Mostly Technical

Ian and Aaron discuss Ian shipping (!) the HelpSpot website and cooking on Outro, Aaron's complete overhaul of Solo, why it's nice to have a wife, and so much more. Register today for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU. Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Laravel Private Cloud, IttyBit, Ray by Spatie, and Redberry. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:OpenCodeXterm.jsWill KingJason BeggsHelpSpotOutroSoloCounselors

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's new AI tool Counselors, something called "Hell Week", what's new with Solo and Outro, and so much more. Register today for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU. Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Laravel Private Cloud, IttyBit, Ray by Spatie, and Redberry. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:CounselorsHyperkeyRaycastSpace Cadet KeyboardSoloFaster.devOutro.fmAaron's cardboard box saw

Ian and Aaron talk about the launch of Solo, Aaron's new terminal app for the desktop (!) plus Ian's return to Twitter and so much more. Register today for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU. Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Laravel Private Cloud, IttyBit, Ray by Spatie, and Redberry. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Ian on TwitterIan on BlueskyPeter Steinberger on TwitterAI.com's Super Bowl AdOnions.comSoloMary Perry on TwitterTauriNativePHPBehind the scenes of Aaron's videoMemento Mori

Ian and Aaron talk about the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU (!), Aaron's new desktop app (!!), sleeping on planes, and so much more. Register today for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU. Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Laravel Private Cloud, IttyBit, Ray by Spatie, and Redberry. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:AfrinNyQuilNeti PotCasey Neistat's video on NYC trashLaracon IndiaLaravel Live JapanZoolander - MagnumLaracon EUUnofficial Claude Code MeetupVisakan VeerasamySara DietschyAaron's Desktop AppTauri

Ian and Aaron talk about being stuck at home due to the weather, major updates to Outro.fm and Faster.dev, an important update to the Laravel New experience, and more. Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, and Laravel Private Cloud. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Yarbo SnowblowerOutroLaracon IndiaLaracon EULaravel AI SDK tweetMatt StensonFaster.devLaravel Boost v2Claude SkillsAmpAmp's Oracle

Ian and Aaron recap their trip to San Francisco to see the first demo of the Laravel AI SDK before going in-depth on the Faster.dev announcement! Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, and Laravel Private Cloud. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:The Accountant 2Ben Affleck & Matt Damon on the limits of AIBrowserbaseAmpTartineAaron & Leah YouTube ShortFaster.dev launch video

Ian and Aaron are joined by Taylor Otwell for their first ever in-person episode of Mostly Technical to talk about everything from the Laravel AI SDK to Private Cloud to vibe coding MUD's and so much more. Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Mastering Laravel, and Laravel Private Cloud. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Multi-user DungeonLaravel SimplifierElevenlabsPrismWelcome to Gas TownSprites.dev

Ian and Aaron talk about opinionated frameworks in the era of AI, Aaron's new pivot (!), Ian being right, and so much more. Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments & Bento. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Laravel's AI DocsTaylor's tweet thread about Laravel's opinions being good for AIA Software Library With No CodeRalph Wiggum, explainedDHH - Promoting AI agentsTanstackNativePHPProducer Dave's blog post about Billboard

Ian and Aaron are dealing with the liminal space of the holiday season, talking about their upcoming trip to San Francisco to see the Laravel AI SDK demo, and making even more predictions for 2026. Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments & Bento. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Texas de BrazilDelucca PizzaDemolition ManRicotta Cheese'Notes from the sick ward'SF Meetup: First Look at Laravel AI SDKjetBlue Mint

Ian and Aaron are answering your questions about what's coming in 2026, covering everything from AI shrinking dev teams to Elon becoming a trillionaire and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Aaron Levie's TweetParkinson's LawGroq's deal with NvidiaClaude's 2x Holiday PromotionObsidianPhilip K DickCursor migrated from SanityAir Span 2Stan Smith's

Ian and Aaron talk about Santa (obviously), do you still need an MBA (maybe not so obvious), why Ian isn't burning as many tokens as possible to get Outro out the door, what people are building with the Telegram API, and more. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:F150 LightningRivian Digital KeyVW Atlas1995 4 RunnerLos Tacos No. 1Bass Pro Shop's Santa's WonderlandCodex 5.2PHPStanAdvent of SQLJeffrey Way's post on building a Telegram BotNutgram

Ian and Aaron discuss how Aaron's orchestrating fly.io boxes for Database School, why sometimes you need to use AI to help AI, and why Costco is truly a great place. Plus an all-time Ian resume rant and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Google ClassroomNorthPark CenterDanbury Railway MuseumMelissa & DougThomas & FriendsAdvent of SQL on Database SchoolCodeRabbitStratechery

Ian and Aaron discuss all things AI this week - from Claude Max to pairing Gemini with Claude to why people want to code but they don't want to sell and so much more. Plus Aaron's secret soccer past and why the game (of getting a job) isn't fair. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Claude MaxAaron's tweet about a design tool he builtAlcoveLaravel Wrapped 2025Radix ColorsAmpCodeRabbitPrimeagen - 1 year, no jobHassan Nazari

Ian and Aaron discuss Claude vs. Gemini, *another* Laravel New idea, drama on Thanksgiving, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Indie Hacker who had his wedding sponsoredMillion Dollar HomepageIntroducing Claude Opus 4.5JMac's 'child-like' $20/month DO box

Ian and Aaron talk about the launch of Database School - the branding, everything he did the morning of the launch, building the site with Gemini, and so much more. Plus the world championship of….bagels? Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:NightwatchOG KitForgeLaravel CashierJamey Gannon on TwitterAaron's Blooper ReelAdam's Morning WalkLaravel VPSNano Banana ProGemini 3FilamentStarship Bagel

Ian and Aaron are joined by John O'Nolan, creator of Ghost, to talk about double Laravel New'ing, side projects for your side projects, building an RSS reader, mastering Claude Code, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:GhostMarco ArmentOvercastChartMogulJoel Spolsky on why you shouldn't ever do a rewrite

Ian and Aaron discuss screen time for kids, the impending launch of Database School, why Ian acquired Bootstrapped.fm, and more. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Wall StreetThe Secret Life of PetsClaude CodeBrowser testing in Pest 4Database SchoolJason Beggs"Rich enough not to waste time"Andrey ButovBootstrapped Episode 43: The UserScape DevelopersBootstrapped Episode 46: Jeffrey Way of LaracastsPluribusIs It Cake?

Ian and Aaron talk about 20 years of HelpSpot, Aaron's big week on Twitter, and....talk about burying the lede....Aaron's got ARR! Subscription revenue! It's happening! Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Ittybit. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Paperless PostFuji X100VIRicoh GR IVLaravel NewIan's hiring!Aaron's tweet"Put Food On My Family"

Ian and Aaron talk about the first ever Wire:live conference, what's new in Livewire 4, the best book Aaron's ever read, and....oh no. Oh no. Ian decided to `laravel new`. Again. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Ittybit. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:Wire:liveVehiklBlazeForteRainbow BridgeDigital MinimalismThe Intellectual LifeAdvent of Vibe Coding

Ian and Aaron talk about everything from leasing horses to Aaron's new studio addition to what comes next for Database School and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Links:"Low-energy Jeb"Behind the scenes of Aaron's new setuphttp://nyblackboard.comBlackmagic DeckLinktldrawThe DynamoDB Book@fideloper