The Future of Web Dev: Are We Overcomplicating Everything?
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This week, Chuck and Robbie talk about the neverending evolution of web dev tools and frameworks. Over a Hatozaki Japanese whiskey, they dive into ORMs, the pros and cons of Prisma, Drizzle, and AstroDB, and how modern dev tools shape the ecosystem. Plus, a detour into home automation security, the real cost of DoorDash, and why Gen Z might just be bringing malls back.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro

• (01:13) - Whiskey tasting and review: Hatozaki Japanese Whiskey

• (07:42) - ORMs and Prisma

• (11:09) - Impressions of Drizzle?

• (14:41) - React and modern web development

• (21:41) - AI and the future of dev tools

• (27:33) - Is the rapid pace of change making web dev harder?

• (35:18) - Ember vs Rails

• (39:22) - Home security and automation

• (44:23) - Chuck’s thoughts on Wicked

• (46:13) - Movies and going to the theater

• (47:51) - Inflation and DoorDash

• (50:17) - Will a convenience-centered lifestyle lead to mass unemployment?

Links

• Hatozaki: https://akashisakebrewery.com/brands/hatozaki/)

• Jim Gaffigan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gaffigan)

• Prisma: https://www.prisma.io/)

• Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/)

• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/)

• Ember: https://emberjs.com/)

• React: https://react.dev/)

• Astro: https://astro.build/)

• Drizzle: https://orm.drizzle.team/)

• Fakerjs: https://fakerjs.dev/)

• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/)

• Vercel: https://vercel.com/)

• Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/)

• Epic Web: https://www.epicweb.dev/)

• HTMX: https://htmx.org/)

• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/)

• Supabase: https://supabase.com/)

• Figma: https://www.figma.com/)

• LaunchDarkly: https://launchdarkly.com/)

• Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/)

• Embroider: https://github.com/embroider-build/embroider)

• Webpack: https://webpack.js.org/)

• Vite: https://vite.dev/)

• Broccoli: https://broccoli.build/)

• Rollup: https://rollupjs.org/)

• Parcel: https://parceljs.org/)

• Glimmer: https://glimmerjs.com/)

• RedwoodJS: https://redwoodjs.com/)

• Laravel: https://laravel.com/)

• Flipper Zero: https://flipperzero.one/)

• Tamagotchi: https://tamagotchi-official.com/)

• Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/)

• Machine Learning in JavaScript, Remix Plus Netlify, and Why DX Engineers Matter with Charlie Gerard: https://whiskey.fm/machine-learning-in-javascript-remix-plus-netlify-and-why-dx-engineers-matter-with-charlie-gerard/)

• Bun: https://bun.sh/)

• Z-Wave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Wave)

• Wicked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_(2024_film))

• The Greatest Showman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Showman)

• The Wizard of Oz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz)

• Gladiator II: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_II)

• Moana 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moana_2)

• Frozen 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_2)

• The Snow Queen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Queen)

• DoorDash: https://www.doordash.com/)

• Chick-fil-A: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/)

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

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

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

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