Mostly Technical
Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics.
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140: Eating The Burst
<p>Ian and Aaron talk about pricing AI usage in apps, what's coming next for HelpSpot, a Jay-Z concert in NYC, and so much more.</p><p>Sponsored by Bento & DropInBlog.</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - Aaron got a ticket (06:45) - Jay-Z Concert (11:47) - World Cup Update (22:36) - Blogging & SEO (29:19) - Pricing AI Usage In Apps (43:43) - HelpSpot & AI (59:54) - GPT Sol & Fable <br>Links:Jay-Z at Yankee StadiumClock Radio Speakers Patreon19th.co...
139: High On Fable
<p>Ian and Aaron talk about saving a kid's life (!), Solo's big update, and an emerging controversy - do you still need to read the code?</p><p>Sponsored by Bento & DropInBlog.</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - Aaron Saved A Life (05:18) - No Good Comes From A Bounce House (11:40) - 4th of July Parades (15:20) - Workspaces In Solo (24:33) - Should You Still Read The Code? (40:05) - Aaron's Breakout Tweet (51:05) - Outro Update <br>Li...
138: Back In The Game
<p>Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's misadventures with poker, a huge update for Solo (Windows!), why Aaron thinks languages don't matter but frameworks & ecosystems do, and so much more.</p><p>Sponsored by Laracon AU, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, and DropInBlog.</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - Mostly Poker (10:55) - Poker Town? (13:34) - Outro Update (20:46) - Solo for Windows (!) (30:50) - Pricing Advice (33:52) - Laravel Live UK (42:58) - Languages Don't Matter (56:09) - LaraProm Update (01:04:46) - World Cu...
137: You Do Have To Care w/ John Drexler & Daniel Coulbourne
<p>Aaron is joined by John & Daniel of Thunk to talk about why you should think like a PM, what they want to see from Solo, trash cans in New York, "footy", and a whole lot more.</p><p>Sponsored by Laracon AU, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, and DropInBlog.</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - Introduction to the Thunk Boys (04:13) - Working on Laravel Forge (09:22) - What does Daniel do? (14:30) - Big week for New Yo...
136: Big, Audacious Goals
<p>Ian and Aaron discuss why HelpSpot raised prices, what Aaron's building for teams with Solo, the short-lived reign of Fable 5, pros & cons of DJ's, and so much more.</p><p>Sponsored by Laracon AU, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, and DropInBlog.</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - The Great DJ Debate (07:58) - Aaron's Going To Laravel Live UK (14:22) - Ian Raised Prices (27:26) - Teams & New Solo Pricing (42:45) - New Frontiers (56:51) - RIP Fable 5 (01:09:43) - Outro's Sp...
135: Ian's Over AI Coding?!
<p>Ian and Aaron discuss hiring new employees, Ian claiming he's over AI coding, huge updates to Outro, going big or going home on Token Town, and more.</p><p>Sponsored by Laracon AU, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, and DropInBlog.</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - Down to the River (05:33) - Ian's Over AI Coding?! (13:45) - Aaron's Employee's First Week (21:42) - Marketing & Content (27:27) - Ian's Been Busy With Outro (37:41) - Slash Brag Update (41:06) - Ian Fi...
134: The Edge of Safety
<p>Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's new employee, the latest on Outro, a surprise trip to Portland, and more.</p><p>Sponsored by Laracon AU, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, and DropInBlog.</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - Where Was Ian? (02:26) - Outro Update (12:32) - Kelsey Is Gone (22:11) - Is Cloudflare Up? (24:53) - Aaron's New Employee (40:10) - LaraProm Update (42:14) - A Little Technical (54:35) - Aaron Went To Portland (01:06:35) - Slash Brag <br>Links:Brett AdcockManaged Queues on...
133: Do The Hardest Thing with Jesse Hanley
<p>Aaron is joined this week by Jesse Hanley, founder of Bento, to talk about building a seven figure business, why he feels less stress now than he did when he started, migrating from Heroku to Planetscale, and more.</p><p>Sponsored by InterNACHI, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, and NativePHP Ultra</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - 5 TB of Data (11:12) - Laravel Live Japan (15:46) - Seven Figure Business (24:32) - Advice for Indie Hackers (28:57) - Pick Be...
132: Ian Shipped Outro!
<p>Ian and Aaron discuss finally recording Token Town, Ian finally shipping Outro, the benefits of working in public, what's coming next to Solo, and more.</p><p>Sponsored by InterNACHI, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, and NativePHP Ultra</p><p>Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.</p><p>Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party!<br><br></p>(00:00) - We Finally Recorded Token Town (07:43) - Outro Is Live! (21:43) - Working In Public Is Required (27:54) - What's Next For Outro (30:22) - What's New With Solo (43:59) - Free vs. Paid (55:20) - First Ac...
Token Town 001: What is Anthropic Doing?!
<p>In the first-ever episode of Token Town Aaron & Ian break down pricing changes for Claude -p and the Agent SDK, a temporary 50% increase to Claude's limits, leaps in hacking ability, and more.</p><p>Sponsored by Bento.</p><p>Links:</p>Claude pricing changes'Anthropic beats OpenAI on business adoption'Claude Code weekly limits are 50% higherSoloAmpSuperpowersMythos & cybersecurity
