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Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development Neat April 17, 2025

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about American whiskey, buttered PB&Js, and the quirks of AI coding assistants. They swap TV recommendations, debate developer priorities like security and rewrites, and more.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(02:43) - Whiskey review and rating: Union Horse Distilling Co Rolling Standard Four Grain Whiskey
(13:59) - Hot Take: butter on a PB&J?
(18:12) - Do we care about security in our applications?
(23:23) - Challenges with AI tools
(27:44) - The evolution of developer tools
(28:09) - AI's role in software development
(33:39) - Chuck's complications with moving to Italy
(36:36) - Should we drop Severence?
(40:25) - Jedi Survivor and gaming
(47:35) - Game to film adaptations
(50:57) - Robbie on his new job

Links

Union Horse Distilling Co Rolling Standard Four Grain Whiskey: https://www.unionhorse.com/ [https://www.unionhorse.com/]
CouplaBeers - SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUPSTQSGb50 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUPSTQSGb50]
The Food That Built America: https://www.history.com/shows/the-food-that-built-america [https://www.history.com/shows/the-food-that-built-america]
HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/ [https://www.hashicorp.com/]
IBM: https://www.ibm.com/ [https://www.ibm.com/]
Astro: https://astro.build/ [https://astro.build/]
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/ [https://www.cursor.com/]
React: https://react.dev/ [https://react.dev/]
Ember: https://emberjs.com/ [https://emberjs.com/]
Laravel: https://laravel.com/ [https://laravel.com/]
Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ [https://nextjs.org/]
Your Terminal Is Getting Smarter with Ben Holmes: https://whiskey.fm/your-terminal-is-getting-smarter-with-ben-holmes [https://whiskey.fm/your-terminal-is-getting-smarter-with-ben-holmes]
Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ [https://www.warp.dev/]
Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/ [https://windsurf.ai/]
Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot [https://github.com/features/copilot]
Claude: https://claude.ai [https://claude.ai/]
v0: https://v0.dev/ [https://v0.dev/]
Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/ [https://gemini.google.com/]
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ [https://chatgpt.com/]
Nespresso: https://www.nespresso.com/ [https://www.nespresso.com/]
Severance: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx]
Silo: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice]
Before: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/before/umc.cmc.4uwoba1ftlsr5da94wc98ilsc [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/before/umc.cmc.4uwoba1ftlsr5da94wc98ilsc]
White Lotus: https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus [https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus]
No Country For Old Men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Country_for_Old_Men [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Country_for_Old_Men]
Jedi Survivor: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-survivor [https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-survivor]
Jedi Fallen Order: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order [https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order]
FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/ [https://www.fifa.com/]
Zelda: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/games/zelda-games [https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/games/zelda-games]
Skyrim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim]
ROG Ally: https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/ [https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/]
Steamdeck: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/ [https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/]
Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/ [https://www.manutd.com/]
Starfield: https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield [https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield]
The Mandalorian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian]
The Book of Boba Fett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Boba_Fett [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Boba_Fett]
Andor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)]
Sekelton Crew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Skeleton_Crew [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Skeleton_Crew]
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewoks:_The_Battle_for_Endor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewoks:_The_Battle_for_Endor]
Knights of the Old Republic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic]
Nintendo Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2 [https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2]
Mario Kart World: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/mario-kart-world/ [https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/mario-kart-world/]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie]
Donkey Kong Bananza: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/donkey-kong-bananza/ [https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/donkey-kong-bananza/]
Avatar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)]
Norlan Glass: https://norlanglass.com/ [https://norlanglass.com/]
Lenovo: https://www.lenovo.com/ [https://www.lenovo.com/]
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/ [https://www.reactmiami.com/]

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]

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