986: Does Code Quality Matter Anymore?
In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about popover navigation patterns, the Vibrate API on iOS, whether code quality still matters in the AI era, Wes’s evolving Obsidian second...
11 Mar 58min
985: Stop putting secrets in .env
Scott and Wes are joined by Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim to talk about Varlock, a new approach to environment variables that adds schemas, validation, and security to the humble .env file. They dig in...
9 Mar 47min
984: How to Make a DOM Library Render Anything w/ Paolo Ricciuti
Wes and Scott talk with Paolo Ricciuti about Svelte custom renderers and how Svelte actually talks to the DOM. They dig into compiler internals, CSS handling, native bridges, and the realities of main...
4 Mar 49min
983: Why I Chose Electron Over Native (And I’d Do It Again)
Wes and Scott talk about building v_framer, Scott’s custom multi-source video recording app, and why Electron beat Tauri and native APIs for the job. They dig into MKV vs WebM, crash-proof recording, ...
2 Mar 37min
982: Bots Are Ruining the Internet
Wes and Scott talk about the latest dev news: Node enabling Temporal by default, OpenAI acquiring OpenClaw, TypeScript 6, new TanStack and Deno releases, the explosion of AI agent platforms, and more....
25 Feb 49min
981: Browsers Are Finally Catching Up (Interop 2026)
Scott and Wes unpack Interop 2026 and the browser features finally aligning across engines, from container style queries and anchor positioning to scroll-driven animations and view transitions. They b...
23 Feb 51min
980: AI Coding Explained
Wes and Scott talk about the state of AI coding in 2026—from editors and models to agents, skills, slash commands, MCPs, and more. They unpack what these things actually do, how they overlap, and how ...
18 Feb 52min
979: WebMCP: New Standard to Expose Your Apps to AI
Scott and Wes unpack WebMCP, a new standard that lets AI interact with websites through structured tools instead of slow, bot-style clicking. They demo it, debate imperative vs declarative APIs, and s...
16 Feb 16min
