From JavaScript to PHP: Josh Cirre’s Unexpected Dev Journey

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Josh Cirre about his journey from JavaScript to PHP, working with the Laravel team, and creating content for developers. They also discuss the value of opinionated frameworks, whether React was a mistake, fast food whatnot, and a surprising hot take on Taco Bell’s quality. Plus, Josh shares insights on content creation, the power of consistency, and why the best-performing videos aren’t always the most polished.In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:30) - Whiskey intro and rating: Crown Royal 18 Extra Rare (10:50) - Is Taco Bell Mexican food? (15:17) - Was React a mistake? (17:13) - Tailwind vs vanilla CSS (20:12) - Git Rebase vs Git Merge (26:34) - Should Josh learn to do a Seth Rogen impression? (29:27) - Arm wrestling winner - Guillermo Rauch or Taylor Otwell? (29:57) - Challenges in Josh's transition from JS to PHP (32:52) - The paradigm of server first frameworks (45:34) - Josh's advice for aspiring content creators (52:20) - Plugs Links Crown Royal 18: https://www.crownroyal.com/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Shure SM7b: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7b DBX 286s: https://dbxpro.com/en-US/products/286s Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/ React: https://react.dev/ Vue: https://vuejs.org/ Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell Warp.dev: https://www.warp.dev/ Lamborghini: https://www.lamborghini.com/ Seth Rogen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Rogen Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/ Livewire Volt: https://livewire.laravel.com/docs/volt PHP: https://www.php.net/ Lane Wagner: https://x.com/wagslane Prisma: https://www.prisma.io/ Drizzle: https://orm.drizzle.team/ HTMX: https://htmx.org/ Connect with Josh Website: https://www.joshcirre.com/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/joshcirre YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joshcirre Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.