Episodes
A paginated list of episodes in order. We heard you like WordPress loops.
Happy Project Share Time (2025 Edition)
After a bit of gaming talk, Chris and Dave are sharing a bunch of cool projects that our Discord community members have been sharing over the past year including things like a web component based admin bar, shape CSS generators, new website portfolios, HTML-first web framework, email markup databases, miniature paintings, AI tools and ducks, and a lot more. ShopTalk will be taking a break after this episode until the new year. Happy holidays for 2025 and we look forward to a great year in 2026 sharing our love of all things HTML, CSS, and building websites.
Invoicing with Studioworks with Jessica and Chris
Chris and Jessica from Studioworks join us to talk about their new app, why they're uniquely qualified to run an invoicing app, what the long term vision is for Studioworks, pricing models of subscription apps, how invoicing isn't just for web nerds anymore, helping neurospicy people get paid for their work, and what it's like to transfer to a new invoicing app.
Hobbies, Puzzle Game Circuit, and Web Monetization News
Why do we turkey when there's so many (better) options for meals, how many hobbies do we really need and why can't we do all of them, Clues by Sam difficulties and doing the puzzle game circuit, does Dave like D&D or does Dave like systems, the ongoing web monetization attempts, and Brecht on range group.
Killer Feature of Web Components, Skills > MCP, and Streaming HTML?
Dave has famous people blindness, a cologne life hack is dropped, what is the killer feature of web components, MCPs are so done—focus on skills instead, should custom events exist, and thoughts about streaming HMTL.
Charts + Graphs, Vibe Coding an App, and Debating Affordances
What do Balatro streamers do when the game is over, Random in CSS is so hot right now, Dave has a better idea for charts and graphs that would change the world, Quiet UI follow up, Dave tries vibe coding a tennis app and doesn't completely John McEnroe his laptop, Chris wonders about better cursor UI on the web, and debating affordances vs conventions.
Steve Ruiz and tldraw
Steve Ruiz talks about what tldraw is and who it's for, how they've dealt with data on all the computers, what's new in the tldraw SDK, ideas for building on top of tldraw, tldraw's business model, and what the future holds for tldraw the company.
Tyler Sticka on Colorpeek 2 and Awesome CSS
In this episode we sit down with Tyler Sticka to discuss upgrading his project, Colorpeek. We explore the practical applications of web components and CSS, and how they are shaping the future of web development. Tyler shares his experiences with prototyping and the challenges of maintaining simplicity in design.
Modern CSS Round-Out Tabs, OpenUI, and Why Websites?
Dave and Chris discuss the transition of QuietUI's license to open source, the creative process behind blogging, modern CSS techniques, and the features of QuietUI, a new design system with unique components.
Ben Frain on Responsive Design
Ben's got an updated edition of his book, Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, to chat about as well as how much AI is being inserted into writing, layers, scope, color contrast vs contrast color, shouldn't AI bots pay for data they slurp, iFrames permissions issues in Chrome, anchor positioning, and where have all the bloggers gone?
Todd Libby on Deceptive Patterns
Todd Libby is on the show to talk with us about deceptive patterns on the web, what WCAG is and who it's for, and 5 deceptive patterns in use on the web today.
Fix My Home Tech, What’s Up with Firefox, and the MVP Car
Who's the person to hire when your home network isn't working as reliably as it should? And while we're at it - can you also fix Dave's Find My notifications? What's the plan with Firefox in 2025? And Dave blogs (and mouth blogs) about his struggles with the MVP car.
What Motivates Chris to Keep Working on CodePen?
Listener questions about CSS ruby-position, crafting adaptive layouts using a responsive component, what keeps Chris motivated to work on CodePen, why are there no positive issues on GitHub., tech support in the age of AI, and a semi-regular segment of inbox therapy.