#057 - AI Bros Suck.. feat. Ken Wheeler

In today's episode, we welcome Ken Wheeler, a dope programmer, who creates cool projects and just gives them away for free, helping thousands of developers worldwide, a based beatmaker and just in general a cool person. In this episode, we talk about AI, React, OCaml, why stressing over specific frameworks is not worth it, advice for new developers, HTMX, SPA's and a LOT of other stuff, so stay tuned! Ken's X/Twitter: https://x.com/ken_wheeler Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Do you hate AI? 02:10 How diffusion works 17:47 First impressions with writing Go 18:29 Where's the line between Backend Development and DevOps 24:11 Does anyone version their REST? 24:57 urql 25:38 Offloading the data work to the other side 29:55 Wordpress is 80% of the websites 31:15 HTMX 33:12 Single Page Apps 34:02 Is React still your go-to 36:38 Is it hard to switch from React to Vue? 39:37 Picking a first language to learn 40:43 OCaml 43:12 HEX and raw Binary Data 44:42 Bluetooth powered crossbow 52:20 What got Ken into doing talks 58:45 Where to find Ken

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The only podcast dedicated to backend development, technologies, and careers. Lane Wagner, the founder of Boot.dev, interviews successful backend engineers to get their takes on various trends, technologies, and career tips for new backend developers. Golang, Python, JavaScript, and Rust are the programming languages most commonly discussed, but speakers dabble in all sorts.