Carson Gross, creator of HTMX, talks about its evolution from intercooler.js, its viral rise on social media, and its philosophy of simplicity and stability. They dive into how HTMX fits into the modern web dev ecosystem, the idea of building 100-year web services, and why older technologies like jQuery and server-side rendering still have staying power.
Carson also shares insights on open-source marketing, progressive enhancement, and the future of web development.
Links
https://bigsky.software
https://www.linkedin.com/in/1cg
https://github.com/bigskysoftware
https://x.com/htmx_org
https://htmx.org
https://htmx.org/discord
https://hypermedia.systems
https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb.js
https://unpoly.com
https://ui.shadcn.com
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A guide to functional programming By Jemima Abu
Jemima Abu, Senior Product Engineer at CAIS, joins the podcast to unpack her no-fluff approach to functional programming in JavaScript. From why predictable code matters to how higher-order functions like map and reduce can save your sanity, Jemima breaks down real-world lessons on purity, immutability, and when it's okay to not be a functional purist.
Links
https://v3.jemimaabu.com
https://www.jemimaabu.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jemimaabu
https://x.com/jemimaabu
https://github.com/jemimaabu
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LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understand where your users are struggling by trying it for free at [LogRocket.com]. Try LogRocket for free today.(https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Jemima Abu.
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Vite, frontend tooling & the future with Evan You
Founder of VoidZero and founder of Vue and Vite Evan You joins us to talk about the evolution of JavaScript tooling, the success of Vite, and what's coming next with VitePlus — a unified toolchain aiming to simplify dev workflows. We also touch on Nitro, multi-runtime support, and where AI might (or might not) fit into the mix.
Links
https://evanyou.me
https://x.com/youyuxi
https://bsky.app/profile/evanyou.me
https://github.com/yyx990803
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LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understand where your users are struggling by trying it for free at [LogRocket.com]. Try LogRocket for free today.(https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Evan You.
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Ghostty with Mitchell Hashimoto
Mitchell Hashimoto, founder of HashiCorp, joins us to talk about his latest project, Ghostty—a terminal that’s fast, feature-rich, and truly cross-platform. Mitchell shares the vision behind Ghostty, its architecture built around the libghosty core, how it's tackling long-standing limitations in terminal emulation, and why features like quake-style dropdowns matter more than you'd think.
We also explore how the community can get involved and the future potential of Ghosty as a platform for modern text-based applications. Tune in to explore the innovative features that make Ghosty a standout cross-platform terminal!
Links
https://mitchellh.com
https://x.com/mitchellh
https://hachyderm.io/@mitchellh
https://github.com/mitchellh
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellh
https://ghostty.org/docs/about
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LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understand where your users are struggling by trying it for free at [LogRocket.com]. Try LogRocket for free today.(https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Mitchell Hashimoto.
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Put your database in the browser with Ben Holmes
Ben Holmes, product engineer at Warp, joins PodRocket to talk about local-first web apps and what it takes to run a database directly in the browser. He breaks down how moving data closer to the user can reduce latency, improve performance, and simplify frontend development.
Learn about SQLite in the browser, syncing challenges, handling conflicts, and tools like WebAssembly, IndexedDB, and CRDTs. Plus, Ben shares insights from building his own SimpleSyncEngine and where local-first development is headed!
Links
https://bholmes.dev
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bholmesdev
https://www.youtube.com/@bholmesdev
https://x.com/bholmesdev
https://bsky.app/profile/bholmes.dev
https://github.com/bholmesdev
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Special Guest: Ben Holmes.
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