• 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...

• New Apr 7, 2026

  AI Can Write Code - But Development Is Still Human

  Web development isn’t just about clean code and perfect logic-it’s a deeply human process. In this episode, Matt and Mike explore the creative, messy, and often unpredictable side of building we...

• New Apr 4, 2026

  Web News: The Return of the Keyboard Phone - Is BlackBerry Back?

  In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike dive into the surprising return of keyboard phones. With devices like the Titan 2 Elite and Clicks Communicator gaining traction, physical keyboards ar...

• New Mar 31, 2026

  You’re Using Too Much AI - And It’s Hurting Your Work

  Everyone online is bragging about running 50, 100, even 500 AI agents at once - but is any of that actually making the work better? In this episode Matt and Mike unpack the growing trend of “agent ov...

• New Mar 28, 2026

  Web News: Microsoft Commits to Fixing Windows 11

  Microsoft says it’s listening. After years of complaints about Windows 11 - from missing features to a growing focus on AI integrations like Copilot—Microsoft has published a new blog post co...

• New Mar 24, 2026

  Trying Codex For The First Time Was… Confusing

  AI coding tools are evolving incredibly fast - but the user experience may not be keeping up. In this episode, Matt shares his first experience trying Codex on Windows and how a simple attempt to ge...

• New Mar 21, 2026

  Web News: Dev Job Postings Are Rising - But Is It Enough?

  In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike take a look at a rare piece of good news in the tech industry - software engineering job postings are on the rise. After years of layoffs, hiring fr...

• New Mar 19, 2026

  Are Websites Dead? A Web Dev Agency Owner Answers

  Are websites dead? Is SEO even worth it anymore? With AI-generated answers, Google’s AI overviews, and tools that can build entire sites in seconds, it’s easy to think the traditional web is on its wa...

• New Mar 17, 2026

  Writing Code Was Never the Bottleneck

  AI tools can now write code, scaffold entire apps, and even manage parts of the development process - but if building software is easier than ever, why aren’t we seeing a flood of wildly successful ne...

• New Mar 14, 2026

  Web News: Trying Claude Code for the First Time

  AI coding tools are evolving quickly - and the latest generation of “agentic” development tools are changing how developers interact with their codebases. In this edition of the Web News, Mike in...

• New Mar 10, 2026

  Can I Learn React Using the Official Documentation?

  A lot of developers say you should learn a framework from its official documentation - but is that actually a good way to learn React when you’re still a beginner? In this episode, Matt breaks down hi...

• New Mar 7, 2026

  Web News: When Clients Ignore Your Advice

  Working with clients is a normal part of running a web development agency - but every once in a while you encounter a client who refuses to budge, even when their approach is actively hurting their ow...

• New Mar 3, 2026

  Some Good News for Web Developers

  The web development industry has felt pretty turbulent lately - AI disruption, layoffs, hiring freezes, and endless doom-scrolling. So in this episode, we’re flipping the script. There’s actually so...

• New Feb 28, 2026

  What Do the Block Layoffs Mean for the Industry?

  Block just laid off nearly 4,000 employees - cutting its workforce almost in half - and CEO Jack Dorsey says it’s not because the company is struggling. In this edition of the Web News, we break do...

• New Feb 24, 2026

  Upgrading My JavaScript Fundamentals (ES6 and Beyond)

  As I dive deeper into React and AI-assisted development, I’ve realized something uncomfortable - my JavaScript fundamentals weren’t as solid as I thought. In this episode Matt and Mike revisit ES6 an...

• New Feb 21, 2026

  Web News: Mobile Apps Are Not Dead

  Are mobile apps really “dead”? With the rise of AI-generated micro apps and vibe coding tools like Google Opal, some believe users will stop downloading traditional apps and instead generate ex...

• New Feb 17, 2026

  5 Ways AI Can Blow Up in Your Face

  AI tools are becoming a core part of modern development workflows—but they come with serious risks most developers aren’t thinking about. In this episode, Matt and Mike break down five AI security th...

• New Feb 14, 2026

  Web News: AI Competition is Out Of Control

  The pace of AI model releases is becoming almost impossible to follow. In just two weeks we saw GPT-5.3-Codex, GPT-5.2 updates, Gemini 3 Deep Think upgrades, Claude Opus 4.6 with a 1M context wi...

• New Feb 10, 2026

  How to Be a Good Client to Your Web Developer

  Most website project delays aren’t caused by bad code - they’re caused by communication and decision-making issues. In this episode, Matt and Mike flip the script and talk about how clients can be be...

• New Feb 7, 2026

  Web News: We Don’t Think Anymore

  As AI tools and instant search become more embedded in our daily workflows, it’s getting easier to outsource our thinking instead of working through problems ourselves. In this edition of the Web Ne...

• New Feb 3, 2026

  Code Reviews Are More Important Than Ever

  In this episode Mike and Matt discuss how code review is becoming one of the most important developer skills as AI takes on more of the actual code writing. With AI generating larger and denser pu...

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