Building a Better Web: Open Source, Simplicity, and Speed with Jason Lengstorf
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Jason Lengstorf about the evolving world of web development and the challenges of open-source monetization. They share insights on simplifying tech stacks, choosing the right tools, and some often-overlooked trade-offs in today’s development landscape.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro

• (03:24) - Whiskey: Kentucky Owl St. Patrick’s Edition

• (10:09) - Hot takes

• (25:44) - Favorites from “Learn with Jason”: Vinxi, Waku

• (29:01) - Astro and monetizing open source projects

• (34:57) - The importance of simplicity

• (41:52) - Email etiquette

• (45:36) - On issues with email

• (47:11) - Personal style and professional image

• (53:52) - Talking about getting older

• (56:36) - Plugs

Links

• Kentucky Owl: https://kentuckyowlbourbon.com/shop/st-patricks-edition)

• Roka Akor: https://rokaakor.com)

• Old Forester 1910: https://www.oldforester.com)

• Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com)

• VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com)

• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com)

• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot)

• Amazon Q: https://aws.amazon.com/q)

• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com)

• Supermaven: https://supermaven.com)

• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org)

• Laravel: https://laravel.com)

• Web Dev Challenge S1E6: Build an app to capture memories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V96_3fBgvPA)

• Supabase: https://supabase.com)

• Hetzner: https://www.hetzner.com)

• Digial Ocean: https://www.digitalocean.com)

• DHH: https://x.com/dhh)

• Learn with Jason: https://www.learnwithjason.dev)

• Vinxi: https://vinxi.vercel.app)

• Waku: https://waku.gg)

• Daishi Kato: https://x.com/dai_shi)

• Vite: https://vite.dev)

• Nitro: https://nitro.build)

• Next.js: https://nextjs.org)

• SolidStart: https://start.solidjs.com)

• TanStack Start: https://tanstack.com/start/latest)

• Astro: https://astro.build)

• OpenNext: https://opennext.js.org)

• Nx: https://nx.dev)

• Babel: https://babeljs.io)

• HTMX: https://htmx.org)

• Steve Jobs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs)

• Barack Obama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama)

• Big Fits: https://www.instagram.com/bigfits1)

• The Birdcage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birdcage)

• Kanye West: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West)

• Balenciaga: https://www.balenciaga.com)

• Poshmark: https://poshmark.com)

Connect with Jason

• Website: https://jason.energy)

• Learn with Jason: https://www.learnwithjason.dev)

• X / Twitter: https://x.com/jlengstorf)

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithjason)

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner)

• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd)

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