index/ My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@kevinpowell ✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell

    The future of the web might lie in its past

  8. May 22

    Google might have just killed websites

    Vale's article: https://vale.rocks/micros/20260521-0440 Matthias' article: https://matthiasott.com/notes/ad-infinitum My article that I mentioned in passing: https://www.kevinpowell.co/article/tell-someone-you-appreciate-them/ My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@kevinpowell ✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell

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I have a newsletter where I usually start things off with pretty long general musings before I share the content I've created in the previous week, as well as any interesting articles I've stumbled across in the last week.  Not everyone likes reading or having more emails in their inbox, though, so this podcast is an audio version of my newsletters. They aren't tutorials or technical explorations like my regular videos are, but instead tend to talk about a wide range of different topics, though they're generally at least somewhat related to front-end development in some way.

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