Async

Centralisation vs. decentralisation, and how I evaluate software and AI assistants.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

More vibe coding, some delights.https://stuffstuff.app/An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

I guess we're talking about AI again. I enjoyed our break from that topic while it lasted. There's no escaping GenAI in our lines of work!An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Followup and thoughts on vibe designing.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Saadia discusses his writers deck, being Jewish in Australia, and cognitive atrophy.CrossPointXT is available here: https://github.com/lukecarbis/CrossPointXTAn async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

I want to make stuff.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Saadia discusses the X3 writer deck he put together as part of his latest "de-techifying" phase.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Geeking out about writing, X4 as a device, and product design in 2026.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Discussing responses to Cal Newport, the Xteink X4 ereader, and taking time to just be.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

I followup on Saadia's last post with thoughts of my own on dumb phones, infinity wells, and I've gone back and forth on the whole concept. Then I talk about a book I'm reading, writing struggles, and my favorite game of the year.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Revisiting simplifying my digital life.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

A little bit more about gen ai and using it as a designer, followed by an update on the X4, software brain, and Age of Empires on the Mac. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

More discussion about whether a client should be able to ask their designer not to use AI tools in their design process.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Async is a podcast where Joshua (a product designer) and Saadia (a software engineer) debate and often argue (as friends!) the merits and challenges of living and building in the world today.In this episode I  reference how I'm feeling about AI, what I've been doing with it, and why I'm yearning for deep work time to just think and create and be. Also, the title is a reference to a recent piece by Gruber and Patel.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Would GenAI disclosure would be helpful or is it a waste of time?An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Hi Saadia! In this episode I talk about AI, and lend a different perspective to your idea of authorship. Then I talk about some AI classes I've been doing, and finally something not at all AI related (well mostly not): A new gadget I bought, the X4.I also completely forgot to talk about some of the new projects I've been working on, but there's always more episodes. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

We're back! Well, I am, at least.Welcome to Season 2 of Async where we'll probably just keep talking about AI.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua and a friend launched Lochy.org last night, and now Joshua's trying to figure out what happens next. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

So much to respond to! I talk mostly about motivation – why commit? And what does "best practice" mean in the age of AI?An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua went to Dragonsteel, and he's having thoughts about how careers should be shaped based on passion versus marketplace acceptance. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Shh.In this episode I talk about my experience writing an app from scratch in SwiftUI, and compare that to vibe coding it. I also discuss a lack of technical people in cross-disciplinary positions.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua has followup on a bunch of topics, including Figma make, app development, and his own experience with race and privilege. He then follows up on a few topics related to the democratization of product and being kind to yourself. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

One-push-wonders and white-privilege.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Followup on Saadia’s AI teaching adventure, along with some of Joshua’s own musings on classroom time. For topics, Joshua shares about a new perspective he’s gained on writing, using Figma make for design, and shipping an actual app—and what comes next. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

I'm back! I spent the last four weeks on a school placement. Here's what I learned about using AI in the classroom.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

I'm back!After some time away (it's been crazy), I've got a lot to followup on, and some things to share about the work I've been doing as a product manager and product designer. Also, I'm trying to decide on actually shipping something. Hoping for some thoughts from Saadia.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

How can AI reduce mental overhead and help us to concentrate on what matters most?An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Wrapping up a mini-series where Saadia and Joshua have been discussing whether it's irresponsible to vibe code apps into production. The next topic Joshua starts off is what to do now that his newsletter has 100 subscribers. What should be the next step?An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Gatekeeping‽Richard Feynman: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.”An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua follows up on whether it's irresponsible to ship without fulling understanding them, while taking potshots at WordPress. Then he shares about finding peace in travel and figuring out which bags he should carry.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

It doesn’t matter if it works, you should understand how it works.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua follows up on two person product teams, designers vibe coding into prod, and his excitement about the latest Apple announcements.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Product Designer: Uses vibe coding as an immediate feedback design tool.Product Developer. Uses AI assisted tooling to implement the designs, and product knowledge to build a scalable architecture.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua weighs in on where product managers, product designers, frontend developers, and fullstack developers fit, and how a convergence of all these is happening before our eyes. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Hypothesis 1: Vibe code tools will always produce better results in the hands of skilled operators.Hypothesis 2: Vibe code tools are more impactful on the workflow of designers than developers.I made the mistake of listening to the previous episode while I was driving, and got inspired. I had to record my response straight away, on AirPods in the car. Thank goodness for auphonic!An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua's been missing for a few weeks. Well a ton has changed. He's got a new job (sort of), and it's all related to AI (for better or worse!). An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Feeling overwhelmed by the AI hype cycle, politics, and tests!An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Followup from the last episodeDoes Joshua have a bunch of nebulous ideas he struggles to write? [Oh boy yes]Does Joshua feel there's too many inputs and noise to deal with [Yup, working through it]How many free subscribers to Joshua get for running an Ad in Dense Discovery?Higher order thinking vs lower order thinking - Trying to understand itTopicsVibe coding and not being able to sleep. Wrestling with whether to learn more coding, and switching from Replit to Claudehttps://trailblazerstrivia.com/An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Responsible use of AI, and launching a new product.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua made an app, a crazy fun week, and some Freeform complaints on the iPad.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Be true.Dungeons & Dragons: https://diggingforfire.blog/posts/dungeons-and-teenagers/James Jameson Used One Finger: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pEpALB3SFToAn async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

It's been a massive week for Saadia and Joshua.Saadia got fireballed, Joshua got ghosted. This episode (and the previous) are why async exists. Friends helping each other push forward in the things they want to create. If you're curious about the actual topics, we discuss Saadia inviting John Gruber onto his other podcast, and Joshua launching a subscription service for his newsletter. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Choosing an audience, not a topic. Finding your crew. Platform native design.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Suggesting to Ben Thompson a way he can tweak his illustration, suggestions to Marco Arment on Overcast, and congratulating Saadia on a fantastic episode with John Gruber. A bit of a theme here in this episode. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Episode 100! Launch, design, and an AI game concept.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

I'm getting closer to landing a niche for my writing. Now I just need to get over the last hurdle.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

I'm starting to get excited about the LLM-powered tiny quality-of-life features that will soon start appearing in our interfaces.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua gets inspired on a new breakthrough, has some sadness with the NBA, along with followup on genealogies and Saadia's apps.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

Lots of follow up topics! And a peak at my latest hobby.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.

https://joshuawold.com/finding-a-hobby/Followup on starting a subscription blog, a weird bug in iOS, finding a hobby, and Playdate.An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold.A Pretty Good podcast.