We explore everything from sports and the Alpine.js vs React debate to challenges with Laravel Vapor, HTTP testing, and API rate limits. We also dive into AI, the potential of NativePHP, and look ahead to tools like Juni, Laravel Cloud, and even Neovim.

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (03:04) - Sports. Yes Sports.
• (06:03) - Alpine.js vs React
• (10:59) - What is MCP?
• (11:35) - Stop using all AI tools in dev?
• (21:29) - Juni
• (25:33) - IDE: Andy wants to try Neovim
• (28:27) - HTTP Testing and API Integration
• (37:13) - 10 Requests a Minute
• (38:22) - The Limitations of Laravel Vapor
• (40:07) - Laravel Vapor
• (44:02) - NativePHP
• (53:20) - Laravel Cloud
• (56:11) - riverside_copy_of midwest artisan podcast _ apr 18, 2025

Andy and Dalton recap a minor league hockey game, share clever developer workflow tips like the gateway pattern and personal site automations, and reflect on how recent AI changes changing their coding habits.

• (00:00) - Hockey Game Adventures
• (08:24) - Gateway Pattern
• (18:09) - Migrating Legacy Systems
• (27:56) - Website Development and Automation
• (32:58) - Leveraging AI for Content Creation
• (34:47) - Automating Personal Websites
• (36:29) - AI in Personal Projects
• (42:08) - Andy tried Laravel Cloud again
• (45:56) - AI Workflows
• (52:35) - Cursor vs VSCode Agent Mode

In this episode, we discuss activities during morning standups like playing bomberman, we both tried Laravel Cloud for our personal sites, and some API Patterns for when to return 404s.