Zuzana is a vegan (in her heart), Dave tries to describe Norwegian Brown Cheese, Ben reminisces about the 'Got Milk' campaign, and a lot more.By Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Ben Holmen

Ben, Zuzana, and Dave return to discuss the best cheese for burgers, Ben's trip to view the eclipse, expensive toilets, Dave's trip to Laracon India, & more.By Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Ben Holmen

Ben discusses tipping in America, Dave wants to be a hotel secret shopper, and Zuzana discusses her "nuclear grade" worms. Plus roller coasters, Cabot Sharp Cheddar, Czech proverbs, & so much more.By Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Ben Holmen

Zuzana is recording a new LinkedIn course, Ben talks about casseroles, Dave talks about his trip to Disneyland, & more. Links: Funeral Potatoes Eton Mess Teddie Peanut Butter FluffBy Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Ben Holmen

The crew is back (!) to discuss everything from how Dave edits the Mostly Technical pod to Seinfeld vs. Friends to something called the "Easter Whip" and a lot more.By Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Ben Holmen

The gang returns after a couple months off and we're going where the podcast has never been before: the Culver's drive-thru. Plus Zuzana has a "luxury camel experience", Dave has questions about tater tots, & more.By Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Ben Holmen

We're back from Laracon (!) so naturally we had to record a podcast about Zuzana's first baseball game, Ben's last minute decision to attend, and Dave's love of random frozen foods from the 90s. Links for this episode: https://www.courant.com/2023/07/31/greater-hartford-area-sets-record-for-wettest-july/#:~:text=July%2031%2C%202023%20at%205,August%…

The Cheese & Weather crew makes their long awaited return as Zuzana reveals her connection to both corn and pizza, Ben dives into internet rabbit holes, and Dave gets upset about the ingredients in candy corn. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_corn https://www.pilates.com/collections/pilates-reformers/…

Zuzana thinks Americans have big cars, Ben has a corn deck, and Dave thinks about a midlife crisis. Links: Barkley Marathons - Wikipedia Race Across the World - Wikipedia Laracon US Laracon AU Cheese puffs (includes Cheez Balls) - Wikipedia Lake Superior Twitter Account Wotsits - WikipediaBy Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Ben Holmen

Dave is "that camel guy", Ben has containers full of bugs, and Zuzana needs some new shoes. Links: Photos mentioned in this episode https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/tilt-table-test/about/pac-20395124 https://www.zappos.com/c/shoe-size-conversion https://dolanlawfirm.com/2021/02/no-shoes-no-shirt-no-mask-no-service/ https://www.capewrathu…

Dave takes us to History Corner, Ben dives into Geography Talk, and Zuzana has a conservatory. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_Orders_of_Connecticut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delmarva_Peninsula https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088930/ (Clue) https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-ma…

Zuzana's got a bucket list, Dave's feeling "snacky", and Ben dives deep into the biggest "Is It Cheese" question we've ever pondered. Links for this week's show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Cheese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheez_Whiz https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-loft-and-vs-at…

Dave's a fan of ChatGPT, Zuzana wants to eat hot sauce on stage at Laracon, and Ben introduces us to the most important question we've ever tackled: Is it cheese? Other topics in this episode include bears, gas station coffee, Doritos, AI, & more. Links: https://chat.openai.com/ https://github.com/features/copilot/ https://laracon.us/ https://heato…

Dave insists that 'The Pizza Belt' exists and Zuzana & Ben need some convincing. Plus some talk about how English is six languages in a trench coat, clotted cream, 90s sitcom laugh tracks, & more. Links from this episode: Twenty Percent Time: Building With The TALL Stack (and Tighten) Pirates and Mayors The Pizza Belt: the Most Important Pizza Theo…

Ben becomes a bathfluencer, Zuzana goes in-depth on Lord Byron (who was apparently a wild boy?), and Dave wishes he fell off a camel. Links from this episode: Ben's shower control manifest Hacker news discussion Ada Lovelace Mary Kenneth Keller LarabellesBy Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Ben Holmen

Ben Holmen (CTO at The Boutique Hub) joins us this week to talk all about what it was like to build Hubventory with the TALL stack (and Tighten).By Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking, Ben Holmen

Shawn Jones (Staff Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all about mentoring and why it matters for everybody - even (or maybe even especially) developers.By Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking, Shawn Jones

Jeanne Henry (Senior Project Manager at Tighten) and Molly Fisher (Project Manager at Tighten) join us this week to talk about why meetings don't have to suck - and what you should look for in a good meeting.By Jeanne Henry, Molly Fisher, Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking

Jamison Valenta (a Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to dive deep into legacy apps - what to do if you've inherited one, how to know when to upgrade them, and a lot more. To learn more about how you could start updating your legacy app, check out Jamison's blog post https://tighten.com/blog/catching-up-laravel.…

Tony Messias (a programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all about Hotwire & Turbo Laravel - what it is, why he thinks it's interesting, how it works, and more.By Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Tony Messias

For this upcoming season we're switching things up a bit with a new co-host and maybe even some special guests...By Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova

Aaron Francis (our first outside guest!) joins us this week to talk all about his amazing package Torchlight - what it is, how it works, and what's coming next.By Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova, Aaron Francis

Dan Sheetz & Matt Stauffer (Managing Director & Technical Director, respectively) join us this week for the last episode of season 3 to talk all about the Tighten Manifesto - how it was created, what it aims to achieve, how to live up to it, and more. Recorded live at Tighten's 2022 Onsite in Gatlinburg, TN.…

Sara Bine (a Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all about YAGNI aka 'You Aren't Gonna Need It': what it is, why it's so important for anybody who's building software, and more.By Sara Bine, Dave Hicking

Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Operations & Content Manager at Tighten, returns to the show this week to talk about why you are not your job, the difference between your work and your job, and a lot more.By Dave Hicking, Marje Holmstrom-Sabo

Kristin Collins (a Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us for her second time on the show, and this time she's talking about conference talks: why you should consider doing them, how to get started, and a lot more.By Dave Hicking, Kristin Collins

Tammy Robinson (a Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about self care: what it is, why it’s important for developers, and how to take the first step towards a better self care practice. Links: tammyrobinson.meBy Tammy Robinson, Dave Hicking

Andrew Morgan (Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to tell us all about why you should be training your keyboard, how to get started, and a lot more. https://tighten.co/blog/how-to-train-your-keyboard/By Andrew Morgan, Dave Hicking

Kristin Collins (Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about some of her favorite tools & apps to use as a developer, from the everyday favorites to the surprise ones you might not have known you ever needed. Links for this episode: colormind.io Whimsical Avocode Shift PhpStorm Laravel Shift Samuel L Jackson Ipsum…

Marje Holmstrom-Sabo (Ops & Content Manager at Tighten) and Anna Shevlin (Operations Coordinator at Tighten) join us this week to talk about on-sites for distributed companies - why they're important, how to make a virtual on-site work in the era of COVID, and a lot more.By Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Dave Hicking, Anna Shevlin

Zuzana Kunckova (a Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to dive deep into Larabelles - how she got the idea for it, what’s coming next, what it’s like to build a community, and a lot more. Links for this episode: Larabelles Support Larabelles on GitHub Larabelles on Twitter Zuzana on TwitterBy Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova

Rissa Jackson (an Apprentice Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about life as an apprentice/junior developer, tips for getting that first job as a junior developer, and a lot more. Links for this episode: https://www.choosefi.com/how-to-negotiate-salary/ https://www.choosefi.com/negotiate-your-salary-with-tori-dunlap/ LeetCode Glue W…

Keith Damiani (Principal Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all about Jigsaw (what it does, what’s coming next, etc.) and what it’s like to manage an open source project at Tighten. Links for this week's show: Jigsaw Built With Jigsaw Keith Damiani on Twitter Jigsaw on GitHubBy Keith Damiani, Dave Hicking

In this episode, I talk to Nico Martin about progressive web apps. Nico is the founder of say hello, a Switzerland based web agency focused on modern WordPress development. Nico knows a lot about progressive web apps and in this episode, he shares a lot of his knowledge. Links Nico's website say hello Nico on Twitter Try Branch - Automated deployme…

In this episode, I talk to Rian Rietveld about accessibility on the web. Rian works as an accesibility specialist at Level Level, a full-service agency based in Rotterdam in The Netherlands. Rian also teaches accessibility with the A11y Collective. Links Rian's website Rian on Twitter A11y Collective Level Level Try Branch - Automated deployments f…

In this episode, I talk to Zuzana Kunckova of Larabelles about moving from WordPress to Laravel. Zuzana is doing some really amazing community work with underrepresented developers in Laravel. Listen in to hear about some of the differences between WordPress and Laravel. Links Zuzana on Twitter Zuzana's website Larabelles on Twitter Larabelles webs…

In this episode, I chat with David Vogelpohl, Vice President of Growth at WP Engine. Before joining WP Engine, David founded and ran his own agency Marketing Clique. Through his role at WP Engine, David is connected to thousands of agencies around the world and in this episode, he shares his thoughts on growing and scaling a successful agency. Link…

In this episode, I talk to Jason Bahl, the creator of the WP GraphQL plugin. Last year, Jason and his plugin joined Gatsby to work full time on making GraphQL more accessible to WordPress developers. Jason has a lot of knowledge to share about static and headless sites and, of course, GraphQL. Links WP GraphQL Jason on Twitter Gatsby Try Branch - A…

In this episode, I talk to Birgit Pauli-Haack about the WordPress block editor, Gutenberg. Birgit is the self appointed cheerleader for the Gutenberg project, she runs the Gutenberg Times website and is the host of the Gutenberg Changelog podcast. In this episodes we talk about how agencies should think about Gutenberg and what the future of the pr…

In this episode I talk to Tracy Levesque about her agency YIKES, Inc. We cover a lot of important and interesting topics, such as diversity and inclusion. YIKES truly stands out by being a deeply ethics-based business, by being a certified B corp, a certified Womens' Business Enterprise and a certified LGBT Business Enterprise amongst other things.…

On this episode I talk to Joe Howard, the founder of WP Buffs, a productized service offering WordPress care plans. He's also the co-host of the WPMRR podcast and runs the WPMRR Summit. Joe is all about recurring revenue and if you're interested in how you can start to implement recurring revenue into your business you should listen to this episode…

In this episode I talk to Vito Peleg, the founder of WP Feedback. Vito and his team launched WP Feedback in the summer of 2019 and it was one of the most spectacular and well executed product launches I've seen in the WordPress space. This was manifested in more than $100,000 in sales in the first month. Listen to Vito unpack the journey from freel…

In this episode of Billable Hours, I talk to Brian Casel. Brian is the founder of ProcessKit, a software tool that helps agencies document their processes and also helps them actually follow those processes. He's also the creator of the Productized online course and he runs his own productized service AudienceOps. Listen to hear Brian's advice on h…

Welcome to Billable Hours, a podcast for all the WordPress agencies and freelance shops out there. My name is Peter, and on this show I bring on interesting people from all around the WordPress ecosystem to talk about what's moving in the world of client work. My own background is building products for WordPress developers, first with WP Pusher and…

Marje Holmstrom-Sabo (Ops & Content Manager at Tighten) returns to the show for the final episode of Season 2 to talk to Dave Hicking (Production Manager at Tighten) about shaping your role at an agency, the concept of 'tours of duty', and more.By Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Dave Hicking

Andrew Morgan (a Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all things organization - why it's important for devs (and all of us, really) to stay organized, how he does it, and a lot more.By Andrew Morgan, Dave Hicking

Dan Sheetz (Tighten's CEO) joins us this week for a chat about exactly what goes into making a good client/agency relationship, diving into topics like trust, transparency, understanding which problem to solve, and a lot more.By Dave Hicking, Dan Sheetz

Cenitoria Melton (a Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about something most of us have encountered before, whether in our personal or professional life: imposter syndrome.By Cenitoria Melton, Dave Hicking

We're joined this week by Jake Bathman (a Programmer at Tighten) to talk all about what it's like to build apps & bots for Slack: why they're useful, what it's like to build one, and a lot more.By Dave Hicking, Jake Bathman

We're joined by John Bonaccorsi (one of Tighten's Lead Programmers) to talk about the pros and cons (spoiler: there aren't too many cons) of using class-based model factories in Laravel. To learn more about class-based model factories, check out https://tighten.co/blog/tidy-up-your-tests-with-class-based-model-factories/…