TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards

This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Dave "Macho Man Randy Standards" Rupert about whiskey, web culture, and the quirks of building side projects. They dive into the shifting landscape of the web—AI-driven development, spec-driven workflows, RSS’s decline, and the joy (and pain) of creative tinkering.

In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:21) - Whiskey rating and review: Suntory World Whiskey Ao
(16:30) - Is the open web in decline?
(17:16) - How we search and learn in 2025
(22:31) - Discovering Strudel
(24:44) - Dave’s Strudel vibe-coding experiment
(27:15) - The promise and limits of AI in programming
(28:39) - Getting into spec-driven development
(34:11) - The pain of publishing apps
(36:51) - Weird camera quirks across platforms
(40:19) - Could you code on a horse?
(41:35) - Voice-based vibe-coding
(42:45) - Making coding approachable for kids
(45:54) - Side hustles and money outside tech
(52:04) - Dave's shoutout to Storybook
(58:49) - Plugs

Links

• ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
• Suntory World Whiskey Ao: https://house.suntory.com/ao-whisky
• Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple
• Descript: https://www.descript.com/
• Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito: https://www.tacobell.com/newsroom/taco-bell-rewinds-to-the-2000s-with-decades-y2k-menu-featuring-iconic-fan
• McDonald's McRib: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/mcrib.html
• Pringles: https://www.pringles.com/
• JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
• Mitosis: https://github.com/BuilderIO/mitosis
• React: https://react.dev/
• SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/
• Trent Walton: https://trentwalton.com/
• CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/
• The Verge: https://www.theverge.com
• Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp
• Kottke: https://kottke.org/
• GitHub: https://github.com/
• Strudel: https://strudel.cc/
• Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Bolt: https://bolt.new/
• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/
• Intel: https://www.intel.com/
• Coder: https://coder.com/
• Kiro: https://kiro.dev/
• Peppeteer: https://pptr.dev/
• Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/
• MacOS: https://www.apple.com/macos/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Fuji: https://global.fujifilm.com/
• Lomography: https://www.lomography.com
• iPad: https://www.apple.com/ipad/
• Vim: https://www.vim.org/
• Warp Code video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3jFHfIvyf8
• Pico 8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
• Lua: https://www.lua.org/
• COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
• Spike LEGO Education: https://spike.legoeducation.com/
• South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
• Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
• Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
• Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/
• Hassle Free Home: https://myhasslefreehome.com/
• Storybook: https://storybook.js.org/
• Brad Frost: https://x.com/brad_frost
• Riverside: https://riverside.com/
• FAST: https://fast.design/
• Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/
• Notion: https://www.notion.com/
• All Thing Open: https://2025.allthingsopen.org/

Connect with Dave

• Website: https://daverupert.com/
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davatron5000.bsky.social

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

• Website: https://whiskey.fm
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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Veteran web developers RobbieTheWagner, Charles William Carpenter III, and Adam Argyle host this informal, whiskey-fueled fireside chat with your favorite web devs. They discuss all things web development including JavaScript, TypeScript, EmberJS, React, Astro, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, Web3, and more. They take a unique approach and focus on getting to know the human side of developers and their hobbies outside of work, all while sampling a new whiskey that they rate on their unique tentacle scale.