Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda

North Meets South Web Podcast

Jake Bennett and Michael Dyrynda conquer a 14.5 hour time difference to talk about life as web developers

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Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda

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Technology

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Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

World of Warcraft, Kool Aid, and Wizards 18.05.2021

In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss developing multi-step wizards using Alpine.js and Tailwind, the perils of supporting non-evergreen (Safari) browsers, and appropriate use of input modes and autocomplete. This episode is sponsored by Workvivo - the employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company. Show links Leroy Jenkins Better form inputs for better mobil...

THAT company policy, blindfolded development, and sharpening saws 03.05.2021

In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss that company policy take, developing code in isolation from the system it's being developed for, and the tradeoffs between using a blunt saw and taking the time to sharpen it. This episode is sponsored by Workvivo - the employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company. Show links Understanding legacy code Torch 7 habits of...

Migrating infants, user-controlled task settings, and evolutionary development 18.04.2021

In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss the arduous task of moving an infant into their own room, how we're going to handle user-controlled task settings in thenping.me , and when to reach for more advanced tooling as you build out a Laravel application. This episode is sponsored by Workvivo - the employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company - and was streame...

Integrating phone systems, rapidly building apps with Tailwind UI, and dynamically updating Blade components 04.04.2021

In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss integrating with hosted phone systems, quickly scaffolding out applications with Tailwind UI, and dynamically updating Blade components with AlpineJS. This episode is sponsored by Workvivo - the employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company - and was streamed live .

Swinging the Lasso with Sam Carré 21.03.2021

In this episode, Jake speaks with the creator of Lasso, Sam Carré. Show links Sam Carré Lasso - Asset wrangling for Laravel made simple

Utility-first commonality, retrofitting Tailwind CSS, and updated wants 07.03.2021

Jake and Michael discuss the natural commonality of utility-first CSS, retrofitting Tailwind CSS to a bespoke website build, and further explore Jake's experience with broader software roadmaps within an organisation. This episode is sponsored by Workvivo - the employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company - and was streamed live .

Rolling up, building static sites, and user wants 21.02.2021

Jake and Michael discuss rolling up assets in legacy projects, building static sites with Vite and Statamic, and realising the hopes and dreams of your applications' users into actual development work. This episode is sponsored by Workvivo - the employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company - and was streamed live . Show links Vite VitePress Statamic Statamic Pe...

Junior tech support agents, modern PHP complexities, and Pi-holes 07.02.2021

In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Michael's new role as a junior tech support agent, whether or not modern PHP development is too complex, and the power and majesty of Pi-hole. This episode was streamed live and sponsored by thenping.me - hands-free scheduled task monitoring for Laravel . Use coupon code NMSPING to get 5% off launch pricing for your first three months.

New year, new job, and developer salaries 25.01.2021

Jake and Michael ring in 2021 with discussions of Michael's new job and developer salaries. This episode was streamed live and sponsored by thenping.me - hands-free scheduled task monitoring for Laravel . Use coupon code NMSPING to get 5% off launch pricing for your first three months.

North Meets South Meets Cash Money Cowork Christmas Extravaganza Web Podcast 20.12.2020

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Shaping Up, launching thenping.me, and configurable notification channels 30.11.2020

Jake and Michael discuss Shape up from the folks @basecamp, their relief in launching thenping.me (at last), and talk about configurable customer notification channels This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses and Workvivo , the employee communication platform for the modern workplace. Use coupon code FIRSTIN to get 5% o...

Growing pains, open source documentation, and cascading deletes 21.11.2020

Jake and Michael discuss the growing pains a business can face as they scale up, creative solutions to getting markdown-based docs into a Vapor application, and cascading deletes of tens of thousands of records in MySQL. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses and Workvivo , the employee communication platform for the...

Tangential promotions, Stripe customer portal in practice, and handling plan changes 19.10.2020

In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Jake's new job title and responsibilities, using Stripe's Checkout and Customer Portal in practice, as well as approaches to handling plan downgrades for resourced plans. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses and Workvivo , the employee communication platform for the modern w...

A newborn, a cavapoo, and a lite valet with David Hemphill 05.10.2020

Jake and Michael are joined by David Hemphill, to talk about his latest project, Valet Lite. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses and Workvivo, the employee communication platform for the modern workplace. You can catch the live stream of this episode on YouTube . Show links David Hemphill Announcing Valet Lite

Teams, Billing, and Parades of Ninjas 23.08.2020

Jake and Michael are joined by Yaz, to talk about approaches to managing teams in Laravel applications, as well as Stripe Checkout. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses and Workvivo , the employee communication platform for the modern workplace. You can catch the live stream of this episode on YouTube . Show links Y...

Command hooks, HTTP fakes, and high-density images 13.08.2020

This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses. Show links Command hooks Laravel Meetup Cypress and Laravel Integration thenping.me Client library How to automatically adapt website images to retina and HiDPI devices Showing current breakpoint with Tailwind Tailwind CSS Debug Screens plugin

CloudFlare, launch plans, and handling complex data flows 26.07.2020

Jake and Michael discuss some of the great, free tooling from CloudFlare, launch and pricing plans for thenping.me, and handling complex data flows with data pipelines. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses - and was streamed live . Show links Cloudflare Cloudflare Web Application Firewall Free wildcard SSL using For...

Handling alerts, command pipelines, and (un)masked passwords 12.07.2020

Jake and Michael discuss how they're tackling alerts and customer notifications in thenping.me, command pipelines, and the curious case of (un)masked password fields. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses - and was streamed live . Show links thenping.me Stop password masking

Scheduled tasks alerts, edge casees, and honing your message 28.06.2020

Jake and Michael talk through the final stages of preparation to unleash their Laravel scheduled task monitoring SaaS thenping.me to people signed up for the beta. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses - and was streamed live . thenping.me Marketing for developers

The Nine Nine, HTTP Gateways, and calculated mutexes 15.06.2020

Jake and Michael discuss whether or not Brooklyn Nine-Nine should become a show about the USPS, approaches to testing HTTP endpoints, and resolving issues in Thenpingme when identifying tasks. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses. Show links Workvivo Set the next season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine in a post office ? Run s...

Mikado, Refactoring Gurus, and Argo 31.05.2020

Jake and Michael discuss the Mikado Method, the refactoring guru, and the magic of Cloudflare Argo. This episode was sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses, and was streamed live . Show links Use the Mikado Method to do safe changes in a complex codebase Refactoring Guru Eloquent Performance Patterns Launch details Cloudflare Argo

DTOs, Enums, and Divinations 04.05.2020

Jake and Michael discuss the use of DTOs and Enums in their upcoming SaaS, thenpingme, and catch up with Caneco to discuss the design work he's been doing for the community. This episode was sponsored by Fathom Analytics , simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses, and was streamed live . Show links spatie/data-transfer-object spatie/enum GitHub Sponsors Caleb Porzio...

Payment processing, when to extract classes, and failure alerts 19.04.2020

Jake and Michael discuss the joys of payment processing, when to extract methods to dedicated classes, and handling failure alerts in thenping.me This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics - simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses, and was streamed live . Check out our upcoming Laravel scheduled task monitoring platform, thenping.me

Streaming, working from home, and trapping mail 05.04.2020

Jake and Michael discuss their foray into streaming, what it's like working from home (and staying there!), and some of their favourite tooling for local mail testing. This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics and was streamed live . Show links Streamlabs OBS Ecamm Live PHPCompatibility Rector Tailwind CSS Tips, Tricks & Best Practices by Sam Selikoff Lose It! Notion Serverless Laravel Tec...

Hoarding toilet paper, project health, and staying home 22.03.2020

Jake and Michael share how their lives have changed in the two weeks since the last episode thanks to the state of the world, and brainstorm how they plan on managing project health in their upcoming SaaS, thenping.me. Jake and Michael discuss vehicle insurance, health insurance, validation outside of HTTP requests, event sourcing, and more! This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics ; the simp...

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