Does using AI mean you shouldn't care about your code anymore? No. This week @aaronfrancis.com talks to @coulb.com & @johnrudolphdrexler.com about his Live UK talk and why you should let go of writing code, but never stop caring about the code.

This week on MT, @aaronfrancis.com and the Thunk boys talk about understanding your code at a deeper level and code smells and….then it goes off the rails. But have no fear - Aaron rescues it with a flawless transition to an ad read. No notes.

This week @aaronfrancis.com is joined by @johnrudolphdrexler.com & @coulb.com 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.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 137: You Do Have To Care w/ John Drexler & Daniel Coulbourne. Have a listen:

If you've never raised prices on your customers, Ian thinks you’re making a gigantic mistake. This week @ianlandsman.com talks to @aaronfrancis.com about how and why he just raised prices on HelpSpot customers, & why you probably need to raise prices just a bit higher than makes you comfortable.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 136: Big, Audacious Goals. Have a listen:

Is @ianlandsman.com really over AI coding? Or is it actually, as @aaronfrancis.com suggests, that he's over the whole "we must build everything" wave? "You could build stuff, but it doesn't mean it's a good idea just because you built it" 🔥

This week @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com 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.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 135: Ian's Over AI Coding?!. Have a listen:

This week @ianlandsman.com's got some breaking news - Cloudflare is up again, and he’s so in on Cloudflare he’s got a physical stock ticker to keep track of it. They still need some help explaining to people everything they do, but @aaronfrancis.com is ready - just give him a call.

This week @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com discuss Aaron's new employee, the latest on Outro, a surprise trip to Portland, and more.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 134: The Edge of Safety. Have a listen:

Why does Jesse "hate listen" to Mostly Technical? Is he happy that @ianlandsman.com finally stopped Laravel New'ing?!

This week @aaronfrancis.com is joined by Jesse Hanley 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.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 133: Do The Hardest Thing with Jesse Hanley. Have a listen:

This week @ianlandsman.com talks to @aaronfrancis.com about how you have to build in public to get attention....but Ian might need to see a psychiatrist for help with his "LinkedIn blockage".

This week @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com discuss finally recording Token Town, Ian finally shipping Outro, the benefits of working in public, what's coming next to Solo, and more.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 132: Ian Shipped Outro!. Have a listen:

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: Token Town 001: What is Anthropic Doing?!. Have a listen:

Getting hired isn't a game of chance, it's a game of skill. This week @ianlandsman.com's mad because he's read so many garbage resumes - and @aaronfrancis.com thinks he knows why. If you think getting a job is a game of chance, you're doing it wrong.

This week, @aaronfrancis.com signed up for a third Codex subscription (!) because he's gotta make hay while the sun shines. Who knows how long Solo will have the "will of the people" - but is the $600 he's spending each month worth it?

This week @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com talk about what's cooking with Solo, why Aaron's hiring his first full-time employee, Ian's frustrations with moving the team to Codex, and a feel good AI story.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 131: Crush My Competitors. Have a listen:

Right in the middle of a harrowing (and incredible) story, @aaronfrancis.com does what any seasoned podcaster would do. He transitions to an ad read.

@ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com discuss the most harrowing experience of Aaron's life (complete with the funniest ad transition in Mostly Technical history), talk about Ian's trip to the Laravel Roadshow in NYC, and dive into what's cooking with Solo.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 130: Two Grandmas Roll Up. Have a listen:

If @aaronfrancis.com got bought out for $10 million and still had to work - does that mean he’s retired? He doesn’t need @ianlandsman.com's horse money or anything like that - just a little 10 milli!

This week @aaronfrancis.com tells @ianlandsman.com that he's on a mission to destroy two competitors: Warp and Conductor.

This week @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com discuss how Aaron wants to destroy (?) Solo's competitors (!), using AI to find security holes in your app, delaying Token Town until May, and more.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 129: The Bounds of My Pettiness. Have a listen:

Solo is here! This week @aaronfrancis.com talks to @ianlandsman.com about how he had to rewrite the terminal (again) BUT now it's ready for beta testers. Oh, and don't sleep on Solo's MCP capabilities 👀

This year at Laracon US we're hosting...LaraProm?! In a gymnasium!?! @ianlandsman.com's so excited about this idea that he interrupted @aaronfrancis.com's vacation to talk about it.

This week @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com discuss Solo finally being ready & why its MCP capabilities are so intriguing, LaraProm (?!) at Laracon US (!), Ian's conundrum corner, and more.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 128: LaraProm. Have a listen:

In the era of AI development, how do you create a moat around your product? @johnrudolphdrexler.com thinks there's no moat, @coulb.com thinks taste is the moat, but @ianlandsman.com says no, it's actually their schtick that's the moat for their new app Tidy.

This week @ianlandsman.com is joined by @johnrudolphdrexler.com & @coulb.com of Thunk to talk about their new app Tidy, what constitutes a moat in the age of AI, why phone spam is the absolute worst, and so much more.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 127: Charge It To The Game w/ John Drexler & Daniel Coulbourne. Have a listen:

On this week's show, Ian pitches Aaron on his next great idea for a laravel new - a social network that uses AI to pre-filter everything. What could go wrong?

This week @ianlandsman.com thinks Claude is doing the right thing with OpenClaw - and you know what? @aaronfrancis.com agrees! "...this is a business....this is not a public utility....they don't owe you access to their service!"

This week @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com talk about why neither of them shipped this past week, how to surface features in an application, tweets going viral....oh, and they're starting a new podcast. Welcome to Token Town.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 126: Scope Explosion. Have a listen:

This week, @ianlandsman.com wants to know when he can get these bug fixes for Solo! He needs the beta release! Well, guess what - @aaronfrancis.com has basically rebuilt Solo. Again.

This week on MT, @aaronfrancis.com's had enough! He needs @ianlandsman.com to commit to a date when he can start using Outro - and guess what? He did it. He picked a date!

This week @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com talk about setting a release date (!) for Outro, huge updates to Solo, a new Cloudflare course, exciting news on the real estate front, and so much more.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 125: No Turning Back. Have a listen:

This week on MT, @aaronfrancis.com talks about the desktop app he built just for his workflow and @ianlandsman.com can’t believe it! Didn’t we all learn our lessons about relying on scripts and custom desktop apps?! Does AI make this a better decision than it was 20 years ago?

This week @IanLandsman asks @aarondfrancis what he think will make more money - Faster or Solo? Does Aaron think one has more potential than the other? Could Solo be the big bet he's been waiting for?

This week @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com talk about choosing between Faster.dev & Solo (which one is more likely to pay off?), the pros and cons of using AI to build bespoke internal apps, youth sports, Project Hail Mary, and so much more.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 124: Old Man Yells At Cloud. Have a listen:

Is AI and using tech like worktrees helping devs move faster than ever....to nowhere? @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com make the case for it this week and why moving fast doesn't mean making better software.