Best Dave And Dev Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 456: Will I look bad on the job market if I'm a crypto developer and struggling to go from management back to dev work 31:39

4d ago31:39

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey, I am a web developer getting bored of the regular development work. I am interested in finance and the monetary system and due to the overlap of finance and engineering I feel down the Bitcoin rabbit hole and even spiked interest in crypto like Solana and Sui. I am pretty sure most of c…

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660: Teaching CSS, Conferences, and Masonry Updates 58:48

6d ago58:48

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Show Description Follow up on thoughts about teaching CSS from scratch, questions about conferences to attend as well as a way to kickstart a conference idea, some Balatro thoughts, and our thoughts on the recent Grid vs Masonry debate. Listen on Website → Links The Homebrewery - NaturalCrit SmashingConf in-person Conferences 2025 — Friendly, inclu…

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Ep. 041 - How To Make Games In The AI Revolution (Jabrils) 56:28

7d ago56:28

56:28

I talk with ⁨Jabrils⁩ about game dev in a future shadowed by AI technology.► Join the Bezi waitlist► Play Ultra Bouters

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Episode 455: UX designer without a mentor and I get bored too easily and stressed too easily 33:00

13d ago33:00

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: A listener named Dakota asks, I’m a UX designer, and I’m constantly looking for growth opportunities. I’m having trouble finding mentors to help challenge me, as every time my boss/senior designer leaves the company, I assume their work and we don’t backfill their spot or my old position. Th…

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659: CSS Carousel Configurator Demos with Adam Argyle 1:10:29

11d ago1:10:29

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Show Description Adam Argyle joins us to chat about new CSS features that are demo'd in a carousel configurator - a builder-like experience to help visualize the capabilities of a CSS only Carousel: buttons, markers, paging and inertness. Listen on Website → Guests Adam Argyle Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social CSS at Google. Links Chrome Canary Fea…

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Ep. 040 - Why He Spent 8 Years On A Single Game (Adam Younis) 1:01:02

13d ago1:01:02

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I chat with Adam Younis about his 8 year game project... ► Wishlist Insignia: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127370/Insignia/ ► Get 40% off Full Time Game Dev: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd ► Make your game instantly beautiful with my free workbook: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-instant-beauty-color-workbook…

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Episode 454: Tracking productivity? and my CTO is ChatGPT 28:11

19d ago28:11

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m a manager on a Product team. I’ve been asked by upper management to measure “story points completed per developer per sprint” and display the results publicly each sprint to motivate lower-performing employees. I explained why, according to Scrum, I don’t think this is a good idea. But I…

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658: Andy Bell on Working with Clients, Writing, and Building Courses for Web Builders 1:02:22

18d ago1:02:22

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Show Description We're joined by Andy Bell, the founder of Set Studio. They discuss the evolution of web design, the importance of client relationships, and the innovative approaches taken at Set Studio and Piccalilli. The conversation covers the shift from traditional design methods to a more browser-centric approach, the challenges of client work…

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Ep. 040 - How He Sold 15,000,000 Copies Of His Games (Thomas Mahler) 1:23:55

22d ago1:23:55

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The creator of Ori and The Blind Forest and I discuss how he sold over 15,000,000 copies of his game... ► Get the Ovani sound bundle: https://ovanisound.com/ftgd ► Play / Wishlist No Rest For The Wicked: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371980/No_Rest_for_the_Wicked/ ► Learn to make games from your bedroom: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in…

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Ep. 039 - How He Sold 2,000,000 Copies Of His Games (Dave Gilbert) 1:08:32

25d ago1:08:32

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I talk with indie legend of Dave Gilbert about how he sold millions of copies of his games! ► Get 40% off Full Time Game Dev for the Spring sale: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd ► Wishlist Old Skies: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/Old_Skies/ ► Learn to build a game studio in your bedroom: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in…

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Episode 453: Why did my company build an internal LinkedIn and how do I not get stagnant in my skills? 31:34

26d ago31:34

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Greetings! I work at a research company with ~500 engineers and scientists. My company started promoting this new portal they setup that is like a private linkedin. You can fill up the profile they setup for you and apply for positions within the company. Why is my company doing this? They e…

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657: David Darnes on Web Components and Design Systems 1:04:51

25d ago1:04:51

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Show Description David Darnes joins us to talk about his work on the Nord design system, writing web components, working with embeds and web components, thoughts on building a progress bar or notification component, keeping design systems and design tools in sync, and tricks for components and variables. Listen on Website → Guests David Darnes Gues…

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Episode 452: Consulting refactor and extra work, extra scrutiny 25:12

1M ago25:12

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’ve been a developer for about 1.5 years. I work for a large consultancy. we provide services to big clients. I’m working on a front-end codebase that has been through three consulting companies already. Tired of just moving tickets and fixing bugs, I decided to refactor the front end of th…

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656: Onboarding Woes, Coloring Links, and AI Slop Theories 55:21

1M ago55:21

55:21

Show Description Onboarding users is a lot more difficult than you might think it is, how should links be coloured or styled, keeping web software up to date, why does some AI slop get created in the first place, getting context for why things happened or decisions were made, and our first bullet point dev career story (Steve's version). Listen on …

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Episode 451: Un-collaborative architect and who is my boss? 32:47

1M ago32:47

32:47

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: A listener named Scot asks, A new architect was hired at my company 6 months ago. I’m an engineer one rung lower on the hierarchy and have been here for 3.5 years. He hasn’t done much to learn about any of us who have been here for a while, so he is constantly undermining my skills and sugge…

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655: Conspiracy Theory Theories, View Transitions vs CSS Animations, and Autocomplete 45:50

1M ago45:50

45:50

Show Description It's a speed run meeting edition episode and we're talking conspiracy theories, getting hypnotized, disinformation on TikTok vs the news, view transitions vs CSS animations vs the web animation API, follow ups on font-weight and attire, and classic autocomplete vs AI autocomplete. Listen on Website → Links SubwayTakes (@subwaytakes…

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Episode 450: I'm terrible at behavioral interviews and time zonessssssss 34:04

2M ago34:04

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I struggle with behavioral interviews. I’ve gotten a little bit better as I’ve done more interviews, but it’s still a major pain point for me. I have some common behavioral question answers written out in a spreadsheet in SAR format, but I feel that not all of them are good examples for a mi…

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654: UI + State, AI Missing Context But Adds Browsers, and Scalability on the Web 56:34

2M ago56:34

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Show Description UI and state struggles, AI missing important sand context, should we look forward to AI browsers, how bad is the mobile web in 2025, what does scalability with websites actually mean, and is there a role for someone as a project manager with tech insight? Listen on Website → Links Dribbble - Discover the World’s Top Designers & Cre…

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Ep. 038 - How He Sold 1,000,000 Copies Of His Game (Friedemann Allmenröder) 1:29:14

2M ago1:29:14

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I chat with the developer of Pizza Possum and SUMMERHOUSE on how he sold one million copies of his games. ► Get a free trial of Blueberry AI: https://hubs.ly/Q036lKxz0 ► Play SUMMERHOUSE: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2533960/SUMMERHOUSE/By Thomas Brush

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Episode 449: My tech lead ignored my warnings and I don't know what my leadership style is 29:54

2M ago29:54

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hello, long time listener first time question asker. I work for a medium sized tech company and I recently moved teams. Right now my old team is attempting to refactor a bunch of code I wrote to use a library that’ll make life easier. I don’t blame them, I tried to do the same thing. It does…

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653: Interop 2025, Attributes, and Black Boxes of AI 58:34

2M ago58:34

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Show Description We're looking at the Interop 2025 announcements, Dave is hating on (and talking about) attributes, debating better ways to handle color inputs, following up on the implications of AI that is shaped by politics, and Dave mouthblogs the secret black boxes of AI. Listen on Website → Links interop/2025/README CSS Day 2025, 5th & 6th of…

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Ep. 037 - How He Sold 500,000+ Copies Of His Games (Greg Lobanov) 1:11:55

2M ago1:11:55

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I chat with Greg Labanov, the creator of Wandersong, Chicoree, and Beastieball. ► Play Beastieball: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864950/Beastieball/ ► Learn how to make indie games as a job (free): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figuresBy Thomas Brush

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Ep. 036 - How He Sold 500,000+ Copies Of His Games (Oliver Joyce) 49:19

2M ago49:19

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I chat with Oliver Joyce, the creator of the Sword and Sandals franchise. ► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures ► Wishlist Lair of the Leviathan: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2752020/Lair_Of_The_Leviathan/ ► Wishlist Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.c…

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652: Talking to Bots, Building Browser Games, and Political LLMs 1:02:53

2M ago1:02:53

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Show Description Remembering the old days before we had bots, teaching kids to talk to bots, how difficult is it to build games in the browser, are we seeing LLMs get more political, what does mainstream media really mean, and have you heard about PouchDB? Listen on Website → Links PixiJS: The HTML5 Creation Engine Unreal Engine: Powerful Real-Time…

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Episode 448: Title over salary and from figure skater to software developer 28:01

2M ago28:01

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: A listener named Steven says, Long-time listener of the podcast here—it always brings me so much joy! Should I prioritize title over salary? I’m currently based in Europe, working as a Senior Engineer at a big company that pays really well. The problem is, there’s almost no chance for promot…

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Episode 447: Overleveled at FAANG and accidental draft feedback 30:11

2M ago30:11

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I am a mid level engineer overleveled as a senior engineer in a FAANG company. I got super lucky landing this high paying remote job, but dang… I did underestimate the expectations for my senior level. I had no FAANG experience before, just working at startups, flat hierarchies, just doing t…

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651: Jason Lengstorf on CodeTV.dev, DevRel Panic, and Spicy Gear 56:58

2M ago56:58

56:58

Show Description Jason joins us to talk about his rebranding to CodeTV.dev, how Chris Coyier helped him become a star, the power of free, how he makes money with CodeTV, sponsorship and tech shows, crappy web cams, and the gear he uses to look and sound amazing. Listen on Website → Guests Jason Lengstorf Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social Jason Leng…

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Episode 446: Wading through AI slop and they don't get git 33:19

3M ago33:19

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: A listener named Matthias (mah-TEA-as) asks, In episode 444 you’re talking about the problems when hiring in the age of AI. I’m a manager who’s trying to hire right now and frankly I’m at a loss. If feels like I’m wading through a sea of AI slop. What tips do you have to cut through the slop…

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