Mostly Technical Podcast
@mostlytechnical.com
Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics.
Hosted by @ianlandsman.com and Aaron Francis
https://mostlytechnical.com
Hosted by @ianlandsman.com and Aaron Francis
https://mostlytechnical.com
🤑 Greed Is Good 🤑
This week @aaronfrancis.com's got his head in the business game and @ianlandsman.com thinks it’s time for “New Aaron” to watch Wall Street, buy a three piece suit, and internalize Gordon Gekko’s advice.
This week @aaronfrancis.com's got his head in the business game and @ianlandsman.com thinks it’s time for “New Aaron” to watch Wall Street, buy a three piece suit, and internalize Gordon Gekko’s advice.
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🤑 Greed Is Good 🤑
This week @aaronfrancis.com's got his head in the business game and @ianlandsman.com thinks it’s time for “New Aaron” to watch Wall Street, buy a three piece suit, and internalize Gordon Gekko’s advice.
This week @aaronfrancis.com's got his head in the business game and @ianlandsman.com thinks it’s time for “New Aaron” to watch Wall Street, buy a three piece suit, and internalize Gordon Gekko’s advice.
This week on Mostly Technical - @ianlandsman.com's hiring! He talks to @aaronfrancis.com about what he's looking for and how people can apply.
And please, for the love of god - don't submit a generic, AI-generated resume or cover letter 🤦♂️
And please, for the love of god - don't submit a generic, AI-generated resume or cover letter 🤦♂️
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This week on Mostly Technical - @ianlandsman.com's hiring! He talks to @aaronfrancis.com about what he's looking for and how people can apply.
And please, for the love of god - don't submit a generic, AI-generated resume or cover letter 🤦♂️
And please, for the love of god - don't submit a generic, AI-generated resume or cover letter 🤦♂️
This week @ianlandsman.com talks to @aaronfrancis.com about how Livewire 4 is so good, there's only one thing he could do with Outro.fm.
`laravel new`
Never Ship! Laravel New Forever! 🤣
`laravel new`
Never Ship! Laravel New Forever! 🤣
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This week @ianlandsman.com talks to @aaronfrancis.com about how Livewire 4 is so good, there's only one thing he could do with Outro.fm.
`laravel new`
Never Ship! Laravel New Forever! 🤣
`laravel new`
Never Ship! Laravel New Forever! 🤣
This week, @ianlandsman.com talks to @aaronfrancis.com about a big problem he's having.
A horse-sized problem, if you will.
🐴
A horse-sized problem, if you will.
🐴
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This week, @ianlandsman.com talks to @aaronfrancis.com about a big problem he's having.
A horse-sized problem, if you will.
🐴
A horse-sized problem, if you will.
🐴
This week on MT @aaronfrancis.com tells @ianlandsman.com all about the new set at his studio with a...chalkboard?!
Ian, for the record, was *thrilled*.
Ian, for the record, was *thrilled*.
October 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This week on MT @aaronfrancis.com tells @ianlandsman.com all about the new set at his studio with a...chalkboard?!
Ian, for the record, was *thrilled*.
Ian, for the record, was *thrilled*.
This week on MT:
@ianlandsman.com, @aaronfrancis.com, and Jeffrey Way share some 🌶️ Javascript opinions 🌶️.
Love Vue? Hate React? Wish you could just use Livewire for everything? Fire off in the comments and let us know.
@ianlandsman.com, @aaronfrancis.com, and Jeffrey Way share some 🌶️ Javascript opinions 🌶️.
Love Vue? Hate React? Wish you could just use Livewire for everything? Fire off in the comments and let us know.
October 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This week on MT:
@ianlandsman.com, @aaronfrancis.com, and Jeffrey Way share some 🌶️ Javascript opinions 🌶️.
Love Vue? Hate React? Wish you could just use Livewire for everything? Fire off in the comments and let us know.
@ianlandsman.com, @aaronfrancis.com, and Jeffrey Way share some 🌶️ Javascript opinions 🌶️.
Love Vue? Hate React? Wish you could just use Livewire for everything? Fire off in the comments and let us know.
This week @ianlandsman.com has an important surprise to show @aaronfrancis.com:
His miniature wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!
His miniature wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!
October 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This week @ianlandsman.com has an important surprise to show @aaronfrancis.com:
His miniature wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!
His miniature wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!
When @aaronfrancis.com got back from his vision quest, he decided to post some pictures.....and boy did people have thoughts about it.
This week on MT Aaron talked to @ianlandsman.com about the responses he got and why he's gonna block you if you're snarky and he doesn't know you.
This week on MT Aaron talked to @ianlandsman.com about the responses he got and why he's gonna block you if you're snarky and he doesn't know you.
October 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
When @aaronfrancis.com got back from his vision quest, he decided to post some pictures.....and boy did people have thoughts about it.
This week on MT Aaron talked to @ianlandsman.com about the responses he got and why he's gonna block you if you're snarky and he doesn't know you.
This week on MT Aaron talked to @ianlandsman.com about the responses he got and why he's gonna block you if you're snarky and he doesn't know you.
This week @aaronfrancis.com talks to @ianlandsman.com about two key insights he gained during his vision quest:
1) He's lost the ability to focus sometime over the last five years.
2) He's addicted to Twitter.
1) He's lost the ability to focus sometime over the last five years.
2) He's addicted to Twitter.
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This week @aaronfrancis.com talks to @ianlandsman.com about two key insights he gained during his vision quest:
1) He's lost the ability to focus sometime over the last five years.
2) He's addicted to Twitter.
1) He's lost the ability to focus sometime over the last five years.
2) He's addicted to Twitter.
It's time for @aaronfrancis.com's next pivot: acting!
This week on MT he talks about making his acting debut, why he's really good at playing himself, and @ianlandsman.com pitches him on taking the show on the road so they can go Hollywood 🎬
This week on MT he talks about making his acting debut, why he's really good at playing himself, and @ianlandsman.com pitches him on taking the show on the road so they can go Hollywood 🎬
October 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's time for @aaronfrancis.com's next pivot: acting!
This week on MT he talks about making his acting debut, why he's really good at playing himself, and @ianlandsman.com pitches him on taking the show on the road so they can go Hollywood 🎬
This week on MT he talks about making his acting debut, why he's really good at playing himself, and @ianlandsman.com pitches him on taking the show on the road so they can go Hollywood 🎬
This week @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com talk about AI video slop and why it's a disaster for all of us - even if people really do like video.
October 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This week @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com talk about AI video slop and why it's a disaster for all of us - even if people really do like video.
This week @mjwhansen.com joined @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com to talk about why customer interviews are more necessary than ever before in the era of ✨vibe coding ✨
September 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This week @mjwhansen.com joined @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com to talk about why customer interviews are more necessary than ever before in the era of ✨vibe coding ✨
This week on Mostly Technical, @aaronfrancis.com talks to @ianlandsman.com about how he reunited with @samlambert.com to launch his new YouTube channel and the incredible news he learned in the middle of emceeing Laracon.
September 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This week on Mostly Technical, @aaronfrancis.com talks to @ianlandsman.com about how he reunited with @samlambert.com to launch his new YouTube channel and the incredible news he learned in the middle of emceeing Laracon.
This week @ianlandsman.com had a bombshell announcement for @aaronfrancis.com about Outro.fm - he Laravel New'd it!
Is this two steps forward, three steps back? Is this a "business dad" move or is Ian actually "developer dad"?
Is this the first time Aaron's ever been speechless?!
Is this two steps forward, three steps back? Is this a "business dad" move or is Ian actually "developer dad"?
Is this the first time Aaron's ever been speechless?!
September 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This week @ianlandsman.com had a bombshell announcement for @aaronfrancis.com about Outro.fm - he Laravel New'd it!
Is this two steps forward, three steps back? Is this a "business dad" move or is Ian actually "developer dad"?
Is this the first time Aaron's ever been speechless?!
Is this two steps forward, three steps back? Is this a "business dad" move or is Ian actually "developer dad"?
Is this the first time Aaron's ever been speechless?!
This week @ianlandsman.com takes a small victory lap and talks @aaronfrancis.com about Campfire being open sourced and why he thinks nobody wants to buy software that's unsupported.
September 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This week @ianlandsman.com takes a small victory lap and talks @aaronfrancis.com about Campfire being open sourced and why he thinks nobody wants to buy software that's unsupported.
This week @aaronfrancis.com talked to @ianlandsman.com about why he's "inventing the wheel" aka using a Laravel app to spin up individual databases on fly.io for Database School users so they can practice while watching his videos 🤯
September 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This week @aaronfrancis.com talked to @ianlandsman.com about why he's "inventing the wheel" aka using a Laravel app to spin up individual databases on fly.io for Database School users so they can practice while watching his videos 🤯
This week @aaronfrancis.com talks to @ianlandsman.com about what he's building for Database School, which is (according to Ian) "such a bad idea that it's awesome" 🤘
September 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This week @aaronfrancis.com talks to @ianlandsman.com about what he's building for Database School, which is (according to Ian) "such a bad idea that it's awesome" 🤘
This week on M̶o̶i̶s̶t̶l̶y̶ Mostly Technical, @aaronfrancis.com & @ianlandsman.com discuss the flood of feedback they got about face washing (which actually might be working ) and why dermatologists are the only doctors that get it right 👀
September 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This week on M̶o̶i̶s̶t̶l̶y̶ Mostly Technical, @aaronfrancis.com & @ianlandsman.com discuss the flood of feedback they got about face washing (which actually might be working ) and why dermatologists are the only doctors that get it right 👀
Things are happening 👀
September 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Things are happening 👀
This week on Mostly Technical, @ianlandsman.com wonders if he should switch from a trackpad to a mouse while @aaronfrancis.com proudly proclaims himself a "mouse man"
(🖱️, not 🐁)
(🖱️, not 🐁)
September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This week on Mostly Technical, @ianlandsman.com wonders if he should switch from a trackpad to a mouse while @aaronfrancis.com proudly proclaims himself a "mouse man"
(🖱️, not 🐁)
(🖱️, not 🐁)
This week @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com try to answer one of society's most pressing questions:
What does it mean to "turn the air conditioning down"?
Drop your answer in the replies ⬇️
What does it mean to "turn the air conditioning down"?
Drop your answer in the replies ⬇️
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This week @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com try to answer one of society's most pressing questions:
What does it mean to "turn the air conditioning down"?
Drop your answer in the replies ⬇️
What does it mean to "turn the air conditioning down"?
Drop your answer in the replies ⬇️
On this week's show @aaronfrancis.com talked to @ianlandsman.com about his reaction to GPT-5 and frankly, he’s relieved - they’re not out of jobs just yet!
Plus - is Aaron secretly an AI doomer?
Plus - is Aaron secretly an AI doomer?
August 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
On this week's show @aaronfrancis.com talked to @ianlandsman.com about his reaction to GPT-5 and frankly, he’s relieved - they’re not out of jobs just yet!
Plus - is Aaron secretly an AI doomer?
Plus - is Aaron secretly an AI doomer?
This year at Laracon US, @aaronfrancis.com felt like he was dying out there on the stage. Trying to vamp. Doing a little song & dance.
When suddenly - he hears a voice of comfort.
The voice of @ianlandsman.com.
When suddenly - he hears a voice of comfort.
The voice of @ianlandsman.com.
August 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This year at Laracon US, @aaronfrancis.com felt like he was dying out there on the stage. Trying to vamp. Doing a little song & dance.
When suddenly - he hears a voice of comfort.
The voice of @ianlandsman.com.
When suddenly - he hears a voice of comfort.
The voice of @ianlandsman.com.
On this week's show, @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com recap the most important event that happened during Laracon:
The Hot Takes Game during the Mostly Technical Party.
And frankly? Ian's got a lot of problems with a lot of people.
The Hot Takes Game during the Mostly Technical Party.
And frankly? Ian's got a lot of problems with a lot of people.
August 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On this week's show, @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com recap the most important event that happened during Laracon:
The Hot Takes Game during the Mostly Technical Party.
And frankly? Ian's got a lot of problems with a lot of people.
The Hot Takes Game during the Mostly Technical Party.
And frankly? Ian's got a lot of problems with a lot of people.
This week @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com talk about the game we'll all be playing during next week's pre-Laracon Mostly Technical Party - the Hot Takes Game.
Sound off in the comments with your best show related hot takes so we can use them in the game!
Sound off in the comments with your best show related hot takes so we can use them in the game!
July 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This week @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com talk about the game we'll all be playing during next week's pre-Laracon Mostly Technical Party - the Hot Takes Game.
Sound off in the comments with your best show related hot takes so we can use them in the game!
Sound off in the comments with your best show related hot takes so we can use them in the game!