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Figuring out what to do next (Adam Wathan)
Adam Wathan sat down with Justin and Brian to talk about the challenge of staying motivated with your own business, even when you've "made it."However successful you think a well-known product or founder might be, the truth is everyone's dealing with stresses and challenges and things that don't work and figuring out what to do next. That's what this episode is about.The discussion also touches on the potential of video content and YouTube as a way of getting in motion and regaining motivation.Timestamps:(00:06) - Intro (02:52) - Evaluating...
2025-04-04
1h 14
Mostly Technical
76: Distribution & Taste w/ Adam Wathan
Aaron is joined this week by Adam Wathan to talk about everything from Disney Cruises to what he wants to do on YouTube and a whole lot more.Sponsored by Bento and WorkOS.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - The Disney Debate (03:27) - Zero MRR (05:15) - YouTube Stuff (13:38) - Course Talk (23:33) - Competitive Advantage (42:48) - Building A Course Platform (52:59) - Tailwind's YouTube Strategy (01:23:31) - Nanny Talk Links:Disney Cruise LineAdam's tweet about $0 MRR'Build UIs that don't suck'Tailwind Connect MiamiSteve Schogar on YouTubeteenage e...
2025-04-01
1h 27
Code and the Coding Coders who Code it
Episode 48 - Adam Wathan
Join us as we unravel the inspiring journey of Tailwind CSS with its creator, Adam Wathan. From its inception in 2017 as an open-source CSS framework to becoming a major player in web design, Tailwind has recently undergone a significant rebranding with the launch of Tailwind Plus. This episode provides listeners with insights into Adam's strategic choices, including the reasoning behind merging Tailwind UI into the broader Tailwind ecosystem. Discover the challenges and outcomes of balancing community-driven development with commercial viability, as Adam shares how feedback shapes product improvements. Learn about the launch of "Build UIs That Don’t S...
2025-03-18
33 min
Hackers Incorporated
Catching up
Adam and Ben are back on the mics after nine months to give an update on their lives.Timestamps(00:00) - Catching up (00:18) - Fitness update (18:13) - House updates (24:53) - Ben update (35:11) - Tailwind Labs update LinksAdam on XBen on X
2024-10-04
45 min
Mostly Technical
52: Statamic Roundtable with Jack McDade, John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, & Adam Wathan
Ian is joined this week by Jack McDade, creator of Statamic, and a motley crew (John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, and Adam Wathan) to discuss what the future of Statamic might look like. Should the price change? Should it be open source? Who should it be marketed at? Does Statamic need an enterprise offering? All that & a ton more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.Note: Recorded and streamed live on September 30th, 2024Links:Jack McDade on TwitterJohn O'Nola...
2024-10-01
1h 46
The Tuple Podcast
Adam Wathan, Creator of Tailwind CSS
Ben and Adam Wathan cover the development and reimagining of Tailwind CSS, focusing on the release of Tailwind 4.0. They delve into the motivation behind the rewrite, the challenges faced, and the approach to maintaining backward compatibility. The conversation covers topics related to software versioning, open-source maintenance, backward compatibility, the use of Rust in Tailwind, testing strategies, and the future of Tailwind as a business.LinksTuple.app (https://tuple.app) - The best app for pair programmingTailwind CSS (https://tailwindcss.com) - The CSS framework Adam created
2024-06-10
1h 00
Build Your SaaS
Adam Wathan: how small startups hire employees (Tailwind CSS)
How do founders of small bootstrapped companies hire new employees? Adam Wathan got over 1600 people who applied for two new roles at Tailwind Labs (a small team of six people). They ended up hiring two people, but neither of them actually applied. This wasn't how Adam expected (or hoped) this process would go. There were lots of surprising takeaways and lessons learned from the whole experience."If you figure we spend 5 minutes on every single application, that was like 133 hours straight reading applications. Processing these job applications was basically my full time job for 2 months." – Adam Wa...
2024-06-04
1h 35
How About Tomorrow?
What Does “Full Stack” Mean? w/ Taylor Otwell and Ryan Florence
Taylor Otwell and Ryan Florence join us to talk about whether "full stack" is a term worth using in 2024, how Laravel differs from Rails, why there isn't a real JavaScript community, what Taylor would like to see from the Remix community, and whether Laravel is like Canada. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.wip: terminalButcherBox: Meat Delivery SubscriptionCloud Monitoring as a Service | DatadogConnect, Protect and Build Everywhere | CloudflareAdam Wathan (@adamwathan) / XWhat is Amazon API Gateway? - Amazon API GatewayInertia.js - The Modern MonolithReason · Reason lets you write simple, fast and quality t...
2024-05-27
1h 10
Hackers Incorporated
Hiring for tiny teams with Justin Jackson
Adam just wrapped up a big hiring project at Tailwind Labs, adding both a new engineer and a new designer to the team. In this episode he talks through the process with Justin Jackson, founder of Transistor, to compare notes and record what worked, what didn't, and how he will approach hiring in the future after going through this process.Timestamps(00:00) - Talking hiring with Justin Jackson from Transistor (01:05) - Adam's recent hiring project at Tailwind Labs (02:00) - Justin's history with hiring at Transistor (03:51) - How Transistor recruited their team (05:48) - Background on Adam's hiring...
2024-05-25
1h 39
Mostly Technical
29: Super Epic Crazy with Adam Wathan
Ian and Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan (our first returning guest!) to talk about Aaron's future plans for courses & consulting, Adam's plans for hiring at Tailwind, & a lot more.Sponsored by Laracasts, LaraJobs, & Screencasting.com.Send questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com.(00:00) - The Interloper (01:49) - Hiring at Tailwind (09:00) - Extra Effort Matters (19:47) - Magic Company Money (23:02) - Jerry Seinfeld's Voice (27:45) - Nothing Sexier Than a Database (43:49) - Taste as a Service (54:34) - Courses vs. Consulting (01:07:56) - The Aaron Francis Experience (01:13:33) - The Master Plan (01:28:53) - Price of Admission (01:33:17...
2024-03-27
1h 38
Hackers Incorporated
Building the HEY Calendar with Jason Fried
37signals have talked a lot about how they build new features for existing products using Shape Up, where they carefully hammer the scope to avoid letting anything ever drag on for more than six weeks. But there's not a lot of information out there about how they approach new product development, where it can take over a year to actually get the first version out the door. In this episode, Adam goes deep with Jason Fried about building and shipping their new HEY Calendar product, and whether or not Shape Up was part of that process.
2024-01-17
51 min
Hackers Incorporated
Ben and Adam review 2023
In this episode, Adam and Ben sit down to evaluate how things went in 2023 in their business and personal lives. The dudes share kind of a lot in this one! More personal flavor than usual. Lots about fitness, mental health, gathering, and rascally-ness. Timestamps(00:00) - Ben and Adam review 2023 (03:17) - Ben wants to be more of a rascal (07:58) - Health update (30:06) - Ben wants to prioritize creating "gatherings" (39:06) - Following your intuition (52:49) - Tailwind Labs business review (01:07:37) - Productivity (01:20:11) - 2023 lowlights — things to improve in 2024 LinksAdam on TwitterBen on Twitter
2024-01-14
1h 36
Over Engineered
Building Forms (and Catalyst) w/ Adam Wathan
It's been said that web development is 99% forms and tables. Today we talk with Adam Wathan about all the decisions that go into creating a great form builder API. Adam and the rest of the team at Tailwind recently launched the developer preview of Catalyst—a React UI library with a robust form system. We take a deep-dive into the API decisions behind Catalyst, and talk about how some of those decisions could impact the next version of Aire, a Laravel form-building package.
2024-01-11
1h 10
Over Engineered
Building Forms (and Catalyst) w/ Adam Wathan
It's been said that web development is 99% forms and tables. Today we talk with Adam Wathan about all the decisions that go into creating a great form builder API. Adam and the rest of the team at Tailwind recently launched the developer preview of Catalyst—a React UI library with a robust form system. We take a deep-dive into the API decisions behind Catalyst, and talk about how some of those decisions could impact the next version of Aire, a Laravel form-building package.
2024-01-11
1h 10
Mostly Technical
18: You Need Tinker Time with Adam Wathan
Ian & Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan, founder of Tailwind, to discuss everything from the upcoming Tailwind Catalyst UI kit to hiring to a hypothetical Tailwind marketplace & more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.Sent questions or feedback to mostlytechnicalpodcast@gmail.com.(00:00) - Baby Check In (09:49) - Catalyst UI Kit (25:50) - Headless UI Update (32:52) - Hiring is a Hard Thing (45:38) - Rewriting Tailwind With...Rust? (52:03) - A Hypothetical Tailwind Marketplace (01:10:30) - "What do you want to do, Adam?" (01:18:42) - Could Adam hire somebody to run the business? Links:Adam Wathan on Twitter12/4/23...
2023-12-14
1h 30
Hackers Incorporated
Revisiting the Tailwind Labs business model
In this episode, Adam and Ben talk through the Tailwind Labs business model. Is Tailwind UI the best way for the company to make money? Or is there a different model where incentives are better aligned with growing the Tailwind CSS community as a whole? One potential model is offering a marketplace for templates and UI kits. Timestamps(00:00) - Black Friday (04:58) - Continuously improving stuff (12:50) - Tuple Rooms (16:15) - Revisiting the Tailwind Labs business model (27:28) - Brainstorming a Tailwind CSS marketplace (39:54) - Should Tailwind Labs build a SaaS? LinksAdam on TwitterBen on Twitter
2023-12-04
45 min
Hackers Incorporated
Launching features like products
In this episode, Adam and Ben catch up on recent events at Tailwind Labs and Tuple. Adam spoke at Rails World and the impromptu Tailwind CSS meetup in Amsterdam. Ben shares his learnings from some recent feature launches at Tuple.Timestamps(00:00) - Burpees (02:47) - Rails World + Tailwind CSS Amsterdam meetup (11:27) - Launching Tuple Triggers (25:57) - Tuple App Veil LinksAdam on TwitterBen on TwitterAdam Wathan - Tailwind CSS: It looks awful, and it works - Rails World 2023Tuple TriggersTuple App Veil
2023-11-27
39 min
Hackers Incorporated
Building the right team with Jason Fried
Adam wants to start the process of growing the team at Tailwind Labs, but knowing exactly who, when, and how to hire people (and have them actually work out) is a lot harder than expected. In this episode, he sits down with Jason Fried, founder and CEO of 37signals, to get all of Jason's best advice about hiring.Timestamps(00:00) - Talking hiring with Jason Fried (02:04) - Knowing when it's time to hire (04:57) - Grouping different responsibilities into single roles (11:49) - Example: Delegating some of Adam's responsibilities at Tailwind Labs (20:47) - Hiring to get more done...
2023-10-26
1h 11
Remote Ruby
Live with Adam Wathan at Rails World 2023
In this episode, Jason, Chris, and Andrew are live at Rails World 2023 in Amsterdam, where they are joined by Adam Wathan, creator of Tailwind CSS. Today, they discuss the well-organized event, their excitement about being part of the Rails community, and Adam’s talk on making the most of Tailwind CSS for Rails developers. The conversation dives into topics like using Inertia with Rails, the challenges of creating accessible components, and the management of open source projects, all while shedding light on the nuances of web development. They also explore the pros and cons of using React and Vue.js...
2023-10-20
52 min
Hackers Incorporated
Hiring is hard
When you're running a small company, hiring is simultaneously your highest leverage opportunity and the scariest thing ever. In this episode, Adam and Ben share some lessons learned, how they think about hiring for their teams now, and talk through some of the things they're still trying to figure out how to get right.Discuss this episode on Twitter →Timestamps(00:00) - Hiring (02:02) - Why hire at all? (06:41) - Avoiding hiring altogether (11:44) - Vetting people (24:45) - Finding people (36:22) - How Ben got recruited at Thoughtbot (37:53) - Evaluating hires (43:23) - Fears and anxieties around hiring (50:50...
2023-08-01
1h 06
Hackers Incorporated
Enterprise sales for reluctant founders
Enterprise sales gets a bad rap amongst indie founders, but at Tuple it's become an important part of their business model. In this episode, Ben shares all his tips and tricks on how to sell to enterprise customers as a small startup without letting it slow you down.Discuss this episode on Twitter →Timestamps(00:00) - Ben's notes on enterprise sales (02:58) - Ben's first time (04:56) - Tactic: Build a product that can grow bottom-up (07:12) - Tactic: Ask buyers to answer their own questions (08:34) - Tactic: Say no to more than you think (16:11) - Tactic: Yo...
2023-07-19
1h 00
Hackers Incorporated
Minimalist management with David Heinemeier Hansson
After over 20 years in business and despite being responsible for a larger-than-ever team, David still finds plenty of time to get his hands in the code and build new products himself. We run significantly younger companies and significantly smaller teams and even we can't seem to find the space to do that, so we talked to DHH about how he makes it possible.Discuss this episode on Twitter →Timestamps(00:00) - “Why the fuck did I do this?” (06:20) - What is minimalist management? (10:56) - Should you need to be a trained life coach to be all...
2023-06-09
1h 23
Hackers Incorporated
Lifetime pricing is underrated
Last summer, Tailwind UI moved from selling individual content packages and upsells to a one-time purchase, lifetime access pricing model. Since then, the business has doubled. Having seen this in action, Adam recently convinced his friends Sam and Ryan to try lifetime pricing for their product Build UI, and the results are starting to come in. In this episode, Adam and Ben dive deep into the world of lifetime pricing, why it's not something to be afraid of, and how it can be an absolute game-changer for the right type of business.Discuss this episode on Twitter →...
2023-04-21
1h 00
Hackers Incorporated
Revisiting "The Ideal Bootstrapped Business" with Jason Cohen
Jason Cohen’s talk “Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business” from 2013 is a classic in the bootstrapper canon. In this episode, Jason joins Adam and Ben to see how the talk holds up a decade after its creation. Timestamps00:00 Intro00:27 Designing the ideal bootstrapped business06:53 Recurring revenue vs one-off sales13:30 Getting all the LTV up front18:31 Product validation24:56 Creating a cash machine26:05 Where does growth come from?41:25 Annual prepays46:41 Increasing your prices51:56 What new advice is there since this talk?59:00 What about freemium?01:03:39 What happens next?
2023-03-25
1h 24
Hackers Incorporated
Running your business like a band
“How come Dave Grohl is still playing guitar and writing songs and singing but I'm filling out DMCA takedown notices, answering customer support emails and responding to GitHub issues?” Timestamps00:00 Intro03:05 Bringing on a band manager07:34 Why the band metaphor works11:54 Make things for your fans, not for your critics14:49 Always do the things you want to do18:04 Turning over your rep over time19:33 A band needs a frontman22:14 Showing behind the scenes25:23 Doing one thing at a time30:57 Don't interview people, audition them35:38 We don...
2023-03-25
36 min
Hackers Incorporated
Lessons Learned in 2022-ish
Ben Orenstein (Tuple) and Adam Wathan (Tailwind CSS) are back on the mics. Today they reflect on 2022 and lessons they’ve learned. Ben has some thoughts on delegation, priorities and enterprise sales, while Adam explains how he made time for proof of concepts and has figured a way to actually follow his to-do list.Timestamps00:00 Intro02:11 Setting priorities05:11 Shaping up08:27 Don't allocate everyone to every project15:46 Top down management17:13 Delegation gone wrong can still be a success22:06 Don't make your to-do list a chore list24:00 Declaring ca...
2023-03-25
47 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
Tailwind CSS, Headless UI, and Powerlifting with Adam Wathan
Maintaining a CSS codebase can become chaotic pretty quickly and building a new stylesheet for every project can get tedious. Frameworks like Tailwind CSS were born to solve this problem. Adam Wathan, CEO of Tailwind Labs, built a "library-style CSS" for personal use and had no idea the concept would resonate with as many people as it did. When developers started asking him to share his library for them to use in their own projects, he got to work building out the framework. Two years after Tailwind CSS's launch, Adam released Headless UI to bring unstyled compatible U...
2022-10-20
53 min
Open Threads
Keeping up with demand (while staying sane) with Adam Wathan (TailwindCSS)
Adam Wathan joins me again to talk about what it's like to run a massively popular open source software (TailwindCSS)—the good, the bad, and everything in between.Brian and Adam's conversation was recorded on June 6, 2022.
2022-06-06
38 min
Open Threads
How does open source software work (as a business)? With Adam Wathan (TailwindCSS)
Today Adam Wathan, creator of TailwindCSS, joins me to unpack the concept of open-source software as a thing on the internet - what it means to publish open source, contribute to OSS projects, and what it looks like to manage a massively popular and fast-growing project.Brian and Adam's conversation was recorded on April 18, 2022.
2022-04-18
25 min
Developer Experience
Documentation is a Product - Adam Wathan (Tailwind CSS)
On today's episode, our hosts Sarah and Bryan are chatting about Documentation with Adam Wathan from Tailwind CSS. To talk about this today, we invited (for the second time in the show) Adam Wathan, creator of Tailwind CSS. Tailwind is a CSS framework optimized for building custom designs really quickly without having to start totally from scratch.Documentation is a tremendous topic, especially in tech. We often joke that "people don't read the docs". But when documentation is judged insufficient by the community, you will hear about it. Sarah, Bryan and Adam are going to go over t...
2022-02-17
1h 07
Developer Experience
What Is Developer Experience? - Adam Wathan (Tailwind CSS) and Lee Robinson (Vercel)
In this first episode, we dive deeper into what is developer experience with Adam Wathan from Tailwind Labs and Lee Robinson from Vercel. Why did developer experience become so important? Concretely, what does it mean and how do you achieve it? Sarah Dayan chats with our 2 guests to uncover what makes awesome DX, what are the best examples out there, and how they imagine the future.Adam Wathan is the creator of Tailwind CSS, one of the most popular and the fastest growing CSS framework, which popularized utility-first CSS. He has since then founded his own company, Tailwind...
2021-06-22
41 min
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S3 Bonus: Adam Wathan, Tailwind CSS (Replay)
Adam Wathan has been obsessed with computers since he was a kid. In fact, he was introduced to computers by his 1st grade librarian.. and his first programming project was using Q-Basic, following a tutorial on how to make a pro wrestling simulator.During his time in university, he wasn’t enjoying the programming curriculum and ended up dropping out to play in his band, and working odd jobs to support his music career. During this, he got into the production side of music, and started a home studio to record local bands. Four ye...
2020-12-29
38 min
JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development
The Tailwind beneath my wings
Tailwind CSS creator Adam Wathan joins Jerod, Nick, & Feross for an in-depth discussion of his trending utility-first CSS framework. We cover why everyone complains about CSS, how Tailwind began and how it gained popularity, how developers use with Tailwind and integrate it into their workflows, and how Adam has managed to build a business around the project. Thanks, Bette Midler! Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 3 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:AWS Amplify – AWS Amplify is a suite of tools and services that en...
2020-12-11
1h 06
The Undefined Podcast
Atomic CSS with Adam Wathan, Creator of Tailwind CSS
Adam Wathan, the creator of Tailwind CSS, joins full stack developers Ken Wheeler and Jared Palmer on The Undefined to talk about his path to becoming a developer, the big problems traditional CSS frameworks, what it's like to bootstrap a company, and the future of Tailwind.FeaturingAdam Wathan - Twitter, Github, WebsiteKen Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteJared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNotes / LinksTailwind CSS: Utility-focused CSS FrameworkTailwind UI: Pre-built Components and Snippets for Tailwind CSSAlpine.jsLaravel PHP FrameworkSponsor: PrismaAs a fron...
2020-12-04
1h 00
The Laravel Podcast
Testing, with Adam Wathan
Learning how to test your applications can be overwhelming. In this episode, testing master Adam Wathan, author of TailwindCSS and host of Full Stack Radio, joins us in another role: The creator of Test-Driven Laravel. Learn about all the basics of automated testing, how to write and run tests in Laravel, and much more.Adam Wathan’s Twitter Account - https://twitter.com/adamwathanAdam’s Blog - https://adamwathan.me/Tailwind - https://tailwindcss.com/Tailwind UI - https://tailwindui.com/Test Driven Laravel - https://course.testdrivenlaravel.com/Test Driven Laravel Laracon Talk - https://www.youtube.com...
2020-10-13
1h 13
Remote Ruby
Joined by Adam Wathan: TailwindCSS, Tailwind UI, and ActionView Components
In this episode we welcome back a special guest, Adam Wathan, creator of Tailwind CSS. We find out some cool things that have happened in Tailwind, new things that have launched in Tailwind UI, and issues he ran into when building it. Adam tells us about a work system they use called the six-week cycle with a two-week cool down, which really helps with prioritizing things. We also talk with Adam about how he approaches building components in JavaScript libraries like Vue in an effort to apply some of that wisdom to ViewComponent.[00:04:26] Adam tells us all...
2020-10-09
1h 01
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S3 E9: Adam Wathan, Tailwind CSS
Adam Wathan has been obsessed with computers since he was a kid. In fact, he was introduced to computers by his 1st grade librarian.. and his first programming project was using Q-Basic, following a tutorial on how to make a pro wrestling simulator.During his time in university, he wasn't enjoying the programming curriculum and ended up dropping out to play in his band, and working odd jobs to support his music career. During this, he got into the production side of music, and started a home studio to record local bands. Four years...
2020-09-15
38 min
Full Stack Radio
146: Launching Statamic 3, GitHub Sponsors, Tailwind CSS v1.7, and Preparing for Laracon
Adam and Jack talk about how the Statamic 3 launch went, and adding GitHub Sponsor tiers to the Statamic GitHub organization and what to give people in exchange for sponsoring. They also talk about the new Tailwind CSS v1.7 release, and the new features like gradient support. Finally, they work through some ideas Adam is preparing for his Laracon talk on “Building component libraries with Tailwind CSS”.
2020-09-04
1h 20
React Podcast
88: Adam Wathan on Making Your Own Money, Refactoring UI, and tailwindcss
Adam Wathan tells us what it takes to make your own money. He’s a prolific author, podcaster, educator, open source creator, and true fullstack developer. He shares a look into what it took to make Refactoring UI and Tailwind CSS smash hits. Featuring Adam Wathan — Twitter, Website, Github, egghead chantastic — Twitter, Website, GitHub, egghead Links tailwindcss — A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom designs [tailwindui] (https://tailwindui.com/) — Beautiful UI components, crafted by the creators of Tailwind CSS Refactoring UI — Design awesome UIs by yourself using specific tactics explained from a develope...
2020-04-02
00 min
The Art of Product
120: Product Pricing with Adam Wathan
When’s the last time you read a manual or document to know how to use product features and functions? Ben’s new mantra: Write it down! Rather than repeat expertise, reuse content. Currently, Tuple’s most unreliable part is its online users list. Beat the competition by doing what others can’t do Ben and special guest, Adam Wathan, address product pricing and licensing questions. Adam hosts Full Stack Radio, created Tailwind CSS, and authored Refactoring UI. He encourages writing simple and succinct stories despite complex information. Also, Adam describes how products on the market look sexy, bu...
2020-02-06
1h 08
UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy
Episode 154: Refactoring UI with Adam Wathan and Steve Schoger
Can developers build beautiful software on their own, without relying on a designer? One team decided to teach this knowledge, and scored massive success. Meet the brains behind Refactoring UI, Adam Wathan and Steve Schoger. You'll learn the story of their project, their favorite design tips, and how much work goes into every bit of content they publish.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.Show NotesRefactoring UI — team's project we're talking aboutTailwind CSS — Adam's proj...
2020-01-11
42 min
Indie Hackers
#098 – How to Make $2.5MM as a Solo Founder by Teaching What You Love with Adam Wathan
Although Adam Wathan (@adamwathan) dropped out of college (twice!), he's one of the most voracious learners to ever appear on the podcast, and he's built a wildly successful business for himself by teaching others what he's learned. We cover Adam's journey from college dropout to software engineer, the lessons he learned from his first "failed" business, how he creates free content to build an audience, and the techniques he's used repeatedly to drive millions of dollars worth of demand for his books and courses.Transcript, speaker information, and more: https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/098-adam-wathan-of-refactoring-ui
2019-06-21
1h 33
Full Stack Radio
116: Jerod Santo - Building the Changelog Platform with Elixir and Phoenix
Topics include: How pattern matching works in Elixir and why it's more powerful than method overloading in other languages How Elixir's pipe operator makes the transition from OO to functional programming more natural Why you don't need to be intimidated by unfamiliar features like GenServers to use Elixir for web app development Noticeable differences between working with Rails and Phoenix and what it was like to transition How the Phoenix ORM makes n+1 queries impossible Why background tasks are a lot easier in Elixir than in an ecosystem like PHP What other tools and technology power the Changelog...
2019-06-05
1h 00
JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development
Building rapid UI with utility-first CSS
Panelist Jerod Santo and first-time panelist Adam Stacoviak talk with Adam Wathan of Full Stack Radio fame about his CSS utility library called Tailwind CSS that’s growing in popularity to rapidly build custom user interfaces. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Raygun – Unblock your biggest app performance bottlenecks with Raygun APM. Smarter applic...
2019-03-04
1h 22
Full Stack Radio
109: The Road to Tailwind CSS v1.0
🎉You can now pre-order Full Stack Radio shirts and stickers! Learn more →Topics include: Semantic versioning and why there hasn't been a v1.0 release already How v1.0 will be encouraging people to leverage the default design system Breaking changes and what the upgrade story will be like What's coming after Tailwind CSS v1.0 Sponsors: Cloudinary, sign up and get 300,000 images/videos, 10GB of storage and 20GB of monthly bandwidth for free Rollbar, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio and install Rollbar in your app to receive a $100 gift card for Open...
2019-02-27
1h 43
Remote Ruby
Joined by Adam Wathan
Adam Wathan's WebsiteAdam on TwitterFull Stack RadioTailwind CSSRefactoring UIAdvanced Vue Component DesignTest Driven LaravelRefactoring to Collections Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter
2019-02-22
57 min
Full Stack Radio
106: Sam Selikoff - Single Page Application Architecture
Topics include: Why you should think of SPAs as desktop apps instead of web apps Strategies for pushing complexity out of your backend and on to the client Building optimistic UIs Best practices for storing and retrieving data Why you should design your SPAs with an "offline-first" mindset Sponsors: Cloudinary, sign up and get 300,000 images/videos, 10GB of storage and 20GB of monthly bandwidth for free Rollbar, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio and install Rollbar in your app to receive a $100 gift card for Open Collective Links: EmberMap, Sam's Ember.js training...
2019-01-16
55 min
Full Stack Radio
105: Strength Training for Nerds
Topics include: What exercises you should focus on and why How to develop a system that will force you to make progress The importance of keeping a training journal Why full-body workouts are better than training a specific muscle group each day The importance of mobility for both training and your work life Why building strength is so important as you age Why you shouldn't trust trainers trying to sell complex exercise programs Why you probably shouldn't be running for exercise What equipment you need to get started Sponsors: Rollbar, sign up at https://rollbar.com...
2019-01-03
1h 03
Full Stack Radio
93: Justin Jackson - Who You Want to Help > What You Want to Build
Topics include: Why you should choose a market before getting too attached to the type of product you want to create Why it can make sense to create products in different categories if they are for the same people Why a CSS framework and a TDD course have more in common than it sounds Why you might be happier having a job than running a business if you want to spend your time doing a specific type of work What you should be doing instead of racking your brain for app ideas Sponsors: Netlify, incredibly powerful...
2018-07-18
1h 14