The Standup with ThePrimeagen

In this episode of The Standup, we dig into the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, what they could mean for id Software, and whether id Tech can survive after major cuts to its engine team.

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We’re taking a trip down memory lane to discuss the milestone every developer remembers: landing that very first job. Whether it was through a standard application, a side project gone right, or just being in the right place at the right time, we break down our individual paths into the industry. We dive into the realities of the early dev grind, the skills that actually mattered vs. what we thoug...

Don’t let bad code get merged without reviewing (hopefully not by merge cop!). Checkout out Code Rabbit at https://trm.sh/coderabbit We dive deep into technical performance debates, specifically the nuances of floating-point math—is multiplying by a reciprocal actually faster than division on modern CPUs? We also break down the latest from Microsoft and NVIDIA, including the "RTX Spark" and the vi...

Peep Trash’s Dotfiles: https://github.com/bautistaaa/dotfiles Trash takes us through his "hell on earth" first week switching from Mac to Linux. From battling Wi-Fi drivers on an ancient MacBook Air to discovering the aesthetic joy of Hyperland and custom dot files, this episode covers the highs and lows of the Linux desktop experience. We also dive into the messy definitions of AGI, the utility o...

The crew dives into “AI psychosis,” coding with GPT vs Claude, doom scrolling tech Twitter, meme culture, burnout, obsession, and what happens when developers start letting AI run wild. Equal parts hilarious, insightful, and slightly concerning.

This Episode never made it to Spotify for whatever reason, Original Air Date: 2025-11-20. Enjoy! We break down the most infamous "thought-terminating clichés" in software engineering. From the classic "It depends" to the controversial "Premature optimization is the root of all evil," the team ranks these common dev phrases on a tier list based on how much they actually hinder or help real problem-...

We dive deep into the recent Windows 11 update and Microsoft's claim of a "performance-first" rewrite for the Run dialogue. Is 94 milliseconds actually fast, or is it just "cope"? Casey breaks down why measuring UI responsiveness in FPS matters, the "racing the beam" philosophy, and why he’s officially done with Windows for good. We also get an update on Trash's "unethical" Pokémon card bot army,...

Don’t let bad code get merged without reviewing (hopefully not by merge cop!). Checkout out Code Rabbit at https://trm.sh/coderabbit The crew debates the internet’s latest impossible question: red button or blue button, and somehow turns it into a full philosophical breakdown of trust, self-preservation, group behavior, and whether Trash would doom humanity because he hates red cars. They also get...

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Ship with confidence. Try Sentry: https://trm.sh/sentry This week on The Standup, we sit down with the team behind Cloudflare’s “Vinext” experiment an attempt to bring the Next.js API surface onto a completely different runtime. What starts as a simple “why does this exist?” quickly turns into a deep dive on AI-driven development, open source in the age of agents, and what happens when an intern i...

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Ship with confidence. Try Sentry: https://trm.sh/sentry This week on The Standup, we start with snack addictions and somehow spiral into one of the most unhinged breakdowns of tech, startups, and internet culture yet. TJ, DV, Casey, and Trash Dev are back—debating failed Apple products, LinkedIn nonsense, terrible data visualizations, and wild AI takes. Somewhere in the chaos, we even touch on alg...

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AI researcher Dimitri joins the show to talk about the real impact of AI on software engineering. We discuss token costs, AI coding tools, the future of developers, and whether engineers are heading toward a world of reviewing AI-generated code instead of writing it. It’s a grounded conversation about the hype, the risks, and where AI might actually be taking the industry.

The crew talks about one of the biggest debates in programming right now: do lines of code actually matter? They dive into AI coding tools, developer productivity, and why measuring engineers by code output might be completely broken. Along the way they roast the viral “burned out my USB-C ports using Claude Code” tweet, share stories about gamifying developer metrics, and break down some surprisi...

We break down the Open Claw insanity taking over Silicon Valley, including the head of AI safety accidentally nuking her own inbox, developers wiring autonomous agents directly into their lives, and the growing trend of giving AI sudo access like that’s a normal thing to do. Trash admits he’s vibe-coding secret iOS apps, including one that may or may not speedrun divorce. We debate AI personal ass...

Ben and Alexis join the show to talk about their new sketch comedy series, the creative chaos behind it, and what it actually takes to ship something big online. From quitting tech jobs to filming 12-hour shoot days, unreleased music videos, and creative mental breakdowns, this episode is a behind-the-scenes look at building something ambitious with friends. It’s comedy, tech, risk, and a whole lo...

We used to be gamers… and honestly, we still kind of are. In this special Standup episode, the crew skips the usual news cycle and just talks games: Terraria obsession, Slay the Spire addiction, Starcraft war stories, Pokémon Go team challenges, and the dangerous temptation of getting “back into it.” Expect chaos, nostalgia, and way too many side quests.

ssh terminal.shop This week on The Standup, the crew digs into the chaos of AI “skills,” agent tooling, and the growing security risks nobody seems to be paying attention to. From hallucinated commands spreading across GitHub to supply-chain nightmares and wild real-world examples, it’s a funny, slightly terrifying look at where AI tooling is headed. Laughs, hot takes, and a reality check for anyo...

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Sam Altman’s “Worldcoin” is real… and somehow it’s even weirder than it sounds. TJ walks the crew through the orb, iris scans, “proof of human,” and the pitch for AI-funded UBI. We break down the funding, the rollout, the controversies, and why this all feels insanely ominous. Plus: classic Standup chaos, conspiracy energy, and too many jokes about where the orb shouldn’t go.

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