WTF is MCP? w/ David Cramer - Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

Episode Description

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with David Cramer about MCP—microservices for language models—and why it might be the future of AI tooling. They dig into the state of AI agents, developer efficiency, and why Codegen isn’t killing jobs anytime soon.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(02:47) - Whiskey review and rating
(17:12) - Hot Take: Syntax.fm vs Whiskey Web and Whatnot?
(18:06) - Hot Take: Rails vs Laravel
(20:27) - Hot Take: Taco Bell vs Del Taco
(22:36) - What exactly is "MCP"?
(29:55) - Can you leverage AI to build SaaS for you?
(38:21) - React Miami
(40:27) - Rum and snacks
(47:12) - Chuck is moving to Italy
(50:18) - David's Sim racing rig
(54:33) - Plugs

Links

Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked: https://www.woodfordreserve.com/whiskey/double-double-oaked/
Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye: https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/whiskey/single-barrel-rye
High West: https://highwest.com/
Norlan: https://norlanglass.com/
Syntax: https://syntax.fm
Sentry: https://sentry.io
Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
Laravel: https://laravel.com/
Python: https://www.python.org/
DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
Laracon: https://laracon.us/
37signals: https://37signals.com/
Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/
Del Taco: https://deltaco.com/
Chick-fil-A: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/
In-N-Out: https://www.in-n-out.com/
React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/
Aaron Francis: https://x.com/aarondfrancis
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
Codegen: https://codegen.com/
Figma: https://www.figma.com/
Assassin's Creed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed
Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/
Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg
Eve 6: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_6
Payload: https://payloadcms.com/
Chris Hemsworth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hemsworth
NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/
Porsche: porsche.com

Connect with David

Website: https://cra.mr/
X / Twitter: https://x.com/zeeg

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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More about Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

Veteran web developers RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III 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.