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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Jason Lengstorf about the evolving world of web development and the challenges of open-source monetization. They share insights on simplifying tech stacks, choosing the right tools, and some often-overlooked trade-offs in today’s development landscape.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(03:24) - Whiskey: Kentucky Owl St. Patrick’s Edition
(10:09) - Hot takes
(25:44) - Favorites from “Learn with Jason”: Vinxi, Waku
(29:01) - Astro and monetizing open source projects
(34:57) - The importance of simplicity
(41:52) - Email etiquette
(45:36) - On issues with email
(47:11) - Personal style and professional image
(53:52) - Talking about getting older
(56:36) - Plugs

Links

Kentucky Owl: https://kentuckyowlbourbon.com/shop/st-patricks-edition
Roka Akor: https://rokaakor.com
Old Forester 1910: https://www.oldforester.com
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com
VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com
Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
Amazon Q: https://aws.amazon.com/q
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com
Supermaven: https://supermaven.com
Rails: https://rubyonrails.org
Laravel: https://laravel.com
Web Dev Challenge S1E6: Build an app to capture memories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V96_3fBgvPA
Supabase: https://supabase.com
Hetzner: https://www.hetzner.com
Digial Ocean: https://www.digitalocean.com
DHH: https://x.com/dhh
Learn with Jason: https://www.learnwithjason.dev
Vinxi: https://vinxi.vercel.app
Waku: https://waku.gg
Daishi Kato: https://x.com/dai_shi
Vite: https://vite.dev
Nitro: https://nitro.build
Next.js: https://nextjs.org
SolidStart: https://start.solidjs.com
TanStack Start: https://tanstack.com/start/latest
Astro: https://astro.build
OpenNext: https://opennext.js.org
Nx: https://nx.dev
Babel: https://babeljs.io
HTMX: https://htmx.org
Steve Jobs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
Barack Obama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
Big Fits: https://www.instagram.com/bigfits1
The Birdcage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birdcage
Kanye West: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West
Balenciaga: https://www.balenciaga.com
Poshmark: https://poshmark.com

Connect with Jason

Website: https://jason.energy
Learn with Jason: https://www.learnwithjason.dev
X / Twitter: https://x.com/jlengstorf
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithjason

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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