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Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's DHH interview, Ian's phishing fiasco, and are joined by special guest Sam Rose to talk about high effort content & a lot more.
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(00:00) - A Rough Morning
(08:26) - It's Crunch Time
(13:49) - Aaron Interviewed DHH
(29:16) - Try Hard Studios Update
(36:09) - Laravel vs. React Video
(38:45) - The DHH No...
Published 05/28/24
Ian & Aaron are joined this week by Dax & Adam Elmore to discuss the Laravel vs. JavaScript discourse, selling coffee over the command line, and a lot more.
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(00:00) - Grownup Serious Stuff
(08:02) - The Meanest Person In The World
(10:41) - My Soul Hates New York
(14:36) - StatMuse
(20:18) - I Like The Health Insurance!
(25:03) - Why...
Published 05/21/24
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's new SQLite course, identifiers in Laravel, New York City, and last but not least - socks.
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(00:00) - The F Word
(09:17) - New York City (Taylor's Version)
(14:30) - Dallas Dallas
(22:18) - Aaron's SQLite Course
(33:35) - Highlighting Technique
(45:52) - SQLite Big Shots
(48:06) - Identifiers in Laravel
(01:00:46)...
Published 05/14/24
Ian & Aaron discuss cheese boards, Aaron's lunch adventure, high performance database consulting, and the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef with special guest Dave Hicking aka Producer Dave.
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(00:00) - Kids Birthday Parties
(03:43) - The Cheese Board
(17:16) - Went To The Burbs
(22:47) - Is Twitter Over?
(33:26) - Aaron's New...
Published 05/07/24
Ian & Aaron discuss men's fashion, DHH, location sharing follow-up, AI therapy hot takes, Laravel Octane, upcoming course update, is MySQL over?, non-competes and concierge medicine, hacking Laravel for prefix indexes, PHP x NYC
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Menswear guyArt but make it sportsDHH Monitor tweetAaron's Laravel Octane videoPHP x NYC
Published 04/30/24
Ian & Aaron discuss HelpSpot's future, Aaron reveals his next course, the secret to building courses, the "edge", spouse GPS tracking, the Doordash tax.
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HelpSpotTry Hard StudiosLocation sharing tweet
Published 04/23/24
Ian & Aaron return after a few weeks off to check in on Aaron's new business, his studio, and yes, his healthcare woes.
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(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...
Published 04/16/24
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.
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(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...
Published 03/27/24
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.
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Subscribe to Laracasts! Seriously.ChilipadTry Hard StudiosAaron's what's...
Published 03/22/24
Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more.
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(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)...
Published 03/12/24
Ian & Aaron discuss config files in Laravel 11, having ambitious goals, the merits of checking vs. not checking your bag, & more.
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(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) -...
Published 03/05/24
Ian & Aaron discuss morning people, PHP/Laravel origin stories, using ChatGPT to write blog posts, Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero, & more.
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(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...
Published 02/27/24
Ian & Aaron discuss the joy of Diet Coke, Ian's deep dive into DTOs, Inertia vs. Livewire, & more.
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(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...
Published 02/21/24
Ian & Aaron discuss everything from cryotherapy to the ugliness of most B2B apps to Aaron's first time doing meditation and a lot more.
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(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...
Published 02/14/24
Ian & Aaron give out their Super Bowl Predictions, recap the first wave of announcements from Laracon EU, & more.
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(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...
Published 02/06/24
Ian & Aaron discuss getting sick, something called 'The Suburban Dad Zone', using gloves to change diapers (!?!), and more.
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(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 diseaseAaron...
Published 01/31/24
Ian & Aaron discuss the Laracon US announcement, going on ski vacations, route model bindings in Laravel, & more.
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(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 - IkeaAdopt Me! (Roblox Game)Laracon US 2024The...
Published 01/19/24
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.
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(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...
Published 01/11/24
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.
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(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...
Published 12/14/23
Ian & Aaron discuss Laravel Pulse, DHH's upcoming Slack competitor, Rails copying Laravel, & more.
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(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...
Published 12/06/23
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.
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(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...
Published 11/30/23
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.
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(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...
Published 11/14/23
Ian & Aaron follow up on last week's component conversation, talk about Ian's new truck, debate if Laravel devs get paid less, & more.
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(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...
Published 11/07/23
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.
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(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...
Published 11/03/23
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.
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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...
Published 10/31/23
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