Dax Raad
building @SST_dev and @withbumi
Appears in 114 Episodes
Health Insurance, Astro v3, and Adam Becomes a Tech Bro
Adam gives up his health insurance and gets injured shortly after: coincidence? Are we tech bros just because we care about things? Is Dax going to upgrade to Astro v3...
iMessage Moat, Adam's Tattoo Dilemma, Dax's Tweet Schedule, and Astro Launch Week
Is unifying messaging apps a tarpit problem? And what can be done about the iMessage moat? Adam wants to try a temporary tattoo, but what should he get? Dax lets liste...
Terraform Licensing, Academic Research, Walking Backwards, and Google vs AI
Does writing long tweets help you game the algorithm? Has Dax lost faith in academic research? Has Adam unlocked the secret to good knee health by walking backwards? H...
Home Assistant, Bad Knees, Sous Vide, and LLMs
How do we shop for things in 2023? And why do we love buying things? Adam confuses sous vide for a bidet and yet somehow doesn't get embarrassed in public. Do you get ...
A Conversation with AJ Stuyvenberg
Dax and AJ Stuyvenberg talk about speed running hobbies, how dangerous skydiving is, working remote vs in office, the Trader Joe's model of queuing theory, being bad a...
50! SST Has Users, Dax Got Partner, TwitchCon 2023, and the Startup Money Situation
What is SST learning now that they have users? There's a lot of talk about Tailwind in this episode and Dax hates every minute of it. Are you going to TwitchCon 2023? ...
Remote Work, Big Companies without Big Teams, and Finding Dax a Hat
Dax needs your help finding a new hat, talking about Dax's controversial tweet on remote work, is most work fake, and why aren't medical records shared between doctors...
Rust, Go, C#, and Why Oppenheimer and Star Wars Can Both Be Good
The one where Dax and Adam manage to piss off Marvel fans, Star Wars fans, Hayden Christensen fans, metric system fans, the rest of the world - but also talk about Rus...
Podcast Fights, SST Astro API Issues, and Being Wired for Bad Things
Tomorrow has some competition and Adam's fired up (not really), why are we wired for bad things, SST and Astro API questions, and what's up with Dax's dumb challenges?...
The Dream Is Over, Jujitsu & Skimboard Injuries, and NYC vs Ozarks vs Miami
Adam has secrets, and wonders if it's too late for him to be anonymous. The LK-99 dream might be over? Despite Adam's jujitsu injuries, they pale in comparison to Dax'...
Astro and SST, Humans Are Amazing and Awful, and Superconductor Optimism
Adam's got Astro + SST + Lambda on the brain, and Dax has too many meetings with humans. But humans have had a breakthrough in superconductor tech, so maybe humans are...
Threads, Twitter X, Board Sports, Jujitsu, and the SST Roadmap
Why is everyone wrong about everything - especially with Adam? Does an AI breakthrough mean utopia? Are we using Threads to post about X'ing Twitter? Dax has a new hob...
An Interview with Tuomas Artman of Linear
Dax has a conversation with Tuomas Artman of Linear about their mindset when starting Linear, how they developed the Linear Method, was being fast important from the b...
An Interview with Liz Raad on Her Journey into Startup Life
Dax interviews Liz about her journey into tech and startups, how Dax and Liz met, working in a health startup in the pandemic, deciding to do your own thing, almost qu...
Adam Questions Nice App Design, JavaScript Dictators, and Jiu-jitsu
Adam has questions this episode: Why does Tailwind bring out the worst in people? Why don't more people just make nice fast apps like Linear? Why is Notion slow? Is si...
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.