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Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatFather's Day Drinking w/ TypecraftThis week, Robbie talks with Typecraft about the chaotic joys of fatherhood, the realities of raising twins, and various dad-related hot takes. They also discuss their tech carries and conference talks, including Typecraft's Vim nerdery and Robbie’s sarcastic ode to underappreciated HTML features.In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(02:05) - Beer selections(03:11) - Newborns and parenting(07:34) - Robbie's transition to HashiCorp(12:11) - Home ownership and the volatile housing market(15:19) - Hot Take: tall socks vs ankle socks(16:41) - Hot Take: New Balance vs Nike(17:29) - Hot Take: gas vs charcoal grills(18:41) - Efficient scheduling as parents(20:09...2025-06-191h 01
名古屋ではたらく社長のIT実験室Ep.12 プライマージェンの世界ソースは、プログラマーであるThePrimeagen氏が、Lex Fridman氏とのポッドキャストで、自身の人生、キャリア、プログラミングへの情熱について語ったものだ。彼は依存症との闘い、神との出会い、そしてその後の人生の好転について率直に話す。プログラミングについては、データ構造や再帰への初期の苦労、Netflixでの経験、コードベースを理解し改善するスキル、そしてAIプログラミングへの懐疑的な見方を論じる。さらに、効率的な開発環境の重要性や、プログラミングにおけるコミュニティと学習についても触れている。2025-05-0907 min
Linkarzu | Neovim, macOS, Emacs, Linux, Terminals and more.Replacing Tmux-Sessionizer with Sesh | ft. Josh MedeskiI've been wanting to try the tmux session manager called Sesh for quite some time now, to see what it's all about and how it compares to what I currently use, with is ThePrimeagen tmux sessionizer. But doing something like this requires you to invest time to learn and understand how to set it up and how it works. So in this video my good friend JoshMedeski walks me through the process of installing and setting up Sesh, we also get to Know Josh a little bit more and about his developer workflow and setup, also the...2025-05-041h 10
Linkarzu | Neovim, macOS, Emacs, Linux, Terminals and more.Trying Emacs for the First Time as a Neovim User (with Joshua Blais)I've been wanting to try Emacs for quite some time now, to see what it's all about and how it compares to Neovim. But doing something like this requires you to invest time to learn and understand how to set it up and how it works. So in this video my good friend JoshuaBlais walks me through the process of installing and setting up Emacs on macOS, we also talk about the Emacs philosophy and the differences it has with NeovimLink to the YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/cLa96bUPR_I2025-05-041h 17
Perfect SummarySummary of Lex Fridman "The Primeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God” #136The conversation offers an intimate look into the life of The Primeagen, blending deep personal stories with his bold takes on coding, technology, and the spiritual battle of modern life.Read the summary blog here — https://perfectsummary.com/summary-of-lex-fridman-the-primeagen-programming-ai-adhd-productivity-addiction-and-god/Watch the summary YouTube video here — https://youtu.be/s4vLPcO8r_sWatch PerfectSummary YouTube channel here — https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialPerfectSummaryListen to PerfectSummary Podcast here — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/perfectsummaryFull Lex Fridman Episode here — https://lexfridman.com/theprimeagen/2025-04-1506 min
Index out of bounds | Entwickler/Developer Podcast100 | Zwischen Prompt und Purpose – Die neue Entwicklerrolle100 Folgen IOOB – Zeit, kurz innezuhalten. Wer sind wir eigentlich als Entwickler:innen, jetzt, wo KI in gefühlt jedem zweiten Tab mitrechnet? Und wie verändert das unsere Arbeit, unsere Identität, unseren Alltag?In dieser Jubiläumsfolge lassen wir die Gedanken kreisen – vom möglichen Ende der klassischen Softwareentwicklung bis zur Frage, ob wir bald nur noch „Anwender:innen“ sind. Was macht uns als Devs eigentlich aus, wenn Tools wie GPT-4o bessere Google-Skills haben als wir? Und wie gehen wir mit der Angst um, vielleicht bald „überflüssig“ zu sein?Wir schauen auf aktuelle Entwicklun...2025-04-141h 03
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatYour Terminal Is Getting Smarter with Ben HolmesThis 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.In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(02:09) - Warp and dev tools(04:20) - Whiskey intro and rating: Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Kentucky Straight Rye(15:47) - Hot Take: inferred types vs explicit types(17:11) - What Cursor AI gets right (and wrong)(23:12) - Pros and cons of Windsurf(25:02) - Hot Take: git rebase vs git merge(27:27) - Vim Motions and Th...2025-04-1054 min
Lex Fridman Podcast#461 – ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and GodThePrimeagen (aka Michael Paulson) is a programmer who has educated, entertained, and inspired millions of people to build software and have fun doing it.
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Mostly Technical71: Laravel's Big DayIan and Aaron discuss Aaron's day off, 90s news anchors, Laravel's Big Day, and so much more.Sponsored by Bento, Moonbase Labs, and Packetly.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.Links:First WatchAaron's tweet about newsPeter JenningsCalvin and Hobbes"Hang a Lantern"Laravel ShiftTaylor streaming with ThePrimeagenBrandon SandersonSteve's crazy office setup2025-02-271h 17
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatIs This the End of Tech Conferences? w/ Dax RaadThis week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Dax Raad about his evolving career from software engineer to open-source advocate and content creator. They dive into his work on SST, explore the bizarre economics of tech conferences, and get into Dax’s next big move—manufacturing drone parts in the U.S. for the military.In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(02:57) - Whiskey intro and rating: Glenmorangie "A Tale of Tokyo" Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky(12:12) - Rails vs Laravel(13:49) - New York vs Miami(15:54) - Meat vs Veggies(19:55) - What is Dax bad at?(24:05) - Th...2025-02-2755 min
The Top ShelfThe Greatest Software Engineers of All TimeTwitch https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen
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21:30 - How It Started
25:29 - Zig vs Rust
29:53 - Go’s Place In The Stack
34:28 - Managing Open Source
42:42 - Motivation
45:49 - AI
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-- TJ...2025-01-1200 minThe Top ShelfJose Valim: Creator of ElixirToday's Sponsors: Code Rabbit: https://www.coderabbit.ai - Use promo code TOPSHELF ! Boot dot dev: https://boot.dev/btw Twitch https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen Discord https://discord.gg/ThePrimeagen2024-12-1700 min
Backend Banter#068 - Should you trust tech influencers? feat. Charles The IIIToday we welcome Chuck Carpenter aka Charles The 3rd, co-host at Whiskey Web and Whatnot.
As two content creators in the tech scene, we discuss if and how celebrity developers and tech influencers are a good thing for the community, how we should be careful when choosing technologies based on influencers’ opinions, why so many people nowadays want to speedrun their whole career and how that could be self-sabotage, and a lot more!
Learn back-end development - https://boot.dev
Listen on your favorite podcast player: https://ww...2024-08-261h 12
ShopTalk623: Assigning Weight Dynamically, CoPilot vs Other AI, and MonoreposShow DescriptionWe're talking about assigning a weight to items in a layout, differentiating between banger posts and regular blog posts, using social engineering to get PR's accepted, monorepo thoughts, using CoPilot vs other AI programming support bots, has TypeScript benefited from AI, and what happens if you turn off CoPilot?
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The Save FileThe Save File Ep7 - ThePrimeagenIn today's episode I spoke to ThePrimeagen. One of the biggest influencers in tech today, we chatted about his difficult upbringing, his struggles resulting from nihilism, and how one day, his life suddenly changed.2024-07-061h 38
hx-podI went to Big Sky Dev Con 2024 so you don’t have toi went to #BSDC2024 (not an htmx con) so you don't have to. here's my own recap of all the talksEvery talk is available to watch at: https://bigskydevcon.com1:26 - The htmx guide to gonzo open source marketing by Carson Gross8:23 - The Life & Death of HTMX by Alex Petros13:29 - Hypermedia Middleware: Introducing Walrus by Ben Damman17:14 - htmx sucks and now you're gonna hear about it (Mind the Gap) by Ryan Florence23:27 - Abusing Hypermedia by Nathaniel Maile & Jon-Michael Hartway27:51 - Local First by Warren Buffering 30:30 - Geospatial Data in an AI...2024-06-0954 minBackend Banter#054 - CS Programs Should NOT Teach Git feat. ThePrimeagenToday, we bring back a dear guest and friend of the podcast, ThePrimeagen! Now Ex-Netflix engineer who turned his full focus to content creation surrounding software engineering and tech.
In today's episode, we talk about his new Git course on boot.dev, where he shares motivations on why he decided to write a course on Git, how he incorporates it into his workflow and shares some hot takes regarding today's tech education landscape, his opinion on bootcamps, colleges, and what his ideal way of teaching computer science is.
To...2024-05-2059 min
The freeCodeCamp PodcastAI is Overrated – Why ThePrimeagen Ripped Out GitHub Copilot Out From His Code EditorOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews ThePrimeagean. He's a software engineer who streams himself programming. He recently left his job at Netflix to stream full-time. We talk about: - Prime's journey from his teacher telling him he'll never accomplish anything in life to working as an engineer at one of the most prestigious tech companies. - Prime's love of "Nintendo Hard" video games, and how his love of challenge propelled him to "get good" at coding - What it's like to live stream coding in front of more...2024-05-172h 06
The Scripting Den PodcastEpisode 18 - The journey to becoming a developer with Sergii KirianovIn this episode I got to interview the JavaScript Messiah himself: Sergii Kirianov.Sergii is a former seaman who after 10 years of working at sea decided to switch careers and become a developer. During this episode, Sergii shares his journey, how he managed to start learning development, how much time he spent doing it until he landed his first job.Interesting links:CS50 from Hardvard: https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50-introduction-computer-scienceThe Odin Project: https://www.theodinproject.com/MDN Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/es/JavaScript.info: https://javascript.info...2024-05-0459 min
Scaling DevToolsDigger.dev - Pivoting four times, OpenTofu & ThePrimeagenAn interview with Igor Zalutski & Utpal Nadiger from Digger.dev.Digger is an Open Source Infrastructure as Code management tool that helps orchestrate Terraform and OpenTofu within your CI/CD system.We talk about:What changed since Jack worked with DiggerHow they pivoted four times to find PMFHow do you know you have somethingOpenTofu & ThePrimeagenThis episode is sponsored by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.Links:https://digger.dev/Igor...2024-05-0233 min
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketWeb development according to The Primeagen [Repeat]On this repeat episode, The Primeagen, content creator, Twitch streamer, and all-around fun internet guy, gives his take on all the latest trends in web development.
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Ship Fam - Indie Enterpeneurship, App Dev, Flutter and more!"eXtreme Go Horse" and Why Experienced Engineers Do Everything Wrong (TM)Luke and I riff on "eXtreme Go Horse", a Brazilian coding style we discovered through a youtube video by the Primeagen.
We discuss how experienced engineers so often engage in "bad" practices that beginner engineers are trained to avoid and share instructive and entertaining stories from our respective careers in tech.
Extreme Go Horse:
https://medium.com/@dekaah/22-axioms-of-the-extreme-go-horse-methodology-xgh-9fa739ab55b4
theprimeagen on Sprints and XGH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p1Q4c3TF3c2024-04-3035 minShopTalk608: Can WordPress Kill Your Resume, Fav Parts of Web Dev, Exploring HTMX, and more!Show DescriptionWe're opening up the ShopTalk mailbag and answering your questions, including does WordPress on your resume kill your job chances, what are our fav and least fav parts of web dev, our thoughts on HTMX, and what is it like to use pnpm instead of npm.
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SponsorsRadical DesignAre you an aspiring designer, developer, marketer, or fanny pack tes...2024-03-2544 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatFrom React Miami to Fly Fishing: Diving Deep with ThePrimeagen and FriendsThis episode uniquely blends a variety of discussions, ranging from Prime Barrel whiskey tastings with RobbieTheWagner, Charles "the Plumber" Carpenter, and ThePrimeagen, to in-depth explorations of tech, fitness, and lifestyle optimization.
The hosts share personal anecdotes, humor, and insights across topics like the appeal of living in Bozeman, Montana, web development complexities, and the importance of simplicity in daily routines. Highlights include a special whiskey tasting session, examining brands like Angel's Envy and New England Barrel Company, and engaging thoughts on the health aspects of nicotine, exercise-induced cortisol production, and the impact of digital interactions on social...2024-03-151h 55
The Laravel PodcastHiring at Laravel, Laracons & Laravel Lives, and TypesenseIn this episode of the Laravel Podcast, we talk about the recent announcement of hiring a new head of engineering at Laravel and the impact it will have on the future of Laravel. We also dive into the upcoming conferences and events, including Laracon EU, Laracon US, and Laracon India. Additionally, we talk about Typesense, a potential alternative to Meilisearch and Algolia for self-hosted search functionality.Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwellMatt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermattLaravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphpLaravel Website - https://laravel.com/Tighten.co - https://tighten.co...2024-02-0630 min
Tech Over TeaVim Is The Only REAL CODE EDITOR | ThePrimeagenToday we're talking to the one and only ThePrimeagen, software engineer, HTMX shill and most importantly the man who spends way too much time telling you why Vim is the greatest text editor.
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PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketWeb development according to The PrimeagenWe welcome on The Primeagen, content creator, Twitch streamer, and all-around fun internet guy, to give his take on all the latest trends in web development.
Links
https://youtube.com/ThePrimeagen
https://www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen
https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen
https://discord.gg/3ujcVMe
https://github.com/ThePrimeagen
https://www.youtube.com/ThePrimeTimeagen
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Let us know...2024-01-2536 min
The Frontend Masters PodcastThePrimeagen – VIM (btw), Streaming, & Content Creation | Ep.9(Video Podcast available on Spotify and Youtube)
Episode 9 of the Frontend Masters Podcast features ThePrimeagen, Netflix engineer and NeoVim enthusiast (by the way). In this episode he discusses the challenges of developer productivity, his experience with various programming roles, and his passion for Vim, and tooling. ThePrimeagen also delves into balancing work with personal life, the intricacies of content creation, and his excitement for future projects, including live reacting to tech conferences. Additionally, ThePrimeagen reflects on his journey, offering a rare glimpse into the life lessons learned along the way.
Check out ThePrimeagen’s Frontend Master’s co...2024-01-241h 03Index out of bounds | Entwickler/Developer Podcast067 | Warum wir unsere IDE hinterfragen sollten und Vim und Emacs noch immer relevant sindDas Herzstück der Arbeit einer Entwickler:In ist die IDE. Doch was genau leistet sie für uns und wie funktioniert das überhaupt alles? Dieser Frage ist Christian in den letzten Wochen nachgegangen durch seinen Deep Dive in das Thema NeoVim.
Warum kann es gut sein hin und wieder über den IDE Tellerrand zuschauen und was macht ein Closed Source BuildSystem wie z.B. das von iOS mit der Flexibilität unseres Workflows? Warum sind Vim und Emacs überhaupt noch Thema in der IT Szene?
Das alles in dieser Folge Index out of...2024-01-071h 03
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatOpen-Source, Payload, and Sim Racing with James MikrutThe world of programming can be complex, but some developers find beauty in keeping coding clean, simple, and straightforward. This philosophy led developer James Mikrut to write his entire codebase in functional programming.
James is the founder and CEO of Payload, an application framework that he describes as a backend with an API and an automatically generated admin panel. The framework is built with React, Node.js, and Typescript. James reveals the evolution of his project from a licensed tool to a thriving open-source platform. He explains the pivotal decision to embrace open-source, and shares how user...2023-12-211h 00
JavaScript JabberDiscovering ElysiaJS and The Duality of TypeScript and JavaScript - JSJ 609SaltyAom is a cosplayer, developer, and creator of ElysiaJS. They deep dive into the complexities of JavaScript and TypeScript, offering insights into backend development, performance optimizations, and the evolving landscape of these programming languages.SponsorsChuck's Resume Template MiroBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksElysia.JSTwitter: @elysiaJSSocialsGitHub: SaltyAomTwitter: @saltyAomPicksAJ - Metal Shower Head HolderAJ - Super Mario RPGAJ - ThePrimeagenAJ - Zig (via Webi)Charles - AstraCharles - HoneybadgerSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a su...2023-11-271h 30
How About Tomorrow?Melkey and Dax on Routine, SST, Startup Relationships, and Goal SettingMelkey's back to talk with Dax about routine changes, getting COVID, finding balance between life and work, how SST makes money, could SST get bought, determining if you can work at a startup, the fact that nobody cares about your work, comparison as the thief of joy, and success being up to you.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Links:ThePrimeagenTrashSSTAWS CDKTomorrow E43: An Interview with Tuomas Artman of LinearPost MaloneDrizzleTopics discussed:
(00:00) - npm downloads as a emotional chart
(00:43) - Capturing all of it
(01:09) - Routine...2023-10-051h 05
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketState of CSS, Bun 1.0, and v0Back with our monthly panel episode, we discuss the State of CSS 2023 results, the Bun 1.0 release, if Vercel’s v0 is all hype, and more with panelists Cassidy Williams, Chris Bautista, Paul Mikulskis, and Noel Minchow.
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Cassidy Williams
https://twitter.com/cassidoo
https://cassidoo.co
https://github.com/cassidoo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidoo
Chris Bautista
https://twitter.com/trashh_dev
https://m.twitch.tv/trash_dev/home
https://www.youtube.com/@trash_dev
https://github.com/bautistaaa
Paul Mikulskis
ht...2023-09-2938 minBackend Banter#014 - Building the Best Tools and Tests with The PrimeagenLane chats with The Primeagen about unit tests, how to build good cli tooling, Golang, Rust, and a ton of stuff about Prime's history and how he got into coding and came to work at Netflix.Prime's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagenPrime's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theprimeagenPrime origin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHFubUPLV0Article on Mocks: https://blog.boot.dev/clean-code/writing-good-unit-tests-dont-mock-database-connections/References:https://world.hey.com/dhh/programming-types-and-mindsets-5b8490bc2023-08-141h 05How About Tomorrow?Talking ESM, Work Culture, and Our Biggest Fears with ThePrimeagenDax and Adam put life's biggest questions to ThePrimeagen: Why does he hate ESM? How tall is he? Do people around him know he's ThePrimeagen? Why has work culture changed around feedback? Can you still squat? Can we cringe? And what is your biggest fear in life?Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Links:AstroOCamlWheel of TimeCat's in the CradleTopics discussed:
(00:33) - Introducing our special guest: Dax Rad
(01:21) - Introducing The Primeagen
(02:52) - Quotes from Primeagen coworker
(05:15) - Why do you hate ESM?
(08:01) - Height check
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The Scrimba PodcastHow To Get an Internship at Meta (Also: Follow Your Passion), With Scrimba Student Gabriel🎙 About the episodeMeet Gabriel Pedroza 🇺🇸! Gabriel is a Scrimba student who has just landed his first internship. And the internship is at Meta (formerly known as Facebook)!After finishing Scrimba's Frontend Career Path, Gabriel studied computer science at a university, so if you were wondering about the main differences between Scrimba and university, he's the right person to talk to! You'll also hear how he approached learning, how he's already been teaching others how to code, and what did it take for him to get an internship at Meta. More importantly, Gabriel will teach you...2023-05-0231 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatTech Layoffs, the Economy, and Remote WorkThe tech industry is still grappling with the aftermath of the second dot com crash. Executives are cash grabbing, banks are failing and the government seems to be turning a blind eye. Will executives replace all their developers with AI?
It can be difficult to not turn your frustration to the C-suite when they seem to be getting more wealthy by cutting labor costs. Meanwhile, developers are living with the uncertainty and financial burden of ongoing tech layoffs. The industry’s business practices and poor regulation seem a casualty of the pandemic from which the tech industry ha...2023-04-0658 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatThe Benefits of Networking, Tech Conferences, and Disney WorldConferences are one of the best ways to network with like-minded developers and find new insights to bring back to your team. Plus, you might even be able to build your entire wardrobe for the year out of free swag.Chuck and Robbie are no strangers to the conference scene, they’ve attended their fair share back when developers had to find them by word of mouth. Today, there are some aggregators out which apparently have every developer conference type of thing under the sun. Whether you're going with your team or flying solo, you're bound to learn so...2023-03-2354 min
Runtime Rundown - JavaScript and Web DevelopmentThe One About TypescriptThe time has come for a feature length episode on Typescript with guest star Scott Kaye! In this magnum opus, Scott, a Typescript Wizard, details some of the stronger points of Typescript through the lens of two conflicting articles - "Typescript is Terrible for Library Developers" and "Stop Using 'any', There's a Type for That". Evan yells at clouds nearly the entire time.
To be serious for a minute - this is a good two-sided conversation about the strengths and (gasp) weaknesses of Typescript - it's worth a listen if you want to finally hear something other th...2023-01-131h 42
Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsSupper Club × The Primeagan - Vim, Streaming, Rust, all Around Interesting GuyIn this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with The Primeagan about his streaming set up, how he decides what to stream, why he makes the kind of content he does, and why he loves Vim. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an ama...2022-09-091h 04Runtime Rundown - JavaScript and Web DevelopmentThe One About BunIn this episode we read an article about Bun, a new JS runtime that has the community abuzz. We talk about the hype and the downsides of using beta software, and the trap of simple performance tests. We also talk about puppet master hamsters and Evan's part-time job as Reddit Batman.
Here's the article if you want to follow along: https://techsparx.com/nodejs/bun/1st-trial.html
Fireship's 3 minute intro to Bun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMhScnY0dME
The video where ThePrimeagen breaks Bun: https://www.youtube.com/w...2022-07-2943 min
North Meets South Web PodcastVim throwdown, Part 3In this episode, Jake and Michael are joined by Jess Archer to talk more about Vim, covering motions, text objects, managing projects, working with tmux, and more.This episode is sponsored by Workvivo and Makeable.dk and was streamed live.Show linksMastering the Vim languageThe Vim learning curve is a mythLearn Vim on Upcase by thoughtbotThe Art of VimThePrimeagenTJ DeVriesPainting motion with the right brushrepeat.vimsurround.vimcommentary.vimtmux-continuumtmux-resurrectzsh cdpath and autocompletionkittyvim-tmux-navigatorvim-test2022-03-291h 18