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  "description": "This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Ben Holmes—Astro core team alum and now at Warp—about the rapid evolution of developer tools, the promise and quirks of AI-powered coding, and why he’s betting big on terminal UX.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (02:09) - Warp and dev tools\n * (04:20) -",
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  "textContent": "This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Ben Holmes—Astro core team alum and now at Warp—about the rapid evolution of developer tools, the promise and quirks of AI-powered coding, and why he’s betting big on terminal UX.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (02:09) - Warp and dev tools\n * (04:20) - Whiskey intro and rating: Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Kentucky Straight Rye\n * (15:47) - Hot Take: inferred types vs explicit types\n * (17:11) - What Cursor AI gets right (and wrong)\n * (23:12) - Pros and cons of Windsurf\n * (25:02) - Hot Take: git rebase vs git merge\n * (27:27) - Vim Motions and The Vim Gym\n * (30:45) - Hot Take: sidebar on the left or right in VS Code\n * (34:40) - Specialize or generalize?\n * (44:01) - Frameworks vs doing your own thing\n * (48:21) - The MBA journey\n * (52:06) - Ben's connection to Peloton\n * (53:12) - Plugs\n\n\n\n\nLinks\n\n * Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Kentucky Straight Rye: https://heavenhilldistillery.com/ [https://heavenhilldistillery.com/]\n * Astro: https://astro.build/ [https://astro.build/]\n * Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ [https://www.warp.dev/]\n * Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/ [https://norlanglass.com/]\n * Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/ [https://www.cursor.com/]\n * Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/ [https://windsurf.ai/]\n * Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot [https://github.com/features/copilot]\n * Cline: https://cline.bot/ [https://cline.bot/]\n * Claude: https://claude.ai/ [https://claude.ai/]\n * Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/ [https://ghostty.org/]\n * Vim Motions: https://www.barbarianmeetscoding.com/boost-your-coding-fu-with-vscode-and-vim/moving-blazingly-fast-with-the-core-vim-motions/ [https://www.barbarianmeetscoding.com/boost-your-coding-fu-with-vscode-and-vim/moving-blazingly-fast-with-the-core-vim-motions/]\n * Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ [https://tailwindcss.com/]\n * Vue: https://vuejs.org/ [https://vuejs.org/]\n * Svelte: https://svelte.dev/ [https://svelte.dev/]\n * Ember: https://emberjs.com/ [https://emberjs.com/]\n * NeoVim: https://neovim.io/ [https://neovim.io/]\n * Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen [https://x.com/ThePrimeagen]\n * Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf [https://x.com/jlengstorf]\n * Vision Pro: https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/ [https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/]\n * JSWorld: https://jsworldconference.com/ [https://jsworldconference.com/]\n * Final Cut Pro: https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/ [https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/]\n * CapCut: https://www.capcut.com/ [https://www.capcut.com/]\n * DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ [https://x.com/dhh/]\n * University of Alabama: https://www.ua.edu/ [https://www.ua.edu/]\n * Georgia Tech: https://www.gatech.edu/ [https://www.gatech.edu/]\n\n\n\n\nConnect with Ben\n\n * Website: https://bholmes.dev/ [https://bholmes.dev/]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/bholmesdev [https://x.com/bholmesdev]\n\n\n\n\nConnect with Chuck and Robbie\n\n * Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]\n * Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]\n\n\n\n\nSubscribe and stay in touch\n\n * Website: https://whiskey.fm [https://whiskey.fm/]\n * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603]\n * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf [https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf]\n * Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 [https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603]\n * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot [https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot]\n\n\n\n\nWhiskey Web and Whatnot Merch\n\nEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund [https://whiskey.fund/].",
  "title": "Your Terminal Is Getting Smarter with Ben Holmes"
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