When Node.js was brand new, it was a gamble. @TooTallNate, Vercel’s employee #6, took it anyway. Here's the full conversation. youtube.com/watch?v=bf-N9cXk…

What’s the fastest way to launch a new podcast without shouting into the void? Start with an existing audience, it’s a massive boost. youtu.be/iGGQWNXhQ5I

How do you keep a dev podcast from running out of topics? Don’t pigeonhole it into one framework, keep it as broad as web dev. youtu.be/iGGQWNXhQ5I

How is it that the smartest engineers are also the best communicators? The people who built Swift, TypeScript, and Node are unbelievably good at explaining things. youtu.be/iGGQWNXhQ5I

Would you rather wait for maintainers… or just fix the bug yourself? That’s the real open source superpower. youtu.be/moIg4PosGHQ

Do you actually know the basics… or are you just good at working around them? If you can’t go deep, you can’t debug. youtu.be/moIg4PosGHQ

How do you keep a subscription system sane when it’s built from a bunch of interconnected tools? Genius architecture… or future pain? youtu.be/7r3Vc4JmGpU

Ever had a WordPress migration go sideways? A CMS database model lasted 15 years. youtu.be/7r3Vc4JmGpU

How do you actually learn new tech without risking client work? Build a real side project and ship it. youtu.be/7r3Vc4JmGpU

What matters more than your tech stack? If you can explain HTTP vs HTTPS and think in architecture, the language won’t save you. youtu.be/7r3Vc4JmGpU

Astro, React Router, or Next.js? Pick based on what you’re building, and how much “magic” you’re willing to accept. youtu.be/7r3Vc4JmGpU