• New Aug 4, 2026

  From Dishwasher to Engineering Manager

  Before becoming an engineering manager, Mike spent nearly two years washing dishes and another five working as a line cook. The jobs may seem completely unrelated to software development, but the le...

• New Aug 1, 2026

  Is AI in a Bubble? History Says It's Complicated

  Every major technological revolution seems to come with the same question: is this a bubble? AI is no exception. In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike explore why so many people are co...

• New Jul 28, 2026

  How to Choose the Right CMS for Your Website

  Choosing the right CMS isn't about picking the most popular platform - it's about asking the right questions. In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the framework they use before recommend...

• New Jul 25, 2026

  Do You Actually Own Your Digital Games?

  Do you actually own the digital games you buy? An Xbox player in Brazil successfully sued Microsoft after a hacked account left him locked out of his entire digital game library - and his other Mic...

• New Jul 21, 2026

  AI Coding Makes Development Easier - So Why Are We Burning Out?

  AI coding tools can make developers faster, remove tedious work, and help us build things that once felt out of reach. So why can using them still leave us feeling drained? In this episode, Matt an...

• New Jul 18, 2026

  Kimi K3 Brings Frontier AI Into the Open

  Kimi K3 is a massive new open AI model with 2.8 trillion parameters, native vision and a one-million-token context window. Its creator claims it can compete near the frontier of coding, reasoning an...

• New Jul 14, 2026

  JavaScript Isn't Always the Answer: Native Browser Features Every Developer Should Know

  Modern browsers have evolved dramatically over the past two decades, quietly absorbing many features that once required custom JavaScript or third-party libraries. In this episode, Matt and Mike ex...

• New Jul 11, 2026

  Growing Your App: From MVP to MLP

  Should you ship your app as soon as it's functional, or keep building until users love it? In this episode, Matt and Mike explore the difference between a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and a Minimum L...

• New Jul 7, 2026

  How to Build an Async Remote Team That Actually Works

  Remote work isn't simply about working from home - it’s about building systems that let people do their best work without constant meetings or interruptions. In this episode, Mike shares nearly a...

• New Jul 4, 2026

  What Happens When Physical Games Disappear?

  Sony has announced that beginning in 2028, new PlayStation games will no longer be released on physical discs. While much of the discussion has focused on digital ownership and game preservation, we...

• New Jun 30, 2026

  AI Safety: From Narrow AI to Superintelligence

  Artificial Intelligence is advancing faster than ever, but can it actually be made safe? In this episode, we explore the evolution of AI from today's Narrow AI systems to the theoretical future of Ar...

• New Jun 27, 2026

  Web News: Consumer Electronics Are Getting Gutted

  The price of consumer electronics keeps climbing, and it may not be slowing down anytime soon. Using Valve's new Steam Machine as a case study, we examine how the ongoing RAM pricing crisis and AI...

• New Jun 25, 2026

  Get Found: SEO, Social Media, and Building an Audience with Matt Diamante

  Matt Diamante joins the show to discuss modern SEO, social media growth, and building an audience in the age of AI. We explore how he grew his following to over 600,000 people, why he fired his la...

• New Jun 23, 2026

  The $2 Trillion AI Panic: Is SaaS Really Dead?

  For years, SaaS companies seemed untouchable. Now, investors have wiped trillions of dollars from software stocks as AI agents become capable of building functional clones of popular products in mi...

• New Jun 20, 2026

  Web News: Would You Risk Your Job to Oppose AI? (Debate)

  In this edition of the Web News we address one of Mike's recent statements where he advised anti-AI workers to "shut up" in the face of a pro-AI workplace. He stated that you should not be bringing up...

• New Jun 16, 2026

  Are AI Data Centers Good or Bad?

  Artificial intelligence may live in the cloud, but the infrastructure powering it exists in the real world. As companies race to build hyperscale AI data centers, communities are raising concerns ab...

• New Jun 13, 2026

  Web News: Anthropic Released An AI It Doesn't Fully Trust

  Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-level AI model with built-in safeguards designed to route certain high-risk prompts to older models instead. As AI capabilities continue to ac...

• New Jun 9, 2026

  AI Isn’t Just Taking Jobs, It’s Creating Weird New Ones

  Most conversations about AI focus on job displacement, but a different story is unfolding at the same time. As companies rush to adopt AI, entirely new roles are appearing to bridge the gap between po...

• New Jun 6, 2026

  Web News: AI vs No-Code

  In this edition of Web News, Matt and Mike debate whether AI coding agents are starting to reverse the no-code revolution. Inspired by a recent article about a company abandoning its no-code we...

• New Jun 2, 2026

  How Long Do Websites Last? (And When Should You Replace Them?)

  When you launch a website, how long should you expect it to last? Two years? Five years? Ten? The answer depends on what you mean by "last." A website can remain online and technically functiona...

• New May 30, 2026

  Web News: The Middle Class Can't Keep Up With Tech Anymore

  For years, technology kept adding new categories to our lives. First it was the desktop computer, then the laptop, smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, wireless earbuds, game consoles, and now smart gl...

• New May 26, 2026

  AI Coding Hype Is Starting to Crack

  AI skepticism might be one of the most valuable developer skills right now - but only if it doesn’t turn into stubbornness. In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss the growing divide between de...

• New May 23, 2026

  Web News: Why Does Every Website Look Like a SaaS App?

  Modern web design is everywhere right now - gradients, floating cards, oversized hero sections, glassmorphism, micro animations, dark mode… and increasingly, every site is starting to feel the sa...

• New May 19, 2026

  You Know CSS… So Why Can’t You Build Anything?

  In this episode, Matt and Mike break down why traditional CSS learning often falls short - and what actually works instead. From building muscle memory and understanding layout behavior to avoiding co...

• New May 16, 2026

  Web News: Android Isn’t Just an Operating System Anymore

  Google just unveiled a major expansion of Gemini across Android, and it feels like the company is trying to redefine what Android actually is. Instead of functioning as “just” a mobile operating sy...

• New May 12, 2026

  What Is Going On With GitHub?

  GitHub has had a rough few months, with outages, service degradations, Copilot interruptions, and even a merge queue bug that affected real pull requests. In this episode, Matt and Mike look at wh...

• New May 9, 2026

  Web News: Are Web Dev Tutorials Dying?

  AI isn’t just changing how developers write code - it’s changing what developers watch, what creators make, and what platforms reward. Traditional web development tutorials used to dominate de...

• New May 5, 2026

  The Junior Developer Job Market in 2026: Crisis, Recovery, or Both?

  The entry-level developer job market is sending mixed signals in 2026. On one hand, reports suggest that employment among younger developers has dropped significantly - fueling concerns that AI and au...

• New May 2, 2026

  Web News: Why AI Phones Might Fail Like BlackBerry

  In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike break down the rumors surrounding OpenAI’s upcoming “AI agent phone” - a device that could fundamentally change how we interact with technology. But wh...

• New Apr 28, 2026

  What’s Happening To Me? The Negative Side Effects of AI

  AI tools have made developers faster than ever - but at what cost? In this episode, Matt and Mike dive into the unexpected side effects of using AI heavily in development workflows. From losing a se...

• New Apr 25, 2026

  Web News: Is IBM Winning the AI Race? A Bet on Entry-Level Developers

  AI is changing everything - especially for junior developers. While many companies are cutting back on entry-level roles, IBM is doing the opposite. In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike ex...

• New Apr 21, 2026

  Web Apps vs Mobile Apps: Choosing the Right Path in 2026

  Web apps, PWAs, and native mobile apps - how do you actually choose what to build? In this episode Matt and Mike break down the real-world tradeoffs between web apps and mobile apps, including ha...

• New Apr 18, 2026

  Web News: Are Smart Glasses the Next Tech Interface?

  Wearables are quickly becoming the next recurring revenue stream for tech companies - but are they also becoming our next primary interface? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike break do...

• New Apr 14, 2026

  How Engineers Stand Out in 2026 (Skills That Actually Matter Now)

  2026 is shaping up to be a strange time to be an engineer. AI is evolving rapidly, competition is higher than ever, and many developers are trying to figure out how to stay relevant and valuable in an...

• New Apr 11, 2026

  Web News: Is Anthropic’s Mythos Too Dangerous to Release?

  In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike break down the growing conversation around Project Glasswing, a new cybersecurity initiative from Anthropic. At the center of the discussion is a ne...

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