Slightly Caffeinated
Episodes
Still No Turkish Coffee, Audit Pipelines, and ButcherBox Automation
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their recent projects involving AI, automation, and software development, sharing insights on building AI pipelines, ...
OpenClaw, Obsidian, and Dev Tools
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller share their latest projects, explore AI tools like OpenClaw and Obsidian, and discuss optimizing AI workflows and costs. They...
New Adventures, Iris Long Running Jobs, and Multi-Threaded Conversations
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr share updates on their personal projects, discuss new adventures in their careers, and explore tools like Iris and Claude for...
Taking Space, Site Redesign, Iris Launch and New Features
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and TJ share personal updates, discuss the latest in AI tools like Cloud Code, Iris, and Prism, and explore the importance of taking time for cr...
Laravel Shift, Claude Shopping, and Prism Forever
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr share personal updates, including family challenges and daily routines. They delve into the integration of Laravel Shift and ...
Snowstorms, Side Projects, and AI Workflows
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and TJ discuss their recent projects, focusing on the development of Fine Print Hound and Iris. They explore the integration of AI in their work...
Iris, Plex, and Fine Print Hound
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris discuss their personal and professional challenges, including health issues and work projects. They delve into innovations in AI, particu...
Road Caffeine, Iris, and Building a Memory System
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and TJ reflect on their holiday experiences, discuss the development of TJ's personal AI project named Iris, and navigate the ethical concerns s...
Ethiopian Coffee, Bun, and Building a Life Companion on Prism
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris reflect on their Thanksgiving experiences and the end of the year. They discuss their coffee preferences and recent AI developments, part...
Fancy Turkish Coffee, Plugins, and Structured Output
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller share their experiences from a recent Comic Con, discuss home renovation challenges, and prepare for Thanksgiving. They dive ...
Gas Station Coffee, Code Disconnection, and Hooks
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris discuss their recent experiences with AI coding agents, the challenges of balancing AI assistance with traditional coding skills, and the...
Camp Coffee, Claude Skills, and Structured Output
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller catch up on recent happenings, from Halloween antics to chilly camping adventures. They dive into technical discussions about...
Black Eyes, AI Workflows, and AI Launches
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris discuss their personal updates, including camping plans and work challenges. They delve into the latest developments in AI, sharing insig...
Haiku, MCP servers, and Prism Streaming Output
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their recent personal updates, including family activities and Halloween preparations. They dive into their current c...
Aponte Inga, Claude Code 2.0, and Prism Streaming
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris share personal updates, discuss mental health, and explore their recent adventures in family activities and coffee experiences. They delv...
The Triple, Newsletters, and the Claude Rollercoaster
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and TJ share their experiences with coffee, parenting, and the importance of planning ahead. The conversation shifts to the journey of writing n...
New Beans, ClickHouse, and Prism Updates
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris discuss their personal updates, work challenges, and developments in technology, particularly focusing on the ClickHouse project and stre...
Seasonal Coffee, Production Readiness, and Prism Updates
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller dive into their recent adventures, from celebrating family birthdays to tackling ambitious tech projects. Join them as they s...
Coffee abroad and conference travels
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris catch up after a month apart, sharing personal updates, family adventures, and highlights from recent conferences. They discuss the excit...
Honey Processed Coffee, Claude Custom Commands, and Newsletters
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their preparations for Laracon, including mental health and coding challenges. They delve into coffee processing meth...
No Coffee?, Claude Thinking, and Git Workflows
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss a range of topics from personal life updates, including family celebrations and mental health challenges, to professi...
Bad Cold Brew, Laracon Talk Prep, and Prism Developments
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their recent experiences, including travel challenges and family dynamics. They delve into their coffee preferences a...
Nitro Coffee, ButcherBox AI, and Zen Browser
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris shares how he's using Claude AI to automate his monthly ButcherBox orders, turning a time-consuming $1,500+ cart into smart, budget-friendly sel...
Protein Coffee, Claude 4, and Prism Pairing
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their personal lives, including family updates and the challenges they face. They dive into their love for coffee, pa...
PHPTek, AI workshop, and ClickHouse talk
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their weekend plans, including attending a music festival and other adventures. They delve into TJ's recent experienc...
DynamoDB, Raycast workflows, and NativePHP
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss personal updates, including challenges in their lives and excitement for upcoming events like PHP Tech. They delve in...
Decaf Coffee, Tech Specs, and Claude Code
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their busy lives, including family events and work commitments. They delve into the topic of coffee, sharing their ex...
Concerts, Cold Brew, AI Conversations, and Prism Updates
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller share personal updates, including recent travels, family activities, and their evolving coffee habits. They discuss work-rela...
New grill, Evolution of coffee, and Prism Relay
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their recent family activities, including spring break adventures and pet health challenges. They share insights on c...
The Worst Coffee, ClickHouse & Kafka, AI Updates & Coding Tools
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their recent weekend getaways, family activities, and the challenges of managing open source projects. They delve int...
Favorite Mugs, Claude Projects, and Science Olympiad Sorrows
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their recent experiences with Claude projects, coding challenges, and team dynamics during a Science Olympiad competi...
Turkish coffee, Alfred vs Raycast, and Prism updates
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss various topics ranging from preparing for the Science Olympiad competition to skiing adventures in the North Carolina...
Coffee Shop Preferences, Onboarding, and Prism Updates
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr share personal stories about family adventures, gym routines, and coffee preferences. They discuss the challenges and success...
AI Writing Style guides and integrating Go with Laravel
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their recent personal updates, including job transitions and outdoor projects. They delve into AI writing workflows, ...
Family life, Technical writing, ClickHouse tactics, and Laracon EU
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their experiences with family life, the challenges of writing and coding, their fitness journeys, and delve into tech...
YNAB, CLI Tooling, and Deepseek AI
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their week, including experiences with the Pinewood Derby, YNAB budgeting strategies, and their explorations in Larav...
Winter blues, PHPTek, tooling gone to far, Prism
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss the challenges of winter weather affecting school schedules, the excitement and chaos of parenting, particularly with...
Laravel iOS, TikTok, Prism Updates
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss a variety of topics ranging from 3D printing projects and local coffee roasters to family activities like the Pinewoo...
3D printing and holiday adventures
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their experiences transitioning back to work after the holidays, share highlights from their New Year celebrations, a...
Holiday Fun and New Year Planning
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their holiday preparations, family traditions, and personal updates. They share insights on their Christmas plans, in...
Caps lock, GraphQL, and Prism Refactorings
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr reflect on their Thanksgiving experiences, discussing family gatherings and holiday traditions. They then transition into a t...
Thanksgiving prep, traditions, and home automations
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their recent experiences, including coaching a Science Olympiad team, home improvements, and Thanksgiving traditions....
GraphQL SDK development & Arc and Zen browser futures
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss the challenges of homeownership, including renovations and unexpected issues. They delve into the world of home autom...
Cold Brew, HVAC, Rewriting Docs and BlueSky
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their recent personal and professional experiences, including updates on work projects, challenges in documentation, ...
All Things Open Recap and Our Most Challenging Projects
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr share their recent experiences, including camping adventures, Halloween festivities, and insights from the All Things Open co...
Conferences, Prism image support and server
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their recent experiences with autumn, family activities, and the upcoming All Things Open conference. They delve into...
The Art of Mocking & Building JSON Schema in Prism
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their personal updates, work challenges, and the transition from Lumen to Laravel. They delve into mocking strategies...
The death of IO domains? Long live Prism!
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and TJ discuss their recent life updates, including family adventures and seasonal activities. They delve into the potential retirement of the I...
Creativity flywheel, AI & Captcha, and Sparkle is now Prism
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr discuss their experiences with knowledge management systems, the creativity flywheel, and the evolution of AI and CAPTCHA sys...
Coffee, developer styles, and pair programming
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller discuss their recent life changes, including social media absence and family milestones. They delve into their coffee journey...
Remote work and building a developer's toolkit
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris discuss their experiences with new programming languages, the challenges of remote work, and the importance of creating a productive work...
Concert Memories, AI Tooling, LLMs, and Custom Workflows
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris share personal updates, discuss first concerts and their experiences with AI tools. They explore various Large Language Models (LLMs), pr...
Laravel Funding, Community Support, Debugging & Static Analysis
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Chris discuss recent updates in their lives, including TJ's layoff and new job offer, as well as Laravel's recent $57 million Series A funding....
Post-Laracon and co-located tests
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and TJ talk school year kick-off for the kiddos, Laracon 2024, co-located testing, and an update to Sparkle’s API.Socials, Links, and Referenc...
laravel make:podcast
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and TJ introduce their new podcast and what to expect in the future. They share how they got started in web development, how Laravel and the com...