Mike | HTML All The Things Podcast

Are there any developers that are refusing to use AI in anyway to help them to code? Would love to chat with you on the HTML All The Things podcast to discuss the reasons and how it's going.

Me after telling the product team that we'll need a few weeks to update from svelte 4 to svelte 5

We joined @mikek.me’s co-host Matt on the HTML All The Things #podcast to talk about #webdev on Cloud Phone, the growing #digitaldetox trend, and why flip phones still matter www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/why...

After diving deep into Svelte 5 runes I can say confidently that derived can do 99% of the reactive state functionality required. Effect is hardly ever needed.

Building a little water tracking app to help teach the differences between derived and effect runes in Svelte 5. Might actually use it though cause I definitely haven't been drinking enough water.

People posting morning routines while here I am with my toddler waking up everyday into chaos.

This week I want to dive into two important Svelte 5 runes. $derived - use to compute values from other reactive values $effect - listen to changes on reactive variables and perform an action when a change occurs. Going to create and share a ton of examples with each one to learn.

AI has killed the traditional job application. Agree or disagree? Had a deep chat with @kentcdodds.com on the podcast about that and other topics like a roadmap for learning React and the Epic Web Conference (Starting March 26th)! www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/ai-...

Claude, ChatGPT, Deepseek they have one thing in common. Tech bias. Most libraries that aren't React or Next.js don't really have a chance because AI just doesn't have enough code to learn on.

The amount of remote work red flags in this post. If you're company needs to put spyware on your personal computer to take a photo of your face every 7min, run for the fucking hills. I'd rather work at McDonalds then allow this.

The most important aspect of remote (async) work is trust as long as there is trust both ways it's easy.

Got tired of manually creating our podcast embeds for different blog platforms. Made a quick little sveltekit app that pulls in the 5 latest HTML All The Things podcast episodes from spotify and creates the embeds for them from their ids. It's ugly but it works.

When I was on @mikek.me (HTML All The Things Podcast) a few weeks back with @matt-lawrence.bsky.social, we ended up talking a bit about freelancing as a web dev. And their latest episode is all about just that! Check it out here: www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/fre...

One thing I've come to realize is that the placebo effect is very real. If someone believes in something it's very possible it could help them. So if you want to use Next.js over SvelteKit be my guest.

Do I have any QA engineers here looking for work? We're looking to hire someone with experience writing end to end tests for sveltekit (or other meta frameworks) and dealing with CI/CD testing amount other things! DM me for more details! (Fully remote + competitive pay)

The ultimate white noise while working is listening to your own podcast to do some quality checks.

I think developers overuse async/await way to much. Promises can sometimes provide way better performance and have better ways of handling different states (errors, pending, rejected, etc).

Pretty clear that the current number 1 goal of all AI platforms is to replace developers as quickly as possible. Regardless if they are fully able to or not in the short term, you need to take this threat seriously.

Zucc just nonchalantly announcing future layoffs due to advancements in AI. Feel like there's probably more humane ways to do this transition.

My number 1 reason for using TypeScript is the actually trustable autocomplete it offers. The rest of the features are a bonus. I wrote down some more of my thoughts on TypeScript in my first blog of 2025! www.htmlallthethings.com/blog-posts/w...

My number 1 reason for using TypeScript is the actually trustable autocomplete it offers. The rest of the features are a bonus. I wrote down some more of my thoughts on TypeScript in my first blog of 2025! www.htmlallthethings.com/blog-posts/w...

Writing an article on TypeScript vs. JavaScript. Aimed at new devs and will be pushing the importance of TypeScript. I'll give the why and how and also mention some of the rough edges. Anything in particular I should cover?

My biggest challenge as a head of engineering is split responsibilities. Going from coding to managing and back to coding is a difficult context switch. What helps a ton is time boxing and having separate days for management tasks and coding.

I don't know how many times I have to say this but developer != IT I can't solve your active directory issues, I can't fix your printer and I definitely can't help you setup your new crappy laptop that you bought against my recommendation cause the others were to expensive.

Even with AI I'd still recommend learning how to read docs. If you rely to much on AI when it comes to learning new tech it might bite you in the ass. It's now always up to date on new features and patterns of whatever tech you're trying to use.

I have almost no experience in game dev but all I want to do is build a game where you help a colony of penguins migrate across the arctic.

Do you actually rest during the holidays? 🤔 In next week’s episode, we’re breaking down how to enjoy the season without work stress. 🎄✨

The developer job market is... interesting right now to say the least We're facing: 🔴 Layoffs 🔴 Economic uncertainty 🔴 Questions on AI This week I sat down with @thomaspchant.bsky.social to discuss getting hired, navigating AI, and more! 🎙️Listen here: www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/edu...

What if I told you this was an actual spec sheet for a computer?

Interactive styling refers to CSS stepping up to take on the role of JavaScript. Years ago CSS was primarily used for setting up layouts in a static way. If you needed any sort of interactivity in your design you'd have to leverage JavaScript. 🧵👇

Working with a team of developers so good that 'lgtm' actually means something.

Going to Madrid next week. Anyone have any recommendations?

Created my 'Building in Public' starter pack! 📦 Here is how to suggest new entries 👇 👉 Share your projects in replies 🔄 Like and Repost for visibility go.bsky.app/A8VkfwV

I'm not sure I could work on a project without end-to-end type safety anymore.

Writing a podcast episode all about monorepos. Anything you all want me to cover? I've got some pretty good experience with turborepo so will be talking some about that but will also mention pnpm workspaces and nx

Is it just me or do other engineering leads/managers not want to give up coding? I feel like the more management responsibilities I take on the farther I get from coding every day and it makes me sad.

The more senior I get in my development career, the less time I wait to ask questions.

I feel pretty lucky to be at the place that I'm at. Great job, family, fun podcast. What continues to motivate and scare me is that this could all go away tomorrow.

How do you all do your admin db scripts? I've been rawdogging SQL but transitioned to a basic UI which allows me to write them in rawSQL or prisma queries with my tRPC procedures. It feels safer and allows me to share and keep them organized easily.

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