230: We Accidentally Deleted Programming (Presented by CodeRabbit)

This week, Robbie and Adam sip on Whistle Pig's Liquid Death collaboration and debate whether we've accidentally deleted programming itself. They dig into the shift from code-first to spec-first development, whether TypeScript still matters in an AI-driven world, the rise of agency over specialization, and why the future might belong to prompt-driven tinkerers instead of traditional developers.

Presented by CodeRabbit: http://coderabbit.link/whiskey

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro

• (01:43) - Whiskey rating & review: Whistle Pig x Liquid Death Gravestock

• (07:21) - Automating tasks with AI: the chicken and egg problem

• (11:12) - Building a whiskey episode art generator with Swift and AI

• (17:02) - Libraries that ship specs instead of code

• (22:24) - Is TypeScript still worth it in an AI-first world?

• (29:06) - Converting Shepherd from Svelte to Solid for bundle size

• (34:44) - Why code matters less and outcomes matter more

• (42:42) - Comparing OpenCode, Warp, Cursor, and Windsurf

• (50:38) - The rise of agency: tinkerers over specialists

• (54:46) - Getting into physical goods and local farming

• (57:12) - Why booze, nicotine, and fun are all down

• (01:00:10) - Plugs

Links

• Whistle Pig Gravestock: https://www.whistlepigwhiskey.com/

• Liquid Death: https://liquiddeath.com/

• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/

• OpenCode: https://opencode.ai/

• Claude: https://claude.ai/

• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/

• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/

• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/

• TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/

• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/

• Solid: https://www.solidjs.com/

• GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot

• Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/

• Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/

• Swift: https://www.swift.org/

• Shepherd: https://shepherdjs.dev/

• Floating UI: https://floating-ui.com/

• Swach: https://www.swach.io/

• CSS Anchor Positioning: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_anchor_positioning

• FLIP Technique: https://aerotwist.com/blog/flip-your-animations/

• Paul Lewis: https://aerotwist.com/

• Want My MTV: https://wantmymtv.vercel.app/

• Fuse TV: https://www.fuse.tv/

Connect with the hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieWagner

• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/ChuckCarpenter

• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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