Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

By: RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III
  • Summary

  • Veteran web developers RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III host this informal, whiskey-fueled fireside chat with your favorite web devs. They discuss all things web development including JavaScript, TypeScript, EmberJS, React, Astro, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, Web3, and more. They take a unique approach and focus on getting to know the human side of developers and their hobbies outside of work, all while sampling a new whiskey that they rate on their unique tentacle scale.
    RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III
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Episodes
  • Authenticity in a World of Algorithms
    Jan 16 2025
    This week, Robbie and Chuck dive into the delicate balance between authenticity and adaptation, both in tech and everyday life. They unpack the challenges of staying true to their passions—like whiskey and web development—while navigating the pressures of broadening their appeal and monetizing their craft. They also reflect on podcasting, personal branding, industry trends, social media shifts, and the complexities of dealing with polarizing figures in tech. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:28) - All Things Open (02:18) - Whiskey: Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye Whiskey (07:29) - Whiskey rating (10:24) - Rebase vs Merge (10:57) - Bluesky vs Twitter (17:45) - The political influence on social media (19:18) - Anonymity in social media and usernames (23:44) - What elements should a web framework include? (26:15) - Should you be your authentic self all the time? (31:58) - The difficulty of monetizing a podcast (35:58) - Commercial real estate and the wig shop (40:04) - Cars and coffee (42:03) - Ghosted by Guillermo? (44:24) - Should politics influence the products and tech we use? (48:40) - Robbie’s new leaf blower (50:28) - Robbie on Web Dev Challenge (51:40) - JavaScript, Ember, and React (58:56) - Holiday prep and European living Links Redwood Empire Emerald Giant: https://redwoodempirewhiskey.com/whiskey/emerald-giant-rye/ All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Primeagen: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeTimeagen Maker’s Mark: https://www.makersmark.com/ Wawa: https://www.wawa.com/ Sagamore: https://sagamorespirit.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/ Kafka: https://kafka.apache.org/ Runspired: https://runspired.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com Instagram: https://instagram.com X / Twitter: https://x.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/ Discord: https://discord.com/ Dan Abramov: https://danabra.mov/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/ Wondery: https://wondery.com/ Whiskey.fund: https://whiskey.fund Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/ RedwoodJS: https://redwoodjs.com/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Syntax: https://syntax.fm/ ShopTalk: https://shoptalkshow.com/ Changelog: https://changelog.com/ How About Tomorrow: https://tomorrow.fm/ Devtools: https://www.devtools.fm/ Torc: https://www.torc.dev/ Jason Torres: https://x.com/tasonjorres Sentry: https://sentry.io Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg Charisma Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Carpenter John Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Carpenter Lululemon: https://lululemon.com Lamborghini: https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Katie’s Cars and Coffee: https://www.instagram.com/katies_cars_and_coffee Porsche: https://www.porsche.com/ DeLorean: https://delorean.com/ Bronco: https://www.ford.com/bronco/ Bugatti Veyron: https://www.bugatti.com/the-bugatti-heritage/modern-icons/veyron/ Kelly Vaughn: https://x.com/kvlly Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Vercel: https://vercel.com/ Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/ Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/ Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/ Ryobi: https://www.ryobitools.com/ Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M Astro: https://astro.build/ Mailchimp: https://mailchimp.com/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ React: https://react.dev/ Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ Netflix: https://netflix.com Supabase: https://supabase.com/ TanStack: https://tanstack.com/ 89: Hot Takes, TanStack, and Open Source with Tanner Linsley: https://whiskey.fm/hot-takes-tanstack-and-open-source-with-tanner-linsley George Clooney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clooney Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • What Makes a Christmas Movie? Plus, a Toast to New Beginnings
    Jan 9 2025
    This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about Christmas traditions, from sweaters and trees to classic holiday movies and music. They dive into various light-hearted hot takes, holiday preferences, gift-giving etiquette, and more. Along the way, they review a Cream of Kentucky bourbon, discuss JavaScript and API challenges, and share Robbie’s big announcement—twins on the way! In this episode: (00:00) - Intro(01:49) - Whiskey intro and rating: Cream of Kentucky(07:59) - Bing Crosby vs Frank Sinatra(09:31) - Real vs fake Christmas trees(13:59) - Christmas Story vs Christmas Vacation(16:34) - Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?(18:09) - Are gift cards a good present or just lazy?(20:50) - Robbie’s big news(21:32) - The state of EV(27:45) - Investments and crypto(33:40) - The results of the State of JS Survey(38:00) - Podcast merch(39:21) - Futbol and food(44:58) - Robbie on Learn with Jason(50:11) - Everybody likes Vite(53:13) - Representing your brand(55:02) - Holiday plans Links Cream of Kentucky: https://creamofkentucky.comBing Crosby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_CrosbyFrank Sinatra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_SinatraJack Daniels: https://www.jackdaniels.com/Balsam Hill Christmas Trees: https://www.balsamhill.com/c/artificial-christmas-treesA Christmas Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/Christmas Vacation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/Die Hard: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/Arnold Schwarzenegger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_SchwarzeneggerHallmark: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/VW Buzz: https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.htmlDoug Demuro’s review of the VW Buzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1TsmhSv5kRivian: https://rivian.com/Chrysler Pacifica: https://www.chrysler.com/pacifica.htmlTesla: https://www.tesla.com/Shiba Inu: https://shibatoken.com/Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_TrumpEthereum: https://ethereum.org/XRP: https://ripple.com/xrp/ Hawk Tuah Coin: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hawk-tuah/State of JS Survey: https://stateofjs.com/Chris Manson: https://x.com/real_ateJonathan Creamer: https://x.com/jcreamer898Syntax: https://syntax.fmWordPress: https://wordpress.orgDjango: https://www.djangoproject.com/Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagenDHH: https://x.com/dhh/Telemundo: https://www.telemundo.com/Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/David Beckham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_BeckhamLiverpool FC: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/Real Madrid: https://www.realmadrid.com/Learn with Jason: https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithjasonNetlify: https://www.netlify.com/Node: https://nodejs.org/Next.js: https://nextjs.org/Ember: https://emberjs.com/Vite: https://vite.dev/Astro: https://astro.build/React: https://react.dev/Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/Whiskey.fm: https://whiskey.fmWhiskey.fund: https://whiskey.fund Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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    58 mins
  • Decentralized Identity: The Future of Privacy and Security with Angie Jones
    Jan 2 2025
    This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Angie Jones, Head of Developer Relations at TBD, about verifiable credentials, decentralized identity, and the potential of Web 5. They discuss practical applications like mobile driver’s licenses, privacy preservation, as well as the challenges of adopting cutting-edge tech. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro(01:42) - Whiskey intro and rating(08:38) - Mobile driver's licenses(16:51) - Identity verification tech(22:50) - Privacy concerns in tech(31:06) - Digital passports and biometric verification in travel(42:39) - Is web 5 the future of decentralization?(52:06) - Angie's non-tech career(54:03) - Waffle House debate(57:25) - Plugs Links All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/Sagamore: https://sagamorespirit.com/Block: https://block.xyz/TBD: https://tbd.website/W3c Verifiable Credentials: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-overview/MIT: https://web.mit.edu/BitTorrent: https://www.bittorrent.com/Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopCoinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/Microsoft Teams: https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/Clear: https://www.clearme.com/Java: https://www.java.com/Uber: https://www.uber.com/Venmo: https://venmo.com/PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/Waffle House: https://www.wafflehouse.com/Kelsey Hightower: https://bsky.app/profile/kelseyhightower.com Connect with Angie Website: https://angiejones.techX / Twitter: https://x.com/techgirl1908LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiejones Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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    59 mins

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