HTML All The Things – Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers
- Episodes
- 546
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- several times a week
- Latest episode
- Nov 10, 2026
About the podcast
HTML All The Things is a podcast for developers navigating the modern web industry.
Hosted by web development agency owners Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan, the show explores web development, AI-driven industry shifts, and the realities of building a sustainable career in tech.
Matt and Mike discuss foundational technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript along with modern tools and frameworks such as Svelte, Vue, WordPress, React, and Tailwind. But beyond the code, the show also dives into freelancing, running a web agency, dealing with clients, and how developers can stay competitive as the industry evolves.
If you're a developer who wants to sharpen your technical skills, understand where the industry is heading, and build long-term leverage in your career or business, this podcast is for you.
Episodes 546
Choosing the Right AI Model for the Job
Are you wasting money and usage limits by choosing the most powerful AI model for every task? Or are you wasting even more time fighting with a cheaper model that isn't up to the job? In this episode, Matt and …
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Are you wasting money and usage limits by choosing the most powerful AI model for every task? Or are you wasting even more time fighting with a cheaper model that isn't up to the job?
In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss when to use smaller, faster AI models and when it's worth reaching for more powerful reasoning models. From simple website fixes and document processing to complicated debugging, architecture decisions, and long-running AI agents, choosing the right model can make a huge difference in both cost and productivity. They also explore how your prompting strategy should change depending on the model you're using, why Mike has started giving more autonomy to powerful AI models, and the risks of trusting AI-generated code when you don't fully understand the results. Plus, they discuss the hidden costs of AI workflows, including repeated prompts, human verification, and time spent correcting mistakes.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/choosing-the-right-ai-model-for-the-job
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Are Software Engineers Going to Get Paid Less?
Is software development becoming a code factory - and what could that mean for developer salaries? Two Toronto job postings spark a conversation about pay, AI, outsourcing, and the future of tech careers. In …
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Is software development becoming a code factory - and what could that mean for developer salaries? Two Toronto job postings spark a conversation about pay, AI, outsourcing, and the future of tech careers. In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss the salary figures shared for AI roles at Canadian Tire and OpenTable, then explore whether cheaper code production could mean smaller teams and less bargaining power for developers. They debate whether AI could make offshoring easier, how competition for jobs affects pay, and why trust, communication, and tailored solutions still matter when hiring developers. Plus, they discuss how Toronto’s cost of living and commuting demands complicate the salary conversation.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/are-software-engineers-going-to-get-paid-less
What Does Your Small Business Website Actually Need?
Does your small business website really need a slider, testimonials, a blog, pricing tables, and every other feature you've seen on successful websites? Not necessarily. Websites are a lot like LEGO. They're …
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Does your small business website really need a slider, testimonials, a blog, pricing tables, and every other feature you've seen on successful websites? Not necessarily. Websites are a lot like LEGO. They're made up of individual building blocks that can be arranged in countless ways. But just because another business uses a particular feature doesn't mean it's right for yours. In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the anatomy of a small business website, exploring what different pages and components actually do, when they're useful, and when you might be better off leaving them out.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/what-does-your-small-business-website-actually-need
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Are Anthropic’s AI Economics Finally Working?
Anthropic's IPO filing has revealed some eye-opening numbers about the economics of artificial intelligence. Revenue is growing dramatically faster than computing expenses, suggesting that running AI models …
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Anthropic's IPO filing has revealed some eye-opening numbers about the economics of artificial intelligence. Revenue is growing dramatically faster than computing expenses, suggesting that running AI models might finally be becoming a sustainable business. But does that mean the AI bubble is safe? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss Anthropic's financials, the massive investments fueling the AI industry, whether cheaper computing will mean lower prices for consumers, and how competition from open-source and locally hosted AI models could change everything.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/are-anthropics-ai-economics-finally-working
What Skills Will Stay in Demand as AI Improves?
What skills will stay in demand as AI changes how we work? For developers, preparing for the future might mean looking beyond the next framework and building skills that open doors across different roles. Matt …
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What skills will stay in demand as AI changes how we work? For developers, preparing for the future might mean looking beyond the next framework and building skills that open doors across different roles.
Matt and Mike discuss five areas worth developing: ideation and prioritization, user empathy, sales, evaluating the quality of work, and owning the outcome. Drawing on their experience in software development and running a web agency, they explore when to push back on a client’s request, why understanding users matters beyond finishing a ticket, and how to tell whether AI workflows are actually helping.
Nobody knows exactly where the industry is heading. This conversation is about building more options - whether you want to strengthen your current role, move into product or technical sales, or eventually run your own business.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/what-skills-will-stay-in-demand-as-ai-improves
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Online Security: Are We F*cked?
AI is finding security holes in old code - but is that making the internet safer or giving attackers more opportunities? After a week spent patching websites, Matt and Mike discuss PHP vulnerabilities, reports …
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AI is finding security holes in old code - but is that making the internet safer or giving attackers more opportunities? After a week spent patching websites, Matt and Mike discuss PHP vulnerabilities, reports of exposed credentials, and the pressure on developers to respond. Matt argues that uncovering existing flaws could lead to a more secure internet, while Mike questions what happens when exploiting those flaws becomes easier and neglected websites remain unpatched. The conversation also explores the hidden maintenance burden of running a side project, why keeping years of customer data “just in case” can create unnecessary risk, and the value - and limitations - of managed hosting. Are we heading toward better security, or an arms race developers can’t keep up with?
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/online-security-are-we-f-cked
10 Easy SEO Wins You're Probably Overlooking
Improving your website's SEO doesn't always mean writing more blog posts, investing in expensive tools, or launching a massive content strategy. Sometimes the biggest opportunities are hiding in the pages …
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Improving your website's SEO doesn't always mean writing more blog posts, investing in expensive tools, or launching a massive content strategy. Sometimes the biggest opportunities are hiding in the pages you've already published. In this episode, Matt and Mike explore 10 low-hanging SEO opportunities that small businesses and web developers can use to improve their existing websites. From finding pages that are close to ranking higher to identifying missed keywords, improving click-through rates, and fixing common technical problems, it's all about making smarter decisions with the data you already have. We also discuss why Google Search Console should be one of your first stops, how to learn from competitors and Google's AI Overviews, and why improving existing content can deliver more value than constantly creating something new. Whether you're managing your own small business website or helping clients with theirs, this episode is about finding evidence before investing more effort.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/10-easy-seo-wins-youre-probably-overlooking
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Would You Pay More for Hand-Coded Software?
As AI becomes capable of writing more software, could hand-coded apps eventually become the digital equivalent of handmade furniture or artisan jewelry? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike debate …
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As AI becomes capable of writing more software, could hand-coded apps eventually become the digital equivalent of handmade furniture or artisan jewelry? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike debate whether people will ever pay a premium for software written by humans, whether users actually care how an app was built, and why the outcome may matter far more than the tools developers use. They also discuss AI backlash in gaming, open-source software, the “software is dead” conversation, and why staying close to what users actually value could matter more than ever.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/would-you-pay-more-for-hand-coded-software
AI Basics For Developers
AI coding tools are getting more capable, but learning to use them well is about more than chasing the newest model. In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the fundamentals developers need to work …
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AI coding tools are getting more capable, but learning to use them well is about more than chasing the newest model. In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the fundamentals developers need to work effectively with AI, from models, agents, and harnesses to tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex. We also walk through a practical six-stage progression for building trust in AI-assisted development - starting with small tasks you verify yourself and gradually moving toward agents that can plan, build, review, and test work inside a reliable verification loop.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/ai-basics-for-developers
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Is the AI Bubble Starting to Pop?
Is the AI bubble finally starting to pop? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss OpenAI reducing usage on its $200 Pro plan, the enormous cost of AI infrastructure, and growing questions around …
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Is the AI bubble finally starting to pop? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss OpenAI reducing usage on its $200 Pro plan, the enormous cost of AI infrastructure, and growing questions around whether businesses are actually seeing enough financial return from their AI investments.
They also look at the other side of the argument: AI usage and revenue are still growing rapidly, companies continue pouring money into the technology, and the industry may simply be moving out of an era of heavily subsidized compute. Is this the beginning of an AI correction, or just the next stage of the AI boom?
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/is-the-ai-bubble-starting-to-pop
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AI Basics for Small Businesses
AI can save small businesses time, reduce repetitive work, and unlock capabilities that previously required more people, but where should you actually start? In this episode, Matt and Mike break down how small …
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AI can save small businesses time, reduce repetitive work, and unlock capabilities that previously required more people, but where should you actually start? In this episode, Matt and Mike break down how small businesses can introduce AI without getting overwhelmed, from identifying high-frequency, low-risk tasks and protecting sensitive business data to turning successful experiments into repeatable AI workflows. We also discuss why you shouldn't automate everything at once, how your existing expertise makes AI more useful, when AI can hurt your brand, and why even a small business should consider having a basic AI policy.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/ai-basics-for-small-businesses
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AI Has Made Skilled Labour Almost Free (And It’s Scary)
Our world already has an instant gratification problem and AI has somehow made it worse. It's making skilled work faster and cheaper than ever, which in turn makes us more impatient than ever. Why should we …
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Our world already has an instant gratification problem and AI has somehow made it worse. It's making skilled work faster and cheaper than ever, which in turn makes us more impatient than ever. Why should we spend a week learning a new SEO tool or a new coding method when we can just ask our AI to do it in a snap? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss AI-powered instant gratification, the pressure to constantly build and experiment, and the strange feeling that when almost anything can be made quickly, maybe we should be doing everything.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/ai-has-made-skilled-labour-almost-free-and-its-scary
How to Prepare for a Tech Layoff
Tech layoffs can happen with little warning, even when your company is doing well. In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss the warning signs that layoffs may be coming, how to prepare while you're still …
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Tech layoffs can happen with little warning, even when your company is doing well. In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss the warning signs that layoffs may be coming, how to prepare while you're still employed, and what to do when a layoff starts looking imminent. From building an emergency fund and keeping your resume current to documenting your accomplishments and strengthening your professional network, we cover practical ways to make an unexpected layoff much easier to navigate.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/how-to-prepare-for-a-tech-layoff
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AI’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Intelligence Anymore
AI models are already remarkably capable, but their intelligence doesn’t matter much if they’re too expensive, limited, or confusing to use. In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss why cheaper …
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AI models are already remarkably capable, but their intelligence doesn’t matter much if they’re too expensive, limited, or confusing to use. In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss why cheaper and faster models, higher usage limits, and a better user experience could be more important than winning the next benchmark - and why the future of AI may be about making today’s technology genuinely usable.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/ais-biggest-problem-isnt-intelligence-anymore
AI Basics: Learn These Tips First
AI is easy to start using, but getting good at it takes practice. In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the AI basics everyone should learn first, from improving your prompts and knowing when AI needs to …
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AI is easy to start using, but getting good at it takes practice. In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the AI basics everyone should learn first, from improving your prompts and knowing when AI needs to search the web to verifying important answers and avoiding AI overload. Whether you're using ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or another AI tool, these tips will help you build better habits and get more useful results.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/ai-basics-learn-these-tips-first
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Is AI Coding Making Technical Debt Worse?
Is AI coding making technical debt worse, or could it help us finally clean it up? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike debate how tighter deadlines, unchecked code, and AI’s context limits affect …
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Is AI coding making technical debt worse, or could it help us finally clean it up? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike debate how tighter deadlines, unchecked code, and AI’s context limits affect maintainability - and whether clean code still matters when AI can navigate the mess.
Inspired by this r/webdev discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1wi3mi5/is_vibe_coding_creating_a_hidden_technical_debt/
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/is-ai-coding-making-technical-debt-worse
My Favorite Developer and Productivity Apps Right Now
Every once in a while, a new app actually sticks and changes how you work. In this episode, Mike shares the developer and productivity apps that have earned a permanent spot in his workflow, including the Aside …
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Every once in a while, a new app actually sticks and changes how you work. In this episode, Mike shares the developer and productivity apps that have earned a permanent spot in his workflow, including the Aside AI Browser, Orca Agent IDE, OrbStack, Aerospace, Raycast, and Niagara Launcher. We dig into AI-powered browser automation, managing multiple coding agents, remote development from your phone, lightweight Docker alternatives, keyboard-first macOS workflows, and minimalist Android setups.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/my-favorite-developer-and-productivity-apps-right-now
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I Let AI Help Plan My Vacation... Here’s How It Went
Can AI actually plan a good vacation? Matt recently used ChatGPT and Gemini to help plan a trip to the UK, from sightseeing and transportation to fitting everything into a packed itinerary. We break down what …
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Can AI actually plan a good vacation? Matt recently used ChatGPT and Gemini to help plan a trip to the UK, from sightseeing and transportation to fitting everything into a packed itinerary. We break down what AI got right, where it completely missed the mark, and why the best travel planning still combines AI with Google Maps, social media, and advice from real people.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/i-let-ai-help-plan-my-vacation-heres-how-it-went
Don't Just Vibe Code, Learn While You Code
AI coding tools can generate huge amounts of functional code in seconds, but does that mean developers no longer need to learn how to code? In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss how aspiring and junior …
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AI coding tools can generate huge amounts of functional code in seconds, but does that mean developers no longer need to learn how to code? In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss how aspiring and junior developers can use AI coding agents as both builders and tutors - following their curiosity, learning the concepts behind generated code, and deciding how much manual coding knowledge they actually need to retain. They also explore the growing challenge of balancing traditional programming skills with agentic coding skills, especially when preparing for developer jobs and technical interviews.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/dont-just-vibe-code-learn-while-you-code
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Does AGI Actually Matter to You?
GPT-6 Astra is here, bringing another huge jump in AI capabilities - and once again raising the question: are we approaching AGI? But defining artificial general intelligence gets messy fast. If AGI means …
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GPT-6 Astra is here, bringing another huge jump in AI capabilities - and once again raising the question: are we approaching AGI?
But defining artificial general intelligence gets messy fast. If AGI means matching or exceeding humans across virtually any cognitive task, how do you actually test that? And as new benchmarks appear, are we discovering better ways to measure intelligence or simply moving the goalposts? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss what AGI means from a regular user's perspective, why benchmark scores don't necessarily tell the whole story, and whether the label even matters if AI can already handle increasingly complex real-world work. For most of us, the question may be much simpler: does the AI actually do what we need it to do?
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/does-agi-actually-matter-to-you
AI Agent Skills Explained: What They Are and Which Ones to Use
Most of us repeatedly teach our AI coding agents the same lessons: ask questions before coding, write a specification, break the work into tickets, test everything, and review the result. Agent skills let us …
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Most of us repeatedly teach our AI coding agents the same lessons: ask questions before coding, write a specification, break the work into tickets, test everything, and review the result. Agent skills let us package those instructions into reusable workflows that an agent can load whenever they become relevant. In this episode, Matt and Mike explain what agent skills are, how they differ from prompts, project rules, tools, MCP servers, and custom GPTs, and why they can make AI-assisted development more consistent. They also explore Matt Pocock’s engineering skills - including grill-with-docs, wayfinder, to-spec, to-tickets, implement, code-review, and handoff - and discuss why installing too many overlapping skills can make an agent worse instead of better.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/ai-agent-skills-explained-what-they-are-and-which-ones-to-use
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AI Lets Me Game More - and Work Better
AI agents can handle tasks independently for minutes at a time - but what should you do while you wait? Start more work, run additional agents, or finally take a break? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and …
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AI agents can handle tasks independently for minutes at a time - but what should you do while you wait? Start more work, run additional agents, or finally take a break?
In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss how AI has unexpectedly created more opportunities for short retro-gaming sessions during the workday. They explore why playing a low-stakes Game Boy game can be more restorative than doomscrolling, how stepping away can improve your review of AI-generated work, and why running too many agents eventually turns your own brain into the bottleneck.
AI may help us accomplish more, but does every minute it saves need to be filled with additional work?
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/ai-lets-me-game-more-and-work-better
How to Design Websites for Small Businesses
A small business website doesn’t always need a fully custom design. In fact, spending too much time on bespoke visuals can waste the client’s budget without helping the business achieve its goals. In this …
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A small business website doesn’t always need a fully custom design. In fact, spending too much time on bespoke visuals can waste the client’s budget without helping the business achieve its goals.
In this episode, Matt and Mike explain how freelancers and agencies can choose the web design services they want to offer, determine how much design a client actually needs, and translate business requirements into an effective website. They compare fully custom designs, versatile themes, pre-made websites, and rebuilds on modern platforms. They also discuss managing client wishlists, gathering brand assets, working outside your comfort zone, and using AI to create more customized designs without reinventing everything from scratch.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/how-to-design-websites-for-small-businesses
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Are Tech Leaks Real - or Just Marketing?
Leaks have become an unavoidable part of following technology and entertainment. Unreleased phones appear online months before their announcements, unfinished games are shown without context, and spoilers can …
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Leaks have become an unavoidable part of following technology and entertainment. Unreleased phones appear online months before their announcements, unfinished games are shown without context, and spoilers can surface in your feed whether you searched for them or not. In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss the recent leak of alleged GTA VI gameplay footage and whether leaking a game is ever a reasonable form of protest. They also explore why unfinished footage can create a misleading impression, how leaks take control away from the people presenting a product, and whether some suspiciously polished tech leaks might actually be intentional marketing. Have leaks made product launches less exciting - or do you enjoy seeing everything as early as possible?
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/are-tech-leaks-real-or-just-marketing
How to Become a GTM Engineer: A New Career Path for Developers
Developer job titles are changing, and GTM Engineer is one of the fastest-growing roles at the intersection of software, data, automation, AI, and revenue. Instead of building only for product or internal …
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Developer job titles are changing, and GTM Engineer is one of the fastest-growing roles at the intersection of software, data, automation, AI, and revenue. Instead of building only for product or internal engineering teams, GTM Engineers help companies find, convert, retain, and expand customers through better systems and smarter workflows.
In this episode, Matt and Mike explain what GTM Engineers actually do, why being closer to revenue can make an engineer's value easier to demonstrate, and how developers can move toward this work without starting their careers over. They discuss lead scoring, CRM integrations, customer-usage alerts, sales automation, portfolio projects, resume positioning, customer calls, and the importance of documenting measurable business impact.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/how-to-become-a-gtm-engineer-a-new-career-path-for-developers
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Developers Are Exhausted by AI Coding
After using AI coding tools professionally and personally, Brett Codes says he is done. His viral video and blog post describe feeling detached from his work, less engaged with programming, and increasingly …
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After using AI coding tools professionally and personally, Brett Codes says he is done. His viral video and blog post describe feeling detached from his work, less engaged with programming, and increasingly anxious about the future of his career. This anxious feeling is common in tech and software engineering spaces today as LLMs invade what was once a complex and manual job that required dedication and practice to learn. Matt and Mike discuss why that story resonates with exhausted developers, the pressure companies place on teams to adopt AI, whether opting out is realistic, and what happens if hand-written code becomes a niche craft.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/developers-are-exhausted-by-ai-coding
Brett Codes' YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZU3j4GQ4K8
Brett Codes' Blog Post: https://brettcodes.com/im-done-using-ai/
Small Business Websites Need to Do More Than Exist
Small-business websites used to have a straightforward job: explain who you are, what you offer, and how customers can contact you. Then search became a major source of discovery, and businesses added …
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Small-business websites used to have a straightforward job: explain who you are, what you offer, and how customers can contact you. Then search became a major source of discovery, and businesses added keyword-focused pages, blogs, technical SEO, and local listings.
Now AI Overviews and zero-click search are changing the equation again. Does that mean blogs and traditional websites are dead? Matt and Mike argue that they are still essential - but they are no longer the whole strategy.
In this episode, they break the modern small-business website into three layers: a trustworthy digital brochure, a discovery engine, and a useful tool. They explore how calculators, product selectors, rankings, schedules, availability checkers, and other “micro-app” pages can give real customers a reason to visit, return, and take action. They also explain why businesses should preserve existing content and link equity, measure what works, and build the new layer gradually instead of throwing everything out.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/small-business-websites-need-to-do-more-than-exist
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Can Company Mission Compete With a $100 Million Paycheck?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reportedly worries that some new hires are joining the company for the paycheck rather than its AI safety mission. But with competitors offering top researchers compensation packages …
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reportedly worries that some new hires are joining the company for the paycheck rather than its AI safety mission. But with competitors offering top researchers compensation packages reportedly reaching nine figures, is choosing the money really surprising? In this edition of theWeb News, Matt and Mike discuss the escalating AI talent war, whether company culture can compete with life-changing compensation, and why years of layoffs have made workers less willing to put an employer’s mission ahead of their own financial security.
The episode is based on reporting summarized by AI Weekly, which notes that researchers are also weighing compute access, technical freedom, and influence - not compensation alone.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/can-company-mission-compete-with-a-100-million-paycheck
From Dishwasher to Engineering Manager
Before becoming an engineering manager, Mike spent nearly two years washing dishes and another five working as a line cook. The jobs may seem completely unrelated to software development, but the lessons he …
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Before becoming an engineering manager, Mike spent nearly two years washing dishes and another five working as a line cook. The jobs may seem completely unrelated to software development, but the lessons he learned in the kitchen continue to shape how he handles pressure, leads developers, and solves problems today. In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss how early jobs outside of tech can prepare you for a career in development. They explore thriving in chaotic situations, matching people with the right responsibilities, cross-training team members, paying attention to details, and finding the motivation to keep learning. They also share how factory and kitchen work taught them what they wanted from their careers - and what they never wanted to return to.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/from-dishwasher-to-engineering-manager
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Is AI in a Bubble? History Says It's Complicated
Every major technological revolution seems to come with the same question: is this a bubble? AI is no exception. In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike explore why so many people are comparing today's …
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Every major technological revolution seems to come with the same question: is this a bubble? AI is no exception. In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike explore why so many people are comparing today's AI boom to the dot-com bubble, and what history can teach us by looking back at events like Railway Mania, the dot-com crash, and the 2008 housing crisis. Along the way, they discuss the difference between revolutionary technology and speculative investment, and whether those two things can exist at the same time.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/is-ai-in-a-bubble-history-says-its-complicated
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