The Bikeshed Podcast

Where developers debate the small stuff that doesn't matter(s). Join us for in-depth discussions about coding practices, tools, and tech decisions.

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36 - The Internet is On Fire

Scott, Dillon, and Matt recap a hard week for the internet: two critical PHP vulnerabilities, the eMudhra certificate incident, and a GitLab flaw that was there for 10 years. They also talk about the end of Arc, the REA reverse-engineering skill, and the new wave of personal agents, including Claude Duet. Plus, Dillon gets a new keyboard, and two hosts are on call during the recording.

35 - The Heat Death of Software

Scott, Dillon, and Matt dig into Matt's blog post, "The Heat Death of Software." The post predicts that open source, software teams, and paid SaaS will look very different within 10–15 years. The hosts argue about the "is-even to curl" range of what an agent can replace, whether cutting junior engineers leaves the industry with no future seniors, and which products have a moat deep enough to survive vibe coding. Plus: white Monster debates, a newfound respect for Diet Coke, and Dillon's water-fueled Whoop age.

34 - 42 Classes on One Div

Scott, Dillon, and Matt talk about why teams are suddenly moving from Tailwind to StyleX. They compare atomic CSS compilers, bundle size, and readability, and they discuss whether AI agents write StyleX better. Plus: Scott has some "spicy deets" about who actually maintains StyleX, and there is a detour into Meta's open source strategy.

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