PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket

Is the web breaking under the weight of AI crawlers, platform consolidation, and nonstop security breaches? We dive into the state of browsers, developer burnout, and whether tech regulation can actually keep up. In this panel discussion: We debate if robots.txt and AI licensing standards like RSL can realistically control how AI scrapes the web. The fallout from DIA’s acquisition by Atlassian and what it means for indie browser innovation in a Chromium-dominated world. Why Google’s antitrust victory might embolden other tech giants, and what that means for competition. How supply chain attacks like the NPM malware and Shai Hulud worm are exploiting GitHub workflows and package vulnerabilities. The pushback against AI mandates at work, including Coinbase’s controversial policy requiring developers to use Copilot. Resources Inside the battle for the future of the web: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-microsoft-openai-fight-standards-limit-ai-access-websites-2025-9 The web has a new system for making AI companies pay up: https://www.theverge.com/news/775072/rsl-standard-licensing-ai-publishing-reddit-yahoo-medium The Browser Company, maker of Arc and Dia, is being acquired: https://www.theverge.com/web/770947/browser-company-arc-dia-acquired-atlassian Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/google-antitrust-search-ruling.html Massive data breach sees 16 million PayPal accounts leaked online - here's what we know, and how to stay safe:https://www.techradar.com/pro/massive-data-breach-sees-16-million-paypal-accounts-leaked-online-heres-what-we-know-and-how-to-stay-safe PayPal’s Glitch Puts €10 Billion on Ice Across European Banks: https://fintechnews.ch/payments/paypal-glitch-freezes-european-banks-10-billion-transactions/77974/ npm Author Qix Compromised via Phishing Email in Major Supply Chain Attack: https://socket.dev/blog/npm-author-qix-compromised-in-major-supply-chain-attack Compromised files replace npm packages with a combined 2 billion weekly downloads: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/compromised-files-replace-npm-packages-with-a-combined-2-billion-weekly-downloads Shai-Hulud: Ongoing Package Supply Chain Worm Delivering Data-Stealing Malware: https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-npm-supply-chain-attack Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately: https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/coinbase-ceo-explains-why-he-fired-engineers-who-didnt-try-ai-immediately/ Chapters We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr)

Feross Aboukhadijeh, founder of Socket, joins us to break down the recent wave of NPM supply chain attacks hitting the JavaScript ecosystem, including how attackers used phishing to target developers, snuck malware into popular packages like Prettier and "is", and even abused tools like Claude, Gemini, and TruffleHog. We dig into how GitHub Actions vulnerabilities were exploited, what makes postinstall scripts risky, and and what you can do to protect yourself from future attacks. Links Website: https://feross.org X: https://x.com/feross GitHub: https://github.com/feross LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/feross YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHM4OEvQDUq8UszyUrdov-w Resources npm Author Qix Compromised via Phishing Email in Major Supply Chain Attack: https://socket.dev/blog/npm-author-qix-compromised-in-major-supply-chain-attack Compromised files replace npm packages with a combined 2 billion weekly downloads: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/compromised-files-replace-npm-packages-with-a-combined-2-billion-weekly-downloads Shai-Hulud: Ongoing Package Supply Chain Worm Delivering Data-Stealing Malware: https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-npm-supply-chain-attack Chapters 00:00 Intro: NPM supply chain attacks explained 01:10 What is a software supply chain attack? 02:00 NPM phishing campaign: Fake login pages 03:00 Prettier ecosystem compromised 04:00 The “is” package malware incident 05:30 NX package breach (August 27 attack) 06:40 AI-powered supply chain exploit 08:00 GitHub Actions misconfiguration 12:00 Lessons from recent NPM attacks 20:00 How malicious packages get published 25:00 Why install scripts are so risky 30:00 Limitations of banning install scripts 35:00 Open source maintainer challenges 40:00 Smarter approaches to dependency updates 44:00 The future of open source supply chain security 47:00 Closing thoughts and resources We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Feross Aboukhadijeh.

Mark Dalgleish joins us to talk about the latest in React Router, including its growing support for React Server Components (RSC). He breaks down what RSC data mode, framework mode, and declarative mode mean for developers, and how features like the middleware API and route module API are simplifying work across tools like Vite and Parcel. We also dive into how React 19, static site generation with RSC, and smarter data batching are reshaping performance and the future of server-side rendering in React apps. Links X: https://x.com/markdalgleish GitHub: https://github.com/markdalgleish Website: https://markdalgleish.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdalgleish Resources React Router and RSC: https://remix.run/blog/react-router-and-react-server-components RSC Preview: https://remix.run/blog/rsc-preview Chapters We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Mark Dalgleish.

Jimmy Bogard joins Pod Rocket to talk about making monoliths more modular, why boundaries matter, and how to avoid turning systems into distributed monoliths. From refactoring techniques and database migrations at scale to lessons from Stripe and WordPress, he shares practical ways to balance architecture choices. We also explore how tools like Claude and Lambda fit into modern development and what teams should watch for with latency, transactions, and growing complexity. Links Website: https://www.jimmybogard.com X: https://x.com/jbogard Github: https://github.com/jbogard LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmybogard/ Resources Modularizing the Monolith - Jimmy Bogard - NDC Oslo 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc6_NtD9soI Chapters We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Jimmy Bogard.

Alexander Lichter joins the podcast to talk about Rolldown, a bundler built in Rust by Void Zero that aims to replace Rollup and ESBuild with faster builds and better enterprise scalability. He dives into the power of OXC and Oxlint, the push toward a unified JavaScript toolchain, and previews what to expect at ViteConf 2024. Links X: https://x.com/TheAlexLichter Website: https://www.lichter.io Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@manniL GitHub: https://github.com/manniL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAlexLichter Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/TheAlexLichter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderlichter Resources Rolldown: How Vite Bundles at the Speed of Rust: https://squiggleconf.com/2025/sessions#rolldown-how-vite-bundles-at-the-speed-of-rust Rolldown: https://rolldown.rs Rolldown-vite migration: https://vite.dev/guide/rolldown Oxlint Type Aware linting (preview) announcement: https://oxc.rs/blog/2025-08-17-oxlint-type-aware.html ViteConf: https://viteconf.amsterda Benchmarks: Minifier: https://github.com/privatenumber/minification-benchmarks Linter: https://github.com/oxc-project/bench-javascript-linter Parser: https://github.com/oxc-project/bench-javascript-parser-written-in-rust Transformer: https://github.com/oxc-project/bench-transformer/ Bundler: https://github.com/rolldown/benchmarks Chapters We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Alexander Lichter.

Dominik Dorfmeister unpacks the pitfalls of React’s useCallback and useMemo, revealing how these hooks often introduce more complexity than performance gains. He explores the promise of the React Compiler, the practical power of the “latest ref” pattern, and strategies to boost code readability and maintainability at scale. Learn why overusing useEffect and manual memoization can do more harm than good, and how teams can level up their PR reviews and performance practices using tools like the ESLint React Compiler plugin. Links Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tkdodo.eu Github: https://github.com/tkdodo X: https://x.com/TkDodo Resources The Useless useCallback: https://tkdodo.eu/blog/the-useless-use-callback Chapters 00:00 Why talk about useCallback and useMemo 00:40 Are useCallback and useMemo actually useless? 02:00 When (if ever) memoization is worth it 07:30 Pitfalls of overusing memoization in PRs and team guidelines 12:10 Latest ref pattern as an alternative 18:40 React Compiler and ESLint support 23:30 Why self-reviews help catch unnecessary memoization 28:10 Do React docs encourage over-optimization? 33:00 Advice for React developers We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Dominik Dorfmeister.

Is the AI industry an unsustainable bubble built on burning billions in cash? We break down the AI hype cycle, the tough job market for developers, and whether a crash is on the horizon. In this panel discussion with Josh Goldberg, Paige Niedringhaus, Paul Mikulskis, and Noel Minchow, we tackle the biggest questions in tech today. * We debate if AI is just another Web3-style hype cycle * Why the "10x AI engineer" is a myth that ignores the reality of software development * The ethical controversy around AI crawlers and data scraping, highlighted by Cloudflare's recent actions Plus, we cover the latest industry news, including Vercel's powerful new AI SDK V5 and what GitHub's leadership shakeup means for the future of developers. Resources Anthropic Is Bleeding Out: https://www.wheresyoured.at/anthropic-is-bleeding-out The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble: https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-gui No, AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive: https://colton.dev/blog/curing-your-ai-10x-engineer-imposter-syndrome Cloudflare Is Blocking AI Crawlers by Default: https://www.wired.com/story/cloudflare-blocks-ai-crawlers-default Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives: https://blog.cloudflare.com/perplexity-is-using-stealth-undeclared-crawlers-to-evade-website-no-crawl-directives GitHub just got less independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation: https://www.theverge.com/news/757461/microsoft-github-thomas-dohmke-resignation-coreai-team-transition Chapters 0:00 Is the AI Industry Burning Cash Unsustainably? 01:06 Anthropic and the "AI Bubble Euphoria" 04:42 How the AI Hype Cycle is Different from Web3 & VR 08:24 The Problem with "Slapping AI" on Every App 11:54 The "10x AI Engineer" is a Myth and Why 17:55 Real-World AI Success Stories 21:26 Cloudflare vs. AI Crawlers: The Ethics of Data Scraping 30:05 Vercel's New AI SDK V5: What's Changed? 33:45 GitHub's CEO Steps Down: What It Means for Developers 38:54 Hot Takes: The Future of AI Startups, the Job Market, and More We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr)

Erik Rasmussen, principal product engineer at Attio, joins PodRocket to discuss how React can be used far beyond the web. From custom React renderers for IoT and hardware to a secure plugin architecture using iframes and JSON rendering, Erik dives into platform agnostic rendering, React reconciler, xState, and how Adio empowers developers to build third-party apps with React. A must-listen for anyone curious about React's future outside the DOM. Links Website: https://erikras.com X: https://x.com/erikras GitHub: https://github.com/erikras LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikjrasmussen BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/erikras.com Resources React Beyond the DOM: https://gitnation.com/contents/react-beyond-the-dom-3054 CityJS Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKdhU4S216Y&list=PLYDCh9vbt8_Ly9pJieCeSVIH3IE8KhG2f&index=6 Chapters We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Erik Rasmussen.

Aurora Scharff, Senior Consultant at Crayon, joins to break down how modern React development is evolving with features from React 18 and React 19. She explores real-world use cases for useTransition and useOptimistic, highlights improvements in async UI rendering and performance, and shares insights on building responsive interfaces with concurrent rendering patterns. The conversation also touches on server components, Next.js, and tools like Aria Kit and Redwood SDK, all shaping the next era of React development. Links Website: https://aurorascharff.no Github: https://github.com/aurorascharff X: https://x.com/aurorascharff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aurorascharff.no LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurora-scharff-a86b88188 Resources Building Reusable Components with React19 Actions: https://aurorascharff.no/posts/building-reusable-components-with-react19-actions Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:18 Modern React concurrent rendering patterns explained 03:38 useTransition real-world examples 08:22 useOptimistic for faster UI feedback 30:10 React Server Components and Next.js integration 30:57 Building modern UIs with Aria Kit 34:07 Using Redwood SDK in the React ecosystem 39:00 Key takeaways and what’s next for React development We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr)

Sacha Greif, creator of the State of Devs 2025 survey, joins PodRocket to share insights on developer life beyond the code. We talk about sleep habits, mental health, job titles, workplace culture, and shifting values across regions. Learn why "engineer" titles often pay more, what developers worldwide think about Elon Musk, and how trends differ by country, gender, and company size. Links Website: https://sachagreif.com X: https://x.com/sachagreif Github: https://github.com/sachag LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sacha-greif-03b9a3255 Resources State of Devs 2025: https://2025.stateofdevs.com/en-US Chapters 00:00 Intro & State of Devs 2025 Overview 00:10 Why Developer Life Is More Than Code 00:39 From State of JavaScript to State of Devs 01:08 Expanding Surveys: AI & React Ecosystem 01:21 Developer Life Beyond Code 02:01 Designing Questions That Go Beyond Tech 02:17 Sleep, Health, and Hobbies in Developer Life 02:32 Reaching Underrepresented Groups in Tech Surveys 03:30 Women’s Participation Rises to 15% 04:00 Poor Sleep Tops Developer Health Issues 05:15 Gender Differences in Workplace Conflict Response 06:00 Average Developer Sleep: 6.9 Hours 07:00 What Sleep Data Reveals About Developer Life 09:15 Engineer vs Developer: Salary Gap Explained 11:00 Company Size, Job Titles, and Pay Differences 13:00 Inclusivity, Open Source, and Community Spaces 15:15 How Age Impacts Discrimination in Tech 17:00 Culture Shifts and Values in the Tech Industry 18:45 Younger vs Older Devs on Free Speech and Politics 20:30 Future Survey Topics: Leaders, Politics & Perception 22:45 What the Data Reveals About Developer Diversity 25:15 Using the Survey API to Explore Your Own Insights 26:30 Fun Data Point: Minecraft Players & Relationships 27:30 Predicting the Future of Developer Happiness 30:15 Closing Thoughts & How to Join Next Year’s Survey We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Sacha Greif.

In this episode of PodRocket, Daniel Roe, lead dev over at NuxtLabs, joins Paul to discuss the big news: NuxtLabs is joining Vercel. They dive into what this partnership means for Nuxt, the independence of the open-source framework, and how products like Nuxt UI Pro, Nuxt Studio, and Nuxt Hub are evolving. Daniel also shares insights on zero-config deployments, maintaining choice for developers, and the philosophy behind keeping Nuxt open and flexible. Links Website: https://roe.dev LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-roe Github: https://github.com/danielroe Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/danielroe.dev Mastodon: https://mastodon.roe.dev/@daniel Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/danielroe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielroe Resources Announcement Post: https://vercel.com/blog/nuxtlabs-joins-vercel Nuxt Labs: https://nuxtlabs.com We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Daniel Roe.

TypeScript might feel slow, but is it really? In this episode, Mike Hartington DevRel at Nx joins us fresh off his React Miami talk to unpack what actually causes TypeScript slowdowns in large monorepos, and how techniques like project references, workspaces, and precompiled DTS files can supercharge your dev experience. We also dig into the upcoming Go-based TypeScript compiler and how it could deliver 10x+ performance gains. Links Website: https://mhartington.io X: https://x.com/mhartington Github: https://github.com/mhartington Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mhartington.io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhartington Resources React Miami Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI3JBQl7SPM We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Mike Hartington.

Kent C. Dodds is back with bold ideas and a game-changing vision for the future of AI and web development. In this episode, we dive into the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the power behind Epic AI Pro, and how developers can start building Jarvis-like assistants today. From replacing websites with MCP servers to reimagining voice interfaces and AI security, Kent lays out the roadmap for what's next, and why it matters right now. Don’t miss this fast-paced conversation about the tools and tech reshaping everything. Links Website: https://kentcdodds.com X: https://x.com/kentcdodds Github: https://github.com/kentcdodds YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/kentcdodds-vids Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kentcdodds LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentcdodds Resources Please make Jarvis (so I don't have to): https://www.epicai.pro/please-make-jarvis AI Engineering Posts by Kent C. Dodds: https://www.epicai.pro/posts We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Kent C. Dodds.

Max Prilutskiy, co-founder and CEO of lingo.dev, about the lingo.dev compiler, a powerful open-source tool that automates multilingual support in React applications. Max dives deep into how the compiler uses ASTs and AI to eliminate the traditional friction of i18n workflows, offers build-time translations, and supports hot module replacement, static builds, and frameworks like Vite, Next.js, and React Router. Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxprilutskiy Website: https://maxprilutskiy.com X: https://x.com/maxprilutskiy Github: https://github.com/maxprilutskiy Resources https://lingo.dev/en/compiler We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Max Prilutskiy.

David Khourshid, founder of Stately.ai, joins us to discuss better ways to manage complex state in React applications. We explore the pitfalls of overusing useState, how discriminated unions and state machines improve app logic, the role of server components, and the growing importance of query strings and persistent state management. He also shares insights on modern third-party libraries, React’s missing "store" primitive, and when developers should rethink their entire approach to state modeling. Links X: https://x.com/DavidKPiano Github: https://github.com/davidkpiano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkpiano/ Resources React Miami talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3mhZbBOxbE We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: David Khourshid.

Brooks Lybrand, Developer relations manager for Remix and React Router, joins the pod to discuss the latest developments in React Router v7, its evolving community, and the migration path from Remix. We also explore the router's new open governance model, framework mode, and how server-side rendering and data handling are being reimagined for modern web apps. Links Twitter: https://x.com/brookslybrand LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooks-lybrand Github: https://github.com/brookslybrand YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd93bPmP8vplnkr9Jel_osA Resources React Miami 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPSRGLk6DDQ We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Brooks Lybrand.

In this episode of PodRocket, Michael Shilman, product lead at Storybook, joins us to explore the major updates in Storybook 9. We dive into component testing, browser mode in Vitest, AI workflows, React Server Components, accessibility audits, and Storybook’s growing support for frameworks like Next.js, Svelte, and React Native. Michael also shares behind-the-scenes insights on Storybook’s evolution from a documentation tool to a full-fledged UI development and testing suite. Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilman Github: https://github.com/shilman X: https://x.com/mshilman Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shilman.net Resources Storybook 9 (https://storybook.js.org/blog/storybook-9/) We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Michael Shilman.

In this repeat episode, Nikolas Burk, DevRel at Prisma, talks about Prisma Postgres, its unikernel architecture, and its seamless integration with cloud infrastructure. Discover how Prisma Postgres is revolutionizing database management with features like cold start elimination, real-time event handling and advanced caching strategies! Links X: https://x.com/nikolasburk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolas-burk-1bbb7b8a Github: https://github.com/nikolasburk Resources Prisma Postgres®: Building a Modern PostgreSQL Service Using Unikernels & MicroVMs: https://www.prisma.io/blog/announcing-prisma-postgres-early-access We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Nikolas Burk.

Rafael Gonzaga, a Node.js TSC member, joins us to unpack the key features and updates in Node.js 24. We explore major changes like the new permission model, async local storage improvements, V8 engine updates, and the future of built-in HTTP capabilities. Rafael also shares insights on security trends, the evolution of the Node ecosystem, and how developers can get involved. Links Website: https://rafaelgss.dev Github: https://github.com/rafaelgss Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rafaelgss X: https://x.com/_rafaelgss LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/rafaelgss Resources Node v24.0.0 (Current): https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v24.0.0 We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Rafael Gonzaga.

Logan Kilpatrick from Google DeepMind talks about the latest developments in the Gemini 2.5 model family, including Gemini 2.5 Pro, Flash, and the newly introduced Flashlight. Logan also offers insight into AI development workflows, model performance, and the future of proactive AI assistants. Links Website: https://logank.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/logankilpatrick X: https://x.com/officiallogank YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoganKilpatrickYT Google AI Studio: https://aistudio.google.com Resources Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview: even better coding performance (https://developers.googleblog.com/en/gemini-2-5-pro-io-improved-coding-performance) Building with AI: highlights for developers at Google I/O (https://blog.google/technology/developers/google-ai-developer-updates-io-2025) We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Logan Kilpatrick.