Mostly Technical

118: We’re Going To Europe

Ian and Aaron talk about the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU (!), Aaron's new desktop app (!!), sleeping on planes, and so much more.Register today for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Laravel Private Cloud, IttyBit, Ray by Spatie, and Redberry.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Burn The Candle at Three Ends (06:12) - We Got Some Feedback (12:31) - Laracon India & AI SDK (17:49) - Tell The Machine To Do It (25:10) - Boost & Skills (29:55) - The Big Announcement (38:25) - Business Class Stage of the Castle (43:25) - Sleeping On Planes (49:33) - Unofficial Claude Code Meetup (01:00:09) - Aaron's Desktop App Links:AfrinNyQuilNeti PotCasey Neistat's video on NYC trashLaracon IndiaLaravel Live JapanZoolander - MagnumLaracon EUUnofficial Claude Code MeetupVisakan VeerasamySara DietschyAaron's Desktop AppTauri

117: The AI Is Out There

Ian and Aaron talk about being stuck at home due to the weather, major updates to Outro.fm and Faster.dev, an important update to the Laravel New experience, and more.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, and Laravel Private Cloud.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - No True Texas? (05:42) - Plow Problems (13:57) - Outro & HelpSpot Update (23:44) - Promotions (26:38) - Laravel AI SDK (31:27) - Faster.dev Update (44:49) - Ian's Got Problems With Amp (58:30) - Laravel New Gradient Links:Yarbo SnowblowerOutroLaracon IndiaLaracon EULaravel AI SDK tweetMatt StensonFaster.devLaravel Boost v2Claude SkillsAmpAmp's Oracle

116: Inside The Token Factory

Ian and Aaron recap their trip to San Francisco to see the first demo of the Laravel AI SDK before going in-depth on the Faster.dev announcement!Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, and Laravel Private Cloud.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Aaron Watched A Movie! (02:28) - Last Week In San Francisco (17:20) - Laravel AI SDK Announcement (26:23) - Who Listens To Podcasts? (31:17) - Announcing Faster.dev (49:49) - Logo Design (57:08) - Aaron's Stripe Video Links:The Accountant 2Ben Affleck & Matt Damon on the limits of AIBrowserbaseAmpTartineAaron & Leah YouTube ShortFaster.dev launch video

Sweet Hang #4: Laravel AI SDK w/ Taylor Otwell

Ian and Aaron are joined by Taylor Otwell for their first ever in-person episode of Mostly Technical to talk about everything from the Laravel AI SDK to Private Cloud to vibe coding MUD's and so much more.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Mastering Laravel, and Laravel Private Cloud.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Imaginary Tech Stuff Is Real (04:01) - Taylor's Journey With AI (12:18) - Laravel AI SDK (24:48) - Coding In The AI Era (32:51) - Laravel Private Cloud (37:06) - Cloud CLI (38:48) - First Year of Cloud (43:05) - Sprites.dev (46:30) - What's Next (50:02) - Post Credit Scene Links:Multi-user DungeonLaravel SimplifierElevenlabsPrismWelcome to Gas TownSprites.dev

115: Do You Wanna Win?

Ian and Aaron talk about opinionated frameworks in the era of AI, Aaron's new pivot (!), Ian being right, and so much more.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments & Bento.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Ricotta? Regatta? (02:46) - Ian Was Right (10:09) - Laravel vs. Rails (21:32) - AI Education! (48:15) - Do You Wanna Win? Links:Laravel's AI DocsTaylor's tweet thread about Laravel's opinions being good for AIA Software Library With No CodeRalph Wiggum, explainedDHH - Promoting AI agentsTanstackNativePHPProducer Dave's blog post about Billboard