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 ...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 30
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 Datab...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 29
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'...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 28
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) - ...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 27
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 ...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 26
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 ch...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 25
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 C...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 24
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 Failu...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 23
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 'He...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 22
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...
Jan 31, 2024•49 min•Ep. 21
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 Th...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 20
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 Apartm...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 19
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 Marketplac...
Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 18
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 epis...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 17
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...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 16
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:...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 15
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 Head...
Nov 07, 2023•55 min•Ep. 14
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 (...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 13
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 Al...
Oct 31, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 12
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...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 11
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...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 10
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...
Oct 10, 2023•56 min•Ep. 9
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 Tailw...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 8
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...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 7
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+...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 6
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 disco...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 5
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...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 4
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...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 3
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...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 2
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...
Aug 09, 2023•53 min•Ep. 1
