Episodes

  • 721: New Gear, Nerding Out, and VS Code Forks

    721: New Gear, Nerding Out, and VS Code Forks
    Jun 29 2026
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    What to do when you have more ideas than time, getting new musical gear, nerding out and getting excited about things, the state of conferences in 2026, Cursor being bought, and Dave's got a minimum viable design system idea.

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    • FFConf
    • Figma Config 2026
    • SpaceX locks in $60 billion Cursor deal
    • Google Antigravity
    • Devon: An open-source pair programmer
    • Introducing Composer 2
    • @function CSS at-rule
    • A tale of two browsers
    • Google's Prompt API
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 720: TypeScript Complaints, Slowing Down, and AT Proto Protocols

    720: TypeScript Complaints, Slowing Down, and AT Proto Protocols
    Jun 22 2026
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    In praise of a solid Shure microphone (sponsor??), AI being really helpful in certain situations, TypeScript complaints about complaining, TypeScript at CodePen, should we all slow down a bit, CI jail and work trees, AT Proto and related protocols, interestForElement in HTML, and how many spoons do you have left for Clues by Sam?

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    Links
    • MV7+ - Podcast Microphone - Shure USA
    • Lit
    • Devin | The AI Software Engineer
    • Understanding Standard.Site
    • Now in your timeline: Standard.site brings richer previews from across the open web - AT Protocol
    • tv for developers — CodeTV
    • HTMLButtonElement: interestForElement property - Web APIs | MDN
    • Using interest invokers - Web APIs | MDN
    • Spoons by Sam - daverupert.com
    • htmx ~ Code is Cheap(er)
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 719: Estimating Project Time, React Server Components, and Lifetime Offers

    719: Estimating Project Time, React Server Components, and Lifetime Offers
    Jun 15 2026
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    How do you estimate how long a task or project is going to take? Is it easier or more difficult with AI's help? Were web components a mistake? What do we think about Cloudflare's EmDash now? And are lifetime offers a good or bad thing in the dev community?

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    Links
    • Keyframes, Cash, and CodePen w/ Shaw - Whiskey Web and Whatnot
    • Meeting Design - For Managers, Makers, and Ever
    • :host CSS pseudo-class - CSS | MDN
    • Introducing EmDash
    • WP Migrate
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 718: 3D Printing Life Upgrades, Don’t Give Away Your Dopamine, and CodePen App Deploys

    718: 3D Printing Life Upgrades, Don’t Give Away Your Dopamine, and CodePen App Deploys
    Jun 8 2026
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    Dave's upgrading his office with a 3D printer, Chris is ordering 3D printed parts for his van, using mobile Starlink, Chris redesigned his website, playing puzzle games like Statedoku, Chess Peace, and Clues by Sam, how CodePen is going to support pointing domains at your app, and what Vite getting bought by Cloudflare signals.

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    Links
    • Kagi - Reclaim the Web & Restore Your Privacy
    • A week on the road
    • The New Van – Chris Coyier
    • Chris Coyier – Web craftsman, blogger, author, speaker.
    • Social RSS (?) – Chris Coyier
    • Statedoku — Daily US States Puzzle | Sudoku Meets American Geography
    • Chess Peace - A Peaceful Chess Puzzle Game for iPhone, iPad & Mac
    • Clues By Sam
    • Online Courses • Josh W. Comeau
    • JavaScript for Everyone - Piccalilli
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    58 mins
  • 717: Better DX for Web Components, What Was Popular That Now We’re Used To?

    717: Better DX for Web Components, What Was Popular That Now We’re Used To?
    Jun 1 2026
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    Dave's changing up his camera angles, Chris has been upgrading his Sprinter van, how many hobbies is too many, what kinds of web tech was popular years ago that now seems normal, why isn't the DX around web components better, how can I structure my code to compose other custom elements, and what still can't be done on the web these days?

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    Links
    • Custom Elements Manifest
    • Diffs, Trees, and VS Code 2.0 - Syntax #1008
    • CodePen Radio
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    53 mins
  • 716: Google I/O 2026 Recap Edition

    716: Google I/O 2026 Recap Edition
    May 25 2026
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    We're running down what's new from Google for the web and figuring out if it's web developer Xmas or AI Doomsday this year.

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    Links
    • Paul Irish
    • The Dialog Element with Entry and Exit Animations
    • 15 updates from Google I/O 2026
    • Google I/O 2026: What's new in Web UI
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 715: Would You Like a LLM With Your Browser?

    715: Would You Like a LLM With Your Browser?
    May 18 2026
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    What happens to a website when it stops? Is there a space for an internet salvage yard for websites? How do you feel about LLMs being included with your browser? And are we ever going to find out where AI got all it's data from?

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    Links
    • Mat on Google's Prompt API
    • Hard Fork - The New York Times
    • 633: Thomas Steiner on AI in Chrome and the Web – ShopTalk
    • Building Toward a Sustainable Content Economy for the Agentic Web | Microsoft Advertising
    • Introducing Vanishing Culture: A New Book on the Loss of Our Digital Memory | Internet Archive Blogs
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    53 mins
  • 714: Camping, Burnout, and Chris’ CSS Talk

    714: Camping, Burnout, and Chris’ CSS Talk
    May 11 2026
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    How responsible should you be for fixing your own website for others, Dave's got a blacklog of blog posts, Chris got a camper van, debating burnout even when you love your work, a weekly AI doomer check in, and Chris has a talk for Smashing Magazine happening by the time you hear this.

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    Links
    • Winnebago Revel | AWD Off-Grid Camper Van
    • Naz Hamid
    • Opus OP4 Camper | Premium Off-Road Inflatable Trailer USA
    • HealthyGamerGG - YouTube
    • Smashing Conferences — Smashing Magazine
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    54 mins