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Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatDial-Up Is Dead, Long Live Adam ArgyleThis week, Robbie and Adam talk about CascadiaJS, Adam’s new role at Shopify, and why tech interviews are so broken. They explore accessibility in front-end dev, the sameness of modern frameworks, and whether AI is the future of engineering or just another hype cycle.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:46) - Whiskey rating & review: Jim Beam Pineapple
(07:00) - CascadiaJS preview + speaker lineup
(13:27) - Adam's new role at Shopify
(20:47) - Are React hooks officially dead?
(21:41) - The dev interview process is broken + interview tips
(31:01) - Gradient.style
(35:09) - Hot Take: no more React clones
(36:53) - Adam's OpenAI in...
2025-09-041h 04
Chats with Kent C. DoddsJavaScript: The Origin Story with Annie SextonAnnie Sexton joins Kent to talk about her upcoming talk at Epic Web Conf, JavaScript: The Origin Story. In this discussion, she shares her love for history and why documenting the evolution of programming languages is so important. They dive into:The rushed creation of JavaScript and how it shaped the language.Competing languages of the era and how JavaScript won out.The unexpected ways JavaScript evolved into a web powerhouse.Why software history often gets overlooked and why it matters today.How understanding the past helps developers write better code for the future.Annie’s talk wi...
2025-02-1109 min