The tech layoff saga continues. The latest company in the hot seat is Twitter. After Elon Musk took control of the company, the platform has been in disarray, leaving developers out of jobs and Twitter users confused about the future of the platform. Is the tech world on fire?
Whether it’s social media, browser wars, or framework debates – the tech community seems to be in disagreement or in crisis. Tech companies were aggressively hiring developers before the economic downturn. Now, these same companies are ruthlessly laying off around 15-20% of their employees. In many cases, shareholder interests are being placed above the people on the ground building the company. Where Elon Musk is concerned, it’s hard to tell his true intentions. 
In this episode, Chuck and Robbie talk about the slew of tech debates happening on Twitter, the fallout from Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, and Robbie’s experience with Starlink.

Key Takeaways

[02:13] - A whiskey review - Barrell Seagrass.

[10:53] - What developers are saying on Twitter about frameworks.

[28:20] - How the tech world benefits from framework and browser wars.

[30:18] - Chuck and Robbie discuss the layoffs happening in tech.

[36:41] - The power of AWS in web hosting.

[42:03] - Robbie’s Starlink experience.

[46:56] - Robbie talks about his new Bronco and selling his Scout.

[53:10] - Shows Chuck and Robbie are currently watching.


Quotes
[28:58] - “There are things that I like and dislike from every iteration of whatever wars (framework and browser wars) we have but there ultimately are beneficial things that come out of all of them.” ~ Robbie Wagner
[33:52] - “Eight dollars for a Starbucks drink, enjoy it for 30 minutes, very happy. Eight dollars for a month on Twitter, super angry.” ~ Robbie Wagner
[37:27] - “When AWS goes down, half the internet goes down.” ~ Chuck Carpenter

Links

Barrell Seagrass

Phil Collins

Fiori

MGP

George Dickel Whisky

Twitter

React

Next Js

Astro

Web Pack

Turbo Pack

Vue

Vite

Gulp 

Rollup

Remix

Shopify

Tea 

Java Script

Azure Framework

WASM

Hulu

Netflix

Starbucks

Amazon

Amazon Web Services

Rack Space

Mac

Starlink

Eero

Disney Plus

Bronco

Porsche

Bring a Trailer

Peaky Blinders

Star Wars

The Mandalorian

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Cobra Kai

Karate Kid

The Haunting of Hill House

The Sandman

DC Titans

HBO Max

Batman

Justice League


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