• Is jQuery Really Dead? And Other Hot Takes w/ Travis Wagner

  • Mar 6 2025
  • Length: 57 mins
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Is jQuery Really Dead? And Other Hot Takes w/ Travis Wagner

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  • This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Travis Wagner about his career move from Universal Music to Crunchyroll and the nuances of backend development. They discuss a wide range of hot takes, including whether jQuery is still relevant in 2025.In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(01:05) - Meet Travis Wagner(02:41) - Whiskey intro and rating: Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey(15:04) - Implicit vs Explicit types(16:58) - Tailwind vs Vanilla CSS(19:22) - Is YAML good or bad?(20:24) - Thoughts on Python and semicolons(25:19) - Git Rebase vs Git Merge(28:24) - Does GitHub history help your career?(36:34) - Learning assembly(39:47) - iTerm vs Ghostty vs Warp(41:09) - What's wrong with using jQuery in 2025?(48:17) - Astro and trying out other frameworks(53:17) - What Travis would do if tech wasn't an optionLinksUniversal Music: https://www.universalmusic.com/Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/Crablang: https://crablang.org/Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey: https://fingerlakesdistilling.com/Sloth Pipe: https://github.com/trvswgnr/sloth-pipeTailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/Boot.dev: https://www.boot.dev/Python: https://www.python.org/iTerm: https://iterm2.com/Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/Warp: https://www.warp.dev/jQuery: https://jquery.com/Intercooler.js: https://intercoolerjs.org/HTMX: https://htmx.org/React: https://react.dev/Claude: https://claude.ai/Connect with TravisWebsite: https://techsavvytravvy.com/X / Twitter: https://x.com/techsavvytravvyGitHub: https://github.com/trvswgnrConnect with Chuck and RobbieRobbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rdSubscribe and stay in touchWebsite: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnotWhiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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