This week, Robbie and Adam talk about CascadiaJS, Adam’s new role at Shopify, and why tech interviews are so broken. They explore accessibility in front-end dev, the sameness of modern frameworks, and whether AI is the future of engineering or just another hype cycle.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(02:46) - Whiskey rating & review: Jim Beam Pineapple
(07:00) - CascadiaJS preview + speaker lineup
(13:27) - Adam's new role at Shopify
(20:47) - Are React hooks officially dead?
(21:41) - The dev interview process is broken + interview tips
(31:01) - Gradient.style
(35:09) - Hot Take: no more React clones
(36:53) - Adam's OpenAI interview and NPM nightmares
(40:03) - AI and the future of web development
(52:06) - Dial-up is dead
(53:39) - Physical vs. digital media
(1:00:39) - Cracker Barrel’s makeover

Links

Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
Taylor Swift: https://www.taylorswift.com/
Travis Kelce: https://x.com/tkelce
New Heights: https://www.youtube.com/@newheightshow
Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
CascadiaJS: https://cascadiajs.com/
Vue.js: https://vuejs.org/
Carter Rabasa: https://carter.rabasa.com/
IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
Slack: https://www.slack.com/
Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/
CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
Kevin Whinnery: https://www.kevin.mn/
Deno: https://deno.com/
OpenAI: https://openai.com/
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
Charlie Gerard: https://charliegerard.dev/
Annie Sexton: https://bsky.app/profile/anniesexton.com
Shruti Kapoor: https://shrutikapoor.dev/
React: https://react.dev/
Big Sky Dev Con: https://bigskydevcon.com/
All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/
Vercel: https://vercel.com/
Ep 194: Static, Dynamic, Generative: What’s Next for the Web? w/ Guillermo Rauch: https://whiskey.fm/static-dynamic-generative-whats-next-for-the-web-w-guillermo-rauch
LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/
Michael Jackson: https://x.com/mjackson
Remix: https://remix.run/
React: https://react.dev/
Knockout: https://knockoutjs.com/
Discord: https://discord.com
HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
Adam's resume: https://nerdy.dev/resume
Gradient.style: https://gradient.style/
Colorzilla: https://www.colorzilla.com/
Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
Wes Bos: https://wesbos.com/
Kiro: https://kiro.dev/
Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
Claude: https://claude.ai
Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
Zed: https://zed.dev/
Fireship: https://www.youtube.com/@fireship
Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
Adam's LLM chat prototype: https://nerdy.dev/llm-chat-prototype
NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/
Alanis Morissette: https://alanis.com
Lex Fridman: https://lexfridman.com/
ASAP Rocky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASAP_Rocky
Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
Austin Powers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Powers
Sonos: https://www.sonos.com/
Google Home: https://home.google.com/welcome/
Beyond Tellerrand: https://beyondtellerrand.com/
Teenage Engineering K.O. II: https://teenage.engineering/store/ep-133
Elvis Presley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
Final Fantasy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy
Cracker Barrel: https://www.crackerbarrel.com/
Logan's Roadhouse: https://logansroadhouse.com/

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