Mostly Technical
Episodes
35: Laravel vs. JavaScript with Dax & Adam Elmore
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron are joined this week by Dax & Adam Elmore to discuss the Laravel vs. JavaScript discourse, selling coffee over the command line, a...
34: It's All Vibes
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's new SQLite course, identifiers in Laravel, New York City, and last but not least - socks.Sponsored by LaraJobs & S...
33: The Secret
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss cheese boards, Aaron's lunch adventure, high performance database consulting, and the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef with speci...
32: AI Therapy Connoisseur
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss men's fashion, DHH, location sharing follow-up, AI therapy hot takes, Laravel Octane, upcoming course update, is MySQL over?, ...
31: Fight or Win
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss HelpSpot's future, Aaron reveals his next course, the secret to building courses, the "edge", spouse GPS tracking, the Doordas...
30: We're Gonna Make It
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron return after a few weeks off to check in on Aaron's new business, his studio, and yes, his healthcare woes. Sponsored by Laracasts, ...
29: Super Epic Crazy with Adam Wathan
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan (our first returning guest!) to talk about Aaron's future plans for courses & consulting, Adam's plans for...
28: Try Hard Studios
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss Chilipad, the Aaron Francis Studio of Light and Sound, the week of calls, how to properly apply to a job, Shibboleth secret pa...
27: The Layoff
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more.Sponsored...
26: Indie Tycoon
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss config files in Laravel 11, having ambitious goals, the merits of checking vs. not checking your bag, & more.Sponsored by ...
25: Careful, Careful!
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss morning people, PHP/Laravel origin stories, using ChatGPT to write blog posts, Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero, & more.Sponsored b...
24: What's The Good Word?
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss the joy of Diet Coke, Ian's deep dive into DTOs, Inertia vs. Livewire, & more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.co...
23: Real Dad Stuff
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss everything from cryotherapy to the ugliness of most B2B apps to Aaron's first time doing meditation and a lot more.Sponsored b...
22: My Mind Vise
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron give out their Super Bowl Predictions, recap the first wave of announcements from Laracon EU, & more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & S...
21: Your Glove Situation
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss getting sick, something called 'The Suburban Dad Zone', using gloves to change diapers (!?!), and more.Sponsored by LaraJobs &...
20: A Man of Culture
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss the Laracon US announcement, going on ski vacations, route model bindings in Laravel, & more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & S...
19: It's Content, Baby!
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron are back(!) to discuss whatever happened with Ian's DB woes, what it's like to parent two sets of twins, the brand new PlanetScale Stu...
18: You Need Tinker Time with Adam Wathan
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan, founder of Tailwind, to discuss everything from the upcoming Tailwind Catalyst UI kit to hiring to a hypoth...
17: Ecosystem of Cards
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss Laravel Pulse, DHH's upcoming Slack competitor, Rails copying Laravel, & more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.co...
16: We Didn't Have JSON In My Day
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron return after a mini break to talk about Aaron's new twin babies, Ian's MySQL 8 upgrade woes, the origin story of Eloquent, and a lot m...
15: Farming, Threadbois, & Meme Lords with Jeffrey Way
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron are joined by Jeffrey Way to discuss everything from the ethics of retweeting compliments to the pros & cons of hiring people to h...
14: Nobody Uses Trucks For That
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron follow up on last week's component conversation, talk about Ian's new truck, debate if Laravel devs get paid less, & more.Sponsore...
13: The SQL Injection Slide with Sam Selikoff
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron are joined by Sam Selikoff to discuss React Server Actions & Server Components, why it's important to have one set of opinions, an...
12: All Things Livewire with Caleb Porzio
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron are joined by Caleb Porzio to talk about all things Livewire - how it makes money, the future of Livewire screencasts & components...
11: Your Computer Is Your Sanctuary
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's 'This Week, Last Week', Texts.com, the importance of socks, combining React with Livewire, & more.Sponsored by Lar...
10: Late Night Bite
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss time zones, tunnels, Aaron's hatred of NYC, static site generators, and more.Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.Sen...
09: Just Enough Laracons
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss a recent minivan purchase, upcoming Laracons around the world, Taylor Swift vs. Lionel Messi, & more.Oh - and they actuall...
08: Galaxy Quadrant Theory
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss the dangers of reading documentation, the "long slow SaaS ramp of death", something that Aaron called "so freaking stupid", an...
07: Forward Only!
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss the launch of Screencasting.com, whether or not babies are "super tough", down migrations in Laravel, and a lot more.Sponsored...
06: The Week of Aaron
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss Screencasting.com, why Ian can't leave email alone, how and why the internet is a vast place, and much more.Sponsored by LaraJ...
05: He Loves a Manifesto
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss DHH & TypeScript, Once & the success of outrage marketing, Aaron's rules for Twitter, & more.Sponsored by LaraJobs...
04: The Year of Livewire
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss what's new with Screencasting.com & HelloQuery, why LinkedIn might not be terrible, and why 2024 is going to be the year o...
03: The Secret Is to Get a Truck
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss Ian's vacation on the Outer Banks, Aaron's drive back from Vermont, Lift for Laravel, making videos for YouTube, & more.Sp...
02: It's React in PHP
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian & Aaron discuss Messi, Aaron becoming an Oracle ACE, their shared accounting background, Livewire Volt, source diving, and more.Sponsored by L...
01: The Pilot
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special pilot episode of 'Mostly Technical', Ian & Aaron discuss everything from LK-99 to Screencasting.com & Aaron's 'Maximum Ef...