Two Shopify devs swap jet-lagged war stories: losing voices in Toronto, escaping e-com burnout, and chasing 10× performance with renegade stacks like Syn.js, SPX and Centra. Expect rants about "plugin parasites," Shopify’s review purge, AI-generated code, TRT injections, fat-bike commuting, and why every theme deserves a skeleton. Pure dev-therapy with sarcasm, heart, and way too much caffeine.
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#17 "The Rooftop Waitlist"
[00:00:00] Golf-Ball Hail & Garage Panic[00:03:00] Editions Event FOMO Begins[00:07:45] Party Invites, Runs & Rooftops[00:10:45] Review-Purge Heartbreak[00:14:00] Sidekick Queries + Theme Upgrade Rants[00:18:00] SaaS Cart vs Own-Your-Code[00:22:00] Wishlist King Rebrand Saga[00:24:45] David’s BigQuery Cleanup Odyssey[00:31:00] ShopWorker: Cloudflare Automations[00:38:30] Flow vs Logs vs Rate Limits[00:43:00] "Drink Your Own Champagne" Rant[00:45:30] GraphQL Linter & MCP Mysteries[00:50:00] Claude-Powered Code Reviews[00:54:00] Liquid Email Template Nightmares[00:56:30] Travel Logistics & Event Wrap-Up
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#16 "Vibe Conferencing"
[00:00:00] Game Boy Easter Eggs & Nostalgia[00:03:45] Dad Germ Warfare & Vitamin-D Maxing[00:05:30] Methylene Blue, Science Curveballs[00:06:50] Shopify Editions & Vibe Conferencing[00:11:00] Intelligent Price-Testing Deep Dive[00:16:00] Discount Feature Heartbreak[00:18:40] Open Source vs SaaS Soul Search[00:24:30] Meta-Object Sync CLI Nerd-Out[00:26:00] Spotlight vs Raycast Workflow Rumble[00:28:20] AI Coding Routines & Cursor Tips[00:35:40] ChatGPT Therapy & Privacy Dilemmas[00:41:30] Copy-Paste Sections Roll-Out Reaction[00:43:50] Flexport→NetSuite Google Apps Script Win[00:47:40] Devin the Dev-Bot Possibilities[00:51:00] Ubiquiti Wi-Fi Upgrade Hype[00:54:00] Retro Mini-Games on Shopify[00:57:20] Cloudflare & D1 Love Letter[01:01:10] Wrap-Up & Random Clickers
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#15 "Dev Mode: Trademarked and Triggered"
From AI‑powered coding epiphanies to unexpected Objective‑C detours, this episode is equal parts tech therapy and hacker joyride. Kalen and David tame verbose Claude 3.7, celebrate Flow’s new multi‑step loops, and brainstorm auto‑styled Shopify widgets that design themselves. They rant about Figma’s “Dev Mode” trademark, debate whether kids should let ChatGPT ace biology homework, and plot a sabbatical‑fuelled walkabout. Grab headphones and join the chaos; the future of dev life has never sounded messier—or more fun.0:00 Intro1:16 Riverside audio struggles4:02 Mac‑app dreams & Objective‑C fears5:57 ChatGPT let‑downs, meet DBT7:21 Claude bracelets & AI‑tool banter8:56 Dependency hell → modeling wins15:17 Native Shopify vs external data models20:40 Dialing in Claude 3.7 prompts24:38 Model‑name confusion marathon28:07 AI untangles messy theme‑JS30:15 AI terminal tools & cost talk32:32 Rapid Polaris UI building34:46 Grappling with Shopify MCP36:26 Dezi.dev & AI layout builders38:03 Multi‑step loops land in Flow39:48 AI‑powered app‑theme styling45:15 Figma “Dev Mode” trademark rant49:04 Theme price‑tracker insights55:07 Kids, AI & education debate58:58 OpenAI “Yeets” rumor mill59:58 Sabbatical plans & sign‑off
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#14 "Hit F5 on the Dome"
00:00:00 - Kicking Things Off: To-Do Lists and Mega Tasks00:01:40 - Proof of Concept: Matching Big SQL Numbers00:02:20 - Low on Juice: Nap Strategies and Brain Refreshes00:03:40 - Hailstorm Panic: Moving Cars and Garage Mayhem00:05:00 - Tesla Regrets and Trash Can Truck Debates00:08:00 - The Secret Admin Block Project Reveal00:12:00 - Building Drag-and-Drop Admin Blocks00:15:00 - Shopify App Blocks Limitations and Challenges00:19:00 - Rant Alert: Hackathon Frustrations00:21:00 - Last-Minute Hotel Booking Disasters00:24:00 - Shopify Platform Fees Confusion00:27:00 - Getting Charged for Historical Order Imports00:30:00 - Knowledge Base Dreams and Empty Data Dictionaries00:33:00 - Lightweight Tools for Client Support00:35:00 - SaaS Hall of Shame: 48-Hour Free Trials and Forced Contracts00:38:30 - Influencer Management Software Gripes00:41:00 - Are Developers Doomed? AI and Combine Harvesters00:46:00 - Will AI Replace Jobs or Transform Them?00:50:00 - Rant: ShopifyQL API Deprecation Drama00:53:00 - Missing the Good Old Forum Days00:55:00 - Better Reports App and 4-5-4 Retail Calendars
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