Mike | HTML All The Things Podcast

Are there any developers that are refusing to use AI in anyway to help them to code?

Would love to chat with you on the HTML All The Things podcast to discuss the reasons and how it's going.

Didn't quite work, we tried that but had some random bugs that kept popping up so it'll be a bit more involved.

so we can start re-architecting and using the new features for new feature buildouts.

Reality is we can't spend months on the upgrade needs to be done in phases.

Champ

Lol I wish

This is my future right here 🥲

Hope it's over soon for you ❤️

Me after telling the product team that we'll need a few weeks to update from svelte 4 to svelte 5

Why Flip Phones Still Matter in 2025 | w/ Tom Barrasso From digital detox to KaiOS, we explore the 2025 flip phone revival with Cloud Phone’s Tom Barrasso—and what it means for users and developers alike.

We joined @mikek.me’s co-host Matt on the HTML All The Things #podcast to talk about #webdev on Cloud Phone, the growing #digitaldetox trend, and why flip phones still matter

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Understanding Svelte 5 Runes: $derived vs $effect | HTML All The Things A detailed comparison of new Svelte 5 runes $derived and $effect, when to use one over the other and how they work.

Ready for the deep dive, sample code, and common pitfalls?

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$derived = live, memoized formulas
$effect = side‑effects only

In my water‑tracker:
– $derived counts filled glasses & last‑drink time
– $effect persists data to localStorage
Right tool, right job ➜ cleaner, predictable code.

Scratching your head over Svelte 5’s new runes—especially $derived vs $effect?

You’re not alone. This app and blog unpacks why they confuse devs and how mastering them makes your state logic crystal‑clear.

Startups vs Big Tech for Web Developers Matt and Mike compare startup vs big tech dev roles—scope, growth, culture, stability—and how AI might shift opportunities toward startups.

We break down the trade-offs: scope, speed, impact, mentorship, stability, culture, and tech stacks — all backed by real-world examples.

Whether you’re startup-curious or FAANG-bound, this one’s for you.

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🚨 Big Tech vs Startups: Which should you bet your dev career on?

AI is lowering the barrier to entry for startups — and that means more opportunities for developers to build fast, own more, and grow quicker.

Here’s what you need to know before making the leap 👇

I'm sorry man, this sucks.

We're all just cogs and no one could ever convince me otherwise at this point.

Runed Magical utilities for Svelte 5.

Interestingly was looking into something exactly like this implementation and was directed to this custom rune called resource

runed.dev/docs/utiliti...

Maybe focusing or scrollintoView could be handled by onMount (in svelte specifically) but the others are definitely a good use case for effect.

My point was more just mundane state changes that can get more complex don't need effects, just more complex derived functions.

oh good point, I haven't checked the runed docs in forever.

watch is actually awesome, even less reason to use effect!

After diving deep into Svelte 5 runes I can say confidently that derived can do 99% of the reactive state functionality required.

Effect is hardly ever needed.

Building a little water tracking app to help teach the differences between derived and effect runes in Svelte 5.

Might actually use it though cause I definitely haven't been drinking enough water.

People posting morning routines while here I am with my toddler waking up everyday into chaos.

This week I want to dive into two important Svelte 5 runes.

$derived - use to compute values from other reactive values

$effect - listen to changes on reactive variables and perform an action when a change occurs.

Going to create and share a ton of examples with each one to learn.

AI Has Broken the Web Developer Job Market w/ Kent C. Dodds Explore how AI reshapes job applications with Kent C. Dodds. Learn why React is essential for developers & if juniors should turn off AI chatbots to grow.

AI has killed the traditional job application.

Agree or disagree?

Had a deep chat with @kentcdodds.com on the podcast about that and other topics like a roadmap for learning React and the Epic Web Conference (Starting March 26th)!

www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/ai-...

Claude, ChatGPT, Deepseek they have one thing in common.

Tech bias.

Most libraries that aren't React or Next.js don't really have a chance because AI just doesn't have enough code to learn on.

an hour on the stair master is probably the craziest amount of cardio you can possibly do. You're crazy Danny, keep it up!

The amount of remote work red flags in this post.

If you're company needs to put spyware on your personal computer to take a photo of your face every 7min, run for the fucking hills.

I'd rather work at McDonalds then allow this.

The most important aspect of remote (async) work is trust

as long as there is trust both ways it's easy.

Got tired of manually creating our podcast embeds for different blog platforms.

Made a quick little sveltekit app that pulls in the 5 latest HTML All The Things podcast episodes from spotify and creates the embeds for them from their ids.

It's ugly but it works.

Freelancing for Web Development Explore freelancing with Matt and Mike, 10+ year web dev veterans. Learn tips on GURU, marketing, word of mouth, and finding leads. Set yourself up for success!

When I was on @mikek.me (HTML All The Things Podcast) a few weeks back with @matt-lawrence.bsky.social, we ended up talking a bit about freelancing as a web dev.

And their latest episode is all about just that! Check it out here:
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One thing I've come to realize is that the placebo effect is very real.

If someone believes in something it's very possible it could help them.

So if you want to use Next.js over SvelteKit be my guest.

Do I have any QA engineers here looking for work?

We're looking to hire someone with experience writing end to end tests for sveltekit (or other meta frameworks) and dealing with CI/CD testing amount other things!

DM me for more details!

(Fully remote + competitive pay)