714: Camping, Burnout, and Chris’ CSS Talk How responsible should you be for fixing your own website for others, Dave's got a blacklog of blog posts, Chris got a camper van, debating burnout even when you love your work, a weekly AI doomer check in, and Chris has a talk for Smashing Magazine…

713: AI + Design Systems with Brad and Ian Frost Brad and Ian Frost are back to chat about integrating AI into website and design system building, how to keep AI slop out of your design systems, building things humans need regardless of the tooling, and thinking of AI as a fancy linter.

712: Lazy Loading the Web with Scott Jehl Chris Coyier and Scott Jehl discuss the recent advancements in lazy loading on the web, the process of standardization, browser support, and the future of web performance optimization.

711: Where did Oh My Zsh Come From? And Using Rails in 2026 We've got Robby Russell, maintainer of Oh My Zsh, on the show to talk about why Chris has it installed, what makes a good Zsh plugin, Oh My Zsh plugins Robby recommends, what it's like working in Rails in 2026, dealing with project…

710: Simen Svale from Sanity What is Sanity and who is it for in the age of AI, managing content with AI, how Simen Svale uses AI agents alongside Sanity, designing a MCP, design with Pencil vs Figma, how Inngest works, and how Simen keeps AI agents busy all day.

709: Slopforking a CMS, Apple Browser Feedback, and Custom Theme CSS Dave's plan for when AI finally takes his job, going to the movies in 2026, Chris & Dave chat with Apple about the state of browsers, Dave has a way of setting a theme with a custom space property, and Cloudflare slopforks a CMS.

708: People Are Not Friction, Getting Rid of the CMS, and Social RSS Follow Up Memories of Hawaii, people are not friction in the AI age, what do you pre-load for a flight, can you get rid of the CMS with AI involved, Dave's dream for a custom VS Code machine, CommonRSS follow up conversation, the…

707: RSS with Social, AI Agent Traffic, and What to Blog About Listener John has a VSCode extension to share, Chris muses on why nobody has attempted to build the social side of RSS, a listener is experimenting with feature-based folder structures, how do you feel about AI traffic on your website,…

706: Can You Vibe Code a Canvas App, Geolocation Part 2, & CodePen v2 Are we all going to vibe code our own bespoke apps now, can a canvas app be vibe coded, more geolocation API thoughts, CodePen v2's public beta is now out, and private pens explained.

705: CodePen Public Beta, Anchor Positioning, and Build Awesome Chris talks through going public with CodePen v2's beta, the magic words and AI skills needed today, Chris has a beef with anchor positioning, thoughts on classless CSS libraries, Eleventy growing up into Build Awesome, and how would…

704: Sanitizer API with Frederik Braun We talk with Frederik Braun from Mozilla about the Sanitizer API, how it works with HTML tags and web components, what it does with malformed HTML, and where CSP fits in alongside the Sanitizer API.

703: Ujjwal Sharma and TC39 We're joined by Ujjwal Sharma to talk about what the TC39 is, who's in it, and how the TC39 group guides JavaScript.

702: Lit-HTML, Implied Target for Popover, and Website Builders Chris has opinions about being sick, implied target for popovers, should Apple provide cross platform virtual machine images for Safari testing, what tips are there for beginners to HTML and CSS, which website builder CMS's do we…

701: Digital Archives, OpenClaw Security Concerns, and @Property Declarations When Dave dies, who gets his domain name? How OpenClaw is a massive security concern, tips on handling a broad design surface area with a design system, changing database values with text-transform, should you declare…

700: Popover Web Component, Bugs in Blocks, and Where’s Vue? We're passing over another milestone episode and answering your Q's with our A's while we do it: Dave goes 3D printing, should CSS be inside a web component, Chris is trying to build web component for popovers, why isn't Vue used or…

699: Jeremy Keith on Web Day Out Web Day Out is coming up and Jeremy Keith from Clearleft (name pending the ShopTalk Show rebrand) is here to chat about it and while we've got him, Dave throws him on the hot seat to answer some hard hitting journalism questions about the state of the web in 2026.

698: Why is AI Bad at CSS, Monofonts, and Safari Dev Tools Why are AI tools so bad at CSS layout, Robin Rendle inspired monospaced fonts, CodePen's slideVars library, why are Safari dev tools so hard to use, button follow up, and what player component does ShopTalk use for it's website?

697: Web Install API, Resizing Text, Active View Transition Type We're talking new stuff (to us) that we haven't chatted about yet like display:grid-lanes, the web install API, resizing text on the web, scroll triggered animations, active view transition type, and a Quick Look at CodePen v2…

696: Predictions for 2026, ADHD Updates, and Holiday Catchup Catching up on holidays adventures, Dave's year in ADHD land, and our predictions for 2026.

695: Happy Project Share Time (2025 Edition) After a bit of gaming talk, Chris and Dave are sharing a bunch of cool projects that our Discord community members have been sharing over the past year including things like a web component based admin bar, shape CSS generators, new website portfolios,…

694: Invoicing with Studioworks with Jessica and Chris Chris and Jessica from Studioworks join us to talk about their new app, why they're uniquely qualified to run an invoicing app, what the long term vision is for Studioworks, pricing models of subscription apps, how invoicing isn't just for web…

693: Hobbies, Puzzle Game Circuit, and Web Monetization News Why do we turkey when there's so many (better) options for meals, how many hobbies do we really need and why can't we do all of them, Clues by Sam difficulties and doing the puzzle game circuit, does Dave like D&D or does Dave like…

692: Killer Feature of Web Components, Skills > MCP, and Streaming HTML? Dave has famous people blindness, a cologne life hack is dropped, what is the killer feature of web components, MCPs are so done—focus on skills instead, should custom events exist, and thoughts about streaming HMTL.

691: Charts + Graphs, Vibe Coding an App, and Debating Affordances What do Balatro streamers do when the game is over, Random in CSS is so hot right now, Dave has a better idea for charts and graphs that would change the world, Quiet UI follow up, Dave tries vibe coding a tennis app and doesn't…

690: Steve Ruiz and tldraw Steve Ruiz talks about what tldraw is and who it's for, how they've dealt with data on all the computers, what's new in the tldraw SDK, ideas for building on top of tldraw, tldraw's business model, and what the future holds for tldraw the company.

689: Tyler Sticka on Colorpeek 2 and Awesome CSS In this episode we sit down with Tyler Sticka to discuss upgrading his project, Colorpeek. We explore the practical applications of web components and CSS, and how they are shaping the future of web development. Tyler shares his experiences with…

688: Modern CSS Round-Out Tabs, OpenUI, and Why Websites? Dave and Chris discuss the transition of QuietUI's license to open source, the creative process behind blogging, modern CSS techniques, and the features of QuietUI, a new design system with unique components.

687: Ben Frain on Responsive Design Ben's got an updated edition of his book, Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, to chat about as well as how much AI is being inserted into writing, layers, scope, color contrast vs contrast color, shouldn't AI bots pay for data they slurp, iFrames…

686: Todd Libby on Deceptive Patterns Todd Libby is on the show to talk with us about deceptive patterns on the web, what WCAG is and who it's for, and 5 deceptive patterns in use on the web today.

685: Fix My Home Tech, What’s Up with Firefox, and the MVP Car Who's the person to hire when your home network isn't working as reliably as it should? And while we're at it - can you also fix Dave's Find My notifications? What's the plan with Firefox in 2025? And Dave blogs (and mouth blogs) about…

684: What Motivates Chris to Keep Working on CodePen? Listener questions about CSS ruby-position, crafting adaptive layouts using a responsive component, what keeps Chris motivated to work on CodePen, why are there no positive issues on GitHub., tech support in the age of AI, and a semi-regular…

683: iOS 26 Safari, Material Support on the Web, and Fixing The Button Problem Dave and Chris discuss the release of Safari in iOS26, the aesthetics of Liquid Glass in CSS, the importance of material design, and the role of TypeScript in modern web development. The conversation also touches on…

682: Whiskey, Security, Antitrust, and Fun with CSS Functions Dave's got a Whiskey related content warning, recent security vulnerabilities in NPM, challenges with password management, and the complexities of digital security. They delve into Google's antitrust issues and the dynamics of the…

681: CSS Reset Update, Arc Gets Bought, and Why Websites? Chris is updating us on the progress of his CSS reset, thoughts on The Browser Company and Arc being bought by Atlassian, and in 2025 why would anyone build a website?

680: CSS random(), IDs in HTML, and Chris Goes Browser Shopping A quick update on Dave's hair, CSS random(), view transitions in CSS, thinking about IDs in HTML, opening details elements in a new tab, Chris tries out Edge, Shift, Zen and more, how Dave is trying to kick his YouTube tab habit, and…

679: Two Idiots Argue With Kevin Powell About CSS Kevin Powell is on the show with breaking news about display masonry, how his career on YouTube started and where it's at now, selling courses and diversifying the content you create, struggling with being on all the platforms, and writing vs video…

678: AI Hype, Browser Journey, and Content Creation Incentives Identifying where we are in the AI hype cycle, a quick #davegoeshairy update, what has been the impact of AI on tech creators, Chris is making his own CSS starter on stream, and Item flow / masonry discussions.

677: Background Code Agents, Append AI, and RSS Starter Packs What helps you remember a person's name, thinking about background coding agents, is AI for append only mode, what are MCPs and how should I think about them, what has been working for more than a month not just the last two days, and…

676: The $200 Upgrade, CSS Module Scripts, and Social Media Ethos It's time for a ShopTalk GearTalk segment on video and audio upgrades, a chat about better YouTube thumbnails, buying the $200 Yamaha guitar (or equivalent in other areas of life), Chris and Dave riff on CSS modules, and what's your…

675: Building Hot Page with Tim Farnam Tim Farnam stops by to talk with Chris and Dave about his new project, Hot Page, and why and how he started building it after working in print and web news.

674: Context in Console, CodePen’s New Editor, and Looking for a New Arc Dave's coming in hot from vacation, how CodePen's new editor imports packages, should CodePen fix your code if you forgot something, the struggle to get the right context in the console, Chris is still shopping for an Arc…

673: Live-streaming Demos, CSS Animation Composition, and Anchor Position Chris and Dave chat about whether you should wing it or script your videos, unplanned demos versus the safety net of edited videos, streaming software with Ecamm Live vs OBS vs Streamlabs, new CSS animation composition, and…

672: Design Tokens, Web Compents, and Web Monetization We're all addicted to Clues by Sam and wonder about the data structure for the site, good thoughts on the design tokens community, shadow DOM, the state of web components in mid-2025, dealing with JSON, and new ideas around web monetization.

671: Naming Consistency, HTML Includes, and Mixins Chris reflects on CSS Day in Amsterdam, allowing languages to grow with nonstandard elements, naming things continues to be hard, shapes are going to get weird on the web, HTML includes get stirred up, thoughts on CSS mixins, and Dave's blogging…

670: Brad and Ian Frost on Their New Design Tokens Course Brad and Ian stop by to chat about their new course, The Complete Guide to Design Tokens, what happens if you don't use design tokens on projects, what the ideal outcome is for building and designing with design tokens, how many colors is…

669: Peter Pistorius on Developing RedwoodSDK We're chatting with Peter Pistorius about the change they made from RedwoodJS to RedwoodSDK, how it's going to handle routing, some new marketing ideas for RedwoodSDK, how RedwoodSDK's principles are informed by where Peter's from, choosing to go all…

668: Jake Archibald on Native HTML Includes Jake Archibald joins us to discuss HTML includes, potential solutions, and the implications of introducing such a feature. We talk about security concerns, performance implications, and community feedback regarding HTML imports.

667: Jen Simmons on Declarative Web Push, Form Control Styling, & More Jen Simmons stops by to talk about new CSS and Safari features like Form Control Styling, Declarative Web Push, Typography, contrast-color(), and more.

666: What Are the Evils of the Web Platform? How it all comes back to the why column, dark patterns, privacy and tracking, getting emails forever from one purchase, how to be bold with communication while still being respectful, HTMHell, CSS mistakes, are we anti-JSON, and the state of FitVid in…

665: JavaScript Educator and Twitch Streamer Mat Marquis Fresh off his Meagan Streamathon, Mat Marquis joins us to talk about becoming a professional Twitch streamer, creating a JavaScript course, his thoughts on the design and content of said course, a brief moment on Linux in 2025, and attempts…