Mostly Technical
Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics.
Tue, April 15, 2025
78: The Haters Were Right
Ian and Aaron discuss upcoming travel to Miami & Vegas, Aaron's new 'Dead Drop" command, the future of Fusion, & more. Sponsored by Bento , WorkOS , Native PHP for Mobile , and Laracon US 2025 Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Rebounding (11:46) - Heading To React Miami (16:01) - Vegas Baby, Vegas (22:56) - Dead Drop (32:15) - Update on Fusion (57:58) - Ian's Computer Follow Up (01:02:46) - Projects, Hobbies & Time Links: Volkswagen Atlas React Miami Whiskey Web and Whatnot Episode 186 w/ Aaron Francis Wrestlemania 41 Aaron's tweet about Dead Drop Fusion Wayfinder Ziggy VoidZero
Tue, April 08, 2025
77: Eye on the Future
Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's trip to PHP x NYC, Aaron's new art, how to try to thrive if you think a recession is coming, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento and WorkOS . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - A Billionaire Sighting (06:22) - PHP × NYC (14:25) - Follow Up (18:28) - Aaron's Art (27:51) - Ian's New Computer (39:34) - Screencasting.com (45:23) - Adapting to a Recession (01:03:20) - Conference Talk Links: Jerry Jones Mansion on Turtle Creek The Nanny T. Boone Pickens The First Billion Is the Hardest (Book) Rosie Aaron's Art Lazarus of Bethany Stage Manager (macOS) Marshall Haas Dave Ramsey Kent C. Dodds Epic Web Conference 2025 MicroConf
Mon, April 07, 2025
Bonus Episode: PHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™
Recorded live after PHP × NYC with Ben Holmen, John Drexler, Daniel Coulbourne, Chris Morrell, Ian Landsman, Dave Hicking, and Joe Tannenbaum. Considering we're all podcasters, we decided to sit down and discuss the most important issues of the day: Trader Joe's in basements, Poker, Day 2 Soup, Chess.com, something called "The Pizza Belt", and so much more.
Tue, April 01, 2025
76: Distribution & Taste w/ Adam Wathan
Aaron is joined this week by Adam Wathan to talk about everything from Disney Cruises to what he wants to do on YouTube and a whole lot more. Sponsored by Bento and WorkOS . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - The Disney Debate (03:27) - Zero MRR (05:15) - YouTube Stuff (13:38) - Course Talk (23:33) - Competitive Advantage (42:48) - Building A Course Platform (52:59) - Tailwind's YouTube Strategy (01:23:31) - Nanny Talk Links: Disney Cruise Line Adam's tweet about $0 MRR 'Build UIs that don't suck' Tailwind Connect Miami Steve Schogar on YouTube teenage engineering
Tue, March 25, 2025
75: Mob Mentality
Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's trip to Disney World, Aaron's adventures with Reddit & Hacker News, building a new billing system, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento , Stream , Laravel Cloud , and PHP Tek 2025 . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Disney World (17:01) - Follow Up (22:03) - Aaron's Newsletter (25:59) - Bookmarking Situation (40:02) - Reddit & Hacker News (52:29) - Building A Billing System (01:17:40) - Monarch Follow Up Links: Will King on Twitter Minnie Van Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin The Art of Product Ben Thompson's Interview w/ Sam Altman mymind Pinboard Aaron's post about Screen on r/php Solo on GitHub Screen on GitHub Screencasting.com Monarch
Tue, March 18, 2025
74: The Hourglass w/ Jordan Gal
Aaron is joined this week by Jordan Gal (Ian's off at Disney World) to discuss everything from finding product market fit for his new product Rosie to the Try Hard business model and so much more. Sponsored by Bento , Stream , Laravel Cloud , and PHP Tek 2025 . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - #1 Topic (02:47) - What Makes A Podcast Compelling? (33:43) - Early Product Market Fit (57:06) - Fighting The Bootstrap Ideology (01:15:58) - The Try Hard Business Model (01:30:24) - It's Business Time (01:48:22) - Making Friends (02:02:55) - Disneyland vs. Disney World Links: Jordan Gal Episode 764 of Startups for the Rest of Us http://youcanjustdothings.com/ Rosie David Chang ICPs (Ideal Customer Profiles) Brick CartHook Justin McGill Bryan Shankman NewForm Dan Shipper Rob Walling
Tue, March 11, 2025
73: Explore vs. Exploit
Ian and Aaron talk about scheduling your day, Aaron's newsletter, setting big goals, and a whole more. Sponsored by Bento , Stream , Laravel Cloud , and PHP Tek 2025 . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links: Chris Morrell on Bluesky Steve Carell with gray hair 'What Is The Cosmere?' Jesse Hanley's eyepatch photo Lex.page Aaron's Newsletter
Tue, March 04, 2025
72: The Big Tweet
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's viral tweet, more problems with HVAC, accountability for your own time, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento , Stream , Laravel Cloud , and PHP Tek 2025 . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Video Game Historian (14:01) - Do Up A Prototype (19:38) - A Little Business Dad (29:32) - Will AI Destroy SaaS? (39:09) - Follow Up & Feedback (44:36) - New York Muscle (01:03:32) - Talking vs. Doing Links: Aaron's viral tweet Aaron's tweet about EA open sourcing old C&C games Elon replying to Aaron's tweet Jesse Hanley tweeting about ROI App Tracking Transparency SparkToro Polymarket Survivor 48 Brandon Sanderson Weekly Update
Thu, February 27, 2025
71: Laravel's Big Day
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's day off, 90s news anchors, Laravel's Big Day, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento , Moonbase Labs , and Packetly . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links: First Watch Aaron's tweet about news Peter Jennings Calvin and Hobbes "Hang a Lantern" Laravel Shift Taylor streaming with ThePrimeagen Brandon Sanderson Steve's crazy office setup
Tue, February 18, 2025
70: Robber Baron Mentality
Ian and Aaron discuss why Aaron needs a hobby, HelpSpot's new logo & 20 year (!) revenue graph, microwave power settings, the release of Fusion, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento , Moonbase Labs , and Packetly . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links: Fusion Backstage Pass Taylor's tweet about a "special surprise" for the new starter kits Laravel Spark Will King's new logo for HelpSpot Home Heating Oil Thermostat Aaron's tweet about microwave power settings Aaron on a swing
Tue, February 11, 2025
69: Don't Be A Dummy
Ian and Aaron discuss the release date of Fusion, winning money at poker, ideas for Laracon swag jackets, and a whole lot more. Sponsored by Bento , Moonbase Labs , and Packetly . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links: Disney Springs The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Factorio Pot-Limit Omaha Nuxt Next.js Severance on Apple TV+ Monarch Wanderlog TripIt NativePHP for iOS John Rudolph Drexler on Bluesky Jess Archer on Bluesky SNL Five-Timers Jacket
Tue, February 04, 2025
68: Right Off The Stage
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's reveal of Fusion at Laracon EU, the new Backstage Pass concept, the Laracon US announcement, and more. Sponsored by Bento , Moonbase Labs , and Packetly . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links: Fusion hype video Backstage Pass
Tue, January 28, 2025
67: The Big Reveal
Ian and Aaron discuss all things related to AI, Ian's new thing he built, a Rails course, and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://sponsor.mostlytechnical.com to learn more. (00:00) - Sleep Talk (04:00) - Ian Built Something (17:05) - Let's Talk AI (44:45) - There's A New Superman?! (51:22) - Aaron's Going To Amsterdam (56:24) - Rails Course! Links: How to drink tea (Notes on Work) Mike and the Mad Dog ChatGPT Pro Windsurf Editor Official Laravel VS Code Extension DeepSeek Boston Dynamics Robots I, Robot Robot & Frank Superman Official Teaser Trailer High Leverage Rails announcement
Tue, January 21, 2025
66: Zombification
Ian and Aaron discuss the importance of seeing your friends in person, why Blade needs to be as fast as possible, weapons grade social media, conferences, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - What's The Good Word? (11:36) - Southern Hospitality (17:24) - Degens (20:02) - The Blade Czar (28:52) - NativePHP on iOS (36:05) - Aaron’s Laracon EU Update (45:13) - Conferences (56:06) - I’m Not A TikTok Man (59:26) - PHP Has Never Been Cool Links: New York Paycheck Calculator (with info on NYC's separate income tax) Dagger Components for Laravel Blade Simon Hamp's newsletter re: NativePHP Laracon EU Jake Bennett's talk about State Machines at Laracon US 2023 Tony Lea on X ShipFast
Tue, January 14, 2025
65: The Existential Threat
Ian & Aaron talk about Aaron's upcoming JS library, a new course idea, "AI Aaron Francis", Disney Adults, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs , & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Body Talk (05:18) - Ready For 2025 (19:20) - Long Plays (28:10) - New Course Idea (34:26) - Twenty Years of Grinding (39:22) - It's Actually Marketing (56:18) - About 30% Done (01:02:53) - The Panel Links: Year In Review Laracon EU Caleb's post on GitHub sponsorship Bootstrapped Web Notes on Work episode about the date picker (January 12th, 2025) The Panel
Mon, December 23, 2024
64: Yes Man
Ian has a Christmas present for Aaron; the guys look back on 2024 and forward to 2025. Finally, they break down MT ad revenue for 2024 and set a goal for 2025. Gravity Falls Disclosure Solo Cowgirls with Cameras podcast
Tue, December 17, 2024
63: Unreliable Narrator
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's TUI app, what it's like being a founder over 40, "the drones", and so much more. Sponsored by LaraJobs , Screencasting.com , and CodeRabbit Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Founders Over Forty (10:54) - It's Gonna Be Bad (15:25) - Watch Guy (22:41) - TUI Is A Silly Word (38:03) - Try Hard Empire Update (58:46) - Ian Found A Budgeting App! (01:07:29) - Advertising Platform (01:12:39) - What Time Is It? (01:18:58) - The Drones Links: Justin Jackson - What's Happening With Founders Over 40 Tim Ferriss Show Joe Tannenbaum on Bluesky Termsky Laravel Prompts Terminal Coffee ANSI Escape Code Udemy Monarch Thunk Chris Rock's Filmography Ken Wheeler on X D.B. Cooper
Tue, December 10, 2024
62: Doing Too Much
Ian and Aaron talk about everything from Interstellar to the Late Night Wars of the 90s to speaking at conferences to maybe the greatest question of the week: what do you want to do when you retire? Sponsored by LaraJobs , Screencasting.com , and CodeRabbit Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Let's Not Talk About Bluesky (05:54) - Pay Homage / Respect (11:40) - Playing Some Poker (23:50) - What Do You Want To Do When You Retie (34:35) - HelpSpot BackOffice (46:38) - Interstellar (53:28) - Commit Your Code (01:08:35) - I Don't Wittle (01:13:00) - Expand & Contract Links: Late Night with David Letterman The Late Shift Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Ian's Bluesky post about poker WinStar Casino HelpSpot Authorize.net Notes on Work Interstellar Ben Holmen on Bluesky Commit Your Code Conference Yum! Brands
Tue, December 03, 2024
61: Chasing Vanity
Ian and Aaron go in-depth on Aaron's highly anticipated arrival on Bluesky - what's good, what's bad, and why he doesn't like when people tell him he's using it wrong. Plus an update on ads, a big garage idea, and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs , Screencasting.com , Mailtrap , and Mailcoach . Use code MOSTLYTECHNICAL to get 3 free months when signing up for MailCoach. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Time Was Infinite (09:02) - The Blue Ocean of Bluesky (44:12) - Early Movers (01:01:43) - Texas Basement Boys (01:24:14) - A Different Idea For Ads Links: Pot-Limit Omaha - A Beginners Guide Papa Murphy's Pizza Aaron Francis on Bluesky Car Elevator Car Turntable (CarTurner) Thunk
Tue, November 26, 2024
60: The To-Done List
Ian and Aaron discuss feedback on ads for the podcast, what the heck Ian does every day, updates on the Try Hard empire, & so much more. Sponsored by Mailtrap , LaraJobs , & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Vibes From The People (09:03) - What Does Ian Even Do (23:59) - Fitting In Side Projects (34:11) - Sales Update (38:04) - Bootstrapper Syndrome (41:14) - Extra Heaviness (46:51) - Guest Instructor (58:57) - Laravel Cloud (01:05:54) - UserScape & Sons Links: Brian Casel on Bluesky LaraJobs Affiliate Program TinyMCE Day One Dependabot Toggl Owl.so Chris Fidao on Bluesky Laravel Cloud Nightwatch
Tue, November 19, 2024
59: Definitely For Profit
Ian and Aaron are back this week to discuss Aaron's adventures with the terminal, Ian's ideas for the future of Mostly Technical, a trip to Boise, and so much more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Airing of the Grievances (09:24) - Terminal TUI Thing (22:08) - Trip to Boise (34:41) - Try Hard Update (44:08) - SQL Course (49:11) - Let's Get Meta (01:13:53) - Surgery Update (01:17:32) - Markdown Meh (01:21:14) - Where’s All The Good Software?! (01:25:43) - Busy Monday Links: Copilot Money Laravel Prompts Chewie, a package that helps you build TUIs. Solo, a package to run multiple commands at once Multi-Armed Bandit Testing Clickhouse database Bear.app
Mon, November 11, 2024
58: The Multi-Select with Caleb Porzio
Ian is joined by Caleb Porzio and we talk about recent consumer product acquisitions, a dive deep into Flux's multi-select and more advanced components like charts, and we do a Business Dad corner about hiring. * Joel Spolsky on how to find great developers (A little dated, but still good)
Tue, November 05, 2024
57 - Bonus: HBO Show Tiermaker!
A special bonus episode from a post-show Tiermaker. We were doing this for video so sorry in advance if it's not totally clear on audio. You can watch on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs
Tue, November 05, 2024
57: 10,000 Pennies
Ian's joined by Matt Swanson while Aaron is out ✂️. We cover the forgotten victims of the Wordpress drama like Gravatar and Day One, if a bootstrapper should be happy about $10k/mrr and make the case for jobs as being good, should the government sell ads on the Penny, and "things Aaron should do". Don't miss our bonus Youtube video this week as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.
Tue, October 29, 2024
56: Tier Maker
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's trip to San Francisco, Bluesky vs. Twitter, and why Ian's not doing his secret side project plus our tier rankings for...pizza toppings?! Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links: Amoxicillin Sanity Web Dev Challenge Kent C Dodds NextJS Conf Thomas Frank on YouTube Elo Rating Algorithm Tartine Bluesky Five Families in The Godfather Justin Jackson's Laravel starter pack for Bluesky Louie's in Dallas
Tue, October 22, 2024
55: Try Hard Empire
Ian and Aaron discuss updates on Aaron's house, the Try Hard Factory, his course launch, and so much more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Mostly Arguing About Mars (08:54) - House Update (20:27) - Francis Real Estate Empire (31:15) - We Found A Videographer (37:32) - Postgres Launch (38:51) - A Little Side Adventure (42:09) - Back to Postgres (49:31) - Try Hard Offsite (58:14) - Ian’s Mystery Idea Links: Bootstrapped Web Podcast Europa Clipper James Webb Space Telescope Voyager Program 2001: A Space Odyssey Limestone Dan Shipper All-In Podcast Chris Morrell on Twitter
Tue, October 15, 2024
54: Create A Spectacle
Ian and Aaron discuss everything from Aaron's dream for a Try Hard Factory to Ian being unimpressed with SpaceX rockets to the biggest question of all - what do you want to do with your life? Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Terrible Business Idea (06:15) - Weekends Are Tough (08:45) - Thing After Thing (10:49) - Product Guesses (14:23) - A Giant Bread (17:40) - Try Hard Factory (33:59) - What Do I Want To Do With My Life (01:05:24) - Postgres Update (01:11:27) - Some Big Rocket Thing Links:
Tue, October 08, 2024
53: Talking About Liquid
Ian and Aaron reunite to talk about bad design, WordPress drama, Aaron's secret physical product, why you want to be liquid, and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs , Screencasting.com , and Mailcoach . Use code MOSTLYTECHNICAL to get 3 free months when signing up for Mailcoach. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Freaking Wrecked (03:48) - A Great Roundtable (12:58) - The Duality of Ian (22:54) - Aaron's Decision (26:25) - Rich People Have No Imagination (39:06) - WordPress Drama (48:44) - White On White On White (58:47) - Course Update (01:10:58) - A Physical Product (?!) (01:17:40) - One Last Thing Links: Mailcoach Statamic Roundtable Laravel Cloud Wall Street (IMDB) What the heck is going on with WordPress? Ian's tweet about designers Linear Mastering Postgres Aaron's tweet about post-it notes
Tue, October 01, 2024
52: Statamic Roundtable with Jack McDade, John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, & Adam Wathan
Ian is joined this week by Jack McDade, creator of Statamic, and a motley crew (John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, and Adam Wathan) to discuss what the future of Statamic might look like. Should the price change? Should it be open source? Who should it be marketed at? Does Statamic need an enterprise offering? All that & a ton more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Note: Recorded and streamed live on September 30th, 2024 Links: Jack McDade on Twitter John O'Nolan on Twitter Caleb Porzio on Twitter Adam Wathan on Twitter Jack's tweet that started this whole conversation Statamic Ghost Ghost's Kickstarter Statamic Starter Kits Flat Camp
Tue, September 24, 2024
51: Launching Flux (Live) with Caleb Porzio
Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Caleb Porzio (friend of the show) on our very first live stream in honor of Flux, which Caleb literally launches live on the podcast. Plus everything from password hygiene to cloud exits to hiring people to, of course, all the ups & downs of launching a product like Flux. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Note: Recorded live on September 23rd, 2024. Links: Flux Digital Ocean Notes on Work: How to drink tea Hugo Sainte-Marie on Twitter Caleb's launch tweet for Flux Caleb's blog post on crossing $1 million on GItHub Sponsors Shadcn Zenvoice Billion Dollar Creator on YouTube
Wed, September 18, 2024
50: Paid In Respect
Ian is back (!) with Aaron to check in about what happened to Ian's gallbladder, Aaron's announcement video, dreaming big, and so much more. Sponsored by LaraJobs , Screencasting.com , and Mailcoach . Use code MOSTLYTECHNICAL to get 3 free months when signing up for Mailcoach. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - They Failed Again (11:28) - The Show Must Go On (15:36) - A Different Kind of Plumbing (24:36) - Laracon Vibes (35:13) - The Big $57 Million Announcement (46:51) - MrBeast is Gordon Gekko (56:10) - Dream A Little Bit Bigger (01:12:52) - Low Hanging Fruit (01:19:25) - Sinatra Baby! Links: Mailcoach Ian's tweet about his gallbladder surgery report Laparoscopic surgery & gas Seinfeld Junior Mint clip InterNACHI David Hill on Twitter Laravel Investment Announcement Aaron interviews Taylor about the investment Gordon Gekko 'How to succeed in MrBeast Production' Ian's thread about the document Mastering Postgres announcement video
Tue, September 03, 2024
49: Stay Lean, Stay Clean with Caleb Porzio
Aaron is joined this week once again by Caleb Porzio to discuss everything that happened at Laracon (including a basketball game?!) before diving deep into Flux, the online reaction to the price, and what comes next. Sponsored by LaraJobs , Screencasting.com , and Mailcoach . Use code MOSTLYTECHNICAL to get 3 free months when signing up for MailCoach. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Man of the People (03:25) - A Quick Ad Read (04:29) - Laravel vs. Terminal Coffee 🏀 (17:28) - Laracon Recap (33:32) - Notes on Laracon (58:32) - An Interview With Yours Truly (01:00:23) - The Flux Situation (01:21:29) - Here's The Thing (01:27:07) - More On Pricing Links: Caleb on Twitter Transistor.fm Justin Jackson on Twitter Will King on Twitter David Hill on Twitter Nuno Maduro on Twitter John Drexler's tweet about Daniel vaping Jess Archer on Twitter Primeagen on Twitter Sandi Metz Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas Tom Crary (Laravel President/COO) on LinkedIn FluxUI Hugo Sainte-Marie on Twitter Alpine Components Matt Swanson on Twitter Web Awesome by Font Awesome Gallbladder Removal (NHS)
Tue, August 20, 2024
48: Mostly NPTM with Caleb Porzio & Daniel Coulbourne
Aaron is joined this week by Caleb Porzio (back-to-back weeks!) and Daniel Coulbourne (first-time guest!) to dive deep into prep for Laracon, text editors, something called the "side eye verify", Aaron's recent blog post, and a whole lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - I Was A Reply Guy (04:59) - Power Broker / King Maker (11:10) - Torchlight Update (16:38) - Editor Talk (28:02) - Eeking Out (35:58) - Cancelled Plans (37:56) - Give Credit Where It's Due (40:10) - The Circles Were Good (51:12) - He Did It Again (54:40) - This One's On You (01:04:36) - Mafioso Wisdom (01:08:06) - A Little Bit Of Laracon (01:21:36) - Well Gang... (01:22:32) - Gross-Squeamish (01:29:27) - Event Sourcing Will Save Me Links: No Plans To Merge Caleb Porzio on Twitter Daniel Coulbourne on Twitter Producer Dave (Dave Hicking) on Twitter Torchlight Textmate for macOS Zed Emmet Cursor Supermaven Make VS Code Awesome Josh Cirre on Twitter Matt Stauffer on Twitter Five-Minute Geek Show Episode 95: Credit where credit's due Excalidraw Aaron Francis - An argument for logging off CNBC - The Profit Texas Card House Terminal Coffee Osmosis Jones on IMDB 'Combating Jargon' in the Verbs documentation
Tue, August 13, 2024
47: Jank Free With Caleb Porzio
Aaron is joined this week by special guest Caleb Porzio (filling in for Ian) to talk about everything from solo parenting to Caleb's new project to rejuvenating Torchlight and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Low Energy Jeb (06:06) - Time on Twitter (Isn’t Profitable) (11:34) - The Thunk Boys (18:18) - An Essential Piece (26:01) - Caleb’s Solo Empire (29:36) - 9 Months of Darkness (31:41) - Two Weeks to Laracon (42:00) - Why Do You Hate Money (50:57) - Torchlight Also (01:05:39) - Riddle Me This (01:23:04) - I Think I Want To Event Source Links: An argument for logging off - Aaron Francis Thunk John Rudolph Drexler on Twitter Jason Beggs Caleb's tweet about flux Livewire Partner Program Anystack Torchlight Astro GetDown No Plans To Merge Caleb Porzio
Tue, July 30, 2024
46: Aaron Francis, Inc.
Ian and Aaron check in about everything from tacos in NY to Twitter vs. Threads plus how Aaron found his next Linda, Aaron's new video series, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Ian's Trying Obsidian (14:23) - Life OS Update (18:55) - MT ❤️ NY (28:17) - Your Next Linda (39:55) - Poppin Off (47:04) - Twitter vs. Threads (58:37) - Two Elons (01:07:56) - Los Tacos No. 1 Links: The PARA Method Obsidian.md follow your stupid dreams. (YouTube) Kelsey Petrich on Twitter Aaron's first 'Poppin Off' video Ian's tweet about Los Tacos No. 1 Bomb Pop popsicle
Tue, July 23, 2024
45: The Contest
Ian and Aaron talk about the investment that got away, why Try Hard is a media company, bringing back the forum, and an incredible idea for a new contest. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Kubera (03:01) - Do It For The Content (08:24) - Idea For The Show (14:59) - Yo Dude! Pick Me! (24:38) - A Media Company (34:53) - Yo Dawg Me (42:20) - 25 Seat License (48:31) - Mentally You're In A Wednesday (54:22) - Bringing Back The Forum Links: Kubera ConvertKit Laravel Shift Doug DeMuro (YouTube) Startups for the Rest of Us Episode 160 Business of Software MicroConf Patio11 (Twitter) The most infamous forum thread (Bodybuilding.com Forum) Discourse
Tue, July 16, 2024
44: Idea About Ideas
Ian and Aaron talk about Ian's new idea that's got him frazzled and on tilt, Aaron's sales milestone, the game Factorio, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - I'm Very Tilted (13:19) - Know A Guy (19:31) - Course Update (34:09) - Do As I Say, Not As I Do (49:58) - Factorio (53:02) - A Mostly Technical Interview Links: Aaron's tweet about 100k Jason Beggs on Twitter Mary Perry on Twitter Factorio
Tue, July 09, 2024
43: Just Do Stuff
Ian & Aaron talk about Ian's adventures with hiring (and Ian unveils a blisteringly hot take), how Aaron's course performance, why Aaron needs a stage name (maybe), and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - The Long Weekend (04:51) - Tired Because You're Hiring (15:26) - A Controversial Topic (30:24) - We're Still Doing Numbers (42:46) - Email Update (55:26) - Stage Name (56:53) - Life Automation (01:19:29) - One Last Thing Links: Vegas Vacation (IMDB) Beach Boys - "Kokomo" (YouTube) What's new in MySQL 9 YNAB
Tue, July 02, 2024
42: Push The Button
Ian and Aaron check in the results of Aaron's course launch, talk about the new developer position that Ian just posted, dive into the benefits of "scheming time", and so much more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Hat Guy (02:34) - Launch Update (15:10) - Mailing List Drama (28:54) - Launch Results (48:27) - Scheming Time (52:45) - A Domain Story (57:49) - Ian's Hiring A Dev! Links: High Performance SQLite Ian's hat ('Google Dino Cap') Aaron's live stream where he launched the course (Twitter) 'Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable' on Amazon Bento UserScape's job posting: Full-Stack Laravel Developer (applications due by 7/15/24)
Tue, June 25, 2024
41: Beginning of the Empire
Ian & Aaron discuss the launch of Aaron's new course, a trip to Texas Hill Country, the idea of 'Profit First', and a whole lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - The Thumb System (02:18) - Sausage Fest (14:09) - Profit First (22:34) - Launch Week (39:17) - Only So Much Time! (54:28) - Texas Elites (56:30) - Gotta Go Cloudflare Links: Siskel & Ebert Texas Hill Country Profit First (Book) John Scalzi blog post about being in it for the money Bento Database School (on YouTube) Kent C. Dodds Fly.io Laravel Octane Cloudflare AI Gateway Cloudflare Workers
Tue, June 18, 2024
40: One Big Bet
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's various small bets, why they're both so tired, the upcoming variety show 👀, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Happy Fathers Day (05:45) - I'm So Tired (19:56) - Toughest Decade (24:33) - Long Form VIdeos (32:13) - Aaron's Big Bet (51:58) - Distribution Empire (59:08) - HVAC Update 🇺🇸 Links: Aaron's board book Aaron' tweet about drama online Aaron's talk at Laracon Online Elon Musk (book) [Amazon] Arc Brandon Sanderson on YouTube Justin Kan's tweet about second time founders Syntax.fm Sentry's partnering with Laravel
Thu, June 13, 2024
39: Mostly HVAC with Dan Myers, CEO of Flair
Ian and Aaron are joined by Dan Myers, CEO of Flair, for a very special episode about Aaron's HVAC system, Ian's feelings about batteries, why people like "treats in the feed", and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Welcome To The Show (03:08) - Highly Biased But Knowledgable (12:43) - Let's Keep It On Aaron (21:23) - Ian's Ruling (26:48) - Home Assistant Integration (28:47) - Man Of The People (33:46) - Treats In The Feed Links: Dan Myers on LinkedIn Flair.co
Tue, June 11, 2024
38: Morning Person
Ian & Aaron discuss what's going on with Aaron's course and Ian's feistiness on Twitter before diving into what's going on with Aaron's HVAC system (seriously) and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Getting Healthy (08:38) - Babies Are Humans (17:51) - Picking Fights On Twitter (31:07) - The Big Move (38:16) - My Primary Concern Is Batteries (55:54) - Course Update: It's Gonna Be Good (01:06:18) - Are You An Apple Guy? Links: Ian's tweet about walking Ian's tweet about his first customer Flair.co Aaron's DHH interview
Tue, June 04, 2024
37: S-Tier Software with Taylor Otwell
Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Taylor Otwell, founder & CEO of Laravel, to discuss the Laravel vs. JS Twitter wars, new stuff coming down the road from Laravel, writing off Lambos (just kidding), and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Living In Peace Time (11:13) - The Last Big PHP Framework (22:20) - Best Way To Get Started (31:35) - New Stuff from Laravel (40:53) - I Love A New Laravel Product! (43:04) - New Hires (47:41) - Growing Laravel (54:56) - Just Make It Up! (01:02:35) - Laracon US Update (01:06:14) - Real Time Tracking (01:08:10) - Lambo Write Off (01:11:36) - I'm The Tastemaker Links: Taylor Otwell on Twitter Laracon US 2024
Tue, May 28, 2024
36: Business Dad
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's DHH interview, Ian's phishing fiasco, and are joined by special guest Sam Rose to talk about high effort content & a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - A Rough Morning (08:26) - It's Crunch Time (13:49) - Aaron Interviewed DHH (29:16) - Try Hard Studios Update (36:09) - Laravel vs. React Video (38:45) - The DHH No Man (48:34) - High Effort Content w/ Sam Rose (01:12:54) - Are You A Neat Man? (01:15:08) - iPhone Tracking (01:17:49) - Beermosa Links: Ian's Phishing Email (on Twitter) Aaron's DHH Interview Laravel vs. React (on YouTube) Sam Rose's website An example of Sam's "high effort content" (on Twitter)
Tue, May 21, 2024
35: Laravel vs. JavaScript with Dax & Adam Elmore
Ian & Aaron are joined this week by Dax & Adam Elmore to discuss the Laravel vs. JavaScript discourse, selling coffee over the command line, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Grownup Serious Stuff (08:02) - The Meanest Person In The World (10:41) - My Soul Hates New York (14:36) - StatMuse (20:18) - I Like The Health Insurance! (25:03) - Why JavaScript? (40:14) - The Discourse (47:57) - Aaron's Video (50:37) - Coffee From The Terminal (01:05:26) - Terminal x Laracon (01:14:54) - A Full On Course (01:24:04) - Laravel Blend Links: Adam on Twitter Dax on Twitter How About Tomorrow (Podcast) Serverless Framework StatMuse Linear Vercel Aaron's video about Laravel + Livewire terminal dot shop on Twitter Billion Dollar Creator (Podcast) terminal x Laracon (Tweet) Adam's course on AWS
Tue, May 14, 2024
34: It's All Vibes
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's new SQLite course, identifiers in Laravel, New York City, and last but not least - socks. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - The F Word (09:17) - New York City (Taylor's Version) (14:30) - Dallas Dallas (22:18) - Aaron's SQLite Course (33:35) - Highlighting Technique (45:52) - SQLite Big Shots (48:06) - Identifiers in Laravel (01:00:46) - The Role of Taste (01:08:51) - Truly Unruly Number of Socks 🧦 Links: Taylor's tweet about New York City Announcement video for High Performance SQLite https://highperformancesqlite.com/ SQLite Docs Hacker News Algolia search Sebastian's question about identifiers iPad "Crush!" ad Reversed iPad ad Rick Rubin (Wiki) Rick Rubin - The Creative Act (Book) Rick Rubin says "I know nothing about music" Wes Bos Wes Bos's socks
Tue, May 07, 2024
33: The Secret
Ian & Aaron discuss cheese boards, Aaron's lunch adventure, high performance database consulting, and the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef with special guest Dave Hicking aka Producer Dave. Sponsored by Buttondown , LaraJobs , & Screencasting.com . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Kids Birthday Parties (03:43) - The Cheese Board (17:16) - Went To The Burbs (22:47) - Is Twitter Over? (33:26) - Aaron's New Video (41:34) - This Needs To Be Content! (50:12) - Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar Links: Ian's 'Date lunch' tweet Link to NYT article about "girl dinner" Grazery Aaron's signed copy of his SQLite book Aaron's new video about macros In Deep Geek on YouTube Dave Hicking on Twitter Clock Radio Speakers Kendrick Lamar - "Meet The Grahams" (YouTube) Francis and the Lights (YouTube)
Tue, April 30, 2024
32: AI Therapy Connoisseur
Ian & Aaron discuss men's fashion, DHH, location sharing follow-up, AI therapy hot takes, Laravel Octane, upcoming course update, is MySQL over?, non-competes and concierge medicine, hacking Laravel for prefix indexes, PHP x NYC Sponsored by Buttondown , LaraJobs , & Screencasting.com . Menswear guy Art but make it sports DHH Monitor tweet Aaron's Laravel Octane video PHP x NYC
Tue, April 23, 2024
31: Fight or Win
Ian & Aaron discuss HelpSpot's future, Aaron reveals his next course, the secret to building courses, the "edge", spouse GPS tracking, the Doordash tax. Sponsored by Laracasts , Buttondown , LaraJobs , & Screencasting.com . Send questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. HelpSpot Try Hard Studios Location sharing tweet
Tue, April 16, 2024
30: We're Gonna Make It
Ian & Aaron return after a few weeks off to check in on Aaron's new business, his studio, and yes, his healthcare woes. Sponsored by Laracasts , Buttondown , LaraJobs , & Screencasting.com . Send questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Chilipad Fixes All (01:40) - Eclipse Update (04:29) - I'm The Top of the Funnel (16:55) - Healthcare Stuff (37:35) - Everybody Updates Their Apps Too Fast (46:26) - Aaron's Office Update (59:00) - Trading Places Links: Hackers Incorporated episode with Aaron Francis Lemon Squeeze's interview with Aaron Francis Aaron's video on Cloudflare Aaron's tweet about healthcare Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA) Justworks Gusto S corp vs. C corp vs. LLC Startup to Last podcast Less Annoying CRM LegUp Health
Wed, March 27, 2024
29: Super Epic Crazy with Adam Wathan
Ian and Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan (our first returning guest!) to talk about Aaron's future plans for courses & consulting, Adam's plans for hiring at Tailwind, & a lot more. Sponsored by Laracasts , LaraJobs , & Screencasting.com . Send questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - The Interloper (01:49) - Hiring at Tailwind (09:00) - Extra Effort Matters (19:47) - Magic Company Money (23:02) - Jerry Seinfeld's Voice (27:45) - Nothing Sexier Than a Database (43:49) - Taste as a Service (54:34) - Courses vs. Consulting (01:07:56) - The Aaron Francis Experience (01:13:33) - The Master Plan (01:28:53) - Price of Admission (01:33:17) - En Route To Mars Links: Subscribe to Laracasts ! Seriously. Adam's tweets announcing the Design Engineer & Staff Software Engineer jobs at Tailwind Adam's tweet about 90% of applicants not following instructions Test Driven Laravel Sandwich Video Kevin Shen's Dream Studio Course on lighting Jonathan Reinink on Twitter
Fri, March 22, 2024
28: Try Hard Studios
Ian & Aaron discuss Chilipad, the Aaron Francis Studio of Light and Sound, the week of calls, how to properly apply to a job, Shibboleth secret passwords, what's next for Aaron, the background on how Try Hard Studios came to be, and behind the scenes on the creation of their launch video. Sponsored by Laracasts , LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Send questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. Links: Subscribe to Laracasts ! Seriously. Chilipad Try Hard Studios Aaron's what's next tweet Try Hard Studios launch video & YouTube channel
Tue, March 12, 2024
27: The Layoff
Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - We Don't Have Bosses (06:51) - Dune Part 2 Side Tangent (14:19) - The Main Character (26:13) - These Things Always Go Bad (32:44) - Free Tiers (42:50) - Have You Heard About Cloudflare? (48:32) - Thoughts on Content Marketing (56:34) - Face of the Organization (01:01:48) - The Future (01:15:18) - The Future, Continued (01:27:31) - I'm Hot & Rich Now! (01:34:14) - Aaron Francis Studio of Light & Sound (01:37:33) - Follow Up & An Interesting Idea Links: "...@ianlandsman, who is a gifted takesman" (on Twitter) Aaron got laid off Aaron Francis Studio of Light and Sound Alamo Drafthouse Studio Movie Grill Aaron's tweet about seeing Dune 2 PlanetScale forever (blog post) PlanetScale's schema recommendations Laracon US - tickets still available! Primeagen's breakdown of the PlanetScale layoffs (on YouTube) The Ramsey Show Car Talk Mike and the Mad Dog Aaron's tweet about a call in radio show
Tue, March 05, 2024
26: Indie Tycoon
Ian & Aaron discuss config files in Laravel 11, having ambitious goals, the merits of checking vs. not checking your bag, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Open Some Emails, Kiss Some Babies (08:49) - Follow Up (20:31) - Even More Follow Up (26:08) - Checked vs. No Checked Bag (35:28) - Aaron's Ambitious Goal (45:16) - Not Thinking Big Enough (52:39) - Config Files in Laravel 11 (56:02) - Ian DoorDashed Chipotle (01:00:49) - Diet Coke Upate Links: Mailo on the App Store Chilipad Mary (@sifrious) on Twitter Ian's Chipotle order (on Twitter)
Tue, February 27, 2024
25: Careful, Careful!
Ian & Aaron discuss morning people, PHP/Laravel origin stories, using ChatGPT to write blog posts, Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Morning Guy (07:39) - Reachability Crisis (11:15) - You Need One More Set (17:21) - Follow Up (26:32) - PHP/Laravel Origin Story (33:09) - Aaron Bought a Chilipad (40:15) - Do Literally Anything (01:03:36) - Vices Links: Ian's drinking cheap wine (on Twitter) Aaron's tweet about getting paid for his kids Cometeer coffee Zevia soda Yii framework Chilipad Aaron's blog post: Do literally anything Aura Frames Zyn
Wed, February 21, 2024
24: What's The Good Word?
Ian & Aaron discuss the joy of Diet Coke, Ian's deep dive into DTOs, Inertia vs. Livewire, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Totally Zonked (04:46) - Little A (09:31) - Feedback (18:38) - Even More Feedback (29:29) - Laracon US Tickets (30:52) - Blade + Livewire (35:41) - Inertia vs. Livewire (45:54) - Deep into DTOs (55:40) - The Sleep Is Not Great Links: Aaron's dad nap (on Twitter) Taking Cara Babies New York Times Dialect Quiz (Gift Link) Linear Architect/plotter/outliner vs. Gardener HelpSpot On-Premise Podline.fm Podscan.fm Geocodio Laracon US 2024 Livewire: Blade Components Screencast Taylor's friendly reminder re: Inertia vs. Livewire (on Twitter) maryUI
Wed, February 14, 2024
23: Real Dad Stuff
Ian & Aaron discuss everything from cryotherapy to the ugliness of most B2B apps to Aaron's first time doing meditation and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Super Bowl Update (03:05) - PlanetScale Pricing Update (05:21) - A Valuable Idea (09:28) - Ian's Invisalign (17:44) - Adorable Dad Stories (25:23) - What Do You Need A Writer For? (32:17) - ONCE / Campfire Update (41:56) - Beautiful Failures (46:54) - Meditation, Cryotherapy, & Cupcakes (01:00:30) - Screencasting.com Update Links: How many people watched the Super Bowl? (CBS) Who shot J.R.? PlanetScale Pricing Page Invisalign Ian on the 'Build Your SaaS' podcast - "Is ONCE enough?" Cryotherapy (Wikipedia)
Tue, February 06, 2024
22: My Mind Vise
Ian & Aaron give out their Super Bowl Predictions, recap the first wave of announcements from Laracon EU, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Hit You With Some Woo (21:55) - Wipe Conservationist (24:47) - Super Bowl Predictions (28:46) - Laravel 11 (37:26) - You’re a Database Man (42:23) - Herd Pro (49:27) - Laravel Reverb (01:00:04) - Odds & Ends Links: Aaron's tweet about his diagnosis 'Healing Back Pain' by John Sarno https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation Explosions In The Sky Methotrexate What's coming to Laravel 11 Eloquent Power Joins on GitHub Laravel Herd Laravel Reverb Laravel Octane Laracon EU
Wed, January 31, 2024
21: Your Glove Situation
Ian & Aaron discuss getting sick, something called 'The Suburban Dad Zone', using gloves to change diapers (!?!), and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - We're Playing Doctor (11:32) - Back on Paternity Leave (16:18) - Down There in the Danger Zone (24:43) - Suburban Dad Scale (29:06) - Should I Gamble? (37:22) - ONCE & Campfire (46:40) - Cloudflare! Cloudflare!! Links: Lyme disease Aaron tweeting about his paternity leave ONCE Campfire
Fri, January 19, 2024
20: A Man of Culture
Ian & Aaron discuss the Laracon US announcement, going on ski vacations, route model bindings in Laravel, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Ski In, Ski Out (09:00) - Aaron's Problem Is Beach (14:59) - Mailbag & PlanetScale Studios Follow Up (27:48) - Laracon US, Baby! (34:03) - The Bear (45:16) - Route Model Bindings Links: Jonathan Coulton - Ikea Adopt Me! (Roblox Game) Laracon US 2024 The Bear (FX) Aaron's Fast & Furious List Route Model Binding
Thu, January 11, 2024
19: It's Content, Baby!
Ian & Aaron are back(!) to discuss whatever happened with Ian's DB woes, what it's like to parent two sets of twins, the brand new PlanetScale Studio, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - From Zero To 6 Weeks (10:10) - Model Should Be Strict (18:53) - Don’t Muck Around With Select (23:35) - Gotta Have a Morph Map (27:45) - Huge Fan of the Enums (32:46) - Shedquarters? (38:46) - I’ve Got an Apartment Now! (51:17) - Aaron’s Static Site Package (54:39) - Update on Ian’s DB Woes (58:03) - Taking a Page From DHH (01:00:47) - Ian Gives Some Feedback Links: Expired Car Seats - WebMD Ian's Tweet about AppServiceProvider Laravel News article on Morph Maps in Laravel Aaron's Tweet Thread on Shedquarters Aaron's Tweet about PlaneScale Studio table_open_cache Documentation PlanetScale's Pricing Page
Thu, December 14, 2023
18: You Need Tinker Time with Adam Wathan
Ian & Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan, founder of Tailwind, to discuss everything from the upcoming Tailwind Catalyst UI kit to hiring to a hypothetical Tailwind marketplace & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Baby Check In (09:49) - Catalyst UI Kit (25:50) - Headless UI Update (32:52) - Hiring is a Hard Thing (45:38) - Rewriting Tailwind With...Rust? (52:03) - A Hypothetical Tailwind Marketplace (01:10:30) - "What do you want to do, Adam?" (01:18:42) - Could Adam hire somebody to run the business? Links: Adam Wathan on Twitter 12/4/23 Episode of Hackers Incorporated, Adam's podcast with Ben Orenstein Forced Colors Mode (Smashing Magazine) Tailwind UI All-Access Headless UI ThemeForest
Wed, December 06, 2023
17: Ecosystem of Cards
Ian & Aaron discuss Laravel Pulse, DHH's upcoming Slack competitor, Rails copying Laravel, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - Helloooooooo (06:10) - Follow Up (10:00) - Laravel Pulse (20:09) - Video is Hot (35:55) - Ian's Sage Advice (53:06) - They're Gonna Sell Plenty! Links: Justin Jackson's Mostly Technical x Seinfeld mashup video Omar Kilani on Twitter Laravel Pulse The Laravel Podcast episode discussing Laravel Pulse Doug DeMuro on YouTube DHH on 'This Week in Startups'
Thu, November 30, 2023
16: We Didn't Have JSON In My Day
Ian & Aaron return after a mini break to talk about Aaron's new twin babies, Ian's MySQL 8 upgrade woes, the origin story of Eloquent, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com (00:00) - One Week Ago Today (14:32) - Ian’s MySQL 8 Upgrade Woes 🤒 (26:38) - Capital R Real Business (45:50) - Some Brief Thoughts on Postgres (50:59) - My Goal Is To Make Cool Things (01:02:26) - Aaron’s Not Static Static Setup (01:14:24) - Eloquent’s Origin Story (01:19:41) - Laravel Pulse (01:27:01) - Authentication Grab Bag (01:34:51) - Shoes Inside The House (01:40:13) - What’s Your Workout Routine? Links: Ian's Balvenie 14 Ian's tweet about CPU Utilization PlanetScale DynamoDB Alex DeBrie - The DynamoDB Book JSON vs. JSONB in Postgres Postgres - GIN Aaron's video about his website setup Laravel Pulse DHH's tweet about ONCE's Authentication Concern
Tue, November 14, 2023
15: Farming, Threadbois, & Meme Lords with Jeffrey Way
Ian & Aaron are joined by Jeffrey Way to discuss everything from the ethics of retweeting compliments to the pros & cons of hiring people to help you and a *lot* more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com (00:00) - Costco Country (13:17) - Acceptable Behavior on X/Twitter (29:25) - Playing The Game Poorly (36:01) - Pretending To Be Humbled (46:55) - The Newspaper Was Twitter (52:55) - Hit Us With Your DHH Take (59:43) - That’s Ethically Murky To Me (01:08:56) - Finding the Right People (01:25:48) - The Word of the Day Is Manipulation (01:35:48) - Americans Don’t Agree on Anything (01:39:02) - Everybody Has a Course (01:46:09) - Laracasts’ Secret Sauce Links: Jeffrey's tweet about retweeting compliments Laracasts DHH's manifesto aka Once.com SquaredAway 'PHP literally has the worst dev tooling' tweet
Tue, November 07, 2023
14: Nobody Uses Trucks For That
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 components Headless UI Article on the matte black Cybertruck Rivian R1T What is one-pedal driving? Link to Tweet about Laravel jobs paying less
Fri, November 03, 2023
13: The SQL Injection Slide with Sam Selikoff
Ian & Aaron are joined by Sam Selikoff to discuss React Server Actions & Server Components, why it's important to have one set of opinions, and yes, the infamous SQL Injection Slide at NextConf. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. (00:00) - The Most Memed Man on the Internet (09:06) - High Floor vs. High Ceiling (19:20) - What the Hell Is Next? (23:22) - The Third Phase of React (29:09) - Your App Is Not Unique (35:23) - Server Actions & Server Components (51:33) - CallYourMom.Com (01:00:56) - Fat Models, Skinny Controllers (01:14:16) - One Set of Opinions Links: Sam's talk at NextConf - 'How Next.js is delivering React's vision for the future' Ember.js BuildUI Turbo (formerly Turbolinks) Next Next.js Conf 2023 Radix UI Remotion 'React is a programming language for UIs' (YouTube) AdonisJS
Tue, October 31, 2023
12: All Things Livewire with Caleb Porzio
Ian & Aaron are joined by Caleb Porzio to talk about all things Livewire - how it makes money, the future of Livewire screencasts & components, and a ton more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com. Links: Tailwind Connect 2023 Texts.com has been purchased by Automattic Caleb's Notes on Work podcast Ghost Livewire Partner Program Livewire Docs Livewire Screencasts Caleb introducing Wiretap onstage at Laracon 2023 Alpine.js Components Make VS Code Awesome "Watering Holes" Jack McCade's PPP calculator shadcn Components Article on Shadow DOM
Tue, October 24, 2023
11: Your Computer Is Your Sanctuary
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's 'This Week, Last Week', Texts.com, the importance of socks, combining React with Livewire, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Note: This episode was recorded on Monday, October 23rd before the news of Texts.com being acquired by Automattic was announced. Links: This Week, Next Week on YouTube Caleb Porzio's 'Notes on Work' PlanetScale on YouTube Texts.com Remotion wire:navigate aka Livewire 3 SPA mode Maximizers vs. Satisficers (Psychologist World article) Aaron's Socks (on Amazon)
Tue, October 17, 2023
10: Late Night Bite
Ian & Aaron discuss time zones, tunnels, Aaron's hatred of NYC, static site generators, and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links: Laravel News link to the sole() Query Builder Method Matt Swanson's tweet about First vs. Only Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (movie) The Sphere The Halal Guys Aaron's tweet about his spreadsheet app Handsontable AG Grid Static Culdesac Tempe Aaron's tweet about tunnel videos
Tue, October 10, 2023
09: Just Enough Laracons
Ian & Aaron discuss a recent minivan purchase, upcoming Laracons around the world, Taylor Swift vs. Lionel Messi, & more. Oh - and they actually disagreed (!) about something. Sponsored by LaraJobs . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links: 2022 Honda Odyssey CarGurus Aaron's appearance on the Indie Bites podcast Arvid Calles on Twitter Small Bets Laracon India Laracon EU Laracon AU Laravel News article on sole() Pico.css
Tue, October 03, 2023
08: Galaxy Quadrant Theory
Ian & Aaron discuss the dangers of reading documentation, the "long slow SaaS ramp of death", something that Aaron called "so freaking stupid", and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links for this week's episode: The Music Makers (podcast) The last episode of the Hammerstone podcast The long, slow, SaaS ramp of death Taylor's return to the Laravel podcast Unfinalize Aaron's tweet about reading the docs SingleStore Documentation Tailwind Docs
Tue, September 26, 2023
07: Forward Only!
Ian & Aaron discuss the launch of Screencasting.com, whether or not babies are "super tough", down migrations in Laravel, and a lot more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links for this week's show: ConvertKit Affiliate Program Laracon EU Josh Pigford on Twitter LaserTweets Ian's tweet about down migrations
Tue, September 19, 2023
06: The Week of Aaron
Ian & Aaron discuss Screencasting.com , why Ian can't leave email alone, how and why the internet is a vast place, and much more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links for this week's episode: Jason Beggs on Twitter Lemon Squeezy Caleb Porzio's Sushi Orbit, a flat-file db driver for Eloquent ConvertKit SendStack FlowTone Boris on Twitter Josh Pigford on Twitter Foundation on Apple TV+
Wed, September 13, 2023
05: He Loves a Manifesto
Ian & Aaron discuss DHH & TypeScript, Once & the success of outrage marketing, Aaron's rules for Twitter, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links for this week's episode: https://aaronfrancis.com/shedquarters https://once.com https://world.hey.com/dhh/turbo-8-is-dropping-typescript-70165c01 https://github.com/hotwired/turbo-rails https://37signals.com/podcast/pick-a-fight/ https://basecamp.com Ian discovered the joy of recycle() https://www.youtube.com/c/planetscale https://www.youtube.com/@aarondfrancis Aaron's rules for Twitter Transistor.fm
Wed, September 06, 2023
04: The Year of Livewire
Ian & Aaron discuss what's new with Screencasting.com & HelloQuery, why LinkedIn might not be terrible, and why 2024 is going to be the year of Livewire. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links for this week's episode: Ian's tweet about Taylor Swift National Postal Museum TopGolf HelpSpot IanLandsman.com Aaron's tweet about working on his website Advanced Inertia by Boris Lepikhin Ian's tweet about the year of Livewire Philo Hermans' website
Wed, August 30, 2023
03: The Secret Is to Get a Truck
Ian & Aaron discuss Ian's vacation on the Outer Banks, Aaron's drive back from Vermont, Lift for Laravel, making videos for YouTube, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links for this week's show: Lift for Laravel Hassan Zahirnia - designer PHP doesn't suck (anymore) - YouTube PHP Doesn't Suck Anymore | Prime Reacts - YouTube Ian's Tweet re: Photo Books SplitWise
Tue, August 15, 2023
02: It's React in PHP
Ian & Aaron discuss Messi, Aaron becoming an Oracle ACE, their shared accounting background, Livewire Volt, source diving, and more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery . Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com Links for this week's show: MLS Season Pass Oracle ACE Aaron's accounting course ShowCode.app Livewire Volt
Wed, August 09, 2023
01: The Pilot
In this very special pilot episode of 'Mostly Technical', Ian & Aaron discuss everything from LK-99 to Screencasting.com & Aaron's 'Maximum Effort' era. Sponsored by LaraJobs & HelloQuery . Links for this week's show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LK-99 Aaron's talk at Laracon 2023 Screencasting.com ScreenFlow Lemon Squeezy Aaron on his 'Maximum Effort' era
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