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Jun 2026

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A weekly show that helps you stay up to date on the latest and greatest in the front-end world.

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June 15, 2026Episode 14951 min

149: Rise of the React Foundation

React officially leaves the Meta building to live under the new React Foundation (and the React Compiler gets rewritten in Rust), Apple's WWDC unveils a stacked Safari 27 beta, and Chrome DevTools 149 levels up its AI features. A jam-packed week in front-end news.Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - React is now officially owned by the React Foundation 3:07 - React Compiler is now in Rust 5:56 - Safari 27 beta 12:12 - DevTools 149 updates 23:46 - State of CSS survey 2026 27:54 - Fire Starter 32:15 - What's Making Us Happy NewsPaige: WebKit in Safari 27 betaJack: React is now owned by the React Foundation & React Compiler is now in RustTJ: DevTools 149 updatesLightning NewsState of CSS survey 2026 — go vote for us under your favorite web dev podcasts!Fire StarterAdvanced Perceptual Contrast AlgorithmWhat's Making Us HappyPaige: Blocks of focus timeJack: AI is saving money and time — Burn Baby BurnTJ: SportsThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-End Fire website Blue Collar Coder on YouTube Blue Collar Coder on Discord Reach out via email Tweet at us on X @front_end_fire Follow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

June 8, 2026Episode 14858 min

148: The Bots Have Officially Taken Over

In this episode: people are still writing new programming language, Microsoft is going all "developers, developers, developers" again, and bots are apparently outnumbering humans on the web now.Timestamps:1:55 - Bot traffic has passed human traffic5:28 - The Jam programming language12:04 - Jack at Microsoft Build29:26 - Cloudflare bought VoidZero34:46 - Red Hat is the latest victim of Shai Hulud38:39 - Anthropic wants AI dev to slow down41:35 - Someone used a Waymo in a robbery46:47 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - There’s a new programming language called JamJack - Microsoft Build coverageTJ - Bot web traffic has passed human web trafficLightning News: Red Hat is the latest victim of Shai Hulud on npmAnthropic wants AI development to slow down for the public goodPolice have yet to catch a thief who used a Waymo to steal yoga clothesCloudflare bought VoidZeroWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - For All Mankind TV seriesJack - Custom Microsoft swagTJ - Claude Desktop BuddyThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

June 1, 2026Episode 14752 min

147: Vercel Made a Programming Language for Robots

In this episode npm implements staged publishing, Deno is patrolling your claws, and Vercel has a new agent-first language.Timestamps:0:58 - npm staged publishing4:52 - Claw Patrol11:00 - zerolang20:18 - Wordpress 7.023:46 - Dr. Axel takes down his blog and books33:31 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - zerolang, an agent first programming languageJack - Claw PatrolTJ - npm staged publishingLightning News: Wordpress 7.0 and AIDr. Axel takes down his blog and booksWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - St. Augustine Old Town Trolley Tours and the Porsche Performance Track ExperienceJack - Shokz OpenDots headphonesTJ - NBA Jam lead designer was a Pistons fanThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

May 25, 2026Episode 14652 min

146: Humans vs AI—Fight!

On this episode: Rust has another convert, npm takes another stab at stopping the hackers, and Jack had a coding battle against robots.Timestamps:1:00 - Bun switches to Rust6:45 - Jack’s battle against AI on Greenfield Games16:01 - npm RFC to block install scripts22:10 - State of Web Dev AI survey results37:10 - Mark Erikson joins the AI revolution41:45 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - Bun, but in RustJack - Jason Lengstorf’s Greenfield Games TV showTJ - npm RFC to block install scriptsLightning News: State of Web Dev AI survey resultsMark Erikson joins the AI revolutionWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Riding in WaymosJack - Wilma the Bat Dog for the Portland PicklesTJ - Dungeon Crawler Carl book seriesThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

May 18, 2026Episode 14553 min

145: AI Layoffs Will Continue Until Morale Improves

In this episode: An IDE written in Rust hits 1.0; more vulnerabilities, this time in TanStack and Next.js; and the AI layoffs continue—we’ll discuss whether you should be worried.Timestamps:0:46 - Alternative editor Zed hits 1.010:48 - AI layoffs24:12 - TanStack’s CI pipeline was compromised30:01 - Another Next.js vulnerability31:46 - Tailwind 4.3 adds new scrollbar utilities35:03 - Fire Starter: The new install element41:22 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - Alternative editor Zed hits 1.0Jack - Not even TanStack is safe from npm hacks and another Next.js vulnerabilityTJ - Cloudflare lays off 1,100 employees & Cisco lays off 4,000 employeesLightning News: Tailwind 4.3 adds new scrollbar utilitiesFire Starter:<install>What Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - The Porsche Track ExperienceJack - Porch planets projectTJ - Chilipad mattress topperThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

May 11, 2026Episode 14457 min

144: Did Tanner Just Replace React?

In this episode, we look at whether “founding sponsor” is becoming the new AI acqui-hire, Tanner building a possible React replacement, and how Claude could get faster thanks to a new deal with SpaceX.Timestamps:0:58 - Tanner builds Redact8:14 - Anthropic makes a deal with SpaceX19:03 - Warp is now open source29:58 - Node 26 is out32:07 - ChatGPT is obsessed with goblins42:21 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - Warp is open source and OpenAI is its founding sponsorJack - Projecting ReactTJ - Anthropic makes a deal with SpaceXLightning News: Node 26 is outChatGPT is obsessed with goblinsWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - The Koerner Office on YouTubeJack - 3d printed Star Wars gunsTJ - The Lies of Locke Lamora novelThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

May 4, 2026Episode 14355 min

143: The AI Bill Is Due

In this episode:pnpm tightens its security stanceWe talk about whether the AI bill is coming dueAnd Remix v3 is back in the newsTimestamps:1:35 - The AI price hike16:31 - Remix v3 beta preview27:33 - pnpm 11’s security changes35:28 - Firefox adds tab notes41:10 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - AI price hikes are coming for us all, Anthropic’s changed its plan offerings, GitHub Copilot is rolling out usage based billingJack - Remix v3 beta previewTJ - pnpm 11Lightning News: Firefox adds tab notesWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Claude Superpower skillsJack - Ted Lasso season 4TJ - DuolingoThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

April 27, 2026Episode 14255 min

142: Vercel Had a Week

In this episode:Anthropic sets its sights on designersVercel has a “security incident”And Elon eyes an IDETimestamps:0:50 - Anthropic introduces Claude Design10:07 - Vercel’s security incident18:27 - SpaceX is buying Cursor26:15 - Google is cracking down on “back button hijacking”28:35 - Anthropic bans a 60-person company overnight32:45 - Fire Starter36:40 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - Anthropic introduces Claude DesignJack - SpaceX is buying CursorTJ - Vercel has a “security incident”Lightning News: Google cracking down on “back button hijacking”Anthropic bans a 60-person company overnightFire Starter:Git 2.54 has a new way to reword commitsWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Libby audiobooksJack - Reolink security camerasTJ - Installing every Firefox extensionThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

April 21, 2026Episode 1411 hr 2 min

141: When AI Belongs in Products with Dan Wilson & Kyler Krenek

This week special guests Dan Wilson of DataCurl and Kyler Krenek of Vowel join us to discuss when AI belongs in products and what kinds of AI tools are best suited to different needs.Special Guests:Dan Wilson, Principal Partner of DataCurlKyler Krenek, cofounder of Vowel Relevant Links:Dan’s personal websiteDan’s company websiteDan on LinkedInKyler’s GitHubKyler’s blogKyler on LinkedInVowel.toWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Shrinking season 3TJ - Claude CoworkJack - Giving stuff wayDan - New drug coming on the market for Pancreatic Cancer. Kyler - OpenCode Web with GPT-5.4 - Much easier bugfixingThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

April 13, 2026Episode 14057 min

140: Cloudflare is Coming for WordPress

One of the former React Core team members caused quite the stir last week when he released Pretext, a TypeScript library that uses math to make text measurement and layout super fast. Handy for niche use cases? Definitely. Controversial online? Extremely.Also this week, Anthropic announced Project Glasswing, a new initiative bringing together all the biggest players in tech to reshape cybersecurity because Anthropic's latest frontier model Mythos has identified thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser. The orgs will use Mythos to up their software security before putting it in the hands of the rest of us.And Cloudflare, ever in our weekly news cycle, has released EmDash, an Astro-powered version of WordPress using Cloudflare's infra to securely sandbox plugins and prevent the hacking that WP has long suffered from.Timestamps:1:53 - Pretext.js9:20 - Anthropic’s new model: Mythos15:27 - Cloudflare’s EmDash24:31 - Claude Code buddies30:09 - An update on how Axios was hacked34:19 - Chrome is getting vertical tabs35:47 - State of Web Dev AI survey36:29 - Jack is a GDE37:23 - Code mode is new in TanStack AI41:47 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - Pretext.jsJack - Anthropic's new model: MythosTJ - Cloudflare’s EmDash and Matt Mullenweg’s responseLightning News: Claude Code buddies were for April Fools and the community now wants them backAn update on how Axios was hackedChrome is getting vertical tabsState of Web Dev AI Survey 2026Jack is a Google Developer ExpertCode Mode is new in TanStack AI and Jack’s video about Code ModeWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - OpenAI’s GPT 5.4 in GH CopilotJack - 3D printed planetsTJ - Mammoth in concertThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast