Shows
Side ProjectPHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™Recorded live after PHP × NYC with Ben Holmen, John Drexler, Daniel Coulbourne, Chris Morrell, Ian Landsman, Dave Hicking, and Joe Tannenbaum.We realized, hey, we're all podcasters, let's sit down and discuss the most important issues of the day: Trader Joe's in basements, Poker, Day 2 Soup, Chess.com, something called "The Pizza Belt", and much, much more.https://mostlytechnical.com/https://podcast.thunk.dev/https://overengineered.fm/https://cheeseandweather.com/
2025-04-071h 11
Over EngineeredPHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™What happens when you get a bunch of Laravel podcasters + a bunch of mics in a room? Chaos, apparently.Recorded live after PHP × NYC with Ben Holmen, John Drexler, Daniel Coulbourne, Chris Morrell, Ian Landsman, Dave Hicking, and Joe Tannenbaum.
2025-04-071h 11Over EngineeredPHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™What happens when you get a bunch of Laravel podcasters + a bunch of mics in a room? Chaos, apparently.Recorded live after PHP × NYC with Ben Holmen, John Drexler, Daniel Coulbourne, Chris Morrell, Ian Landsman, Dave Hicking, and Joe Tannenbaum.
2025-04-071h 11
Over EngineeredRunning Small Teams w/ Dan Matthews & John Rudolph DrexlerThere's lots of advice out there for running software teams, but much of it comes from large organizations with dozens or hundreds of developers. Smaller teams have different needs. On today's episode, we pick up from a question Dan asked on Bluesky and talk about how best to approach running a small development team.Links:Dan's Bluesky PostThunk
2025-03-281h 34Over EngineeredRunning Small Teams w/ Dan Matthews & John Rudolph DrexlerThere's lots of advice out there for running software teams, but much of it comes from large organizations with dozens or hundreds of developers. Smaller teams have different needs. On today's episode, we pick up from a question Dan asked on Bluesky and talk about how best to approach running a small development team.Links:Dan's Bluesky PostThunk
2025-03-281h 34
Mostly Technical69: Don't Be A DummyIan and Aaron discuss the release date of Fusion, winning money at poker, ideas for Laracon swag jackets, and a whole lot more.Sponsored by Bento, Moonbase Labs, and Packetly.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.Links:Disney SpringsThe Wizarding World of Harry PotterFactorioPot-Limit OmahaNuxtNext.jsSeverance on Apple TV+MonarchWanderlogTripItNativePHP for iOSJohn Rudolph Drexler on BlueskyJess Archer on BlueskySNL Five-Timers Jacket
2025-02-1152 min
Side ProjectElephant in the Room with John Rudolph DrexlerJohn Drexler drops by to chat about his online game Elephant in the Room, fat clients, and what makes a good game (spoiler, it's all just vibes).(00:00) - Introduction to Side Projects and Game Development
(02:43) - The Journey of Game Creation
(05:18) - Understanding 'Elephant in the Room'
(07:57) - Game Design vs. Game Playing
(10:46) - Evolution of Tech Stack
(13:30) - Client-Side Logic and Game Responsiveness
(16:16) - Reflections on Development Process
(23:40) - Understanding Livewire and Client State Management
(27:22) - Challenges in Game Implementation and Animation
(30:57) - Bot Decision-Making and Difficulty Levels
(36:30) - Designing Engaging Games: Key Principles
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2025-01-2449 min
Honky Tonk Radio Girl with Becky | WFMUA man sits at home alone on Christmas from Dec 25, 2024
Music behind DJ:
Chet Atkins - "Jingle Bell Rock" - Christmas with Chet Atkins [0:00:00]
Merle Haggard - "If We Make It Through December" [0:05:09]
Buck Owens - "Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy" [0:08:14]
Patsy Cline & Ferlin Husky - "Let It Snow" [Ozark Jubilee, 1960] [0:10:07]
Patsy Cline & Red Foley - "Winter Wonderland" [0:11:46]
Dolly Parton - "Hard Candy Christmas" [0:13:28]
Hank Snow - "The Reindeer Boogie" [0:17:11]
Music behind DJ:
Chet Atkins - "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" - Christmas with Chet Atkins [0:19:23]
Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours - "Who's Gonna Be Your Santa...
2024-12-2600 min
No One Asked UsLife's Short Be A SnobWe have a guest! John Rudolph Drexler of Thunk joins me on the pod to share some strong opinions and boy is it good. You are not going to want to miss this one. PS - You should hire Thunk.https://thunk.devJohn on XJohn on Bluesky ---------Website: https://www.wking.devNewsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletterPodcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqRJyigxRwc
2024-11-221h 09Mostly Technical47: Jank Free With Caleb PorzioAaron is joined this week by special guest Caleb Porzio (filling in for Ian) to talk about everything from solo parenting to Caleb's new project to rejuvenating Torchlight and a lot more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Low Energy Jeb
(06:06) - Time on Twitter (Isn’t Profitable)
(11:34) - The Thunk Boys
(18:18) - An Essential Piece
(26:01) - Caleb’s Solo Empire
(29:36) - 9 Months of Darkness
(31:41) - Two Weeks to Laracon
(42:00) - Why Do You Hate Money
(50:57) - Torchlight Also
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2024-08-131h 26
Over EngineeredDo we really need sprints? w/ John Drexler, Bogdan Kharchenko, and Skyler KatzWhat are the best processes for small software development teams with high trust? In today's episode the InterNACHI software development team sits down with John Rudolph Drexler to talk about whether or not we need to estimate tickets or even bother with sprints…
2024-03-051h 20Over EngineeredDo we really need sprints? w/ John Drexler, Bogdan Kharchenko, and Skyler KatzWhat are the best processes for small software development teams with high trust? In today's episode the InterNACHI software development team sits down with John Rudolph Drexler to talk about whether or not we need to estimate tickets or even bother with sprints…
2024-03-051h 20
Talking Businessly1: The FG ScaleDaniel has feedback on John's blog posts. Why do feedback? Why is it so painful? The "FG Scale" Does Jacob feel empowered to give us feedback? Should we keep our docs in Slab? Why set goals? What are OKRs? In the back half of the episode, we get super detailed deciding what our goals are for the rest of 2024.
2023-08-181h 15