Live from THAT Conf: Web Frameworks and Developer Experience with James Quick

In this live episode from THAT Conference, Robbie and Chuck talk with James Quick about his journey as a developer and content creator. Over a Scottish single malt, they discuss frameworks like Astro and Redwood, the evolution of React, and the importance of developer experience in modern web development. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:21) - Meet James Quick (03:03) - Whiskey: Auchentoshan 12 Year (10:12) - Lukewarm takes (18:23) - Frameworks and developer experience (25:45) - Whiskey.fund (26:18) - Astro and future of web development (29:31) - Versel pricing and AWS abstraction (33:47) - Balancing parenthood and tech careers (35:59) - Twitter Controversies (40:05) - Soccer and staying active (47:33) - Alternative careers and hobbies (53:43) - Plugs Links James Quick: https://www.jamesqquick.com Auchentoshan: https://www.auchentoshan.com THAT Conference: https://www.thatconference.com Astro: https://astro.build RedwoodJS: https://redwoodjs.com React: https://react.dev Next.js: https://nextjs.org Remix: https://remix.run Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com Prisma: https://www.prisma.io Vercel: https://vercel.com AWS: https://aws.amazon.com Netlify: https://www.netlify.com Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com GitHub: https://github.com Apple: https://www.apple.com Ember.js: https://emberjs.com Django: https://www.djangoproject.com Ruby on Rails: https://rubyonrails.org Discord: https://discord.com Cassidy Williams: https://cassidoo.co Connect with James Website: https://www.jamesqquick.com X / Twitter: https://x.com/jamesqquick Astro Course: https://astrocourse.dev 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 Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.