Chris Enns
I edit podcasts so you don't have to.
Appears in 123 Episodes
A Conversation with Trash about TypeScript and the Ozarks
Trash is here but before he arrives, Adam and Dax cover some important ground like Lotion vs Sand, drinking energy drinks, and driving until your brain shuts off. Tras...
Beards, Gray Hair, Overconfident Developers, and Touching Grass
Dax trimmed his beard and Adam doesn't like it. Who looks better with an old face filter? Were there any great software designs in the 90's? And should Adam be worried...
Threads, Talking with Humans, and Chatting with Melkey
New format we're trying! Stick around for a conversation with Melkey at the end of the preamble with Adam and Dax who chat about meeting humans for coffee (in a totall...
Worrying about Data Privacy, Dax's Neighbor, and Having Fun on Twitter
Is Adam washed out - in comparison to Dax? Do Adam or Dax worry about data privacy these days? What should Dax do about his weird neighbor - or is he the weird neighbo...
Not Talking About React Drama, Dinosaurs, and Devrel
Adam and Dax are definitely not going to talk about React drama or devrel. Instead, they're sticking to questions about dinosaurs and interest rates and how they impac...
Talking ESM, Work Culture, and Our Biggest Fears with ThePrimeagen
Dax and Adam put life's biggest questions to ThePrimeagen: Why does he hate ESM? How tall is he? Do people around him know he's ThePrimeagen? Why has work culture chan...
José Valim tells us about Elixir
José Valim, the creator of Elixir, joins Dax to tell us the story behind how it was born and what makes it great.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.
Religion, Mortality, and The Last Airbender
How does Dax get his news? Should Adam start reading Hacker News? And Adam and Dax talk religion, spirituality, The Last Airbender, and how kids impact your mortality....
Beyond survival, why do we do what we do?
Adam & Dax discuss a lot of things; arguably too many things. Among those things: the story of Elixir, what we do when life gets too easy, game dev dreams, dev confere...
Grass, polarization and a political take purge
Adam & Dax discuss lawns, weed—all the forms of grass, really. They also dip into some political topics, so brace yourself.
Entertainment, like anime and movies and such
Adam & Dax discuss what media they consume for entertainment, among other things.
Dax uses arch and neovim, btw
Adam & Dax discuss using Linux and Neovim, being vegan, and other annoying personality traits they share.
Live Streaming Economics and Immortality
Adam & Dax discuss the recent Twitch developments and the challenges with running a live streaming service. They also talk about reading books and living forever.
Tech Conferences and Apple's Headset
Adam & Dax discuss the realities of tech conferences as well as Apple's Vision Pro headset.
Replicache, Local First, and Sunburns
Adam & Dax spend way too much time discussing sun exposure, then dive into local-first patterns with Replicache and more.
The Dog Episode
Adam & Dax discuss dogs, Sam Altman's congressional hearing (that neither of them watched), the current state of the venture capital markets, and more.
Twitter Usage and Rewrites
Adam & Dax discuss their Twitter usage and when it's ok to rewrite an app completely.
Vacation, Addiction, and The Jetsons
Adam & Dax discuss their upcoming vacations, alcohol & coffee, social media platforms, Dax becoming an Apple fanboy, and why nobody has invented the Jetsons shower.
Friendships, Open Source Marketing, and Event Driven Architectures
Adam & Dax discuss how each generation views friendship, how SST finally cracked open source marketing, and some serverless topics.
PHP & Laravel Having a Moment
Adam & Dax discuss how PHP & Laravel are taking over the narrative.
Benchmarking, Type Systems, and Good Hustle
Adam & Dax discuss Dax's recent efforts in benchmarking Vercel against OpenNext and then bring on Aaron Francis to discuss type systems and what good hustle looks like.
Nothing
Adam & Dax discuss... nothing at all, really.
Open Source
Adam & Dax discuss how they got into open source and interview a surprise guest.
Vercel
Adam & Dax discuss Vercel, the culture around it, and the pros and cons of using it.
Startups
Adam & Dax discuss their startup founding experiences and lessons learned.
ChatGPT
Adam & Dax discuss more AI craziness and whether anyone will catch OpenAI.
Watch.dev
Adam & Dax discuss their latest project: a Discord server for developers who stream programming, and those that like to watch them.
SVB
Adam & Dax discuss the SVB collapse and how the government stepped in to prevent catastrophe.
Internet Fights
Adam & Dax discuss their most recent fights on Twitter and the forces that are driving increased anger on the internet.
Signaling the End of React
Adam & Dax discuss signals and what the future looks like for React.
