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The Weekly Dev's Brew
by Jan-Niklas Wortmann | Web Development Enthusiast & Podcast Host
Join host Jan-Niklas Wortmann in 'The Weekly Dev's Brew, where we explore the latest in web development, JavaScript, TypeScript, and emerging technologies. Engage in coffee shop-style conversations with industry experts to learn about frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, and everything remotely related. Follow us on social media for more insights https://www.weeklybrew.dev/
Episodes
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Why AI agents belong in the sandbox | Darren Shepherd
Why buy a sandbox when you can just launch a container? Darren Shepherd spent years at Rancher building on Kubernetes, so sandboxes looked dumb to him. Then he built his own coding agent to run 15 things in parallel without work-tree chaos, and the most interesting part of it turned out to be a...
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Why AI Coding Made Me More Productive - And Less Happy | Dillon Mulroy
Why did AI coding make Dillon Mulroy more productive and less happy? He stopped writing most of his own code after Claude Opus 4.5. Six months later he ships more than he ever has, still reads every line, and enjoys the work less. The small implementation hits that used to create flow are gone.…
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Dex Horthy - What Actually Gets You 2-3x With AI Coding
You can't get 10x with AI coding. Not today. Dex Horthy (Human Layer) makes the case for 2-3x if you refuse to ship slop, and why a perfect spec still produces garbage if you give the model permission to skip quality. That permission is how you burn a codebase into ash. We get into context...
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How To Ship Real Code With AI (Not Junk) ft. David Cramer
Everyone is selling 100x developer productivity, but David Cramer runs production software at Sentry and says LLMs are not making his own work faster. We talk about what actually holds up when AI meets real codebases, security review, open source economics, and why verification beats generation.
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Faster Isn't Better — Mario Zechner on Everything AI Made Us Forget (creator of Pi)
Mario Zechner has watched people generate 500,000 lines of code in a week with a swarm of agents. He'll tell you exactly how that ends.Mario is the creator of Pi, the minimal, self-modifying coding agent that took off after Claude Code stopped fitting his workflow. He now builds it alongside…
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A Google Engineer's Honest Take on AI, Angular, and the Future of Your Career
In this episode, I sit down with Minko Gechev — Google Engineer, former Angular team lead, and one of the most thoughtful voices on AI and developer productivity.We get into why AI won't replace engineers anytime soon (and what that actually means for your career), how Google's Angular team is...
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Microfrontends: Cutting Through the Hype and Misconceptions (w/ Luca)
Micro-frontends promise to help teams scale development, but AWS Principal Architect Luca Mezzalira has seen some succeed and some just fall apart. In this conversation, he shares what he's learned from years of implementation work at companies like DAZN and through consulting with Fortune 500...
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Why CSS is Now the Fastest-Moving Space in Web Development (with Una Kravets)
Why CSS is Now the Fastest-Moving Space in Web Development (with Una Kravets)While everyone's talking about AI disrupting development, Una Kravets from Google Chrome reveals a surprising twist: CSS has quietly become the fastest-evolving part of web development. In this conversation, Una breaks...
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Writing a Web Browser in 2025 (with Andreas Kling)
What does it take to build a web browser when everyone says it's impossible? In this episode, we sit down with Andreas Kling, the engineer behind Ladybird—the only major browser project that doesn't take money from Google.Andreas breaks down a uncomfortable truth: Google funds every major browser...
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From Discord Helper to OSS Maintainer (w/ Dominik Dorfmeister)
What does it take to accidentally become the maintainer of one of React's most popular libraries? In this episode, we sit down with Dominik Dorfmeister (aka. TkDodo), maintainer of React Query (now TanStack Query), to unpack his unexpected journey from answering Discord questions during COVID to...
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Andrii Sherman: Breaking ORM Barriers with Drizzle
What does it take to build one of the fastest-growing database ORMs from scratch? In this episode, we sit down with Andrii Sherman, co-founder of Drizzle, to unpack their philosophy: "If you know SQL, you know Drizzle."Andrii breaks down why their "headless ORM" approach is winning over…
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How JavaScript Really Evolves: Inside TC39 with Daniel Ehrenberg
Ever wondered who actually decides how JavaScript evolves? In this episode, Jan-Niklas Wortmann sits down with Daniel Ehrenberg, President of Ecma International and long-time TC39 contributor, talking about how the language evolves—from vague idea to official spec.We unpack how proposals move...
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Scaling New Heights: Jeff Cross Discusses NX, Monorepos, and the Future of Development
Join us in this insightful episode of The Weekly Dev's Brew as we sit down with Jeff Cross, co-founder of NX, to explore the evolution of monorepos and their impact on modern web development. Jeff shares his journey from working on the Angular team to launching his own successful ventures…
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Parenting Wisdom in Engineering Leadership: Skills from Raising Kids to Leading Developers
In this episode of The Weekly Dev's Brew, Jan sits down with Maya Shavin, Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce and mother of four, to explore an unconventional truth: parenting might be the best management training you never knew you needed. From navigating tantrums (both toddler and teammate) to...
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Why JavaScript is Broken: How Effect and TypeScript Fixes It (w/ Michael Arnaldi)
In this episode of The Weekly Dev's Brew, Jan sits down with Michael Arnaldi, founder of Effect TS, to tackle a controversial truth: JavaScript's async model is fundamentally broken. From promises that lie about their errors to the nightmare of production-grade error handling, we delve into why...
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Fast Sites Start with Fonts: A Deep Dive with Daniel Roe
In this episode of The Weekly Dev’s Brew, Jan sits down with Daniel Roe to dive deep into a topic devs often overlook: web fonts. From performance pitfalls to implementation strategies, Daniel breaks down why your font choices might be slowing down your site—and what you can do about it. Whether...
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From Nuxt to Nitro: How One Engine Is Powering the Modern Web (w/ Alexander Lichter)
In this episode of The Weekly Dev’s Brew, we dive into the current state of web development with Alexander Lichter, a core member of Nuxt and DevRel at Void Zero. Join us as we discuss Nitro, the innovative server engine powering Nuxt and its growing influence on frameworks like SolidStart and...
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Revolutionizing Web Development: The Impact of Signals on Async JavaScript
In this episode, join Jan-Niklas Wortmann and Ryan Carniato, creator of SolidJS and CEO of Signals, as they explore how signals are revolutionizing web development and reshaping JavaScript frameworks. Discover the ways SolidJS is competing with React through more than just superior performance…
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Exporing AI's Impact on Web Development: The Future of Tech (w/ Rachel-Lee Nabors)
In this episode, we dive into the impact of AI on web development with Rachel Lee-Nabors. Discover how AI is transforming user experience and the future landscape of software careers. We discuss the concept of 'enshittification' of platforms, the rise of personal agents, and revolutionary...
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Scaling Vite: Responsibility & Community (with Capeletto Matias)
In this episode, Jan-Niklas Wortmann interviews Capeletto Matias, a key figure in the open-source community and a member of the Vite core team. They discuss Matias's journey into open source, the evolution of Vite, and the importance of community in the success of modern web development tools.…
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OSS, TypeScript, Linting and Everything in Between (with Josh Goldberg)
Jan-Niklas interviews Josh Goldberg, a developer who transitioned from Microsoft to full-time open source work in the TypeScript ecosystem. Josh shares his daily routine, work structure, and insights on balancing passion projects with professional commitments.The conversation covers Josh's…
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Bridging Education & Engineering Excellence (with Mark Techson)
Jan-Niklas Wortmann sits down with Mark Techson, a tech educator and engineer, to explore the intersection of education and technology. They discuss the importance of teaching methods that empower learners, the challenges of coding, and the evolving landscape of tech interviews. Mark shares...
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Trailer
Tired of tech podcasts that sound like AI-generated hype machines? The Weekly Dev's Brew cuts through the noise with honest conversations about web development—no buzzword bingo required.Each week, we sit down with the actual builders of the web—from library maintainers and framework creators to...
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Join host Jan-Niklas Wortmann in 'The Weekly Dev's Brew, where we explore the latest in web development, JavaScript, TypeScript, and emerging technologies. Engage in coffee shop-style conversations with industry experts to learn about frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, and everything remotely related. Follow us on social media for more insights https://www.weeklybrew.dev/
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Join host Jan-Niklas Wortmann in 'The Weekly Dev's Brew, where we explore the latest in web development, JavaScript, TypeScript, and emerging technologies. Engage in coffee shop-style conversations with industry experts to learn about frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, and everything remotely...
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