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The Weekly Dev's Brew

Jan-Niklas Wortmann 22 Folgen Sep 10, 2026

The Weekly Dev's Brew explores the people behind AI developer tools. Host Jan-Niklas Wortmann talks with builders about failed experiments, surprising successes, and the workflows they rely on. The conversations focus on how AI is actually changing software development and the way developers write code. Each episode offers honest, firsthand perspectives from the people creating these tools.

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Why AI Coding Made Me More Productive - And Less Happy | Dillon Mulroy Sep 10, 2026 3870 Why did AI coding make Dillon Mulroy more productive and less happy? He stopped writing most of his own code after Claude Opus 4.5. Six months later he ships more than he ever has, still reads every line, and enjoys the work less. The small implementation hits that used to create flow are gone. The day is now one hard design problem after another, and that is more exhausting. Dillon is a principal

Dex Horthy - What Actually Gets You 2-3x With AI Coding Aug 13, 2026 5952 You can't get 10x with AI coding. Not today. Dex Horthy (Human Layer) makes the case for 2-3x if you refuse to ship slop, and why a perfect spec still produces garbage if you give the model permission to skip quality. That permission is how you burn a codebase into ash. We get into context engineering, where AI coding actually fails, why PR review is the bottleneck, how to use specs without worshi

How To Ship Real Code With AI (Not Junk) ft. David Cramer Jun 30, 2026 4599 Everyone is selling 100x developer productivity, but David Cramer runs production software at Sentry and says LLMs are not making his own work faster. We talk about what actually holds up when AI meets real codebases, security review, open source economics, and why verification beats generation.

Faster Isn't Better — Mario Zechner on Everything AI Made Us Forget (creator of Pi) Jun 12, 2026 4644 Mario Zechner has watched people generate 500,000 lines of code in a week with a swarm of agents. He'll tell you exactly how that ends.Mario is the creator of Pi, the minimal, self-modifying coding agent that took off after Claude Code stopped fitting his workflow. He now builds it alongside Armin Ronacher at Earendil. This one is a grumpy, honest conversation about where AI coding is actually hea

A Google Engineer's Honest Take on AI, Angular, and the Future of Your Career Mai 22, 2026 3284 In this episode, I sit down with Minko Gechev — Google Engineer, former Angular team lead, and one of the most thoughtful voices on AI and developer productivity.We get into why AI won't replace engineers anytime soon (and what that actually means for your career), how Google's Angular team is affected by AI, the security risks of the current AI coding wave, and the single most valuable skill deve

Microfrontends: Cutting Through the Hype and Misconceptions (w/ Luca) Sep 19, 2025 4266 Micro-frontends promise to help teams scale development, but AWS Principal Architect Luca Mezzalira has seen some succeed and some just fall apart. In this conversation, he shares what he's learned from years of implementation work at companies like DAZN and through consulting with Fortune 500 organizations.Luca explains why micro-frontends are fundamentally different from components—something man

Why CSS is Now the Fastest-Moving Space in Web Development (with Una Kravets) Sep 12, 2025 3125 Why CSS is Now the Fastest-Moving Space in Web Development (with Una Kravets)While everyone's talking about AI disrupting development, Una Kravets from Google Chrome reveals a surprising twist: CSS has quietly become the fastest-evolving part of web development. In this conversation, Una breaks down how features that required months of JavaScript engineering are now landing as native platform capa

Writing a Web Browser in 2025 (with Andreas Kling) Aug 29, 2025 4043 What does it take to build a web browser when everyone says it's impossible? In this episode, we sit down with Andreas Kling, the engineer behind Ladybird—the only major browser project that doesn't take money from Google.Andreas breaks down a uncomfortable truth: Google funds every major browser through search deals. Chrome, Firefox, Safari—they're all dependent on Google's advertising revenue. L

From Discord Helper to OSS Maintainer (w/ Dominik Dorfmeister) Aug 22, 2025 3229 What does it take to accidentally become the maintainer of one of React's most popular libraries? In this episode, we sit down with Dominik Dorfmeister (aka. TkDodo), maintainer of React Query (now TanStack Query), to unpack his unexpected journey from answering Discord questions during COVID to maintaining a library with 10 million weekly downloads.Dominik reveals how spending months just helping

Andrii Sherman: Breaking ORM Barriers with Drizzle Aug 11, 2025 2088 What does it take to build one of the fastest-growing database ORMs from scratch? In this episode, we sit down with Andrii Sherman, co-founder of Drizzle, to unpack their philosophy: "If you know SQL, you know Drizzle."Andrii breaks down why their "headless ORM" approach is winning over developers frustrated with traditional ORMs. We dive deep into Drizzle's smart migration system, the growing eco

How JavaScript Really Evolves: Inside TC39 with Daniel Ehrenberg Aug 4, 2025 2821 Ever wondered who actually decides how JavaScript evolves? In this episode, Jan-Niklas Wortmann sits down with Daniel Ehrenberg, President of Ecma International and long-time TC39 contributor, talking about how the language evolves—from vague idea to official spec.We unpack how proposals move through the stages, the philosophy behind JavaScript’s gradual evolution, and why some ideas never make it

Scaling New Heights: Jeff Cross Discusses NX, Monorepos, and the Future of Development Jul 28, 2025 2976 Join us in this insightful episode of The Weekly Dev's Brew as we sit down with Jeff Cross, co-founder of NX, to explore the evolution of monorepos and their impact on modern web development. Jeff shares his journey from working on the Angular team to launching his own successful ventures, offering a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities in the tech industry. Discover how NX is tr

Parenting Wisdom in Engineering Leadership: Skills from Raising Kids to Leading Developers Jul 21, 2025 3460 In this episode of The Weekly Dev's Brew, Jan sits down with Maya Shavin, Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce and mother of four, to explore an unconventional truth: parenting might be the best management training you never knew you needed. From navigating tantrums (both toddler and teammate) to mastering the art of patience in code reviews, Maya reveals how raising four kids transformed her appr

Why JavaScript is Broken: How Effect and TypeScript Fixes It (w/ Michael Arnaldi) Jul 14, 2025 3558 In this episode of The Weekly Dev's Brew, Jan sits down with Michael Arnaldi, founder of Effect TS, to tackle a controversial truth: JavaScript's async model is fundamentally broken. From promises that lie about their errors to the nightmare of production-grade error handling, we delve into why traditional JavaScript tools in the realm of web development set us up for failure. Discover how Effect

Fast Sites Start with Fonts: A Deep Dive with Daniel Roe Jul 7, 2025 2592 In this episode of The Weekly Dev’s Brew, Jan sits down with Daniel Roe to dive deep into a topic devs often overlook: web fonts. From performance pitfalls to implementation strategies, Daniel breaks down why your font choices might be slowing down your site—and what you can do about it. Whether you’ve been blindly copy-pasting Google Fonts or wondering how to ship faster, cleaner web experiences,

From Nuxt to Nitro: How One Engine Is Powering the Modern Web (w/ Alexander Lichter) Jun 30, 2025 2838 In this episode of The Weekly Dev’s Brew, we dive into the current state of web development with Alexander Lichter, a core member of Nuxt and DevRel at Void Zero. Join us as we discuss Nitro, the innovative server engine powering Nuxt and its growing influence on frameworks like SolidStart and Analog. Discover how Nitro is transforming fullstack JavaScript development, allowing for leaner and more

Revolutionizing Web Development: The Impact of Signals on Async JavaScript Jun 23, 2025 5724 In this episode, join Jan-Niklas Wortmann and Ryan Carniato, creator of SolidJS and CEO of Signals, as they explore how signals are revolutionizing web development and reshaping JavaScript frameworks. Discover the ways SolidJS is competing with React through more than just superior performance, as well as the innovative features of Signals 2.0 and their potential impact on async JavaScript pattern

Exporing AI's Impact on Web Development: The Future of Tech (w/ Rachel-Lee Nabors) Jun 16, 2025 2925 In this episode, we dive into the impact of AI on web development with Rachel Lee-Nabors. Discover how AI is transforming user experience and the future landscape of software careers. We discuss the concept of 'enshittification' of platforms, the rise of personal agents, and revolutionary technologies like MCP. With AI changing coding practices and the significance of documentation for training la

Scaling Vite: Responsibility & Community (with Capeletto Matias) Jun 13, 2025 2829 In this episode, Jan-Niklas Wortmann interviews Capeletto Matias, a key figure in the open-source community and a member of the Vite core team. They discuss Matias's journey into open source, the evolution of Vite, and the importance of community in the success of modern web development tools. The conversation highlights the technical aspects of Vite, its rapid growth, and the challenges of mainta

OSS, TypeScript, Linting and Everything in Between (with Josh Goldberg) Jun 11, 2025 2887 Jan-Niklas interviews Josh Goldberg, a developer who transitioned from Microsoft to full-time open source work in the TypeScript ecosystem. Josh shares his daily routine, work structure, and insights on balancing passion projects with professional commitments.The conversation covers Josh's current projects including Bingo (a repository templates tool) and maintaining legacy projects like Yeoman. T

Bridging Education & Engineering Excellence (with Mark Techson) Jun 9, 2025 3233 Jan-Niklas Wortmann sits down with Mark Techson, a tech educator and engineer, to explore the intersection of education and technology. They discuss the importance of teaching methods that empower learners, the challenges of coding, and the evolving landscape of tech interviews. Mark shares insights on leadership in tech, the magic of modern development, and his journey with the Angular framework.

Trailer Jun 2, 2025 121 Tired of tech podcasts that sound like AI-generated hype machines? The Weekly Dev's Brew cuts through the noise with honest conversations about web development—no buzzword bingo required.Each week, we sit down with the actual builders of the web—from library maintainers and framework creators to thought leaders and CEOs—for authentic discussions over virtual coffee.This isn't another echo chamber