Is jQuery Really Dead? And Other Hot Takes w/ Travis Wagner

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Travis Wagner about his career move from Universal Music to Crunchyroll and the nuances of backend development. They discuss a wide range of hot takes, including whether jQuery is still relevant in 2025. In this episode: * (00:00) - Intro * (01:05) - Meet Travis Wagner * (02:41) - Whiskey intro and rating: Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey * (15:04) - Implicit vs Explicit types * (16:58) - Tailwind vs Vanilla CSS * (19:22) - Is YAML good or bad? * (20:24) - Thoughts on Python and semicolons * (25:19) - Git Rebase vs Git Merge * (28:24) - Does GitHub history help your career? * (36:34) - Learning assembly * (39:47) - iTerm vs Ghostty vs Warp * (41:09) - What's wrong with using jQuery in 2025? * (48:17) - Astro and trying out other frameworks * (53:17) - What Travis would do if tech wasn't an option Links * Universal Music: https://www.universalmusic.com/ [https://www.universalmusic.com/] * Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/ [https://www.crunchyroll.com/] * Crablang: https://crablang.org/ [https://crablang.org/] * Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey: https://fingerlakesdistilling.com/ [https://fingerlakesdistilling.com/] * Sloth Pipe: https://github.com/trvswgnr/sloth-pipe [https://github.com/trvswgnr/sloth-pipe] * Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ [https://tailwindcss.com/] * Boot.dev: https://www.boot.dev/ [https://www.boot.dev/] * Python: https://www.python.org/ [https://www.python.org/] * iTerm: https://iterm2.com/ [https://iterm2.com/] * Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/ [https://ghostty.org/] * Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ [https://www.warp.dev/] * jQuery: https://jquery.com/ [https://jquery.com/] * Intercooler.js: https://intercoolerjs.org/ [https://intercoolerjs.org/] * HTMX: https://htmx.org/ [https://htmx.org/] * React: https://react.dev/ [https://react.dev/] * Claude: https://claude.ai/ [https://claude.ai/] Connect with Travis * Website: https://techsavvytravvy.com/ [https://techsavvytravvy.com/] * X / Twitter: https://x.com/techsavvytravvy [https://x.com/techsavvytravvy] * GitHub: https://github.com/trvswgnr [https://github.com/trvswgnr] 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] Subscribe and stay in touch * Website: https://whiskey.fm [https://whiskey.fm] * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603] * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf [https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf] * Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 [https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot [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 [https://whiskey.fund].